New-York tribune., 1900-07-11
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO

Chicago, July 10 (SpeciaD.-Wheat prices clo...
&c to NC under Monday, mainly because sna,,r-
tors generally feared 10 keep their long ines v.,
the Government report for July due IN The ,.,
noon. There was no trustworthy hint fro-, .
direction 70 what the figures in the afra-,o
would show. There feeling though -.
the figures might be less sensational than had -
assumed from the claims OF private satisfies
and that theory there was very trald b1v,-
demand and A considerable scattered selling n,.,
sure. The market as a whole was a s-1ar -.
with great trading from any one dfrs.+,,
September opened at s0lsc 70 7sz.c sold \.
tween 792tc and S01zc sellers and closed A. M.
sellers. August closed at 7si4c; July ar 7sasc +
view Of this fear as 10 the approaching ra5o--
everything else was ignored There was the ba..
shipping demand in weeks with sales here A. ls.,,
$4,000 bushels and with 10000 bushels sold A. ~.
seaboard- The cash news from Western uof,-,
strong. The worlds visible supply decreases
$4,000 bushels compared with a decrease la.
year Of only rs 900 bushels. Even that surprisr,
figure did not bring about any rally. Livs-po,i
was sd TO nd lower Receipts at Liverpool wa-
large. L168 900 bushels in three days Western ara
Northwestern receipts We're small. I04 cars IN tFs
Northwest against Coz last year 3-s so bushels 3,
primary points against $500 bushels CiaIves+o,
had only 121 900 bushels. The seaboard was n,
best buyer. local holders the best sellers IN N.
afternoon the Government report made the sprius
wheat condition 55.2 and suggesting spring wheat
yield OF 15S COO bushels compared with 80 90 10
percentage for July was sos suggesting A winter
wheat yield of 31600O00O bushels. The figures sug-
gested a total wheat yield OF 4-4G11 80 bushsls
compared with 573,OO0O10 bushels suggested by ~
June report thirty days ago. Prices were ID e
after the Government report was published.
There was about the same experience in corn a.
IN wheat. loss OF Isa1ssc. and mainly because o.
fears that the July crop report would prove bar
fsh document. September sold &c and al AZ,
and closed at 4314c; August closed az &c July 42c
The weather map showed a few showers through
Kansas and Nebraska There was an enormous
cash business here about 100000 bushels. and the
seaboard reported 125 loads for export. Everything
was subordinate. however. TO the fears OF bea-tsh
Government report in the afternoon The Wash
ington figures when issued made the July corr coz
dition s95 and the area S335S O00 acres suggesting
a total corn yield OF 2191, ,O00,010 bushels.
Oats lost 1a15sc, declining in sympathy With corn
wheat. July closed at 23ssc; August. 2ssc Sep
tember, 237sc. There was some North western sell
ing The trade a narrow Qne. There
or less anxiety about the Government report The
July document when issued showed an oats condi-
ton OF suggesting total oats yield OF 500, go
bushels. or 5.O00,00O bushels less than n June.
Flaxseed was dull with prices practically ths
same as Monday September 81 35ls; October. s. 5s
There were II cars Of seed at the three points, co
pared with "a last year
Provisions weak, pork losing SOC lard ar
ribs I5c- There were S2.000 hogs at the Wes-z7
points. compared with only $1,000 last Tuesday azi
"A 900 last year. The crowd thought there was con
siderable selling pressure from the Cudahys. Snip
rnents OF product were not much over hair EhsI
they were the same day last week There were
p coo hogs here with prices rather easy; the EST
mate for tomorrow was 5000