New-York tribune., 1900-01-23
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Jan 2 CspeclaD-wheat at one time to-
day showed an advance over Saturday OF l1se' ana
the close sc to &c over Saturday May
opened at 6s15c sold between 66ssc and 67lsc and
closed az 6sssc; January closed 63@4c July. 69sc-
The strength was in sympathy with foreign mar
kets which were up more than the American The
Paris advice was equal to 24c a bushel; Liverpool
was up nd Genital The influence was the re-
iteration OF damage claims from France and Rus
sia Private Paris messages said the wheat mar
ket there was excited and damage claims increas-
ing Liverpool cabled its advance was IN sym
pathy with Paris. Worlds shipments were light
less than 100000 bushels The Increase in the
visible supply 5000 bushels less than ex-
pected. There a decrease on passage OF F'0.-
600 bushels. The trade broadened out somewhat
Some Of the exporters at ST. Louis controVerted
the Paris news. The shipping business was on
onlv a small scale. Baltimore took 5000 bushels
of wheat in this market The seaboard reported
twelve loads for export. Exporters VINO onered
wheat over night at Saturdays prices from here
had no acceptances. The weather west keeps
mild. Clearances were only $4,000 bushels West
ern receipts were light. less than half last years
Paris since Thursday has advanced &c ousheL
Corn opened firm, but closed rather easy. sc un-
der Saturday. The Government final crop figures.
2O7sOOOOOO bushels, while a little larger than the
November, were not as large anticipated There
was a little general buying at the opening. and
prices advanced &c. This was all lost before the
close. May sold at SSlsc and at SSc, and closed at
SsAc sellers. January closed at SO24c, July SS%c
Western offerings were somewhat freer. probably
because the weather was better. Liverpool was up
I'd, the price in the English markets sympa-
thizing with the wheat The local stock, 5+oSooO
bushels increased 900 bushels. and the visible IN
creased 1 10000 bushels. Clearances were 42S,oOO
bushels. There was a decrease passage OF $4,000
bushels. The shipping demand was slow. There are
two or three big lines held in this market by Cudahy
Patten and others. The sentiment is getting rather
beartsh Mild weather is curtailng consumption
Oats easy. May closing at 231sc: July. 22Ssc.
To-night's prices Ac under Saturday. The mar
OF the speculation. the hating character OF
the shipping demand and the prospect OF larger
Western offerings the factors. The Govern
ment final figures on the crop, E6. .000 90 bushels
have been exceeded only on record.
Flaxseed keeps at a standstiI May at 81 40: cash
81 80; September 81 O5A- Speculation Is hating
Flax receipts. however. are small. only 10 cars at
the three points. against 20 cars last year.
Provisions opened higher. pork up lOc at the open
ing; lard and ribs up sc. This little advance was
all gone at the opening. and the last prices were
the same Saturday; May pork. so S5; Nav lard
s. O2la; May ribs S IN. Speculation was slow.
there selling by the packers There were onlv
5000 hogs and prices at the yards were &c to 1Oc
higher early, but this help did not bun pro-
visions.
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