The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-17
Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, July l6.-The market news was
largely publish to-day, and wheat advanced easy.
reacting later, but closed 1sc higher than on
higher and provisions higher all round
Wheat was more active to-day. Opening trans
actions were at &c advance. and after selling up
a fraction more eased off Mc, changing some and
closed steady.
me early strength was attributed to the de-
crease ocean passage. higher cables. the large
local shipments and dry weather advices from
the Northwest The we Their map showed hot
and dry conditions everywhere except few light
showers in Missouri. The large shipments here
49S 900 the heaviest since the openiu g OF
navigation, and had quits a sire 9Th ing ten
dency.
Closing English cables were generally easier and
Continental cables were generally hoped to pro-
duce weak feeling and assisted in the later d.
Corn was firm within a CSC range. The dry
weather cash demand ana liberal decrease in
stocks caused the strength.
oats were unsettled, the range being SEC.
Scarce offerings, higher prices for live hogs and
buying by packers created firm market In provi-
sions. Compared with Saturday night September
pork is 712c higher. September ard 71ac higher
and september ribs 21oc higher.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat 100
cars; Corn. 4lO cars; Oats. $50 cars; Hogs, 49,
600 head
he leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No p Lard per 100 lbs
Highest Lowest July. . So s21a S. s21s
July. ...55e655c 553}sc sept....s6 S71a 50 s5
Dec......6IaSo 6O5Sc Mess Pork per bbl-
Juy..$I2 so sl2 so
Corn No. 2 sept. sl2 90 Sl2 571a
Sept. ...43$sc 42%c Short Ribs per 90 lbs.
N''''' sept Sc 90 So 55
Cash quotation: were as follows: Flour-wlnter
straights, s. 40: spring patents, So 1908 so;
No Spring Wheat. 561a@5Sc: No. Spring
Wheat. 52056c: NO. Red, 5613c: No. ?
Corn, 1876: Prime Timothy seed. IS: Mess
PORK y bbi, sl2 674a912 6O Lard. y 100 lbs.
So S21a06 50; Short Ribs sides 0oose). So 500
d 10. Dry Sailed Shoulders (DoIedl. IS 600
6 l2Lo: Short Clear Sides fboxed). Sc S712@1I 90;
WHISKY, distillers finished goods. " ga s. %:
Sugar-Cut Loaf, 5.43c: Graduated, 4.62c: STAN
dard A. l. 49c.
on the Produce Exchange to-day The Butter
market was steady; creamery. 120l7c; dairy, ii
917c. Eggs steady, 9@l0c.
CATTLE
The cattle marx ct continued very quiet, but IL
was stronger than on the closing DAYS OF last week.
ior ehoie grades at least. The general run OF
cattle SOLD no better than at the close OF last eek
The arrivals since Saturday were about 1000
head. and quite that many were in sellers hands
at that days close.
Sales ~ native cows and heifers were ON a basis
OF ! 2503 90 for poor to choice and from So 20
10 IA so was the range of quotations Tor steers.
1as attic were quoted anywhere from 5 20 to
%. according 10 quality. he fresh receipts wer g
estimated ut 500 head Hog prices averaged a
good round loo higher than at Saturdays open
Ing. 1hey were not by any means active de-
mahd, out the smallness of the supply made 1t
easy for sellers to close out at an advance. AS
hlgh as 30 20 was paid Tor CHI dice heavy an there
were sales OF assorted light al 81 O5. The supply
was divided between packers and shippers at
81 foG5 10 Tor averages or less than 200 pounds
and at "a oO@o 20 for heavier weights. There
was not much trading below - 80. and sales at
better than So III were not numerous
sheep business was lifeless and prices nominal
at G3 90 for Inferior to extra sheep, and at SEQ
SO LOT spring lambs Local siaughterers were
the only buyers. ana their operations are on the
most limited scale.
Receipts = Cattle. 1000; calves, 800; hogs,
$4,000: sheep. 1000.