The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-02
and 294 last year. Chicago received g. cars.
closed 10, to No. lower, with sales OF 1855 600
bneh. pricaq na followa.

Openina. Highest. Lor,st. CLOSING. Nigh.
S$ $;E:a ~ III @ III
S Sst' > T TS si: st:say 81 s9, ,s' s 80. a. irisi q 81 1890 600 G SS. !
white, $50; track and ungraded white. SbksSrhc.;
nal nal cS Ss.ls S.lRRS%ai ios ssy. t pSd Ssp, ySti 10 a'' 70.
morrow. B~uokwheat was ntnl ~ tS0bdc. eff rack.
Corn was firm or the spot. sales. sia.ooo bush. for
export here snd At tue nutp9rtS, No, :, 2c. over
4sa cars. Futures closed unchanged 90 &c. higher.
with sales of i7O,ouo bush. Prices rs follows
op.pipo. Hiqh,.t LO,r.ii. Clotiog. Ntglt.
1 Hiy "a. SO" ttG5S 8" 49, AZ.
lion iers ami at The i Vest. forstSn selling and idT more
or less bearisll pressure. Tue receipts continued on
vanced fractionally. The cables we're better tlla!r
very little snow was reported at the Vest some
dainage reports were received from Kansas Hnd the
there was some outside buying, Furthermore, the
export demand WAS the best for some time past aud
the ~seaboatd rlearrnces were large. Liverpool
closed lsh. to Nd. lower aud Paris was steady. The
%ssaooard clearances were $4,000 bush. Toward
aud the last prices we're slightly lower for the day.
Mr.. Patten was again u heavy seller at the West.
Corn displayed noteworthy strength most OF the
time, though early IN the day there was some recess
sion in sympathy with wheat. But there WAS a
aggregated $4,000 bush. and Liverpool declined
ONLY sd. in spite Of the weakness her yesterday.
Saoit~ covered amt Chicago reported y bisk clsh
demand. outs, sympathy with corn. Tho receipts
al Chicago were llxbt iHu u good cash demand was
reported there. Chicago. Feb. L." wheat at uno
time showed n decline from Tuesday OF u cent; at
the close II was only Ac. under the lay previous.
The early weakness was ON continued liquidation.
There was some difference of opinion us to the char
hctcr OF this. A good deal of IL was for local account,
much OF II was for st. Louis. some of II for
New York. The decline was checked by the cNhaus-
tiun OF this sort of selling and by good export bust
ness at the seaboard. some reports bel " as high n.
~ loads, Little. II any, shipping business was done
from here. SeAboard Clearancrs were IS3, 900 bush.
Liverpool showed relative hlinneus, of only ssd. 10
ed. in response tn the 2. break here yesterday.
IL expected to last another day. Complaints con.
time 10 come from Kansas and some States In tho
Mississippi and Ohio valleys. TO-day's low point
showed almost u cents under the top last Thursday.
much decline from last night, even when wheat was
declining the fastest. Country acceptsnces of bids
from here were small. shipping sales from here
were at least 100000 bush, Seabourd Clcaranccs
rates from The West which 20 into effect
to day may increase local receipts, for the reason
that shippers have been awaiting the reduction.
There was about the same situation in oats "a in
corn, n good cash demand. y demand sufficient to
take care OF arrivals. In spite of tn" wheat weak
ne-s. oats closed &c. 10 sc. oNor Tuesday"
FLOUR-Quiet and easier in sympathy with wheat.
$ les 1000 bhis. Receipts were u ,7t5 bbls. and
1850 sacks; exports 4,3oT bbls. and 7.Gas sacks.
Winter in bbls.; Superfne. 2.3us 81 .AO;N No. . extra.
S2.3OsS g.. 90: clears, 81. 100 S3.iO' struiEhts, St.I5s
patents. 81, IOs Sa."o. Spring i'll bbls.: Clears.
s3sSS.:5; s%triights, 1880 $3.50; patents, $3.50
CoTIoN-Spot cotton declined 1-1Gc.: 500 bales
were delivered on contract. Middling uplands
Gulf 'Asc.. against G3.tdc. The Southern spot
were generally unchanged. New Orleans
sold 500. Memphis /. 200 and Mobile 100. Liverpool
i.32d. ON the spot. with sales of 10000
reacted and declined u to point. Manchester was
'tcady. The movement to-day was as follows: