The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-21
Chicago Markets.

NNSe' O72C Cditb. 4 ,UOo DagS. Kennel, urn.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Wheat closed with gain
of Zee for September. Corn closed lc higher and
oats declined CSC. Provisions finished higher all
around.
Wheat quite active with the established
range of CSC, The feeling displayed was stronger
initial transactions were at 1s(0I4c decline at
oS5se Tor September. and gradually advanced
Is lc, eased of "A rallied lc, changed some,
held steady and closed with September at 55l4c
The easier opening due somewhat TO the
action OF Corn. which opened off, and TO the
large receipts of lll3 cars. New YORK. however
was nrmeF, and there was q decrease ocean
passage, which counteracted the weaker tone, and
on iree buying by the local crowd the price ad-
Yanced and further helped later by the IN
crease Ia the visible being smaller than eXpet ted
ans the tree aceeptanees by the Continent OF
oilers from this side. Gables came in stronger
and commercial advances were quite bulIish in
tone winch helped advance prices
The weather IN France reported wet and
was also something OF a factor. 1he sharp upturn
in Corn also aided the upward tendency. New
\ ork was good buyer. and local shorts. who sold
free Saturday, covered on the upturn to-day.
Corn was weak at the start, but soon hrmed IN
Local players were covering shorts ana did not
find sellers plentiful as they expected. The
country did some buying, and Doth classes OF buy
ing were in active competition at times for very
limited offerings. Crop reports were generally as
bad and ia some cases worse than before. There
was an active demand in the cash crowd for the
earliest offerings to store at 34c per bushei
over the September prices for No. yellow, and
o. Al the
opening at from 551sc down TO 5214c. 1t rose TO
54Isc and closed at 53Ac.
May began at from 5l@5lssc. sold as high as
$3.50 and closed at 50 b9c The activity In the
oats msrset did not amount to very much, but
during the session quite a good business was
transacted. Even in decrease in The supply OF
oats OF $4,000 bushels the market rested
frmer Influenced ey Corn. September opened
lac lower than il closed on Saturday at 2g1Ac
sold right up to 8ObBc and clOse ed st 3UIsc bid
There was fair amount OF trade done in the
provision pit. but prices were higher from the
arr n a for ha
kets. The market stifened the session pro-
crossed. The receipts were only $4,000 instead
head is estimated for tomorrow. January PorK
found buyers AT the opening at Sl3 as. against
Sl3 80 at the close OF Saturday, and advanced TO
and closed at 81 80. Lard is lOc higher than at
the end of Saturdays session and Ribs 7J5c
higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
agRes Lowest Short Fh9s SeF oS p;
Aug.......54l4c 62s8csept 81 S21S o. 20
SepI.....55I4c $3.50 Jan......
Dec......5 $3.50 66$sc Lard per 100 IDs-
...eo14c 6l12dsept. 81 57Ia 81 ANA
sso3 t' 54so sgAe Mes. Pars e PEE q %
Ssf s sls sa s ss s5 sIs4s
Cash quotations were as follows: rIour-Steady
No. , Spring Whear, say a 56I4c; No. 8
Spring Wheat. nominal; No. Red. 54J435434 c /:
Mess PORK 2 Dbl, sl3 50Q13 90: Lard. y 100 los
81 55G7 571a; Short Ribs sides nooseJ. 81 80
az 20; Dry sAlted shoulders f5oxedl. So 500
WHISKY distllers' finished goods. p gar 81 2S;
Sugar-Cut Loaf 5.S1c: GranulaEed. 5.l2e; stand
ard A. 4 &c.
ON the Produce Exchange To-Day the Butter
and Egg markets were unchanged.
CATTLE
Hogs - Receipts to-day were % 900: oficial
Saturday. 1880; shipments Saturday, 1880:
left over. about 5000; quality very poor. Market
fairly active; good grades steady, other grades
weak. in some instances SC lower Sales
ranged from IS 0O@5 SIS for light, 81 sac
So 10 for rough packing, 50 60 for mixed
IS 1905 IS for heavy packing anG shipping lots
Cattle-Receipts to-day, pa oficial re-
cepts Saturday. ll57 shipments Saturday.
725: market slow; prices 5@l0c lower: natives
81 75C0 45O; Westerns 81 5O93 5O;' Texans, 81
@3
Sheep-Slow and weak.