New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
THE TRADE ~ CHICAGO.

Chicago. Dec. % CSreciaD.-Wheat about held its
own to-day, although for an hour or more there
were concessions in prices that took the market
to put figure. To-nights close was the same as
Thursday 10 &c under.
May opened at 6sssd6siac sold between $3.50
and $3.50 and closed at 6s3sGG99ic. December
closed at 66lsc The easy tone early was on Rus
sian and Australian crop news. Argentine ship
ments were liberal 1.02i000 bushels. and an IN
crease OF about 10000 bushels in the Argentine
visible showed that the Argentine crop was on
the move Liverpool prices were I'D higher; prices
here were nomnally on a shipping basis, mt the
all rail business did not exceed $1,000 bushels ana
the seaboard reported only LOADS for export
Dulness was much against the market al day
The foreign grain markets will be closed on satul v'
dav. Monday and Tuesday; the seahoarc graz
markets will be closed on Saturday and MONDAY
This exchange will be open as usual on sa'uroay'
Clearances were small. $4,000 bushels for the day.
and cearances for the week from ootn coasts
were only 2SOOeO0 bushels. compared with S'0N"p
bushels last year. Primary receipts were fS"p
bushels. compared with 1.051OOo bushels last year;
the Northwest had 40 cars against 7s6 here there
were 81 cars against l59. II was mild everywhers
West THE Modern Miller" declared the -four de-
mand poor and the winter wheat weather perfect
There was little to say about the speculative trace
Elevator people were doing some buying. The
Northwest seller
To-night'S prices are practlcally the saHle Is
on Thursday-December, &l2c January 3p4c; May
22c The entire range was less than 1.c. Corn felt
the holiday dulness as we'll wheat. Western
offerings were light; the Eastern demand equally
light Liverpool was I'D higher; clearances for the
day were coo bushels Clearances for the week.
$4,000 bushels Receipts were 267 cars, with ~
estimated for Saturday. Argentine shipments were
only 536 900 bushels sympathy with wheat was
the feature ell day. Nothing was done for snip
ment in round lots. although business could ha'e
been done cash brokers said. If cars had been
available.
Oats were even more entirely featureless tnah
corn. the range only sc: the last prices barely NJ
under Thursday-December. 22lsc sellers; May 14'
sellers Receipts were l55 cars. with lS for To-
morrow Clearances were only 1900 bush. Iho
shipping demand decidedly poor; the "es'ei"
offerings remarkably light. The sentiment mere -
that the war will help the whole produce lst u'"
mately.
Faxseed was at a standstill all day; hsrdy a..
speculative trade; December sold at 81 ~, May ~
81 A: cake, 81 4S2. The three points had - 0''"
compared with Y last year.
Provisions were strong although New-iorh "a.
still at work iqudating. Packers were tae ~
buyers the latter influenced by the hog sit.aeO", %
Pork closed lOc to l2 &c over Thursday; laru ~
TO lOc over ribs. 2i9c to &c over The pacAe
three months is a million hogs behind last year -
the West. Stocks much less than yea 20 o.
There were 5000 hogs to-day. with "'V" '''
morrow Prices with the yards were hrn. III.
On the curb puts on May closed at N'so' '"N
es2.dss7sc. Puts on May corn. S2sc calls S1o.