New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-03
THE TRADE AT CHICAGO

chicago. April 2 (speciar.-wheat to-day adj
vanced &c to 5sc. and closed almost the top.
me strength seemed to be sentimental. There was
as much bear as bull news but there was a mys-
ferrous commission demand for July apparently
from the outside. The professional element was so
unanimously beartsh Il had troubles OF it's own to-
cay and could offer opposition to the outside
DuSer' The close was %o TO Gc Saturday.
may SOLD at 6gse and at 6Tasa87hc, and closed at
ofsG61Ac July closed at 6sas9esl4c. A feature
was the widening of the July premium II.o at
tHe "ihoup The commission demand mainly
Lor the July. English cables were merely steady.
Faris was up equal 10 &c a bushel. An official
inoia crop report showed a very low condition In
many provinces. Argentine cables reported CON-
unued damage to wheat In the stack CIearauces
were oZsooO bushels Western and Northwestern
receipts were less than last year 6G9 cars I'm che
Northwest, against sa2 cars: at primary points
there" were $4,000 bushels against 800, 600 bushels
and here there Were 80 cars against 80 cars There
was large increase on passage over 2OOo 600
oasheis. The wheat visible Increased III 900 buph
els worlds shipments were 1ooo.o0o bushels Iess
than the week previous. 1883 900 bushels The
English visible decreased about 100000 bushels
Minneapolis reported large -four sales There was
perfect weather everywhere: few bad crop reports
from any direction In short, the was very
evenly divided. The Northwest was relatively
weak; the seaboard relatively strong The shipping
demand here poor The seaboard repor,ed IA
loads for export
Corn was strong. closing &QAc over Saturday
me May touched 391zc and closed at 3gas6aelsc SO
tnaf the prediction OF 40c corn has been aIn,o-s,
reahzeo To-ntght's prices show over 10c advance
since last September. July closed at 4mS6p4n. O.
September 4c1sa4esxc;. There were large export
sales direct at least $4,000 bushels Although prt
mary receipts last week exceeded 100000 bushels
the visible increased only $4,000 bushels The in
specton was SS2 cars; the estimate for tomorrow
coo cars. The seaboard reported AZ loads for ex-
port Liverpool was steady; seaboard clearances
were 7Ooo bush. The local stock To- 4oOo 600 bushels
increased for the week $50 600 bushels. There was
an increase on passage. Patten Comstock Bartlett
was very free commission liquidation; there was
possibly some Cudahy selling. smaller Western
movement is expected after the 10th.
oats were up q to Ac May. 24lz9245sc; July 24lsq
z41&c The July discount is decreasing Receipts
were 224 cars. with 3l5 cars for tomorrow The
country IS not selling freely. The visible in
creased $4,000 bushels: the local stock $50 600
bushels increased 10000 bushels
Flaxseed was without change; cash and May,
8 30; September, 81 IN At the three points there
were p cars, against 81 cars year ago.
PROVISIONS were very strong, with Armour and
the English packers large buyers of lard The
Cudahys were selling lardT outsiders were taking
profits Pork closed 10d15c over Saturday; lard Zoe
over; ribs. T2q1oc over. Stocks are not increasing
The Armours are evidently determined bulls. The
Southern situation IS strong; the outsiders have
made great deal Of money and are bullish. Pro-
vision stocks show smaller than expected, a
decrease for March IN pork OF 5.4S2 barrels. de-
crease IN lard OF 10 7 tierces and decrease in ribs
OF 3,62a0e0 pounds. The contract stock Of pork is
only = ,935 barrels The stock OF lard all
kinds is only 1I5 4H tierces and the stock short
ribs only .44s pounds.