The morning call., 1894-10-13
Chicago Marx cts.


CHICAGO, Oct, 12.-Dullness was the feature In
the speculative market to-day. Prices of the two
leading cereals averaged below yesterdays clos
ing prices. Oats gained lac and Provisions were
firm. closing at slight advances.
Wheat opened lower again anc December, in
the course OF fifteen minutes trading, sold as low
as 52h2@525sc, thus breaking IT'S previous low
record. There was nothing encouraging to bulls
in the early dispatches, which resulted In the de-
cline mentioned. Liverpool was quoted duh ana
~ lower. The receipts at Chicago were 81 and
AT Minneapolis and Duluth 934 cars An encour-
aging feature in the outlook was the report from
New York of an improved demand for new No,
2 red winter.
The primary markets received total of 75O 900
bushels, including 221.oU0 bushels at Kansas
City. There was more solid duliness in the pit
here to-day than In any of the few preceding dull
days of the week The range of prices for DE.
cember were confined to 535sc as its mig est point
and 521%S5 1850 as its lowest During the greater
part or the session the extreme variation was
from 52s4c sellers to 52s4c buyers The premium
for May was about 55sc. The market Iivened up
a little toward the close of tho session reports
OF heavy charters OF Wheat for export. Decem-
S 5st advanced to and closed at 'S' and May to
Although only seventy five cars of corn were re
opened weak In sympathy with wheat. There
were sellers OF May at from 49Js(1495sc, com
pared with 1850 at the close yesterday. It de-
clined Co 1890 before enough support was forth
coming to stop 1t. Some buying against puts
during the remainder of the forenoon. 1t touched
494c for moment and steadied 495Sc,
where IL remained about an hour. Business
very light The influence OF little stiffness in
wheat near the end helped the market. The price
had worked off again to 49s4c for May but re-
covered 49s4c and closed at 495s@ 1890.
oats experienced a quiet anu uninteresting
session, following corn I'm all Its fluctuations.
There was but little disposition TO trade either
way. May opened at 32s4c. sold down to S25Sc,
up to 33c aud back to 1924 @327sc, closing at 3Sc.
soon i'm proved recovered nearly all losses and
added some profit. The amount OF trading was
small Compared with last night January pork
hiQh
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. p | Short Ribs per 100 lbs
Highest Lowest Highest. Lowest
Dec.....5sc 621SrIJan...".. SO IS sc 221a
Lard per 100 os- Corn No 2
oct..... 81 rs 81 IS oct......4ss4c 4914c
JAM. 81 as 81 IS Nov.....491Qc 4sc
Mess PORK per uDL- Dec......4734c 471sc
Jan...$12 S212 $12 20 May .4es4c '4e4c
Cash quotations were as fonows: Flour-Steady
Spring Wheat. nominal: NO. 2 Red. 5I@52c;
o Corn. 49s4 prime Timothy Seed, IS so Mess
81 rs; Short Ribs sides Qoose). SO 65@6 rs:
Dry Sailed shoulders fDoxedl. s62s@t6ls: Short
Clear sides fboxedl. 81 25@7 so; " hisKy. dis
tilers finished goods y RaI. 81 25: sugars
4.44c.
on the Prodnce Exchange To-Day the Butter mar
ket was firm; creameries. l4@23c; diaries.
l3159l4c. Eggs-Steady; l41ac
LIVESTOCK.
Hogs - Receipts. 1900: shipments, 1O,254;
quality fair Market opened stronger. but soon
weakened sc. "a es ranged a. 81 S005 as for
light, 81 75@1i 80 for rough packing 81 8515 as
for mixed. 81 9o@5 6o for heavy packing and
Shipping lots and 50 2595 65 Tor pigs.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000: common steers. 81 9O(G
50; emaeiated cows, s1@l so; bulk Of active
Sheep-Receipts, 1900: 5G lOc lower