The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-18
Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, Sept. IA decrease OF 1850 900 in
the amount OF wheat and flour ocean passage
started the wheat market Il little higher than It
closed on Saturday. The bears. however poured
short wheat Into it ana it soon became heavy and
dull The Northwestern receipts while smaller
than some OF Saturdays rumorS had led to the
pectation, were suncently heavy TO be bearish
factor. Liverpool was quoted quite active, bat
steady at the opening; Paris ten centimes lower
for wheat ard -four. but a BerliD private cable
reported an advance there OF four marks for &C.
tober Primary market receipts III the West
very heavy amounting to nearly 200 600; that
as considered the worst feature for the bulls OF
The days developments. December opened with
seers at 5644e and there were trades at that
price. but worked off gradually under free offer
ings until down 10 6544c, at which it held
steady tor long time in the middle OF the
At this stage of the PROCEEDINGS all the returns
40, vi 100000 bushels was the situation nm 70
that time, and small decrease on the lakes. per
haps between 100 900 and 100000 bushels was
expected to complete the reports The decrease
on the lakes proved to be ,2U300O bushels and
that left an increase OF Only $4,000 bushels in the
visible for the week, as against 900 900
previous to the receipts of the anoat figures The
price took an immediate jump to $3.50, with one
sale as high as 5612c. Enough came out at the
advance 10 cause reaction TO sec. New YORK
began to send buying orders near the close, and
December finished at 56I4c.
Corn opened strong at I4c advance, but was
very soon thereafter seeking customers at 6sc
uHuST inc blRuesI price II touched at the start
The receipts were 5t5 under the estimated
report, but iii addition there were $500 bushels
by canal. A light frost had been experienced In
South Dakota on Sunday night. but IL was not
supposed to have injured the atteuuated remain
der OF the corn still left standing there Some
little strength was impaired by q prediction OF
frost tonight In Iowa. Nebraska and Wisconsin
but the market did not advan ce materi Ally until
wheat took It's leap OF surprise Wis bic sup
ply figures. The visible supply OF corn increased
455.OOO bushels. making the total 1. OF. 600 bush.
els, compared with increase OF SOS 900 on the
corresponding week OF the year before, which LETT
the total visible OF that year at 1862 900 bushels
he opening price for May was 53I4c. with
few sales as high as $3.50, aud one or TWO trans
actions at the same time at 531sc. There were
soon plenty of sellers at the lowest of the quota
lions, and before long the price got down to 643Ic
1t rallied again from sympathy with the strength
in wheat finally became strong Its own accord
and closed at 5334 C
In oats business was light and prices after onen-
ing firm with corn, later fell from the same cause
The disposition TO trade either way was limited
Darlington Hannah were offering OCTOBER freely
but only a comparatively small proportIon was
taken. October started at 305sc. sold down to
3O3sc and closed at 3O7sc.
Some found difficulty in buying any provisions
and Immediately after the opening there an
peared to be good inquiry from local shorts
Tie Anglo-American Packing Company heIped the
Hately Bros. free sellers later ia the dav and
John Cudahy buyer The market had a veal
spell in the IN idle of the session when wheatand
corn were showing their midday heayipess For
the mo st part provisions were firm and strong at
the Close. Latest trading prices were advanced
from saturday: 17Aac in pork, l21ac In Iard and
lUc in ribs.