New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-15
TIE TRADE N CHICAGO.

Chicago. Feb. = fspeciaD-Wheat to-day acted
wee up 10 noon: IL closed strong sc 10 A4c over
7,,asssv May opened at eSikc TO sSSsc. sold be-
tween ss1.c and sc. and closed at sS5se February
.fosas a. sc The early weakness was on the
.i,s.s which was al lower except from Antwerp.
prs was OF equal 10 Ializc bushel; Liverpool
80 London we're of small fractions Antwerp
--s7es were unchanged 4 Berlin cable reported
r-sc4s there advancing and the crop damaged
No.h,nE helped the market here so much as the
.,,a,.e5i,- large decrease in the worlds visible
* 400 bushels decrease compared with in
- last wear Of fs-saa bushels The Western
news was against the market contributing TO the
early decline At primary points there were $4,000
t-,sssls compared with $500 bushels last year
The West had considerable snow St Louis started
- buy+ng. which closed prices strong. Local
- had got short and had wheat to cover
: r,rss reported 10000 bushels wheat sold 20
-r,s-s Kansas city reported almost as much
=. eor EXPORT There were unconhrmed rumors
- - IA 90 bushels sold TO the seaboard. Sea
t-a~s rlesrauces were $4,000 bushels.
-,-- was firm. having, however, about the same
.r,e-os as wheat. a dip in prices early. but
e-ess finally The close was sc 10 nc over
,Asdav Nay sold at s4l4 a34@sc. and at S4a4c, and
io.ea a; s4ssd3444e. July closed at S5l4c- II was
go q very large shipping business 10 the seaboard
v-as done by one house Counselman: but as bust
rs with the seaboard IS largely matter OF rail
rates il is not easy confirm It is said the sea-
hoard business to-day was about 10000 bushels
thursday Liverpool was I'D 10 sd lower. Sea
hoard clearances were E74o90 bushels. Country Of
farirre were moderate. Local bulls, who were TAX
ing urofts rather freely on Tuesday, were rein
stating their lines to-1ay-COmstock. Pringle and
others
oats closed where they did on Tuesday-May
ezs.c July 2sz0z7se. The range only 1sc.
Speculation Is quiet The interests limited TO
spreading" between cats and corn, the talent for
9 rood while having bought corn and sold oats.
bur now being inclined 10 change back. Receipts
yere So cars. with I60 for Tuesday; clearances
were - 600 bushels
Flaxseed was steady for May and cash; easier
far September May and cash closed at s. 90. Sep
tsnher s. Is and October & Il Receipts OF seed
n the three points were IS cars. compared with
2 last year
Provisions were easy. mainly because the specu-
lstiou was slow. The close was about the bottom,
pork - cents under Tuesday; lard, 212 cents
under: ribs. 81 Tuesdays prices. May pork closed
a. 90 81; May lard Sc O. May ribs, IS Sly The
rash business with the South keeps Cp a large
scale Hog receipts are fairly liberal 80 600 to-day,
with $4,000 for Tomorrow and with prices at the
Yards : cents lower. There were 5000 hogs West,
compared with 1o3 go last year
The convention OF grain exchanges, invited here
By the Chicago Board Of Trade, adjourned sine die
TO-DAY Il passed resolution looking TO the aboli
Ton OF deferred futures and the establishment OF
eonrnon rule limiting such sales TO a period not
exceedinE - days. Resolutions were adopted ap-
proving of the action Of the Chicago and St Louis
exchanges in their efforts 10 suppress privilege
trading. A resolution was passed granting uni
form rate % u Of ! cent per bushel grain fut
ures uou-uembers, but recommending TO resi-
cert members Of trading organizations IN other
markets not less than 1-I5 OF I cent per bushel
The matter Of obtaining National bucket shop legs-
ls-ou was referred 10 the standing committee con-
sising Of the presidents OF the exchanges at New
York, ST Louis, Toledo Minneapolis and Chicago