The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-01
Chicn-n Mnrkets.

CHICAGO, April 30.-Wheat after about fifteen
minutes weakness at the start became firm to-
day, and ended with a gain OF 1ae per bushel.
After months steady liquidation OF May wheat
ii is to be presumed that the last bushel has sold
cut, Which the holders were not prepared TO TAX g
and pay fer if rendered tomorrow. While money
is being pressed upon carriers of wheat by ten
ders at 3 1a per cent 1t does not seem likey that
the owners OF the property Will drop 1t at present
prices unless 1t should be demonstrated later in
the season that In spite OF drought, frost ana d.
minished acreage, another phenomenally larRe
crop is TO be the result OF this years harvest.
An increase OF 2.S96,O00 bushels OF wheat on
passage. favorable weather in at least two OF the
Western wheatgrowing States Kansas and Ne
braska and dull and weak for eign markets, caused
duh opening of the wheat at 1sc decline. The
same influences cause a further depres
sion. lac for May aud 1sc for July
that tn demand for May wheat was more pressing
than the order TO sell. The New YORK clearances
were liberal and helped to confirm the strong feel
inued until July reached 603s@60la ~he spread
between May ana July fuctusted rregularly be-
tween 2 and 214c FOR am hour before the close
the price kept within Lice of 6O14 for July, and
May was dur ng the same time at discount OF
to 21Rc.
Corn was dull and closed Lice lower for July
and lac lower for May.
In the oats market the shorts in May became
aware that the Inanipulators were not quite don e
with them, is ina icated by an advance of lie per
bushel from CSC decline, which occurred at the
opening.
Provisions closed strong after weakness at the
start Estimated receipts for Tuesday: Wheat,
05 cars; corn, $40 cars; oats, 430 cars; hogs,
$4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. 2 Highest. Lowest.
Highest. Lowest. Corn No -
April. ...5sh4e 576scIAnril... 1880 37Ac
May......5S14c 575scIMsy. .....37s4c s7I4c
july. .60Iac 59s4 clJuy. ...39c 3S15c
Lard per 90 lbs. Short kils per 90 6s
july y. 81 20 s. iS,s July =. so IS s71s
Sept....S7 17Is 81 10 Sept.
Mess Pork per DBL
May .Sl2 4215 sl2 25
July. .SI2 90 SIP 40
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Easy, and prices shaded a little No. 2
Spring Wheat. 5S1se; NO. 8 Spring Wheat.
5s14c; No. Red; 5s1sc: No. 2 Corn. 37!4c:
Pork y Dbl $l2 42ls "a y "A: Lard. "a 90
IT'S. So 60@7 6212 Short Rib sides (ioosejS6 621 Ia
as 81 70 Dry Sailed shoulders tboxedl S60n6 %:
Snort Clear Sides (hoxedl. So S71q@D6 70ha {;
Risky, distilIers' finished goods p gaI. 81 s.:
sugars, Cut Loaf. -: GRADUATED. -; Standard
A. =: No. 3 elbow. 1914.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was dull and unchanged: Eggs. dull and
unchanged.
CATTLE
CHICAGO. April .-Cattle-Receipts $4,000;
lO(6l5c lower on heavy; barely steady on light;
prime TO extra native steers. 81 1904 80; medium.
SAGA rs; others, 50 75@3 IS; Texans, only nine
cars. steady.
Hogs-Receipts 10000: lo@l5c lower: closed
weak, rough hesvy 81 25@4 10; packers aud
xed. SIS 1905 %; prime heavy and butchers
weights SIS 25005 30: assorted light So 20@1o rs.
Sheep and Lambs-Rece1pts, ] OU0: sheep
steady TO trlfe higher; lambs trlfie lower; top
sheep, 81 25@4 50; top lambs. 81 1905 25.