Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-10
ON CHANGE.
Giving to the Storm The Cattle Trade
was Light.
The Number of Hogs was Barely
Sufficient for Packers.
Stories About the Damaged Whaa
Crop Are Ridioulsd,
The Next Years Crop Will be the
Largest Known,
Corn FluOtuated With the Price Of
Hogs.
Oats Firmcr-Provlsions, Pork and
Lard still Continue to be
FirmCr.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Special telegram to the BEE,

Special telegram to the BEE.
CHICAGO, February 9.-The wheat market
opened absut lower for March and Nav, but
the storm made some traders bullish, on the
expectation of light receipts in the future, and
q little extra bid caused an advance of ! to z
for May, but there was nothing to sustain the
market, and it naturally fell of by its own
weight. Liverpool was called quiet and
steady, and the mark line was the same.
Farmers deliveries in England the past week
were $4,000 to 10000 quarters. The receipts
to-day were l57 cars against ~ Saturday.
The visible" supply for tomorrow will show
an increase that may possibly put it higher
than any figures yet, recorded. All stories
the best judges and oldest traders
There Is hardly any export movement, and it
looks as though we should 90 into the next
crop year with the largest sur p'us ever known.
These are the real facts of the situation at
present. How soon all these governing con
dltlons may be arranged or reversed no one
can tell. On account of the storm there were
very few outside orders on the market, On,
account of the real strength of pork there was
some early disposition to sustain or put up. !
CORN.
bnt when provisions weakened corn followed
suit. March opened | higher. while May was
steady, but both declined l@g later, with the.
other markets. Liverpool was called firm but
not ~quotablV higher. Receipts to-day were,
GOA cars against 2SBs Saturday and out OF this
number III graded NOS. The present boom
in provisions is helping Rohg strength ia corn
as the old adage about pork and corn goink Co
gether has some foundation in fact, and much
more in the general understanding, or imaRin-
alton Of traders. The market, however, as u
whole is most entirely governed by the re
celpts, when these increase prices weaken,
when they fall off prices advance, and that is
about all there is to it at present.
OATS.
Early were about 4c better, but later fol-
lowed the course of wheat and corn.
PROVISIONS ~
were generally improved under the influence
of a little better market at the wards. and
more so on account of the uncertainty as to
receipts, and the improbability of hogs get,
ting in for several days. An early ADVANCE
of 15c in pork was not sust ined, values sag
giug off DC under the opening, mairl y for the
want of support. The close at io'clock was,
active and about steady at bottom prices, On
the atte, nom board there was no change in
the grain market, but pork and lard were
q shade easier. A. the stock yards the trains
were delayed and blocked on all roads, and
locomotion through the yards was almost im-
possible.
on account OF the heavy snow. 1t was 6
lucky incident that the receipts were light,
otherwise it would have been a disastrous
market for shippers. AS it was there was
only n sufficient humble for the dressed beef
and local butcher trlde. Shippers were shut
out on account or not being able to get trans
pOrtatiop, all the eastern roads refusing to
Jnke stock. SO far as prices are concerned
there was little or no change as compared
with Saturday, yet sales were few. Among
the sales We're steers of from AGO to 1900 lbs,
at So 7O@G 30; 1900 to 1850 lbs, So OO@5 60;
loco to 200 lbs, 81 25@5 So; COWS and mixed,
50 5OG4 so; bulls. So CO@3 75c stcckera and
feeders, So 5Og4 so. corn fed Texans, 81 loo
4 70.
HOGS
the number on sale was barely sufficient for
the wants of the half dozen packing firms on
the market, hence there was considerable
competition and a good deal Of activity as
the supply was exhausted. The gen sral
market was 5@l0c stronger witt 40 advance
mainly on light sorts. Shippers were not
buying. Sales at 1 GO@4 70 for common
packers, 4 S0tG4 80 for good to choics, and
3 OO@5 10 for fancy heavy, with a rurhored
sale st 3 -. Light sorts sold at 4 G9@34 %.
Packing and shipping 300 to 400 lbs. A TOO
3 IL Iipht. lao "a 0IO Ina I lnktI 40