The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-30

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Wheat at the opening was
very sick for half hour So The osteusible
cause given at the time was the small amount of
exports of flour and wheat for the week. The
foreign markets were easier again.
The other fresh features of the days news were
bullish The receipts in this country were light
The Atlantic port clearance of wheat and flour
for twenty-fOur hours amounted to 47O. 600 BUSH
els. New York had further details OF the out
break OF cholera in Argentine, naming the ports
which had Den closed in consequences of it.
The burning OF 6OO. QUO bushels of wheat In an
elevator in Toledo was given as the reason for
nrmness which succeeded the carly weak spell
Near the end of the session IL became known that
a large trade had been quietly going on here In
cash wheat for shipment. ana when it was ascer-
tanned mat the total amount worked yesterday
ana to-day was 100000 bushels the market be-
came very strong and closed at CSC advance over
the lowest price il sold for early in the day Near
ms opening the pressure OF long wheat was evil
dent and IL went most of 1t from 571sc to SIC, or
the lowest price that was touched.
he opening price for May was 8 FAC. and after
declining TO SIC &c gradually improved untilsit
reached 575sc. which it did Just at the close.
Corn-The opening for May was 4Sc and it did
was driven down to 477s@4Sc by The sale OF
200, 600 bushels at that price at a time when 4Sc
and closed at 4S1s94SAc.
Oats were quiet and a shade hrmer. Fluctua-
confined TO a narrower range. May sold between
3lss and 3l9s@3lszc. closing at 1850 BID.
VISIONS were easier Not ali Of the avs decline
remained at the close. Pork, which had a break
or D cents, recovered haf of Its loss. Lard,
which declined Vac. rose aSain to within 21sc of
yesterdays closing, and ribs likewise suffered to
an extent of 219c loss for the day. Selling was
sponslble for the weakness
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. q Mess PorK per Dbl.-
Highest Lowest Highest Lowest
IS S May f.id s PEI s 100 -. 70
Corn No p M May. so g 50 50 s 80
Dec......a54ac 451ac Short Ribs per 90 IDS.
Msy.......4SI4c 471scIMsy So 90 IS 50
Cash duotstIOn,: Flour sales reported.
No. Spring Wheat. 575sG595sc. No. Spring
co rea' 45 SSinr No OATS ea $50 So White
3ls4@321zc; No. white, 3tl4c: No. Rye,
4se; NO Barley RE SSc: S No. s ssS0 &c
Prime Timothy SEED. IS 52ia: Mess PORK,
p bb $ll 371s a IL 80; LARD, p 100 fDs,
80 70: short KIDS, sides Qoosel, 50 TOO
Short Clear sides tbo1edl. s6g8 l21s: Whisky.
distlers finished goods. p gai. 81 %; ougars-Cut
Loaf, unchanged; Graduated, unchanged; Stand
on the Produce Exchange TODAY the Butter mar
ker was firm. Creamery, 1926; dairy, 100
l9c. Eggs, steady, 12@21c.
LIVESTOCK.
Cattle-The few veal calves sold quickly at firm
prices. best young veals up to IS SO ana fair to
good calves at $4@5 A bunch OF sixty fair A
pound Texas Cows sold at 81 So.
Hogs-Sales OF choice heavy Hogs at 81 IS e
numerous. and most or the good grades packing
and shipping lots went at 81 50G4 90; fair to
good Iight-weights sold at Sd 094 50: fancy 190-
pound lights sold up 10 "a 40; ltght-weights that
went below 81 were OF the most inferior quality.
SheeL-Extra 131-pOuud ewes sold 1T SO, and
sales OF choice wethers above IS 20 were rare.
Most of the fair to good mixed mutton went at
s. 5003. and thin to fair lots around 81. There
were many good lambs on safe. but none sold
above 81, the bulk OF the sales OF fair To good
lambs ranging at 81 5o@5 go and thin light
around So 20.