New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08
No. 40 war-st.,
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago April : (SpeciaD Corn to-day kept with
n &C range and closed Ac 20 2sc under Friday
There were some further efforts at raiding but
they were about offset by the covering of shorts
-irh profits. There seemed to be no important ef-
fcrt TO support prices The shipping situation ap-
reared weak cables reporting reselers Offering
cheaper than this side. Exporters said bids from
rhe other side were about &C q bushel out OF the
v-sv There 5000 bushels sold here for ship
rnent: the seaboard reported only 10 loads for ex
-,-t May opened from 40c TO 39Ssc sold between
2aLsc and 40Ssc, ana closed at Se7sc TO 4Oc: July
c.osed al 495sc. Liverpool was off SD on futures
but up "a OF spot. Country offerings were not
large Receipts here were s62 cars with AIS esti-
mated for Monday. Seaboard clearances were ga
0a0 bushels Stocks here VIII show an increase Of
about 10000 bushels. Primary receipts OF corn
mis- week. 40s2 900 bushels were 400 900 bushels
less than the week previous. but almost 100000
bushels larger than last year. Cudahy is now the
active interest against the prices. and yet there
IS an IDEA that he IS mainly anxious to get prices
down in order to reinstate his long line cheaper
Patten and Bartlett are the principal longs South
western messages to-day said showers and warm
weather were making perfect conditions for corn
planting
Wheat kept within range OF 34c and closed at
-.Skc under Friday. L was not an important mar
ket n q speculative way. May opened at 66sAc sold
between $3.50 and 66Asc and closed at 665hc
July closed at 7$4G677sc. Liverpool cables were
OF a fraction; Paris up as much Clearances
we're $4,000 bushels Western and Northwestern re-
csip1s ahead OF last years 461 cars in the
Northwest. against S5e cars and $4,000 bushels
primary points compared with AZ. 900 bushels The
weather map showed perfect conditions, springlike
temperature, with showers in the Southwest
Showers predicted generally for tomorrow
Southwestern crop advices are favorable; people re-
turning from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan say, how
ever. 4 looks d II half the wheat was dead
there. 7 is expected the worlds shipments on
Monday viii be about 1900 600 bushels that the
American visible will show little change. Cables to-
day announce the quarterly stocks OF wheat in the
United Kingdom as only 5000 600 bushels compared
with 2 100000 bushels January J. Today's business
IN futures largely scaIping. To-nighr's prices
were JUST about &c under where they were last
Saturday.
oats quiet. with prices 159Lc lower. West
messages say the seeding is about finished and
has been large. This favorable prospect increases
ina selling pressure July. May closed at 24a4c;
July. 24izG24Ssc. The new crop futures OF faxseed
strong. although e large fax area IS expected
Prices to-day advanced lie all around. Nay and
cash closed at s. =; September, s. %; October,
last year September is 25c higher than in January
Provisions firm. with the interest centring
II May RIBS. Armour continued the bUll factor and
Is supposed 70 he in OF the small stock. Pork
closed nc over Friday. LARD 22c over; ribs 22G10c
over, with the May ribs leading.