New-York tribune., 1900-04-17

,~b+-sgo Apri1 Is (Special.-W heat prices a little
,s,-.- -ban held their own to-nghts close being
-, m ac over Saturday. May sold at e6i4d6sasc
a. ~ rs. ass7sc and closed at 6ss.c. July closed
~ e=s The early dip in prices because the
,,..,,re~ map showed heavy rains West and South
,,asr very favorable condition AT this time. The
anal rally was mainly Russian crop damage
~suys cables declared that from Kief Southwestern
47,,ssfa came the claim that half the wheat crop
,bere. had been lost The crowd was affected too
t.~ cold weather IN the extreme North and the
-,-osracr Of colder tomorrow. X was a stand
~ z5 gar as the statistics were concerned. The
--ls e-rrylv decreased IS9 bushels; there
5ar-fe=. ON passage OF s26oo0 bushels Worlds
s-i-,77.r-rs We're 67S4 GO bushels. Western and
N.,-f,,-s-.r- receipts larger than last years
ss ears ID Minneapolis and Duluth, against $50
ami -.> l bushels AZ primary points. against 356 eO0
frrssaf=. JIaarauces We're $4,000 bushels Shipping
sales mere We're about 10000 bushels. There were
ne foreign quotations. and both the speculative
su6 cash markets We're narrowed by the foreign
hoilay There was some rather important COM
mission house selling. led by Raymond-Pynchon
snd Ba--Ie Frazier. The buying was scattered.
Tte mood here is buish. with the inclination to
advance prices on any excuse.
Corn was firm within izc range. finally closing i
ro -sc over Saturday. May sold 1880 and at
ss and closed at 1850: July closed +o2s to 40ac
The rains West and Southwest. favorable TO the
growing wheat. were the bull factor in corn.
they VIII delay movement and planting. There
board cIearauces were $4,000 bushels The local
stock ----9ta1 bushels. showed increase for the
week --3l .Jo1 bushels. There was q decrease on
passage of 1ssu0s bushels The worlds shipments
$50 .-'f bushels The local inspection was AZ
cars with 6-5 for tomorrow. Direct export sales
III r-- Continent were about 1900 bushels. The
speculative trade irregular, buying by Cudahy
Ca-.Srrek and Others OF the talent with selling by
R1-=.a and others Lake navigation is practically
rue-.. lrst Of the feet starting tonight, car
rr7re over $4,000 bushels Of corn.
Oats were weak. closing &c under Saturday, the
Nzr Z--r- Jl1v. Z355c- There was heavy lquidat-
fnz I longs led by \0rton-SWitZer and by Bartlett
Frazier The inspection 2l2 cars, with 260 for
Tuesday. The visible Increased 5000 bushels The
1o-~I stock $4,000 bushels decreased 81. .1O bushels
FIaz=ead was weak. with the crop futures
~ e. ro BE- Nav closed At 81 70 September. 81 %;
October 81 1879 There were 81 cars Of seed, against
l. -asr year
Provisions were irregular. pork off a little. lard
and ribs Iuallv closing over Saturday. There were
with prices a. the yards 2iR to sc lower
Tae whole provision list opened weak the hog
receipts There was considerable selling by Patten
rv swift and by the Cudahy Packing Company.
The crowd thought Armour the best buyer.
The feeling Just now is rather tnnid one, the ad
vance having been extra ordinary but the cash de-
na1E keeping good and product still under the hog.
The 7eer which starts tonight, carries $4,000
bushels of corn 200 bushels Of wheat and $40 600
bushels NJ oats