The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-05
Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO Sept. 4.-Corn hesitated at the start
to-day, but buoyed by crop damage reports ad.
vanced LATER and wound up strong. dragging the
other markets up with Ii. May corn closed lc
h CHER, December wheat 1sc higher and Septem-
Der oats 15c higher
Provisions finished strong at liberal advances
all around.
The price of wheat during the first half hour OF
the session gave evidence OF little change IN the
ideas of the spectators regarding Its value Five
minutes after the opening the early orders from
country customers appeared to be exhausted and
the price of December which for three minutes
had ruled ABOUT 14e hi CHER than SATURDAYS clos
ing price, returned TO about that level again.
In the course OF the next fifteen minutes there
was another slight raise The market began to
weaken again when the figures OF tbe visible sup
ply statement were received. December, which
started at $3.50. sold of TO 565sc and recovered
again again 10 SIC, reacted to 56M@5612C, when
the visible was indicating an increase of about
crease was found TO be 2,l7S,000 bushels the
market recovered a trife in some covering pur-
chases y the scalpers upon their finding that out
SIDE selling orders were not forthcoming. even
with such tempting inducements.
The strength In corn near the end or the session
put some fresh vigor into the action or longs n
wheat and caused an advance to a fraction above
its previous highest price 5s7sc being quoted for
an instant. closing at SIC.
Corn did not show great deal OF strength i'm
medisteiy at the opening. but 1t did later aud
kept the shorts on the brOier during tho greater
part OF the session.
The weekly local bulletin for Iowa was received
by house here; said ii reported SO per cent I
corn crop cut for fodder in many of the southern
counties OF that State, and high as so per cent
OF it had been similarly treated in some other
counties. That perhaps the main reason for
the strength which was developed In corn. shorts
came in freely. but good number OF the big local
shorts stood pat There was a decrease OF 232, 900
bushels in the amount on ocean passage.
The visible supply increased $4,000 bushels
compared with increase of $4,000 bushels
last year. May corn which on Saturday closed at
63c, started irregulsrly at from 527sc 20 5S1sc.
on the first swell to sac, and after reacting to
53ssc it advanced again to SAC, and some few
sales at as hish as 641sc, closing at sac.
To-day almost everything In oats was bearish.
The session was active at mes during the
local. however. September started steady at 29C.
sold 10 29Ssc, was weakened slightly by the visi-
Bile supply and sold back to 2S1sc, rallied again
and closed again at 2934c bid.
Dearer hogs higher corn and buying by the
ADglo-American Packing Company were the prin-
eipal reasons given for another considerable adj
vance in the price of provisions. The marx ct
opened firm. gradually improved and In the end IL
MSS quite strong at the highest prices OF the day.
Compared with Saturday night, January pork
is 2212c higher; January lard, 2bc higher; ribs.
loo higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. q Short Ribs per 100 lbs
Highest Lowest. Highest. Lowest
Ssss4ao s sss.sSsPs7 :7 ~
May......6214c 6l12c.Jan 81 27I4 ST. 20
Lard per 100 los.
Corn No. 2 Sept. SO 671s IS 5218
SS14c ss5hsc Ia M. So 221s SO 90
lJan...S14 171a $13 95
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Winter Patents, SO 50@s2 50; Winter Stra ghts.
50 3O@2 %: Spring Patents, So 1908 so; Spring
StrAgnts, 81 20@ 80: No Spring Wheat, $3.50
5Ssc: 10. spring Wheat; 5S@57s4; NO Red.
$685.: No. Corn. 557sc: Prime Timothy
Seed. 50 20: Mess PORK Dbl Sl4 l0@lb 90;
Lard. = 100 los 50 65@s e7l9: Short Ribs
sides OooseJ. 81 S517 80: Dry Sailed Shoulders
lboxed), SO 85@7 90: Snort Clear Sides fDOxedl,
SO 35Ss so: WHISKY. distiIlers finished goods. "
gal. 81 So Sugars-Cut Loaf, unchanged: Granu-
lated, unchanged; Standard A. unchanged.
on the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar
ket was firm; Creamery. 14@2315c; Dairy, 1870
zoe. Eggs-Steady, l5916e.
LIVESTOCK.
HoKs-Receipts to-day were $4,000: of1cal
yesterday. 26.762; shipments yesterday, $685.:
left over 1900; quality poor. Market active
and best grades sc higher: other grades easy and
in some Instances &c lower, sales ranged st
SIS 5O(G6 25 for mixed and 50 70@6 So for heavy
packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Receipts 5000. Market steady and firm
for good with common quality easy.
Sheep-ReCeipts. S00u. Market steady and
moderately active.