The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-05
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
An Enormous and Exciting Trade IN train
and Provisions.
ALMOST EVERYTHING TENDED UPWARD
wheat Broyse It's own Record ana
the Demand for Everything WIS
Brisk aud steady

Chicago. April l--rhis was day OF eh-
element on change. The trade IN ooth srain
and PROVISIONS was bewllderlng IN Tvs enoi
nifty The corn and provisions pits were .ne
centers OF interest. but all over tho Moor tne
eject OF an increasing demaud was ielt TUG
news generally was hullish. but 1t was over
sfodowed by the irresistlble buying fever.
May wheat closed Ma7sc higher. May corn
l;sa2c and May oats NGiic aud provisions
from 22is 70 zoe higher than Monday maj
figures
May corn opened Il to AGNc over Monday
al Sessdi0c. sold 10 iltac tho highest SINCE
May, 1885, and closed stroDG and buoyanI
1,km2c IN al ussc These hgures tell the
story OF dcntpnd that seemed 70 know no
fulfilling. There was clamor for July as
vel, as May aud contrary to recent prac-
tice the shipping bids followed the advance
Eight loads were sold here for direct export
a biz Of news rescued from the total OF the
days business. There was liberal pront
taking at tngs on losses by shorts ~
was expected tnat offerings whicn "eit hhu'
early would be more free over 40c. but inc
market passed that figure with rs fractlohal
additions with scarcely tremor, Thfre
seemed 10 be no Leadership Just big gen-
ofal scramble for corn for all SORTS OF uses
In the field OF news was the Liverpool ad-
vance which was considered by shorts early,
news OF serious damage BY floods ~ Arsen.
tine and the usual light country oncTlngs a,
4lc offerings for profits we're more liOeral anu
The price WAS crushed back 80 i01sc. but they
were hungrily swallowed and the market shot
up again to iiiec, closing shortly after thia
point was touched Local receipts were az
, cars.
May pork opened o5r55c over Monday at
1900 1890, sold 20 lSi5, the highest price
since 1896 eased afi on prodt taking 10 l3.lV
Al t...s Haff
In lard and ribs We're less wide May lard
closed e2isc May ribs 21l2c better As IN
corn the session WAS one OF the greatest nc,
! tivity and strength An advance IN hogs OF
zoe made a bullsh showing of stocks and inc
upward tcnd OF corn was the maiu Influence
/ There was o heavy demand from commission
housef and packers and shorts We're compcii"i
TO do deal OF covering. Tho trade most ol
the time was too large to be iutelllgeniiy
\ followed
As speculatiy, market wheat broke It:
own record for year 50 those IN the p,
said The trade MAS excellent, the pit crowd
ed but general feeling in the suniciency %
stocks to meet all demands was such that INT
I excitement lid not approach the wldness an
parent In corn and provisions May opened
s.c higher at G7i4d67ssc Influenced by hghe
rcbles and reports of damage to crops II
France. Largely uuder the influence OF corr
\ and provisions market strength the marke
taking and Mny eased back to 6,N
but steodcd aud closed strong 20
- improved az Sc. st. Louis au'
the local talent wore both short and ha'
to cover The Ndfthwest sold The bear
vets not without statistics 10 bring forward n
support OF their position, hut thcS5 were sNcp
away 10 the feverfer buying. Atlantic clear
Huces III wheat sua -four wore ieA. ono bushels
III tut lSd eco heinz ~ auu- Priuary receipt
we're $4,000, compared with 9a9.0Q0 bushel
! last year, Minneapolis aud Duluth reporte'
9,4 cars. against ~ cars last week and 30
cars a year ago, Local receipts los cars
There was the same experience in oats a
in tho other marietta general demand BIZ
. enough to overshndow all else. 4 hundrS
bushels were reported sold Tor export Tn
strength IN the neighborng pits was the chic
influence The commission house buying Wa
mninly OF July Local receipts 40 cars Ma
] oeed 7s5i1c over Monday. July l'.0lAc i'm
, proved,
Estimated reccpts for tomorrow Wheat
/, ears corn COO cars, oats 20 cars, hogs 2io0
hebd
rho leading futures ranged as follows: