New-York tribune., 1902-10-18
TRADE IN CHICAGO.
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rhcaro Oct I7.-December corn at its best to-
A. showed 2c over Thursday, and closed lSsc over.
-ss corn market as whole is 4c TO l3sc up for the
49, There has not been any bigger market than
.s;s IN wears. and it has been a long time since
here has been day OF much trading. Shorts
:, every degree were intent on getting out. There
=, more or less profit taking by the ordinary
tJsus Il was not until the December was around
p. ,bst there seemed TO be a supply from the i'm
.-,srt long interest, the Armours. There was
upb Cor sale at around that point, however, 10
srnnlv the demand and TO close prices a little
r5er the top. May opened at sic, sold between BIC
srs gssc and closed al 52aac: October closed at 6c,
Nav al 44lsc. There was nothing that counted ex-
csnt the demand from shorts on the one hand and
b final inclination of the big holder 10 supply the
ssmand on the other. The prediction Of unsettled
,sotbor for Saturday possibly decided some re-
lpctsnt bears 10 come in. No one paid any atten-
sion 10 the big Argentine shipment, 2023 90 bushels.
peoeipts here were S55 cars. with g contract; the
estimate for Saturday, $40 cars. Primary receipts
vsre 2S 900 bushels, against $4,000 bushels last
wear Shipping sales were 10000 bushels. cash
corn Is stll from Sc 10 lOc over the December the
40 mixed Gle and the No. yellow 62l2c.
There was a sudden appearance OF outside buy
ing in tbs wheat pit, and II was on scale TO ad-
vance prices at one time S4c 10 lc over Thursday.
Most Of the rally was gone at the close. Wheat
leh of &c over the day previous. December
opened at 7la.c, sold between 7l5sc and 7234c and
closed al 72lsc; May closed at 74c sellers after
touching 74a.c. All the markets advanced together
an6 finally reacted together Seaboard clearances
were 10000 bushels, and for the week 52i4,eoo
bushels The prediction Of unsettled weather was
one Of the minor helps. A Liverpool cable said
ths crop OF the United Kingdom Was the poorest
N twenty years only small proportion being NJ
fcr milling Duluth reported 10000 bushels sold
for shbment The sharp milling demand here con-
timed Liverpool closed 1sc 10 sc higher, not
70 enough 10 be a help. The Northwestern cars
Esre 76i against 65l last year; primary receipts,
$4,000 bushels against $4,000 bushels All this
week the receipts Northwest and West have been
ahead OF last year without affecting prices. The
market al its best to-day showed 2s4c up for the
Ree&.
There was a quiet oats market, surprisingly in
different 10 the excitement in corn and wheat Oats
closed al nc 10 sc Thursday. The October left
OF al SIZE the December at 3ltsc and the May at
&Ec Receipts were lG3 cars; the estimate for Sat
urday 20 Shipping sales late here yesterday were
go 90 bushels
Continued weakness IN the Northwest closed fax
&c 10 Sc lower here October 81 Is; May. 81 p sellers.
There 81 al the three points, against 2s2
last year.
Provisions firm closing generally at some
advance particularly for the October. There was,
however good Cesl Of prCit taking II every thing
There were many hogs West to-day as last year
-aen Pork closed Sc 10 .pc over Thursday; iard,
unchanged 20 Joe over; ribs. unchanged 10 DC over