The morning call., 1894-08-23
Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-Wheat ruled fairly active
the range for the day being 5SGs4c. The first
trades were at lac decline at Soc for Septem To- r
and sold off fraction more, rallied 5s@skc
eased Off &c. advanced $50 I4c, became steady
changed some and c osed at 543&c for September
he market started out weak Notwithstanding the
small receipts. lower cables apparently having tie
most influence, ana roOm-traders sold quite free.
~ Tor awhile. The sentiment changed, and prices
suddenly advanced on foreign cables The
weather was reported as again cold ana rainy on
the Continent, and private cable advices gave a
buIiish Russian crop report, but without details
New ork led in the advance. selling up before
the turn here and was also something of a factor
AT the advance there was quite a little selling
and the prominent local concerns with the eIeya-
tor interests were supposed to have sold freely
acted.
the falling OF in lineaI receipts no doubt caused
a little more outside buying There was r,rber
free liquidation In Septem selling, the delivery
ana buying December. the premium widening 10
ABOUT 31s per cent. operators evidently over
bought themselves Oh the Russian crop news and
side figure OF the day.
Corn ruled fairly active, fluctuations covering
1sSI1s range. me feeIing was nervous and
rather unsettled, with the market sensitive aud
subject 10 sudden turns either way. The sent1-
ment at the start was little bearish and offerings
were quite liberal at the time, Influenced by the
various weather anu crop bull news being more
favorable than expected and also TO the fact that
the market closed near the top yesterday and
some react on was anticipated to-day
Eary offerings were readily absorbed and a
few buying orders coming on the market cheeEad
the decline with the early sellers turned bnvers
and found but little for sale. A drm tons TO-
prevailed. but the outside figures were not main
tanned, material reaction setting in and 6nal
quotations showed a loss for September OF 1h0
CSC and AGAc for May. There was mods afg
untry buying and some realizing for interior
holders around outside prices OpeninV traGes
were at $50 11c loss at SOC for September and
after holding steady for awhile advanced 81 n
1sc, eased back 149&sc. rallied some, declined
SIZE - -'N '''''u WIN september at
While there was no dependence whatever IN
regard To the fluctuations of the market ouite
good business was transacted and the marke
was active during the greater part OF the session
to 3lc. closed at 30Tsc. 1P
Provisions were firm with not much activity
Very few orders were on the market from the at;-
side. The packers played solitaire Armour A. "a
sold some ribs for January. The Chicago Pactinc
Company, who bought quite freely OF Sectem her
ribs yesterday were the most liberal sellers tn
day. The fluctuations in pork followed the change
OF corn TO a moderate extent. Closing prices Tor
January are very little changed from yesterday
PORK closed at So TIA or 212c higher and lard
and ribs repeat yesterdays final prices
he leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No 2 Short Ribs per 100 lbs
highest Lowest Highest. Lowest
sent Sss 44 S S2i sa973a
N coin so e '' 5s sH' 81 s5S 81 ga
sept...... 55Nc 544EoIseDt. sls % SIG so
Oct.u...54Hsc 52HsclJan... $l3 IS SlY as
Cash quotations were as iolIows: Elour-No
sales; No. Spring Wheat, 5334 0955c; No. 3 SprIng
Wheat. n0mlDNi no. Red. 1884 05514c; No
Corn 543sc: Prime Timothy SEED a. AZ.
Mess PORK y Dbl, sl3 5O9i3 So Lard, y 90 lbs
81 60@7 621a; Short Ribs sides dooseJ. 81 20
o. sO Dry Sailed Shoulders lDoKedl s6 5oS
62ao; snort Clear sides fDOxed) 81 6Osa7 ~.
WHISKY. distillers' finished goods. D Val. 81 %
suear-Cut Loaf, 5s1c: Granulated. 5.l2o: stand.
ard A. 4.9c.
on the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar.
ket was firm; Creamery, I7@23L5c; dairy ISA
zoe. Eggs-Firm; l312gl 41ac.
LIVESTOCK
Hogs-ReceIpts to-day were $4,000: oh,cial
yesterday. ia ,4S5; SHIPMENTS $40; left over
about 1000; quality poor. Market active and
firm: prices sc higher. sales ranged at S5 INA
81 for light, 81 S6@s5 20 for rough psck1uS
IS 1905 40 for mixed. SIS 25G5 go for heayv
packing ana shipping lots ''
Cattle-Receipts to-day. $500: yesterday. 2s
sac; shipments yesterday, 1865: market active
Srm prices lo420c higher: natives S966,,
sesternS. $3a4 SO: Texans. 81 5o03 go
sheep-Receipts to-day 5000: market firm.
California Fruit Sales.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The Earl Fruit Companv
sold California fruit at the various MARKERS AZ