The morning call., 1894-10-21
Chicago Marx cts.


CHICAGO. Oct. 2U.-Good export demand and
frmness abroad again helped the grain markets
to-day. December wheat closed 5sc higher, May
corn 1sc higher and May oats 1sc higher. Pro-
visions were firm.
Wheat had strong but not very lively start.
First trades about 2se advance over
the close OF the day before. Sellers
were rather scarce. and further advance
at the opening was only stopped by the
moderate demand. Duluth wired that stocks
there would show an increase of 945 900 bushels.
and Minneapolis guessed the weeks increase at
that point at 700, 600 bushels. Receipts here Tor
the day were 142 cars Minneapolis reported $50
cars and Duluth 339, making $50 altogether COM
pared with 1910 on the corresponding day OF the
previous week.
The weeks clearances for both coasts, accord
ing TO Bradstreet's. amounted in wheat and flour
TO 3, 81 900 bushels against 3,S17 600 bush els
the week before and 27O9.OUO bushels for the
corr responding week of the year before.
December. which closed Yesterday at 52Ss@
5224c, opened at from 527s@5 &C. sold as high as
sion and kept close 10 53c during the remainder
OF the day. There was some weakness due 10
do0btS entertained of the genuincness of yester-
days reported heavy business for exports and
from the fact of the days clearanc ces of wheat
els from Philadelphia. The days -four export was
4O.712 barrels The closing cables came strong
aud at good advances. Tho market here was at
its best the close
The market was firm and higher. It
opened lGc yesterdays close and did not
lose that again duing the subsequent fluctuations
1t became stronger near the close and wound up
at the highest point OF the days range ana lac
over the price it closed at yesterday. For MAY
5Oc was the opening price, although few sales
were made az 49Hsc. II rose TO 501sG5O14c and
dropped back to soc. with another advance near
the close which left the value at 5014c. The de-
mand for through billed corn was active at an
advance equal 10 the gain in futures.
The limit of soc for May corn loosened up
good many orders 10 sell NO. and No. 8 yellow
10 arrive, which had been tied at = discount of
4l4c and 4c respectively under May, soon as
the latter should be quoled at soc. About 25OCOO
bushels Of No and o. yellow 20 arrive ia o.
VenDsr aud December were cgntracte ed for Re
cripts here to-day l47 cars; estimated for MonCay
2OU cars
Business in oats was quiet during the entire
session; Prlces were shade hrmer, due to ike
feeling in corn
rhe provision market steadied itself after
slight break at the opening and worked gradually
upward after that, closing w tn a gain OF zoe in
quite M &c its closing price of the day before IL
rested at decline tor the day at 2Ihc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No 2 Short Ribs per 90 lbs
Highest. Lowest Highest Lowest.
Oct.....~.52s4c 5l7sc0ct So 421h s6 IS
Dec......532sc 62TscjJan.. 20 So 10
Msy......5814c 57$4c
Lard per 100 Ibs-- Corn No Q
jan 81 O21s 81 90 NOv......50i4c soc
Mess Pork per Ubl- Oec....49c 48IAc
Jan...S12 271a s12 Is May .494c 49Isc
Cash quotations were as foiiOws. Fiour-Steady
unchanged: No.2 Spring Wheat. .55 IA L465614c No
Spring Wheat. nominal; No. 2 RED 3 a G15Z3L r:
No. > Corn. 50I4c: Prime Timothy Seed IS 3uG
So: Mess PORK. y Dbl. Sl2 350l2 50: Lard . 90
lbs 81 20; Short Ribs sides OOose). SO 4O06 so:
Dry Salted Shoulders (DoIedl. So a l2Ls;
Short Clear Sides (boxedl. So 1906 S71%: WHISKY
distlers' finished goods. y gaI. 23 SuRars-Cut
Loaf, changed: Granulated unchanged; Stan
dard A, unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar
ket was firm; creameries. l4G123c; dairies, $50
zoe. Eggs-Steady; l612@lSc.