The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-19
Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, Sept. lS.-Wheat opened at Isc de-
cline from yesterdays closing figures, and SUI
fered further Use in a few minutes. 1t stopped
at the latter point, and for the remainder OF the
forenoon seemed TO be confined entirely to local
scalping operations. and very little OF that The
receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth were
corresponding Gay of last year. Cables were
satisfactory. The French estimate OF the wheat
crop OF that CO untry, rs estimated in dispatch
received from New Ork, was given as 336,0U0
tons, or 400,OO0,000 bushels less than the pre-
vlous estimates. London Marx Lane Express
characterized ;he cond tion of the wheat crop OF
the United Kingdom as ''wTetcned" The At
amounted to 417,0OO bushels, including 28463
bushels from New Orleans. ! he market gave
symptoms of strength and returning animal ion
about half an hour before the close.
Corn woke from early dulmess and was soaring,
and reports from Duluth were received about the
same time that New YORK and Baltimore export
ers had bought 400 900 bushels there. The buy
ing Of about that quantity was supposed TO be
cOnfirmatory of the Duluth statement, the buying
being taken as the lifting of the Duluth peoples
he'd es. The price rose lear the END until 561a .
565sc was paid he closing price was $3.50
30 7sc. The market ad a firm undertone on ac-
count of the receipts being 81 carloads less than
estimate yesterday. The market became quite
strong an hour before the close, and:continued
during the remainder of the session.
Wheat and corn acted and reacted upon each
other and the corn shorts look fright at the ad-
vancing wheat market. May rose to o414c. or 7sc
forenoon. closed at 549o41sc, the opening price
having been 5312c.
%.
bought quite good supply of May. but from
that transactions were confined TO local parties
aud scattered. May Started at $3.50 sold at
357s@sec, and down 35s4c. Shortly before
the close it sold at 80 3sc again closing at 35c.
The provision market was quiet and almost
featureless all forenoon, but woke up when the
g. ain market began to show its afternoon
strength and also became strong Prices were at
the top the days orange the session was
coming 10 close. January pork is up l2l4c.
lard lUc ana ribs -12c over the Closing price OF
the day before
TN leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No p Short Ribs per 90 lbs
Highest Lowest Highest. Lowest.
S5,ee......sS55s SSSSzse 2e5,.:.ss7 4 s7g5
Lard per 100 lbs
SIS 921a So So Sept. 5534c 541ac
jan. So 20 50 l21aOct...... 55Iac 5414c
Mess PORK per DBL Dec.......531sc 5214c
Sept. = May ...... 3sc 5S14c
Cash quotations as follows: Flour
Easy. No: Spring Wheat. $685. q 5414c: No.
Seed. So 70: Mess PORK. > Dbl. Sl4 05@I4 10;
Lard. . 100 lbs 50 $500 90; Short Ribs sides
81 1907 80: Dry Sailed shoulders fDo1ed), ST FOG
80; Short Clear Sides fDoxedl. So IUSS %:
WHISKY, dstillers finished goods y gai. 81 So Su-
gars-Cut Loaf, unchanged: Granulated, IN
changed; Standard A unchanged.
ON the Produce exchange to-day the Butter mar
ket was firm; Creameres. 10 a 24c: Dairy,
l31@@2lc Eggs-Firm: l5Gl6c
LIVESTOCK.
Hogs - Receipts. $4,000: official yesterday
% 67z; shipments, 7494; left over, about 900;
quality not quite so good: market slow and weak
al the closing prices OF yesterday.
Cattle-Receipts. 1910; market fairly active;
prices steady, unchanged.
Sheep-Receipts 80 U; only moderately active,
and prices active and rather frmer.