New-York tribune., 1900-01-19
THE Trade AT CHICAGO.

Chicago. Jan. IS (spectaR-Wheat for May
touched 6s5sc. Cash wheat touched el1ac, which
Is the lowest price IN over three years Minneap-
oils claims tonight that the -four has sold there
within soc barrel OF the lowest price in fifteen
wears In spite OF these low figures there has
been on to-day's decline great demand. There
Was reaction from the bottom. but not vigor-
Gus one and to-night's prices>are Ac TO ikc under
wednesday May opened at 65Izc TO 65ssc sold
t-veen 65sc to 65sEe and s4sc and closed at 655Sc
Cash wheat touched Sic and closed az 621zc. July
closed sr e61kc. The decline was the result OF
Continued liquidation. the influence which has been
,afe1t here for weeks The little recovery at the
close was OF the renewal from Paris in private
cables Of the claim made yesterday OF damage to
French wheat by frost There has not been much
cash demand on to-daySs low prices, only $1,000
bushels sold here: the seaboard reports only Is
lads for export there. Seaboard clearances
re 81 900 bushels The weather over the winter
,rreat belt IS as mild as dn April. and with rains
General No cold wave is. IN sight however. and
50 the abnormal conditions are having influence
with speculators- Liverpool was sd lower; Paris
up slightly
There is the announcement to-day that there will
be a Government crop report on corn Saturday
There were specific ceznials of this on Tuesday
from Washington Corn at one time was &c 10 sc
under wednesday. The close showed half OF this
recovered; January Sl1sc May. 3S1zc; July, 24o TO
21sc The weather WestsWras wet and mild, and not
favorable for movement Receipts here were only
sS cars. the estimate for tomorrow. 20 cars The
bushels being sold from here SeabOard clearances
were only 10 coo bushels. Liverpool only sd
lower. The market felt the wheat weakness There
vas some local selling On the news Of Government
report Saturday night Oats as fat as they
have been al the week the range being barely &c.
Nay sold al 24c and 1850. and closed al 2sc to
2zc- There was hardly any speculation Receipts
West were light. Arrivals here moderate-I1 cars
to-day with Ig9 for TOMORROW. The shipping de-
u1and. however Is slow. To-days business here was
only i58 G53 bushels and not all Of this sold from
This market Ciearauces were 1890 bushels
Flaxseed continues al SLandStil+-Aay = A. cash
& 80 which just last nights prices At the
three points there We're only eleven cars OF SEED
couDared with thirty ears laS[ year.
Provisions were easy pork of l0c and lard and
ribs of Sc. May pork closed at 80 81; May lard,
q-1a- May ribs 8 The trade was slower than
liquidation which had been going on this week
There only 1905 hogs. with prices &c higher;
bur packing West this week-595.U0Q hOgS-ts
ahead Of last year SEQ coo hOgs-fOr the first time
This season
or the curb puts on May wheat closed at 65c:
calls Sic Puts on May corn, 3S1zc: calls, 53l2c
Ne1 much doing in them.
The put and call business here continues in
chaotic condition since the action OF the Board of
Trade directors prohibiting The putting and calling
Of wheat the floor Of the Exchange payment
for privileges the floor. Half the commission
concerns here are refusing TO take put and call
trying 70 do the business 10 extend the limits Of
privileges 10 l-25 o'clock, to ne able
or call the grain on the floor Of the Exchange
Today this was found not to work. and the
The business Is being done under embarrassment,
and Il IS rather expected the officials Of the Ex-
change viii prohibit the business going through the
Clearing House That viii stop it altogether.