New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
TRADE IN CHICAGO.

lbI IELE6hAFH TO TIE IRIBJNE-I
Chicago, Aug. 1o,-The government August crop
report made the spring wheat condition s03, against
95.6 last month The revised figures suggest spring
wheat yield of 23O,oOOOOo bushels and total winter
and spring wheat yield of GA 100000 bushels While
the market going up every one bore in mind the
approaching government announcement. II was
taken for granted that there would be drop in the
spring wheat figures Even the foreigners relied on
that Liverpool and Paris were up moderately. and
the explanation was the expectation of bulsh re-
port Prices here were strong throughout. up at
their best 1c and closing &c to &c Friday Sep
tember opened at 71sc, sold between T1sc and 7l2tc
sellers and closed at 712s and 12c December closed
73sc; May. TIC In the afternoon after the gov
ernment report, prices were up cent. There was
no let up in the clearance- 900 bushels to-day
The strength abroad the more remarkable be-
cause it was in spite of American weekly shipments
of almost 100000 bushels Southwestern receipts
were small. less than half last years arrivals at
Kansas City and st. Louis Total primary receipts
were about 30 per cent less than last year-7I5Oo0
bushels against l.O27OoO bushels. Cash business
was at A standstil sales only 10000 bushels. The
speculative trade quiet with general dispo-
sition to even up. Stocks here will increase some
what There will be a fair visible supply increase
some increase on passage ana World shipments
around 100000 bushels
The August government report made the corn
condition "a. The figures suggest a corn yield or
o,I,, 200 OON 900 bushels. even with a full area
corn traders we're on edge all day over the pros
added to by report from Springfield that the
Iuinofs condition was only A. Prices advanced &c
70 1c and the close was 12c TO 1c Friday. The
deferred months sold at the best figures so far
the December tagging. The close was %c to 2%c
over last Saturday the tendency all the week hav-
ing been for the deferred futures to draw away
from the September The latter sold at 5Sc sellers
AT 5Si5c and closed at 5s14c; December closed at
as.c; MAY 627sc. Receipts were los cars. Mon
davis estimate, 10 Shipping sales were 10000
bushels The West had quite general showers and
cool temperatures. On the curb after the govern
mont report prices were up almost &c.
The government report made the oats condition
u suggesting an oats yield of 600000OoO bushels
The arproaching report was the motive all day.
Car lots to-day 1872; the estimate for Monday,
275 Prices at their best up 1ac to &c; the
close was sc 10 Sc September, 2524c 10 357sc
Wav 2s7sc Oats show sec to 1c last Saturday.
socks here this week likely to increase some
what. - - 49,, 100000 18th G.
+oInbSr 81 so: October 81 81. Cash unchauged-No.
cars Of seed at the three points, against As last
year. - LtoAo- ,a1nod IN, ,,,,,trz 90 ~ib.
bI Armour Pork up Zoe 10 l2l2c; lard and
~ ,i1 7i.c TO lOc There were 5000 hogs West.
iuirSt q 600 last year, and 39 900 hogs West this
a6ei'' 6aau against 349 900 last year
"SSoS,.,i9tion is small. Cash demand must be bet
+eT fhan it appears, as stocks have not increased
this month.