New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-20
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago Nov 1a-Ths local wheat market wzs
Irregular to-day. the Decenaoer delivery eetas
strong the greater part OF the day and ths Nay
option weak December touched 3 new high rec
ord mark for the season at & O41@ Realizing sales
caused weak finish Corn and oats closed steady
and provisions were easy.
One OF the principal features % trade IN tns
wheat pit vas the strength q the December Is
livery and the heavneSs OF May. tha December
option being N urgent demand BY elevator inter
ests and shorts while the uors distant option
was subjected to liberal realizing salsA Az a -
suit this condition Of Affairs the Decenber-AAy
spread narrowed 70 Sc compared with sc yesrsr-
day and the price OF the December option adj
vanced TO new high level on the crop. One Tea~-
for the weakness OF the May delivery was the
relatively high price at which Il Is selling hera
compared with It's price IN European uar<st1-
The fact that European markets. with ons sx-
the heavy tone OF distant futures On the local ex-
change. A continued tree movement OF wheat ~
this country and poor demand for the cash gr&la
added 70 the weakness. Export sales were Is boat
loads reported az Duluth. Late II ths day Gs
December delivery lost It's strength owing IN
profit taking. and the market closed FAShsT VsA<s
although December stin hc 70 Ae above ths
previous close The May option showed 3 net less
OF nc to Ac, final quotations on z being az Js %
g g7S. and on December ar & oS9s. Clea-1nces oS
wheat and -four equal 20 5000 busheIs Pr
mary receipts were L1240oo bushels compared with
$500 bushels the corresponding day year aga
Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago reported -
ceipts OF go cars against So cars last week ana
3S2 cars year ago
Corn displayed considerable strength the gFsaEeP
part OF ths day but weakened slightly iAts In TIA
session a result OF the heavy tons OF wheat
Sales Of corn to-day BY country elevators were
said 10 be lighter, while those from drsS hands
we're said 70 De much lighter. Although sales oe
cash corn Tor shipment % the East we're light, de-
u,and was said be much 5rtsksE At ths sample
tables cash corn was nc higher Despite The good
weather for the movement arrivals were only .
tribe heavier than those Of late The market
closed steady With prices shade lower 70 "a
higher with December at sac and May AZ sc to
Ss[c. Local receipts were 80 cars. with OF con-
tract grade.
oats we're arm early In the day because %
moderate demand BY cash houses o1t becans
easier late IN the session IN sympathy with @hsAk
and corn Cash oats al the sample tables Ws=s
steady 70 &c higher good demand TIA
market closed steady, with prices lsc lower 90
shade higher. FINAL quotations on December were
at 49l4c and on Nag ar 6l}sc Local receipts wee
iS6
Provisions were Inclined 20 be weak al Gay,
although prices at no time were lnuch below
Yesterdays closing figures. Continued liberal ro-
cefptS OF i've hogs q Western packing centres
induced considerable miscellaneous selling. Tna
market was supported at times by local packer.
The close was easy, with prices shade down 20
t2lsc lower.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. q czswa
corn "a cars oats. - cars hosz. 1900 es44