The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-18
Chicago Markets..

CHICAGO. Dec. 1.-THE wheat market at the
opening showed a frmer tone than toward the
close of Saturdays session. The short sellers ap.
peared to have discounted on Saturday and e1.
pected 1,50O,OUO bushels increase In the visible,
and the better feeling among the longs due to
decided falling off In the Northwestern receipts
and TO encouraging caDlegrsms from Liverpool
There tendency toward decline shortly
after the start, when Minneapolis stocks were re-
ported S45 900 bushels heavier than on Monday
last, or 100. 900 bushels more than Saturdays ad-
vices from there had led to the expectation of.
The slight drop in prices, however was soon
covered from. The visible soon gave such evil
denee as induced the expectation of much
heavier increase than had been looked for, and
that put an extinguisher upon what began TO as
sumo the appearance OF very strong market
May, which opened at from 5S3s@95S34c, had
gradually improved until it reached sac, but as
the huge increase, which was latterly confirmed,
began TO deepen its shadow on the mark at the
underlying publish feeling gradually oozed out,
and about an hour from the end OF the session the
price was down TO $3.50 The later cable news
was rather in favor OF the bulls The days pri.
mary market receipts were also giving encourage
ment to holders, IN the cast half hour the effect
OF 100000 increase in the visible at such a
late season of the year making itself more eff
fectualy felt, and the buying was overwhe med
Instant to $3.50, and closed with sellers at 58I40
5S3sc.
Corn opened with sellers at a shade under the
price which was bid at the close Saturday and
it gradually sank until IL had declined 1ac under
the highest price paid at the start. The receipts
somewhat oyerran the estimates: the amount on
ocean passage increased 100000 bushels last
week and the visible supply showed an increase
Of /. ITO 600 bushels against 100000 bushe In
crease the year before. May opened at 5O1ac.
touched 491sc and closed at 4912c.
N Oats the sympathy existing with the Corn
market was great. The elevator concerns were
offering quite freely. My started at S23s@D
32Lac, sold down to 3214c closing at that fignTs
Provisions were firm. but the improv ement in
prices which was eSta DliShed did not produce anv
activity H. the tradinr. Instead of IL 600 hogs.
estimated Saturday. only 1000 were re-
ceived. Pork, lard and ribs eacn started at a
good advance. and held it very well In the face OF
sgh ant mi nj
ceipts of hogs for tomorrow OF only 81 600
helped in Keeping the market firm. At the close
the advances were as follows: In pork loo, lard
and ribs each sc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
wheatNo. 3 Mess PORK per pbL-
nsss Eyes eyes, hs 60 si rps Sc
5uyy.SsS4e SSMf s nl FARO s per Zoo ~ l1
Corn No e 4sc Short s Il IL per 81 80
Man 5ds 81 Nay g g i S74 s. iS
Cash quotations: riour-s steady; Winter Patents.
81 50@2 80: Winter straights, 81 25@2 so; Spring
se IS 1O S9 sP5ng stFa sSns g
5s1S@6ossc: No. Spring Wheat. nominal: NO
Red :,a es4s54asc; No @, 2 Corr: 4s1ac: No 2
sarey 5S55c: So 5 5oe53s4e: no 9zaf no@ Mn
So 52As; Mess POrk y bbl. Sil s7l%@i2: Lard. .:
90 ms, 81 So Short Ribs ades (locse), SIS SOFA
. 30. Dry oallcu S0ouiuerS fpOXeQt, 5000 O2lo .
Short Clear Sides tboxedl, Sc 25 16 371a: WHISKY,
distillers finished goods. T gaL 81 49, sugars
Cut Loaf, unchanged.
Onthe Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar.
ket, steady. Creamery. l2@23o: dairy, 9Dl9c .
Eggs, steady, 1392l15c.
LIVESTOCK.
The cattle market opened firm. The easier feel
ing developed soon after the opening was caused
by the discovery that the arrivals were something
like 2000 head greater than the first estimates
made. The demand prevented declines, prices re-
maing about tho same as on Saturday.
There average advance in hogs of | Oc
per 100. The increased frmness was in conse-
quence of the fact that the arrivals fell below ex
pectations. The great bulk of the stuff was
weighed at 81 3b@i go or s. 25G4 40 for light.
and at 81 40@I 50 for medium ana heavy. Prime
heavy weights quoted AT "a 1904 10 and
prime assorted light at 81 40@4 AS
The sheep market opeaed decidedly strong
Heavy sheep were only steady to perhaps few
cents higher In some cases. but medium weicbt
sheep and lambs of all kinds sold from l 0 to ibc
higher.
Receipts were remarkably good as to quality
very little poor and common uff being offered
Quotations ranged from 81 z51$3 60 Tor poor to
choice sheep, and 81 1894 30 for lambs Of similar
grades
ReceIpts-Cattle, 10000; calves, 500; hogs.
$4,000; sheep, 10 QUO.