The morning call., 1894-09-22
Chicago Markets.


CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.-whest started with = slight
recovery from yesterdays closing prices, but run.
ming for an hour in a groove between the opening
nguFe and t4e lower. 1t began TO drop an eig nth
suheienI to make fresh record. December,
which opened at 55Isc and sold sparingly at
30 1sC1551 lac, bad declined before IL O'Clock to
645sc. May a shade more difficult to find buy
ers for than December, and touched $3.50 few
minutes in advance OF the latter month reaching
tue same basis. The opening temporary hrmness
was caused by the number of cars inspected in
store amounting TO only 1913, compared with 200.
as estimated yesterday That, however, lost its
effect when upon inquiry among the receiving
houses it was discovered that there still existed
the same difficulty in getting cars unloaded has
been complained of for a mo nth back.
Primary market receipts were In the aggregate
ABOUT S5,0oU bushels, which showed some falling
on compared with those OF the day before. for-
eign markets weie weak. The second weak spell
was the result OF more decided heaviness of
corn at the time referred to. Business mad been
very light until the pressure to sell December at
541se became urgent and that latter pressure
caused trading TO becOme active and kept it so
during the following fifteen minutes while il was
being beaten down to 5t5sc. Reports OF liberal
buying for export caused rally at the finish and
December closed SOL sc.
corn ruled heavy compared with its closing
the decline on account of the receipts under.run-
ming the estimates by 1870 cars his ascriDed
TO The CROWDED CONDITION of the railroad yards
and Scarcity of storage, but il served only to
cause loss TO those who had ascribed the little
bull force TO it, The receipts as reported In bush
els were 2ll ,56U, and this in comparison with
544,196 bushels received on the corresponding
day OF las! year. The offerings of No. 3 new corn.
10 arrive IN November aud December, are lncreaS-
ing. Philadelphia advises liberal offerings of
corn from MARY land and Delaware, to arrive in
November, at prices relat yely lower than the
above quotations. Those several items OF
WIRE hot reassurng ana created the heavy feeling
which resulted in the decline already referred TO.
May sold at 5214g5215c simultaneously with the
opening, and from that down 60 5l5sc before any
TINS point caused a rally and May finished al
521sc.
pally by ike acton in the corn market Bust
ness was or fair volume, although trades were all
rather small. The disposition to sell renamed
very urgent Elevator concerns were most prOmi-
nent in Offering stuff Buyers orders were airly
plenty, confined almost entirely. however, TO
5U00-busheI lots and scattered chiefly among
local parties aud scaDeTs. May started at 347sc,
sold TO 35c and then declined to 343sc. closing
545sc.
The provision market firm but very dull.
There was no marked pressure u sell or desire to
buy The Angie Amer CT an Packing Company aud
lately Bros were the sustaining buyers, but they
did a great q cal more bidding than buying. Com
pared with yesterdays closing prices there is an
advance of 2L9c In the lard, and pork and ribs
they closed yesterday.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. . Short Ribs per 90 lbs
Highest Lowest Highest Lowest.
Dec......5514c sass, I5ct..:..s7 621s 81 so
May.-...oO1sc 1888 J2n.. SO 9712 S6 9212
Lard per 100 lbs
Soe eP.. IS 50 IS s21k se 1Gtn 80 5s55c s2,4o
jan. - 921a 81 S712loct....... $3.50 62ssc
Mess POrA per Ub-- iDec.....5l1sc 4934c
sept. MAY O21ac bl1Rc
Jan...sl3 671a Sl3 SIS
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Dull weak. No. Spring heat. 52Q5Sc: No. 9
Spring Wheat. none; No. Red. $40
5Z14c: No. Corn. 1894 c; Prime Timothy seed,
S5 4UG0J 55: Mess PORK. = bOl. Sl3 $50 81 IA;
Lard. - 100 lbs. SIS S5@S 80; Short hIDs sides
81 55G7 IS; Dry Sailed shoulders fDoxedD So 624s
@6 20; Short Clear Sides fDoxedl. 81 9U@1S;
WHISKY, distiilers finished goods. = gal 81 33 Su.
gars-Cut Loaf, unchauged: Granulated, un-
changed: Standard A. unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar
ket hrm; Creamerles. IS "a 241ac: Dairy,
l4G21c Eggs-Firm; l5@l6c.
LIVESTOCK.
Hogs - Receipts. 1900: ofncIal yesterday
IA $50; shipments, 4917; left over, about 10 500;
quality fair: considerable improvement over a
few weeks back: market SLOW and weak; prices,
s01Oc advance.
Sheep-Recelpts 5000; active ana firm at 5@lOc
advance.
Cattle-ReceiptS, 1000; active and firm at b@
l0c advance