New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
TIE TRADE N CHICAGO.

Il, q fspeciaD.-wheat has to-day
t-eIv held its own to-7ights close sc uhoer FIJI
-. The figures show advance Tor the week
= o. and an advance from the bottom price OF
- 10 ran DAYS OF s+se May to-day opened at
sslLc 70 sszsc sold between 6s14c and es3sc and
ose5 At 6sssc TO 6S51c July closed at 6s14c. Phi
vste cables reported both Rosario and Buenos
Avres closed because OF the bubonie plague. Yet IN
sDfte Of this definite statement, there was some
doubt as to correctness OF these cables Rosario
has the bubonic plague; Buenos Ayres has some
suspicious cases. Liverpool was a disappointment,
I'D only sd 10 I'd compared with the advance here
Friday OF 11zc- Paris was up equal to &c to 2%4c
but the best Paris advance was the January,
which was suggestive OF some manipulation. An
Official French crop report showed not much change
from last year. Private Paris cables said while
some loss Of winter wheat area had been caused
IT, the frost, the amount was uncertain and il was
also uncertain how much could be replaced by
71sbsIst sbsp1Dg sizes here 1o-5sv y1ere Ia9 90
bushels No. / Northern; decrease OF $4,000 bush
els Is expected n the visible Monday Primary re-
cel2ts were $4,000 bushels, compared with 673 600
last year Stocks here will show a decrease for the
week advancing with no snow protection West
The entire winter wheat belt VIII have weather
SUNDAY. severe change from the springlike condi-
tons " the last month.
corn prices are 1sc 10 &c under Fridays. To-
2ishL prices are about &c under last Saturdays 3
fraction January closed al SIC; May, CSC; July
S35sc There has been Tor several days an increase
colder weather and better roads. AT the same
time, within the three days past there has been q
al1lnore-considerabl over 100000 bushels Sales
To-Day were 1900 bushels. This is a cut rate
winch q few favored ones are getting Receipts
~ cars, with 20 estimated Monday. Liv-
e-p0ol I'D 10 I'd higher. Seaboard clearances
were T4l.VW bushels The corn stock this week viii
increase about 40 900 bushels.
OaIs showed decline Of about &c; the figures
show decline for the week OF &c. There has been
the smallest sort OF huctuaton all the week May
Z51c 232scs July, 221&c 10 2Ssc. The big
ua-s handlers have been sellers OF laIe-Ihs Amerf
can Cereal Company and others. There were ~
cars to-day, with 25 estimated for Monday. Stocks
L1ls week viii increase slightly.
ne plague reports from Argentina exciting
fzzseed shorts Prices today were firm al yester-
Gays advauce-May, 81 %; cash. s. 50. There were
cnly ears OF seed at the three points, compared
VIII . last year.
Provisions were easy, pork on SC to TIC; lard
and ribs on 2-2c. May pork closed at so IN BID
Nav lard. IS; Nay ribs, s. 50. The commission
house Dull somewhat disturbed by the death
OF young Alr. Armour IL has been e belief in
the trade THAI Armour & Co are the largest hold
ers Of hog products. The death Of Philip D. Ar
ulour j.. could hardly have any influence on the
policy Of Armour & Co., however, with Philip D.
Armour. ST. and J. Ogden Armour. the elder son,
both living There were 5000 hogs, with 5000
estimated for Monday and $4,000 for next week
Hogs IN the West this week are 70.o00 under the
week last year. The cash trade continues
excellent