The morning call., 1894-07-24
CHICAGO Markets.

CHICAGO July 23.-Wheat smashed all low price
records to-day, September touching 527sc. Out
side markets at home ana abroad were weak and
this with other bearish news caused the decline,
the market closing &c lower and but Zee from the
bottom figures.
Corn was firm, closing l14c higher
Oats closed 1sc higher and provisions finished
at slight decline.
Wheat-Open trades were at 1lc advance and
gradually rallied 1s@Ac more, declined l7sc ad.
vanced 12c, changed some and closed weak. The
early business was attributed some to the action
of corn and the decrease on ocean passage OF
$4,000 bushels at the advance there was
heavy liquidation and offerings much larger, due
partly against purchases in the interior and to
longs selling out The lower cables, liberal re-
ceipts at winter wheat points and the bre' at
Minneapolis all combined TO make he situation
weak outside markets were ali lower, there be-
ing sensational break in the y Southwest and til Q
was OF the principal WEAKENING features.
There was q general lack of support TO the market
and no demand to speak OF outside the buy ing Of
The export clearauces of wheat and -four were
light and aggregated ZS3,OeO bushels or which
81 900 was ia flour.
Continental markets generally weaker There
WAS no export business done here, dry weather n
the belt made the corn market very strong in
the face OF the decline Ia wheat. Shorts covered
freely and the buying was liberal.
Tie range for september WAS Csc and the close
oats we're unsettled and inclined 10 weakness
early free offerings, tut rallied later on the
strength in corn The range for september was
sac
Provisions were steady on early buying, but
weakened later with wheat. Compared with
Saturday September pork is IN lower: Ssptem-
Der lard 21a lower and September ribs unchanged.
The eadinE futures ranged as follows:
Wheat 40. p Mess Pork per Dbl
Juy ns1e's AG 5iiacSep 5 SIP So sl2 421a
pec......5ec 66$seI Lard per 100 lbs.
Corn No > ssIg:: g g ss SEA
sept -. 1889 4919c Short Ribs per 90 lbs
Cct... ...431ac 42osc July.
Nay.....397sc $50 Sept....S6 90 So so
Cash quotstions were as follows: Flour
Unchanged: NO. Spring whear. 6la4@5$9sc:
51a4@ 53Tso; No. Corn, <3Ao: No. oats,
4l14@s 4 i3c; No. ? white, 3313@35e:No. White,
mai No ), 3l@44c; No. -: No. Flsxseed.
ST 800 25: Prime Timothy SEED. So o: Mess
Pork > biol, Sl2 8 1269l2 80: Lard 100 lbs
SO 8O@5 82l@; Short Ribs sides Ooossj. So B21aa
65: DRY Sailed Shoulders (DnIedl 5000 II ::
short Clear Sides (boxedl. So S7L1G7: WHISKY,
distiilers' finished goods. p gal. s. y; sugar
cut Loaf, uuchanged: Granulated, unchanged ::
standard, A unchanged
market was firm. Creamery-leQl711c Eggs
firm.
HOgs-Estimated receipts for.to-day $4,000;
Saturday, 3,43S: shipments Saturday, $500; left
over, about 1000; quality poor. Market active,
best grades ranged a shade higher. Sales ranged
at 81 9U@5 20 Tor light 81 65@4 IS for rough
pa kiug, "a 1898 10 for mixed 81 9005 20 for
heavy packing and shipping lots. Pigs-$4 100
80.
Cattle-Receipts, II 900; Saturday. 37l: ship.
m-nts Saturday, 2757 Market firm; best grades
"a lOC higher
Sheep-Keceipts to- day, 5000; Saturday, 557;
shipments saturday. none. Market firm; best
grades, 5@l0c higher.