New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
THE TRADE N CHICAGO.

Chicago April (specaD.-Cod weather zero
temperatures in the North and wintry ones every
where else advanced wheat lc in the first hour.
There WAS some Western and Southwestern buy
ing Local professionals bearish a: the close on
Thursday and bearish on the curb yesterday, made
haste 70 cover. New-York had wheat for sale so
had the Northwest. The Modern Miller said the
wheat crop for al the cold weather. promised 10
be en- average one. Statistician Snow, while con-
ceding damage insisted in his crop summary Il
was Impossible for any one 70 more than guess
the condition The early advance was all lost. ana
the market closed i2c under Thursday. May opened
from 73i2d74c. sold between 7ii9c and '2rsc ana
closed 72asc July closed at the same price 13+sc
or the curb In the afternoon May was I3isc There
were no cables Australian shipments. however.
were announced as $4,000 bushels. and the worlds
shipments will reach about 100000 bushels. Clear
ances were 4-O0o bushels. Western receipts were
large even for two days Lose cars In the North
west and 90 90 bushels a primary points. Ship
pers here and at the sea board reported practically
no demand Flour sales al Minneapolis for the
week have been 270 900 barrels compared with
10000 barrels the week previous. The sea board
and foreigners keep bearish.
Heavy local liquidation. lack OF shipping demand
and freer offerings West broke corn cent The
close was at the bottom. May sold from Soc sell
e-s TO 25c bid and closed 25sc sellers. seaboard
reported only l6 loads for export Nothing
sold from here SeabOard clearances were 725
bushels. The stock here this week Will show prac-
tcally no change TIVE incident in the pit was the
letting go OF lor me by the leading local bull
interest the Trego-Smith party. on the break
there was far demand from local shorts. Pat
ten and others. Receipts We're 327 cars. the esti-
mate for Monday is d., cars.
oats We're helpf:' early by the wintry conditions
West and Mort vest There was a lot Of July
buying bv the o., o. fry and by local people and
advance % within PC OF the MAY. Oats however.
notwithstanding the bad spring outlook. broke
when corn did Last prices sc under Thurs
days May 9Gi a26asc. and July. 25iec. Receipts
were 81 cars with II for Monday. Western Of
ferings have been increasing for several days.
shippers have been holding of for d week. Sam
pies &c lower
Flaxseed was easy MAJ opening az 81 Z5i9, COM
pared with s. 23i2 Thursday. sold between 81 23iz
and 81 22l2 and closed az 81 23i2 Minneapolis had
% cars Duluth A. and Chicago 80.
Provisions were almost without huctuation. only
2i.c range in pork and not more than that ia lard
and ribs The last prices were about the same as
Thursdays TO a shade under There were lack of
speculation and poor ca ih demand on the one
hand but light hog receipts on the other. There
were 1900 ~ the Yards and the estimate for Mon
dav was 3lGp. for next week 1000 The price at
the yards was 2iac 20 Be- higher.
Provision stocks published tonight showed some
what smaller than expected 1892 barrels pork.
new and old. decrease COR the month OF 1852
barrels. lis255 tierccs and old mrg, decrease
for ne month Of To- terces; $4,000 pounds ribs,
q decrease OF 3 s4s,cO pounds
on tie curb purs May wheat closed AT 7l'sc.
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