New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-23
TRADE IN CHICAGO.
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Chicago April 22-Wheat closed at a decline OF
1c 70 pc and at one time showed more loss. Out
side markets declined further than this Minneap-
oils was of sc nc; Duluth. was off &c to lssc'
ard St. Louis, off &c 10 lie. April closed at
ssIlc: Nav sold at S93fc and S73sc and closed at
sSssc; old July closed at S5l5c. after selling low
as S47.c; new July si9sc; old September. SEc; new
September SJILc. Weather conditions were improved.
and warmer temperature generally, with rains in
the Southwest, was predicted for tomorrow Ar
gentne shipments the largest ever known
100000 bushels. Since January Argentina has
shipped 100000 bushels more than last year.
Cable messages from Liverpool said that India was
offering very cheap wheat to millers. offering
Kurachee wheat equal to S2I4c laid down at Liver
pool. Gables were lower, although not on as much
as on the break here Thursday.
The -four news bearish. with little business
done. Bids for round lots about 400 under
cost. No cash business done here except
small lots to millers. There a sale Of 10000
bushels No red at lOc May. The No !
Northwestern was nominaly May price to 20 n
der Outside markets reported business of 5000
bushels. No red sold at st. Louis at eslkc.
Duluth reported 13 loads and tho seaboard reported
about Is loads. On the break the shorts naturally
covered. There was still less talk from
the Northwest about delayed seeding. THE Mod
ern Miller crop summary was little bulsh.
Shows summary bearish, saying: winter
wheat fully maintained. and delay in the seeding in
the Red River Valley is made up by increases in
area elsewhere"
Corn closed &c to DC lower. April left off Mt
47sc; May sold at 4y4c and at 471zc. and closed
4Sc. July closed 4S4c sellers; September at 47Ao
bid The incident of the market the large
selling Of May by Armour-soms thought $4,000
bushels. Evidently the big May operation is over
for May is only q week of, and Armour keeps up
his May selling Receipts 1872 cars with %
contract. Private elevators turned out 20 and
5000 bushels contract. Argentina shipped $4,000
bushels. Liverpool sd to I'D higher. In ad-
dition to the Armour May selling there a good
deal of scattered liquidation and short selling by
bears. Nebraska is Offering less corn, but Illinois
is Offering more. Famples wero unchanged 20 10
lower. Clearances $1,000 bushels Shipping
business was moderate-40O0o bushels The Ne
braska City Elevator to-day posted" 407 coo bush
els Northern corn out Of condition. This is the
corn Armour refused to take.
The Patten interest persistently sailing Sep
tember oats and It broke at time No Futures
closed 40 to sc lower. May sold at 3Szsc and 1870
and closed at Ss15c: July e6o sellers: September.
SOC bid. Shippers took considerable cash oats,
sbly 10000 bushels. stocking up tho break
Sample oats were steady to lc lower
Provisions were relatively irm-pork INC to Exc
lower. lard unchanged to 80 higher. and ribs
changed to 2lsc lower. There was good demand
for lard and brokers took ribs in largo way. evi
IDENTIFY for packers English houses bought lard
Cudahy brokers buyers of ribs. million
September ribs were taken at thu close by broker
There 81. 600 hogs West compaI ed with 5000
last year.