The morning call., 1894-10-28
Chicago Mr. ets

CHICAGO. Oct 27.-Business was again extreme
ly light In the speculative market and dullness
had an adverse effect the value OF wheat De-
eemDer closing with loss OF ~ c. Corn was sus-
tained by the evidence of gradual eating away
of local stocks and prospective scarcity of the
contract trade, and May closed unchanged with
Decent Der 1sc higher.
May oats closed 1sc lower and pr visions made
moderate gains
Wheat opened with semblance OF improve
ment In tone. 5213c being bid for Decem-
ber for few moments. but the faint Dno-
Bile of demand burst. and there were
sellers at 523s cents a minute or TWO later
Northwestern receipts were again heavy Mime
apoiis reporting TOT aud Duluth 357. or
l064 in all compared with 1000 cars on The cor,
responding day OF last year. Chicago received
II cars ,
Foreign markets about steady. Liverpool
was quoted unchanged for spot and remote Ia,
lures and l4d lower TOR october. Paris was ~
centlmes higher Tor wheat ana unchangeo rSa iUa
flour. Berlin was IA marx higher Tor wheat ne
clearanceS of wheat and flour for this week Ioi
both coasts as reported by bradstreets amonnteu
10 1858 900 bushels against s. l9ZOOO On tne pre-
vlouS week, and compared 33z3,Ooo nuspcS csS,ia IL
the corresponding week OF last year lbe NostG tI
supply promised to show what the bears eau a
handsome" increase. ! he exports Ior twenay
fourS hourS from Atlantic ports amounted III "neas
and flour to 3SS. 600 bushels.
BUSINESS toward the eud OF the session was
shade easier than earlier in the day anu tne ~
creased trading was at the expense of the bulls.
December ruling around 5214c about ntteen MN
utes from the end The very light business en-
abled the local short sellers. who nave an tne
money il the trade, to stick the CAD stl deeper III
the bulls flanks and get the price down ahothef
1s Of "a cent December sold at 521sc, ana CLOS en
at that. May, which opened al 7H4e, deciiheu W
and closed at $3.50. -.
! Corn was shade weaker the average for
May. but much ii mer for october and Decehloer.
The latter feature was the only noticeaoie @ one IA
! the days transactions. This weeks local move,
ment has resulted In an estimated leSsenlns OF
elevator stocks to the extent OF 5oo.ooo oeshe.s
and the Stock-taking on Monday is not iikeIy 10
| show more than 100000 bushels OF NO. IN oni
c4go. To-day's receipts wero l69 cars, ana with
| draWals from store 134. OOe bushels
| New YORK reported six boatloads sold there to-
day for export. Liverpool was another La per
| GENITAL higher for October The Chicago holders
| for options In Liverpool appear To he having
things all their own way. Estimated receipts here
| for Monday are 200 cars october opened al 505Se
and clos ed at 5O34c. December. which closed yes
| terday at 4S1ac. opened at 4S5sc, and graually
| worked upward until it reached 1880, reac ting
| from that to 4gIsc at the close. May opened and
| closed at 1880, selling as low as 495sc In be-
| The oat market was quite active at intervals.
| and. altogether, a fair business was transacted
1t was thought that the liquidation OF long oats is
now over and also that shorts quite fully
covered. An easier feeling prevailed, and prices
closed @ under YESTERDAYS last as - quotations
| later up to 321S@3z14c. and down to $3.50
81 7sc.
! The provision market improved slightly. due to
| some little covering of shorts and halt in the
| selling pressure. Hog receiDtS were $4,000 head
and 10000 are estimated for Monday. Specula-
tive trading was light and quotations at the close
| showed an Improvement of 71ac in pork and 2Ls C
in lard aud BIS. The latest quotations were
| Sll 10. sellers for January pork; $6 20 bid for
:. anuary lard and So 80 for January ribs
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. p Short Ribs per 90 lbs.
Highest Lowest Highest Lowest.
! Oct. lac 511scl0ct... S6 IN So 81 IA
Dec.."..5 521ac 621sciJan.. ..S5 9212 50 S5
! May......5714c 567sc
Lard per 100 Ibt-- Corn No q
! Oct. S6 80 S6 So oct.. 5OAc b0ssc
jan. So 721s Sc IS Nov.."..5Oslc 501sc
Mess Pork per bbl- Dec......493sc 4S5sC
| Jan..sl1 20 $1l 90 May. .....491sc 1855
| Cash quotations were fonows: FlOur-wipteI
patents, 81 50@2 80: do, straiehts. 81 20@2 90
| Spring patents, S303 so; do, straighrs, 81 2O@
| 276; Bakers, 81 7502. No. Spring Wheat
! 551s0561sc; No. Spring Wheat. nominal: No.
| Red. 5165(G521a; No. . Corn. 5O1sc: Prime Tim
| IL: Lard. . 100 lbs Sc 80; Short Ribs side.
| Qoosel. So 35 a 40; Dry Salted Shoulders
(poxedl, SIS 1900 S712: Short Clear sides fbO-edl
$6 1919; WHISKY dfstilers' finished goods. u gai
| 81 %: Sugars-Cut Loaf, unchanged: Granulated
| unchanged; standard A, unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar
| ket was unchanged. Eggs unchanged.
LIVESTOCK.
Cattle-Recepts were estimated ar 1900. ma K
ing 6S, 6O2 head for the week. That is about 450t
less than last week and 1900 less than year ago
For Saturday there was more than the usual in
were IN demand at S O. 25 for poor TO extra
Western at 81 5O@4 65: Texas, 81 25G3 55 Ii
most cases the early sales were better than thos
made further along
Sheep-About 1000 sheep came in to-day, ant
the total receipts for this week are about 60 600
which is 33 900 less than for last week and 21 00
| less than the corresponding week last year Tn
market was quiet and firm at 81 50@3 for good C.
choice and 75f @lS2 % for poor to fair. The Iaml
market was strong at 81 5o94. according Il
Receipts-cattle. 1900; Calves. 800; Hogs. Ia.
| 600; sheep. 1000.