The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-13

CHICAGO. Dec l2.-Wheat opened dull There
were sellers of May at 591@ @b95sc and few buyers
at over 5912c although one 1--WE" brought b95.c
The beariBh news was chiefly responsible for the
dead heayiness but some OF it arose from the fact
OF the principal shorts having covered yesterday
and lett the open interests confined to those who
had sold May wheat against their holdings OF cash
and those who had bought the same. The North.
western receipts were lighter than OF late but
still In excess OF those of the year before. the
exports OF wheat from New York were fairly good
but none or the other Atlantic ports shipped any.
thing TO speak OF.
Primary market receipts were lighter than
usual The closing of the foreign markets as re.
ported by Boerbohms cable, gave Liverpool
l4@1ad higher and the continental markets mold.
tg the gain reported of them at the opening
The price o. May. which had gradually worked
from 5914 @59ssc during the first hour, had re-
1-16c OF the closing value vest erday. The market
became strong in the last fifteen minutes of the
session. May advanced to 59AgD597sc, and that
was It's value as the close. The advance in corn
and strength OF closing bles were the Incentives
to the buying which closed the market so firm.
power for an advance of 5sc. which was recorded
fer the cay. Only four cars of to-day's receipts
were of contract quality. new YORK reported si1
boatloads of new corn taken there for export
The most of the days advance in price occurred
In the last twenty minutes of the session. Nav
opened at 5Uc sold at 1880, and advanced near
the end TO 5o12c aud closed at that.
OatS-4he tone of the market remained rather
ieht May opened at 325sc, sold at $3.50 ana
back to 1880. closing at 325sc.
The provision market was firm on some dimtnu.
ton OF the receipts of hogs and the strength OF
corn.
log receipts to-day ga 1000, and for tomorrow
47.000 are estimated
PORK advan ced l71Ac, lard 71sc and ribs TAO
l0c |2S
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. q Mess PORK per DBL
Highest. Lowest Highest. Lowest.
nsy.ss2sc 5sa4e May ST. 50 sia ga %
Jan IS 92Ia So IS
Corn No p May. 81 Is 81 10
Dec......471sc 1890 Short Ribs Der 100 lbs,
Jan ......4s 47MeIJan.. So 50 as 90
May 5o19c 4as4 clMay. So 20 So 1914
Cash auotatioms were: Flour -stea dy, unchanged.
No spring Wheat. 80 q ell9c No. $ Spring
Wheat. nominal; No. Red. e5ssg55s4c; No 2
Corn. AZ lac: NO. Oats. 29Ae: NO. White
3244@321ae; No. White. 42@42Ac No. Rye
4Sc: No. Flax Seed, 81 49, Prime Timothy Seeo
So 55: Mess PORK. " bb $ll 95@l2: Lard. u
100 lbs, So S712: Short Kids sides (Ioose), SIS 9ua
d: Dry Sailed Shoulders fboxed), $5ih6a5 IL.
Snort Clear sides fboxed, s6A@ss4: y Hisky
dstillers finished goods. u gai. 81 20: Sugars
Cut Loaf, be: eranulated, &c: standard A. &C.
Ohthe Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar
ket steady. Creamery, l3@23c; dairy, l202Oc
Eggs. steady. 201ac.
LIVESTOCK.
Cattle-Most of the supply went out of the sell.
ers' hands at 1892 10 for cows and heifers and
at 43 5oM4 for steers Christmas steers wers
IS rs the o1ierings would need TO be superfne
There was Inquiry for stockers and feeders at
$2@2 So, and for veal calves at $2@2 80
hogs-Commou TO prime heavy grades were
taken az 81 25@i 60. and poor 10 choice light at
s4@t 35. Only small part Of the supply sold
outside the limits of "a 2O@14 55, the popular
goa pounds, and 81 1904 55 buying most OF the
heavier weights.
Sheep-A goodly number OF sheep were held
over and, with to-day's $4,000. made the pens