The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-21
Chicago Markets.

their PROFITS this morning at the opening. The
first transactions were at the same prices az at
yesterdays close, and was steady for the first
twenty minutes, when selling began to have its
effect and break OF I4c occurred. partly infiu-
enced by the fact that receipts at Minneapolis and
Duluth were 10 cars. against 800 on the CORE
spending day of last year. The cables giving The
close Of the foreign markets were strong and
quoted considerably higher prices, but New York
Minneapolis and Milwaukee rather threw cold
water on the bullish feeling abroad by reporting
that bids from the other side for flour came at
lower prices than were offered from there yester-
day. The market was fairly firm. bur trading was
light ana fluctuations narrow.
he opening prices for May were $3.50 and
5S5sc@5e $4c. 1t had dump to 6Sslsc a recoy-
cry to $3.50, long int, val of stesdiness at
around $3.50 and then another weak spell. which
left the price struggling to keep its head l-16c
higher than the previous lowest point of the day
Corn-May opened at 491sc and did not sell
higher than 1914 nor lower than &c during the
session. closing at acc bid.
Oats-Were quiet The disposition was prin-
cipay to sell. May started at 32Lsc sold at
3214c, declined to 32c@e321sc and closed at the
lowest price of the day
The market in provisions did not escape the
general dullnes Future deliveries were frmer
ing to number only $4,000, instead OF 81, 600 as
estimated, and to-morrow's receipts being estl-
mated at $4,000 Compared with last night the
market Is unchanged TO 21ac higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. q Mess PORK per bbl-
Highest. Lowest Highest. Lowest
May. .,55es3Ac 1855 May .;sl4 IS So 10
4snc 1 Short GlD. p %, . 80 % b.,
May......4yAc 49c May. So IS Is So iI 10
Cash onotatlon,: Flour Quiet and trife easier;
Winter Patents 81 5092 80: Winter Straighls,
Straights. 81 20@2 so: takers. 81 SO@2 25 No
Spring Wheat, 6sss06o1ac. No: $ Spring
No corr, 1870: No. Oats. 2sAc GS' No. q )
White 3l@3ls4c: No. 3 White. 3I14c; No. 3
az 4g "a S sSc N sare ya9 No.
Timothy SEED. SO 5o@5 SO: Mess PORK y Dbl.
$ll 1911 871s: Lard. y 100 ms, So s2Ia Short
fDoxedl S6@5 1219; Short Clear sides 1boxedt
So 12I@96 20; Whisky. distilers finished goods
r. gal. 81 %; Su2ars-Cut Loaf unchanged
On the Produce exchange to-day the Butter mar
ket was dull. Creamery, l2@23c; dairy, ll@I9c
Eggs, DUH 10000
LIVESTOCK
Sales OF cattle 3 trife freer TODAY and
choice grades made small gain The fresh and
stale cattle combined made q larger supply than
OF the question shppers ana was s out
were slow 10 pay 81 S0Gb so for common to
choice 1000 to 1900 pound steers, aud there was
q lack of activity In butchers stock at $2A3 so
for common TO extra COWS, heirers and but Is Can
ners' stun was quoted at 81 2b@2 25. with sales
were stronger and fancy grades were quoted at
S5 9O@6
There was better demand for sheep and lambs
and that fact, together with abrupt falling off In
the arrivals, gave the price slight upward iucI-
nation. Poor to choice sheep 81 5093 50, and
poor to choice lambs S2@4. Extra-fed sheep sold
as high as So 50.
Good hogs of ali weights were held with in
ased firmness, selling shade higher In some
instances In the commoner kind there was no
Improvement. More than 40UOO were on sale
several thousand hogs Of low degree being cit in
sellers hands. From IS 90@4 for poor light.
there was trading all along up to $4 sol 10 for
prime heavy. The prices most frequently paid TOR
Observation-Disclosures of less than 200 pounds
were 81 2OG4 80, and the great bulk OF the 22b
and $50 pound hogs were sold at 81 35(A4 So
Culls and pigs were bard TO sell at $2(Q3 rs
Receipts = Cattle, 1000; hogs, 0.0OO; sheep.
ID 600. F'