New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-10
TRADE IN CHICAGO.

IBI TELEGRAPH TIE TRIBUNE.
Chicago. May s.-Wheas prices closed 1sc 20 sc
higher. though al the outset there such
abundance Of foreign news OF the bear sort that
prices started lower. May closed 9lisc. old July
sold at sssq s6ssc and S74c and closed at s7s.c, SELL
ers; new July closed at s6zc; old September SIZE;
new September, Sic. sellers Worlds shipments were
enormous-12 100 bushels. There was an increase
on passage OF 600 bushels. Gables were indf-
ferent Liverpool was sd to sd lower. There
Favorable weather. There the point that the
government report for May tomorrow would show
a winter wheat condition Of about "a There is an
situation is Influenced by the breaking of OF nego
tiations for the settlement of the lake strike There
is the possibility that vessel navigation VIII be tied
up for some time The Eastern man with wheat
bought at Duluth TO go East by water may be com
PEELED TO Chicago and get wheat all rail in
order to relieve his necessities The visible decreased
$4,000 bush. ST. Louis reported 600 bush No red
sold There were small lots Of No red sold here at
81 Os and small lots Of No hard sSc There were
sales of 5000 bushels spring wheat The speculative
trade was not large. Every was nervous over the
approaching government report The seaboard
ported twelve loads.
Corn, without much trade and without much
news, closed 9sc TO &c higher May closed 47lsc;
Jelly sold at 4s1sc and $50. sellers and closed at
$50, September. 4Siac There was fine weather.
Liverpool sd lower. The shipping demand was
rather quiet. sales about 10000 bushels The tying
up OF lake navigation again is unfavorahle for
prices But there was moderate commission
house demand and small offerings and so it proved
rather strong market, without much TO explain.
Receipts We're III cars with fifteen contract There
were 10000 bushels contract out of public houses
and seventy-tWO cars of contract out Of private
houses Worlds shipments were las oo0 bushels;
or passage increased 1762C00 bushels The visible
decreased 1884, 900 bushels. Clearauces were 5000
bushels The cash corn was steady. The seaboard
reported only four loads.
Oats closed unchanged to lac lower Patten was
selling July Bartiett-Frazer selling Nav The
Eastern shipping demand Is quiet Crop and
weather conditions were favorable So long as the
axe vessels tied up by the strike the East
cannot get the oats that ready sail from
Duluth and the other Northwestern points That
may help the oats demand at Chicago The visible
decreased 11170C0 bushels and the stock IN store
here decreased $4,000 bushels. Receipts sixty
nine cars. with three standard. There were III. 800
bushels standard out of pubic houses
There was some buying OF lard Dy the packers
notably the Authorization. There was not much
else 10 the market. except a SCalping trade. Pork
closed lpc 70 l5c higher lard 2i2c higher. and ribs
,lec higher Hogs were urm. with only 5000 or
900 less than expected Exports OF lard and meats
for the week We're large The average weight of
the hog last week % pounds against 222 last
year. shipments OF meats and lard to-day were
larger than last year.