New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-16
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago June 10 (SpeciaD.-The wheat crowd had
the experience to-day that they have had several
times within a week weak opening but strons
c;Ostug Prices showed laC loss at the start; TO
nights prices are He over the opening and lul
cent over last night Weather maps showed quite
general rains throughout the Dakotas. out no ram
in Minnesota or Manitoba The forecast was tut
more rain in the Dakotas tomorrow Ihere WAS
a selling rush for about fifteen minutes and an
opening break. Crop advices, however came "OlSe
than ever and more numerous. Ihls "@s tt7
same uuanimity from the best authorizes IN inc
spriug wheat territory. The Northwest ltseIr led
IN the buvfne There was a good deal OF wheat
taken back by those who had sold on NedI'es-
day and Thursday. July opened at '-'ac, sofa oe-
tween T22sc and 7t1sc. and closed at tfc; SepIei-
her closed at 75ssc Statstician Snow was quoted
as predicting that the three States IN the North
west would not make over 100000 bushels OF
wheat compared with 16SO0o,O0O bushels last year
The big elevator systems in the spring wheat ter
rItorv wired their correspondents here that much
OF the damage was beyond repair. that the wheat
plant had headed short, that the stools were dead,
and that the damage beyond help from rain
The popular estimate puts the damage at about 81
per cent. Winnipeg wires to-day that MANITOBA
and the Territories will have about Nv'VuVV business
compared with 100000 bushels as an average
Clearances from both coasts for the week are
467S 900 bushels Liverpool sd TO Id lower. In
addition TO the Northwestern complaints. Tennes-
See Indiana and Southern Illinois have excessive
rains.
over Thursday. The grain was influenced
bv wheat weak with II early and strong with II
finally July sold SS2sc and at sec, and closed at
sS7sc; September closed at S9sc. Liverpool was I'd
lower CIearances were $4,000 bushels and clear
auces for the week S.614Oo0 bushels shipping sales
were not large S0OOOO bushels; country oner-
ings were light. Receipts were liberal. 5sS cars,
with 200 estimated for Saturday Argentine cables
reported serious damage 10 maize from floods.
oats were enlivened by liberal buying OF Sep
tember by the Northwest. Prices advanced &c to
&c and closed at the top: July, 22S4c September.
22zsc to 22iec The Northwestern buying was In
huenced by the oats losses in the Dakotas and
Minnesota from dry weather and also by the hay
losses up there. Receipts were SS5 cars. with go
estimated for tomorrow Clearances were gtt0
bushels Shipping sales E5,Ooj bushels The
eaboard reported bushels for export there.
FIaxseed was steady. closing 1c Thursday;
September. 81 So; October. 81 Is Cash 81 So The
specula ton is light. Northwestern messages say
the flax season is nOt so serious the wheat The
three points had % this morning. compared
with IL last year
Packers were rather liberal sellers again on July
product. There was considerable outside buying al
the opening. The early advance, however, not
held entirely. The price has suffered By july
LIQUIDATION. Hog receipts were not large to-day,
Co.. 600 in the West, compared with $40 last year
Liverpool was lower on bacon and lard