The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31

Oats were steady OF the spot; sales 10000 hush.
t tTnSH and g.. unF E + T TastS;c s' e. 2 car, S sSd : : Tsi,s
S s"D S'm saT; Gh'e Corn F wss arm on t tas spot p sales
l?4 900 bush for export here and at tho outports.
over. Chicago received Ias cars and expects 100 to.
morrow Futures declined Nc. with salos of lo6''
optrtns. Highest. Lom.st. cio,ino. Niahi:
JMniiyy"tl4 ~ TtG~ q" ~
Wheat advanced. for a time, influenced by higher
s s"issSssH's and fip e. LOUIS 'HS' w Ss'f a f good buyer VEIN here sT'
Viii Thil. P. TGom rsT'' rsp saGs t TSSOs tn Sfs rn' At ss sal''s SIX
points 1 t., lover owe than last month n pii, snd is:s = cent bel 6sio ',
20 to IS centimes in Paris. and the seabosrd clear
enSss n mSfo r 3sGss eus 4sxae s.S. Eat aa thS Conditions SRsh; T are
more trying on wheat and that some lowering Of the
sharply, The late cables were Disappointing. the
WAS more or less beSrish pressure. The Prtcs Curr,nt
certain and that the recent SHOWS have been bene.
h fiss bor 4 GtnSiG ,Rs r o.: dG ii K.ht satd; and nd9 1h iST IN.
port the growing wheat in splendid condition The
:sf' .oti Th Isst E ssSS'p' winter TsFs 4 t.Iio4i against Suns' 5 sSris7.
MIR. Joseph Letter says: 80 far as present indica-
which promises to be exceedingly healthy for our
not likely to be a heavy shipper this year as It wa.
last; The famine is causing a heavy Of
'''hA hffAN VA' ~ A""
mental value in our markets only, a. It does not
produce as much wheat as Kansas. The past win.
tcr's severe cold has delayed the progress Of winter
wheat and will also delay the seeding of spring wheat
to u large extent. Winter wheat is about three to four
weeks behind. and spring wheat seeding should be
frozen from a foot to a foot and q half deeper than
in average years. This will naturally decrease acre
age. Stocks atoat in the United States are not up TO
normal. ami elevators are somewhat bare. Probably
the best indication Of the foreign situation ia the
price OF the nearby options. which are selling at
foreign purchasers are in the market and willing to
foreg) carrying charxes.' There IL moro horse
sense in the above than In anything that has been said
about wheat Cor many q long day. Corn declined
slightly on Disappointing cables, local selling and
expectations of large receipts at Chicago. The sea
closed only I'D. higher. Oats showed no striking
features.
FLoUR-Quiet but Arm. Sales. 7.7oo bbls. Re.
ceipts were 1900 bbls. and 1t.b69 sacks; exports.
4.378 bbls. and I. los sacks. Winter In bbls.: Super
fine. 81. 3o@t2.iO No. 2 extra. 80; clears.
@s3.@O. Spring in bbls, Clears. S39S3. 20: ~straights.
$3.3o9$3. 30: patents. S3.75sS+.
CorroS-Spot cotton here was unchanged, with
sales OF 142 bales for spinning; 1000 were delivered
on contracts. Middling uplands 6 6.16c.,' against
q 8-l6c.; New Orleans and Gulf q p-1nc.. aRainst
9 7-16c. Savannah and st. Louis declined 1-16c.
Memphis sold 300. New Orleans 8. 900 and Savannah
3o2 bales. Liverpool was unchanged on the spot.
with sales of 5000 bales; futures opened partially /
point lower, but rallied and advanced y 10 IL
points; sales for the week 40. 900. against 50. 900 last
week and $4,000 last year; stocks 1,727, 600. against
1.75d. 600 last woek and l ,1s6. 900 last year. Bonn
bay receipts for the week we're IL. 0oO. against H..
against II 900 last year; none TO Great Britain. The
movement to-day was as follows: