The morning call., 1894-09-13
ChicaUn Ararkafs


CHICAGO, Sept 12-wheat was inclined to be
strong to-day on smaller receipts but the bears
dealt out wheat freely and December closed un-
changed. Corn closed 1sc lower for May. oats
wound up with May 3sc higher. and provisions
closed at slight advances.
Wheat opened firm at slight advance upon yes
lerday's closed price. The tirmness probably
Que to the moderate receipts here and IN the
Northwest, and TO the steadiness of the cables
December started at 571sc. but Immediately
attacked by some of the most prominent traders,
and it gradually weakened until 12c had been
rubbed off its opening value. 1t rose again to the
opening figure, and about an hour from the close
57$sQ6712c was paid for it, Estimated receipts
for Tomorrow were quite light at $50 cars, and
were an aid in sustaining prices toward the close.
December finished at 571ac.
Corn averaged firm although there were soft
spots which suggested fighting chance to bears.
They had a rumor early that some corn bought by
prominent commisSiOn-house would be for sale
during the forenoon, and some selling whc ac-
tualy occurred was thought to be the corn in
question but IL was atterWard found to be part
OF the rather important long line referred and
the same commtsson-house which bought yester-
day took more to-day. The market started strong,
but there was suici ent reassuring sales from seat
tered longs to cause temporary depression ana
decline of about CSC from the highest price, made
near the opening. May started at from SO 20
o6I4e, sold for a time around 5614c, and touched
ooSSc Tor moment 1t declined to 55$4 c, re-
covered again TO ooSs, dropped back To % go
56c, and at the end was at soc. BUSINESS ac
tive In sDotS aud dull for much long intervals.
oats-Fairy active and higher. The movement
OF corn had something to do with the firmer feel
Ing. but there WAS also independent strength vis
bic outside of that, good buying orders from the
outside, and the disposition In general was to
take in instead of dispose OF stuff. Schwartz
Dupee Co. aud F. g. Logan were the principal
traders in purchasing. May started steady from
36!s93614c, sold down to 3'c. back again to
| $500, after which Ii closed steady.
The provision market was easy at the opening,
but al the slight decline which inaugurated the
J trading was SO good that sellers soon withdrew
their offers, and prices quickly recovered the
| first loss The feeling became quite strong after
that. ana prices until pork had gained : 11e
on the lowest price. January had sold for and it
stood at the close only 212c under Its best price
for the day and l0c higher than IL closed yester-
| day Lard in the end gained 21hc and ribs &C.
Freight stes were steady Charters to Buffalo.
| I1ac for wheat I4e for wheat lac for corn and
11sc for OATS and 10 Port Huron l 1ec for wheat.
The leading iutures ranged follows:
! Wheat No. p Short Ribs per 90 lbs
! Highest Lowest Highest Lowest
| sept....-54s4c 54ssc.sept. 81 80 81 81 p
May......6:5sc 81 Jau......s7 421b 81 321a
LARD Der 100 los
! Sept....S9 90 So 95 Corn No p
! Oct.....S9 90 sS95 sept. 57$4c SIC
jan. 80 471s s. 50 oct....... 57$4c SIC
Mess Pork per pbl- Oec......55Lac 547sc
! Sept. Sl4 40 SI4 30 May ......5o$sc 55s4c
Cash quotations were as follows: FIonr-Un-
! changed; NO. Spring Wheat. 545SG555sc:
No. Spring Wheat. nominal; No. Red. 545sc:
1 NO. Corn. 595sc Prime Timothy Seed. 50 40:
! Mess Pork bOl Sl4 45@l4 so; Lard. - 100
lbs 50 90; Short Ribs sldes Hoosej. 81 9o@s 90:
| Dry Salted Shoulders fDoIedl, So S715@S7 W:
Short Clear Sides tboxedl. 81 So9a7 s5: Nhisky,
! distillers finished goods. p eai. 81 80 sugars
Cut Loaf, unchanged: Granulated, unchanged;
Standard A. unc hanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar
ket was nrm; Creamerles. l4@24e: Diaries,
l3@2Oc Eggs, steady at l5@l6c
LIVESTOCK.
Hogs-Receipts, 23.00O: official yesterday, IA :
\ 0S5: shipments 7I55: left over about 5000;
/ quality shows some Improvement Market fairly
/ active, best grades steady. common qualities a
shade easier; sales range at 50 50Ge6 40 for light;
| S5 5O95 70 for rough packing; So 55G6 so for
mixed; s. 1906 70 for heavy packing and ship
1 ping.
/ CattIe-Receipts 2OOO: market fairly active:
/ natives steady: westerns 10@l5c lower.
| Sheep-ReceipIS, $4,000; dull; lO03l5c lower.