New-York tribune., 1902-03-30
TRADE N CHICAGO.

Cricazo March % tspeciaD.-Corr prices az one
tine we're up 1c- 10 1i4c. The Ha-rls-Gates party
took no. active part 81. LOUIS shor's co'e'Sl
through Love. Logan and others There was a
nervous excitable mood IN the Dit, and every one
vas On the alert for any move by the Wall street
crowd, which IS supposed 70 be largely Interested
n r-e market and 70 be preaching bull corn doc
rrsns 10 t-s New-York clients May opened e.
5s- sod between 59-ac and 6J4c and closed at 60c
sellers July sold al 6l1sc and closed at 60ac Last
prices were sc 70 &c over Thursdays and about
q over last Saturdays. New-Torkers are drifting
here 10 watch the corn deal They report that the
Ez-ris-Cates party are openly talking bulllsh on
corn 20 their customers and that John ". Gates
himself Is showing more interest IN the corn price
than n the stock quotations. Conservatives here
however do not believe as clever spectators as
the Gates party would advertise corn corner
four months IN advance Of its elimination There
IS ar i5ez that this crowd has about ten million
bushels corn bought, partly for Nay and partly for
Juiv But It Is assumed that II i 10 be a great
Speculative scaIping dea. with no idea OF a corner
Corn prices have had 1Oc break. The Gates party
has an abundance Of money and a superaoundance
os courage 10 bet Il, and. better than ALL has
great following The Bartlett -Frazier-Patten crowd
Is as buIish or corn as the Harr1s-Gates- 4 corn
Manipulation is not small matter. Grain opera
tons are sometimes referred 10 as less imposing
thzn the Wall Street n fact. though grain cam
ps.gn IS much more difficult ons than security
one The impression IS growing here that the corn
VII be very active all Ibts summer, that the Har-
ris-Eates Dull operations viii add greatly 70 the
interest n IT. and that outsiders viii be prompt 70
follow q buu leader Of the Gates style There were
Only 1e7 cars OF corn here for the Two days. only
10 cars estimated for Monday. Kansas City Is
bidding Sc over Chicago Ar Mississippi for corn.
Wheat ar one tine early was up nc. in sympathy
with coTn- h. closed easy. &c 70 &c under Thurs
DAY To-Elghts prices are about asc under last
SatlEdaT May opened ar 71i4c. sold between 7isc
a1d -.sc. and closed a. Tlsc bid. July closed at
t--sc Cudahy and other shorts We're covering
wheat Put out a. higher prices on Thursday. Crop
4aVices were generally favorable. The Modern
A1i--er declaring the prospect with the increased
area equal 10 or exceeding last year Private ad-
vices from the Southwest were Of the same tenor
Inc movement keeps light, primary receipts for
Two days about the same for one day a year ago,
os' 80 bushels, against $1,000. The seaboard re-
ported only loads Tor export Shipping sales here
were only $3.50 bushels
I-ioera4 receipts and some pressure On May made
d rather easy osts market. the close unchanged 10
Iso IHoer THURSDAY. May left on al 4lIzc and July
a. &c There were 25s cars with q contract
alone -' ~ 4ssFlIlE the market
Hroys.ons closed l5c lower on pork fran, Thurs
.aL-Ial reaction after the unusual ad-
ssslcss % me week and was the rest,lt IF -ofas-
1ii44 taxing Hogs keep higher than product