New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-22
THE TRADE ~ CHICAGO.

Chicago. March q (specaD.-Wheat closed reSu-
larry tonight go over Monday. Later on me
curb Il was up sc further the May touching n.y. g.
which was nc over last night The incldeh' j"
the day was large buying by barrett-farnu"'
partly. probably for St Louis account This one
concern took about million bushels for May ana
July II might have had something 10 do with
the strength on the curb" May opened at o''sc'
sold between 677Sd6sssc, and closed at 6S4c' Juy
kent about &c discount The early considerations
were crop-damage claims They were taken more
seriously than Of late although they were JUST rs
conflicting Foreign markets acted pecuHarly'
Liyerpoo was asaIsd lower for futures bur i2pi'2d
higher for SPOT Continental markets were firm
and Continental cables reported some alarm there
because Of suddenly cold weather following un-
seasonab,y mild. Certain prominent 81 LoulS
operators Milliken and others, were supposed 10
be large buyers. The market was strred oy
Detroit message which said Michigan would show
n per cent damage The best wheat county IN
Missouri claimed - per cent damage there. There
have been lust such claims for the last two weeks
but Yesterday certain big traders bought the mar
ket TO n standstil and played the news On the
late curb May wheat touched $3.50 Late Now
York message claimed large purchases OF wheat
for foreign account All the markets repoi eu
streneth on the curn There was disappont-
rnent In the worlds visible. an increase OF o"S'o"
bushels Clearances were light &sO~ oushelS'
The seahoard reported forty-fve loads FOR export.
There was typical March weather west fiiIu
tbrouqh the winter wheat States, but exceedingly
cold IN the North A cold was predicted ior
"Wednesday The one incident in the market wnich
overshado wed all others was the enormous ouS
ing nv Rarrett- Farnum II lasted all day
Corn at one time showed nc advance ana cioseo
1.6asc over May opened at 3i@sc sold between
24tc and 347sc and closed S45sa3424c July closed
a. 35s G35ioc Small receipts had something 10 W.
with the strength 3o5 cars with ITO estimate" i0
Wednesday, There was sympathy with the "hea'
rally The seaboard reported IS loads for export
shining sales from here were 375 900 bushels the
trade was a general one. Clearances. 1900 bushels
Iiverpoo was I'D higher. The contract STOCK DOL
coo bushels Increased 800 bushels
Oats closed i.c over Monday; May. 2oisc caIls'
94sl 0onac The estimate for Wednesday was only
rs cars The inspection to-day @9 cars Inc cas-"
market was exceedingly strong, with even the 10"
grades at considerable premium over May Gear
ances were 1900 bushels. Contract stocH' fS'"'
bushels increased 100 bushels.
Flaxseed was steady. closing at 81 %. Minneapolis
had IS cars; Duluth II; Chicago, 26 Shipments
were 5000 bushels.
Provisions closed almost exactly where they did
Monday although there vas big May hquidauoh
Three or four commission people sold out some
thing Ike 25OoO barrels Of pork for May but oough'
Il ALL back for July This changing was aoout the
only feature There were 300 hogs; the estimate
Tor Wednesday was 80 0O0 prices az the yards were
about steady There Is a fair cash demand
On the curb puts May wheat closed AT osc'
oaus se7sc Puts on May corn. SlTsc; calls. Sl4q
352sc.