The morning call., 1894-10-04
Chicarn NynrAe cts.


CHICAGO. ILL.,, Oct. 3.-The bark OF the dog OF
war echoed by the cables scared wheat Into
moderate advance to-day but the bulge was met
with free selling and December closed but FAC
higher The other markets sympathized with
wheat May corn closed 3sc higher; May oats
SIC higher, and provisions finished at slight adj
vance A suggestion of warcry was licked OF
by the cables before the regular trading COM
menced. aud December wheat. which was weak
at 5l34c yesterday afternoon was wanted on the
curb at 531sc, and the regular trading confirmed
the action OF the curb. December started win
buyers at from b3c to 531sc, ana the demand .or
IL showed no abatement until II ma advanced
shade 533sc. December. after Mating around
533sc took an Iher leap and stood at 5312e Tor a
second before it was shaken down again TO $50
Those fluctuations covered the results OF the
first two hours OF trading the hogs appetite for
wheat came TO the front again. Winter wheat re-
ceipts were supplying strong evidences Oh erow-
lug scarcity in the country and even the north-
western movement smaller than OF late. The
total amount at primary marSets 0as about 90,
600 bushels, while year ago 925 ooo ousheis was
the total of the primary receipts Business IN the
pit was brisk and at times quite heavy Inc ere
vator men took advantage OF the excitement TO 10
a little scalping. Valentine n seymour 20;
bought at the opening enuSiveB wniie ne nao
him most diligently. The Weare commission ION
Company was reported 10 have dumped oooO.uOO
bushels december wheat when IL toucheu ootsc,
53I4c
The Atlantic port clearances were liberal.
amounting in Wheat and Flour TO oUU ,OUU DuSn-
| els. The closing cables reported Liverpool firm
and 1ad higher, but both Paris ana Berlin were
weak and lower In the last hour of the session
the market ruled quiet, December closing at 53e
Corn was strong at the opening and firm all DAY.
chiefly In syn patty with Wheat, but to consider
able extent also on account of smaller receipts
| The inspected cars numbered l0l and only az es-
/ timated for tomorrow The opening price Ior
| May Corn was very irregular some transactions
! being as low 49Ac, and ranged from that up to
495sc There was an advance to 6O1sc during
the course OF the day, but sac OF that was subse-
| quenty knocked of. The closing price was 1884 g
| 497sc.
Oats opened with good sale and followed the
movements of corn. Shorts were bidd1ng quite
freely and with only moderate disposition 10
Darlington annah throughout the session DIS
posed of quite good many oats; BALDWIN, Far-
mum aud Milmine Bodman were buying. May
started at 33i4c. sold AT 3 '*sc up TO 5000 ana
back to 5312c, where ii closed.
because OF no better grain markets provisions
recovered little more or their recent de-
| cline and although the latest transactions were
al good deal under the TOP prices OF the day they
still held gains compared with closing prices OF
the day before. Pork is higher by TAG. lard &c
Hogs-Receipts to-day were 26.OO0 and "a ,00O
| are estimated for tomorrow.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No q Short Ribs per 90 Tbs.
Highest. Lowest Highest. Lowest
Oct....6lasc 5O5scloct.. 81 90 SO so
Dec..".. 535sc 625eeI JAM. .-.s6 20 ST 471s
Lard per 100 lbs--- Corn No. q
jan jan. 81 50 s. 49, Dec..... $3.50 45e
Mess PORK per DBL May .. 5014c 4914t
Jan. Sl2 50 So rs
Cash quotations follows: Flour-Dull
| No 3 Yellow Corn, 1850: No. Spring Wheat
| 50s4@53c: No. < Spring Wheat nominal: No.
Red. 50$4@5lc: No. Corn. 475sc; Prime limo
thy Seed, SIS 50: Mess Pork. y Dbl. sl39l3 20
Lard. "a 90 lbs. 81 SO; Short Ribs sides Qoose)
So 9G(67 co. Dry Sailed Shoulders fDoxedl
So 81 10 Q16 80: Short Clear Sides (Doxedl, 81 5O@
rs: WHISKY. distillers nE1shed goods. y gar
| 81 SO: Sugars-Cut Loaf, unchanged: Granulated
| unchanged: standard A unchanged.
ON the Produce Exchange TO-DAY the Butter mar
ket was steady: creameres l6@25c; diaries. lag
PIC. Eggs-Frn; 1615@l715c.
LIVESTOCK.
| Hogs-Receiptc, 5000; official yesterday, 81,
| sac: shipments. $500: left over, about 5000
| quality, improved: market dull and weak AT LOG
| zoe decline.
| Cattle-Receipts, II 900: slow and weak prices
| 56lOc lower common: NJ tiveS, 81 1912 80
Native steers S4@5 so: Westerns; 81 50@5 IS.
| Sheep-Receipts. l4O0: market quiet. GOO
grades. steady; common, easier; choice. 75c@
So 80.