The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08

FUTURES closed thc. TO taC. lower, with safes OF
3.565,00o bush. Prices as follows:
Mo-, oD:nts.o. H.e,.'L lss..t. c7es.o. S!esss
ssls 81 tx Is Il:
= IN elevator 33tsc.; do. delivered, ,8<4c.: No, 2
white. 36c.; track and unsraded white. 85sss.sc.;
Chicago received ~ cars. Corn was steady on the
spot. Sales $4,000 bush, Tor export here and at
do. new, 1910. over. Chicago received 49, cars and
expects isS t9,m"rr1w. Futures closed &c: lower.
op,ning. H,ohesl Lo,e.,t. Clo,ino. MONT.
5M "iy,..."so s soss s sSs sss% Ss ssocss
Wheat practically ignored everything of a bnllish
Indiana. Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee and Kentucky,
and prices were lower. The clearances of -four from
to s st. 900 Sas II rs Of I'VE %S. Ser but a' the t tetsi after Gs,rs Iii i+ Wss
only $685. 900 bush, and there was very little export
however. was the big break in stocks in Wall street
and the failure there which. although apparentlya
Then, too. the weather at the West was described as
Decidedly more sprinslike; The map showed TEN,
4+oin Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and Missouri. which.
like snS SsinE % in T Tealiss more ,f like a9 winter se s smger sRTins.
fnrthermors: the temperatures in the Northwest
s ssFs sS wh to sl mes shst I. Il Further 4 fh a.l ffse IN sh poi sssd nns
OF spring wheat, which is becoming o more and more
think as dlstinguished from those who merely 20
with the crowd. But in addition TO tho Wall street
at least iuicwarm cables, there was ,e"p reported anu in.
crease in Argentina's shipments. They were said to
million busH But It turns out that there was no
increase as compared. with the previous week. but
was. however. an increase Of nearly 4oo.6oo as f"m.
pared with last year. They were 2.o4s,ooO. against
year. Since Jan. i the shipments have been ~, 1856.
600. against 8, s96.ooo in the same period last year.
ON the decline there was covering of shorts. for the
tendency Just now is rather to oversell right in the
ppriAllV lpariah. huf Jarkapn Hrna and Mr. Harry
Champlin were big buyers there to-day, taking all
Is the s Mey tntt T to S Sa fs 4 H. Ts G. Il hn s@ Of this sb Sny I, 3s
understood, has bought Of late about 1000. 900
Louis for the country. LiveTpooi's receipts, n for for
three days are 9 $1,000 bush. of which AIS, 100 are
to-day 1000 bbis. Hour Tor export to the Continent.
II is alleged that nearly all the wheat through central
work in Northwestern Missouri is delayed by bad
weather. From Lincoln, III. it was reported that
gone past redemption" sumner county. Kan. ad-
vices were: q or our wheat. 20 = cent. is apparently
other 90 q cent. it is not possiGIet to decide definitely.
SRit p9ssi6Sl G;,v Il r,a ID Il : cent viii Is sa iD||nfes Iii. c Tas
summary: The reports show that east of the Allie
E I ,nsa Mountains or nHia t ana d4 MisSsv was eight Is 1o The same
siderable damage is TspoEted, whls in south
s sfn iIIl IN %i,so uni co 1atieGa damage nssy h aaft Seen
sustained. Rep"rts from sai,sas are decidedly I'M
Texas. also. the damage is larger than generally an.
ticipated. In the northern part of Kentucky the
part Of The State and in Tennessee tho severe winter
made inrosds on the growing wheat crop. In Iowa
look is decidedly ds'oniaging. In wisconsin the
damage was rather serious. III California the pros.
dicates that the condition Of winter wheat Is
not to exceed 10. which. even on the increased acre.
hush. to $3.50, 100000 bush. or 2o,ooo.ooo less than
last year: Stat States last Of the y Becky c6y MSunta,ns viii
900 bush; at present outlook. which will he partly
Seeding OF pDrinp wheat ia dpciipIlyh hack ward in
Nebraska. Iowa, Minnesota. South Dakota. North Da-
outlook favora a decreased acreage.
Corn was lower. party in sympathy with wheat.
ciesranccs were only aOg, 900 bush, and there was
not much export demand. 1t is likely that there
season. Liverpool declined I'd. on the SPOT. Its
receipts for three days are $50 900 bush. ali Ameri.
900 bush. compared with 5000 bush. the week
previous and 81. 900 bush. last year, Since Jan. / tho
with 100000 bush; in the same period last year.
Oats decline with other grain.
ceipts we're n,so2 bhls. and 1850 sacks; exports.
3 Se lSH so'. :! nsS s?,. 80; sacks Sa. ? Winter y se,s: So:
claars. 81, lOsss. So; s~traights, S.. 40ss8.5o: patents.
: :a;sssss' s .s: so saF'nF in pa ssis;: s. s s.4ss.s s 80.
cofTos-spot cotton, here was unchanged. with
sfiad d !" uplanIs 8 aslHS.. against 8 3 is 6 l%pst.yeaf;
New Orleans and Gulf s.7-16c., against Q Lido.
New Orleans sold 300, Memphis 700. Galveston
l1s and August. $40 bales: Liverpool Vas pn:
lily VI II p'i Will ultN VI l'.bbo Hlt
futures advanced l to III points: sales for the week,
$4,000, against 5000 last week and 90, 900 last
year: stock. |. 10. 900, against l 1877 900 last week
and ,2l9. 900 last year. Manchester was steady.
The movement to-day was as follows:
To-Ddv. Last week. Last Fear.
Port receipts. .... 1l,ls3 l7.23g 7,4Ql
Weeks total. $50. 81, 236 1OO.923 1874
New Orleans, esti-
mated. to-mor'w $500 1858 $3.50
Houston. estima'd
tomorrow. ,..s. 2,+OO Ilp 1880
The movement at the interior towns for The week
was as follows:
This Week. Last Week. Last Fear.
Receipts. ......... 5S.l11 90. 1923 1897
shipments. .....,.. 6l,2S5 63,BI3 5B,l15
Stocks. .+53.252 44p.I34 3da,42I
The rainfall for the past twenty-four hours included
- Of an inch at Little Rock. Ark; - at Palestine.
at M~ontgomery. Ala lCharleston, S. c. and savan-
nah. Ga; 80 at Atlanta, Ga; IA at New Orleans,
La, and Jacksonville, Fla; 90 at Abilene, Tex. The
signal Service predicted rain for the Carolinas and
Tennessee and fair for the balance OF the cotton belt,
Port exports 3 ,b3d bales. Quantity in sight for the
week ITO. 44d bales. against 1n3. hn last week and
94,l8? last year; since Sept. !. 10. l58,445. against
1884 ,34l in the same time last season. New Or
leans advanced 0 to 10 points, but lost part. Futures
here closed steady. with prices UNCHANGED TO 8
points higher. Prices az follows:
Highest. LoDeSt. Cl0sino.
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