The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-19
Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, June l9.--The crop damage reports
from foreign lands and other bulisn news showed
wheat mp to-day, ana July closed cents higher,
after $3.50 advance.
Corn closed higher for July. oats finished Jsc
higher Tor August and provisions closed at a
slight advance.
The wheat market ruled decidedly active. The
better tone was due in addition to the foreign
crop reports, to a decrease on ocean passage and
larger reduction in the visible than expected.
There were good buying orders on fhand at the
opening some for foreign account, DO tn for cash
aud futures, and general shorts, which had Gntici
pated still further break to-day, were induced to
cover.
A press cable reporting the crops in Austria and
Upper Hungary damaged by trosts and snow and
private dispatches quoting Berlin and Antwerp
closing strong on bad weather created an active
demand. Another Berlin cable reported the mar
ket excited on bad weather. The decrease in
passage, according TO BeeTbohm, was 2,12S, 900
bushels. The visible decreased $50 600 bushels.
feature was the spread between July and Sep
TENDER widened to 212c early and narrowed TO
l1sc, &c under active demand for the former
TIE market opened 7sc higher, aud after ad-
vancing 81 C reacted 5Sc, closing firm. The ele-
vator people were large buyers.
Corn was active and stronger.with 115c range;
July closed Zee higher. Covering by shorts and
the strength III wheat were the factors.
oats were firm with wheat. The range for July
Provisions were very dull but firm on the &C
ton of wheat Compared with Saturday night
September pork is SC higher, September lard 21qe
higher and September ribs sc higher. Fair in
quiry for vessel room: rates steady, at 14c for
wheat and 1c for corn to Buffalo. Charters for
wheat in New York at &C.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. . Corn No. .
Highest Lowest. Highest. Lowest.
june. soc 56S4cJune. ...4l2sc 4O1sc
July..... 81 LAC o7HstJ uly.. ....4 1sc 40}4 c
Sept ..63s4c 6O14c Sept. ....42c 4O1ac
Short Kios per 90 lbs
JuIy.....s6 47Ia 50 IS Lard per 100 lbs
Mess PORK per 6SlD Ja alG'. :. So 10 Sc 721s
July. .Sl2 90 $l2 45 Sept. So 80 ST SO
Sept. 81 80 $l2 so
The cash quotations were as follows: Flour
winter patents 81 SU(d2 90: winter straight.
81 90; spring patents, So l093 40; straight 81 20
az 20. No. Spring Wheat. 593sc: No. 3
Spring Wheat. nominal No. . Red, 593se:
No. Corn 41I4c: Prime Timothy Seed. 81 rs
Mess Pork p bbl. Sl3 471sQl3 SO: Lard. y 100
lbs. So 10; Short Ribs sides Qoosel S6 571S
at 90; Dry Sailed Shoulders (DoIedl. 50 6219(G
STla; Short Clear Sides fboxedl. SO 1895 81 70
WHISKY, distillers finished goods. p gar. 81 Is
Sug2rs-Cut Loaf, unchanged Granulated, un-
changed.
ON the Produce Exchange To-Day the butter
and Eggs market was unchanged.
CATTLE
Cattle-Receipts, IA 900; in fair demand and a
trife higher; prime to extra native steers, 81 rs
Q5 medium. 81 25@4 90; others, S. 1898 So;
Texans $3S3 50.
Hogs-Receipts. 80 900: active: lot higher:
all sold; rough and heavy, 81 30@4 so: pack ers
and mixed. 81 1904 80; prime heavy and
butcher weights, 81 9O@5; assorted light, 81 8 o
"a 50.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1000: light re.
ceipts; a trihe higher; top sheep, So 50@3 rs;
top lambs, 81 25@4 so.