New-York tribune., 1899-03-21
THE TRADE ~ CHICAGO.

Chicago March 20 (SpeciaD-Wheat closed l.HFn
over Saturday. and at time was cent over
Firmer cables. buying by the Southwest, and cow
erlng by local shorts the helps. The statistics
were rather bearish May opened az o'sg'a'sc'
sold between ssi.a67ssc and closed at S7sc. LIVER
pool was J6aIsd higher Paris was firm. Liver
pool stocks 6ss 90 bushels showed decrease Tor
the week Of 24S 600 bushels. Statisciens now, IN
crop summary take the position that the winter
wheat has suffered considerable damage. althouSn
conc ceding II too early for specific informaton-
There were a good many private damage claims
from Nebraska and Kansas. There was nothing
alarming about the weather-cOld in the North
west but normal West Warmer and rainy con-
ditions were predicted FOR tomorrow. There was
an Increase in the visible Of 1900 bushels COM
pared with a decrease last year or almost
million World shipments 10000 bushels. were
more than a million ahead OF the same week last
year The increase in Argentine shipments moro
than made up for the decrease in Russian sea-
board cearances were 247 ooo bushels The North-
west had $50 cars, compared with +73 year ago.
Here however there were IS, agains, 800 Lese
year at this time the wheat was pilng IN on
Letter Minneapolis reported $500 barrels OK
-four sold on Saturday. The worlds visible to-
morrow will decrease about 10000 bushels, COM
pared with decrease last year Of $4,000 bushels
The features in the trade were covering OF shor's
by Phillips and buying OF July by St Louis Ihe
selling was by interests. which continued sceptcal
OF crop damage Barrett-f hrlun anu po- -
lett-Frazier notably. Cash sales from here "ere
about TO- 900 bushels. The sesboard reported seven
loads for export Ofhcal estimate on Argendns
wheat crop Is 100 bushels.
Corn was steady closing NC over Saturday
MAY opened AT 81. .GSia.c. sold between S4 aSiiso,
and closed at 34ssc. one shipping firm sold about
J0 600 bushels 10 Baltimore. Most OF the shippers
reported the demand fiat ever. Western oner-
,ngs were small local receipts only 200 cars, wita
so5 for tomorrow Liverpool was I'D higher.
seahoerd cesrances were 36Scoo bushels The visi-
BILE decreased 5s7 go bushels The local stock In
creased ls7 cO bushels There was small de-
crease on passage. The speculative trade was
nor irnnortant The talent is not particularly
bullish seaboard reported Ave loads for export
oats were steadied by the other grains closing
lac over Saturday. May. 257sc and July, A.c. Re
ce,nts were l53 cars. with 80 FOR Tuesday. Sea-
hoard clearances were 10 900 bushels The visible
increased 4i 900 bushels The local stock decreased
300 bushels The demand from New-fork Is a
little improved but generally is not sharp Ihere
ia already some talk OF late spring-not war
ranted. however.
Flaxseed was steady, closing at 8 20'2 for Nay
compared with 81 2oit for Saturday. Mlhheapo.'s
had a cars Duluth and Chicago 81
Iiouidation was the feature in provisions. costins
nork 7isGl0c; lard 2l2U5c Ribs about main1alned
themselves Commission people did the seil'hs'
none of II on a great scale. II Is likely 10 De no
feature the next two weeks. There were SS"o
hogs: prices easy
on the curb. puts on May wheat closed al o'''V
s7a.c. calls. ssi1c Puts on May corn. S'.aS49sc;
calls. 34asQ34lsc