New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-08
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO

CnlcdSO, SIdFCn Specialize rhs-A
was steady wheat market with prices holding
their In the last hour duIness brought sbo,1+
a slight decline The close &C under Tuesday
May opened at 6Slsc, sold between So sds6l4c and
$3.50 and closed at 65ssc 65a4c: July closed at
o6'sc The Ohio March report made the CONDITION
of wheat only which Is 10 points lower than IN
January Liverpool. London and Antwerp prices
were higher; Liverpool. sd to sad higher.
London, Ad 10 SD higher; Antwerp up equal
to 1@c a busheL Paris on the other hand
was off equal to 12c a busheL The North
west had larger receipts than a year ago-s29 cars
against 1893: primary receipts were about the sans
as last year-54Ooo bushels. compared with $50 COO
bushels. C1earances were only 2S1 600 bushels
Shippers generally called the demand exceedingly
poor; but sales were made of $4,000 bushels to m.
seaboard. An Incident large local -four re-
celpts-lIoOeO barrels. OF the equivalent OF almost
100000 bushels of wheat The -four. however does
not stop here but IS merely on the way from
Minneapolis TO the seaboard. The outside news tn
day was neither bullIsh bearish. or at any rate
there was as much of one sort the other. The
decline was on the lack OF speculation The local
mood keeps bearish. Weather conditions were mr.
NAL The seaboard reported Il loads for exDor+
Corn early in the day up 14c: al night this
little advance had been lost and the close was
the same as Tuesday. May sold 35l.c and at S5c
and closed at Soc to S5lsc; July closed at s5I4c
Country offerings were small; Liverpool was "a
TO sd higher There has been a very large shipping
business effected within last two or three DAYS
one Baltimore exporter Parr having taken 10000
q
lo2c. the lowest far and there are rurnors that
large corn business has been done to-day on this
Receipts were 81 with S25 estimated for
Thursday; clearances were 2O9 900 bushels Saunlas
were 1ac higher. There a good deal Of inter
est In the market without any great trade. The
pit was crowded all the time. The seaboard "a
ported 81 loads for export
Oats held their own and did that only hscsu..
corn was steady. May closing cSssc to 2slso:
July. 22l4c Receipts 165 cars. with 40 est
mated for Thursday. Samples were firm. Seaboar1
ciearances We're 5000 bushels. Elevator people
are selling. The country is supposed 10 be well
supplied with them The professional mood her.
Is oearsh- Specialists predicting the May
will GO to PC over the July. Planting is not very
far off
tlaNSeed was unchanged in price. with the trans
actions very few; May 81 IS; cash 81 90: September
81 6"ls. Al the three points there We're % cars OF
seed. against - last year
provisions were without any speculative activity
Pork closed % under Tuesday $40 for Nav:
lard closed at Tuesdays price. S7Ie for Nav;
ribs also at Tuesdays figure. s. S2ls for Nav Bulls
were disappointed at the market, because hogs
We're &c TO loc higher. with product a shade lower
The trade feels that there has been enormous
Armour selling of provisions within the last two
or three weeks hlling up the market and discour-
aging the outsider.