New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
TRADE IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO Aug. 17.-Thsre was a burst OF specula+
tive buying in wheat at the opening lar III excess
OF any previous day Not only was the trads
greatly excited, but the market level was htted 50
abruptly as to leave all previous records OF ths
b,1ving campaign far behind The September al
vance was a little modest. only Sc az first hour' as
there was considerable selling for September anu
brvinc for December and May by people who WISE
70 avoid running into the deliveries the nrsi 0.
the month Top for the morning for September
was 81 dSI.. The December price. which isIt on a
e. o. on Tuesdays advance, started AT - oo7ss
81 o. reacted TO 81 %. jumped IN three minutes i"
HO7 and an hour later was marked I'D 70 ave-
exactly 4c higher. May made the greatest sai-'
and the SPECULATIVE force was centred II taA.
month. From 81 OS7s at Tuesdays close. MAJ
onene5 at 81 Is and s. %. There was kick oa'A
10 81 Osls a Jump to 81 09sI while trader eouu i
around the pit and then the real advance oesa-,
which landed the price at II 11N% or tTso 0's -.
close Yesterday and &c up from the price a.
same hour yesterday mornlng. IheTe Wa sgSt 10
here ON q large scale BY Wrenn = -, @ Sortc-
be for the Northwest DaSsetI ouusltjC $50 % bv tas
west orders. There was great euyihhRg ~ SSSvtaS
Rosenbaun concern ana mere wa Who sold out Oa
As every day, the psOptG w" t,y,Ts side as
tha swell We're getting in on the ouSlHs $50 n,
UeSJ Low Inv tsmDeratres in Manitoba. and saasIs
are gradually reducing esusitsS 9l 5 ~ svsI Fer
H. Iast hour crop reports were worse Inc TSs
gathered force and prices NSn ~, oH on Dsceuber
TOD on new September was u US, on ~ Tues
a. Ia on NAV SI12ssc. +Ssc, &c and Stsc Over
days close. in order named close 70 SOSis tOr
c,nC,bsr ~ 81 09 for December and u LIS
NJ late message from North Dakota 49, rsts
tbsTe vvss prediction OF frost. which may Ca'0i'
wheat - ,,t;,-i+1- n, corn cen
trsd i'm fhe May contracts From SlsaS-c 81 "a Tor
Lose Yesterday the May price was 5-esc 70 or
irst trades and later made advance 20 - 80 no
about 1S,c higher The range IN prices .atSS-GGc
nv months was nsrrOW-SepterAoeI - go
DscSr,bsr 5SS, 6IT4c opening with reaction - ysin
srd later advancing to 5+sc, at about &c :, sorn
fTSst there was not more OF buytng huttS a souls
80 due - the fact that the Southwest ead shst
more showers and corn promise Is helPs 80 river.
sxfert Drouth still continues east OF IHe ~ corn
ana Illinois messages are 1uli OF repV5ses sye al
hsine- injured Indiana points claim uala,s s This
,sofi1- az IA psr cent and say rain must S-ar re-
weak to prevent cut TO half a crop L ss-s si-
ceipTs were only % cars corn: Futurss -"ber sc
,-anced in the last hour TO oolsc --latest
DecsrSher end She May. The gam "s1S mar
in Nav where Comstock. Irwih-CIrseI. ,,sbr on
son. Spencer. and 8 great roiio"I-s
large scale =. -. a. FAR as marx
Ing IN nrces went but the buying IotTTSS sy took
other markets had its effect on traders tha vol
umts of trade increased From Si1sS 10. ironi
the price hardened 10 Si4e, Tor 80 sslsc l..
S5Isc 10 36Isc and for May from St.c ~ axpectet
cal receipts are not as lalsS; being 20
with fine weather and high pTiSssi I'VE market
cars to-day and 2SS GAYS for THURSDAY. MARKETS.
is forced higher by the bull force IN a. s5c De-
Before the close September oats sc.u a. wers
cembsr al S5ISc May AT $50 Last IN FOR ths
S4S.c. SsI.c and SSssc. with May Just ~ -
Hog products we're heavy early, nv M Octooer
were 10 sll t0GSlI 20 for Seorenloe, 40" me sara
pork and s. 75ls9SS S. for lard ~, ~ Later tAs
months and 81 s5lS 80 for short rios'