The morning call., 1894-10-20
Chicago Mark cts,

CHICAGO Oct. 19.-The foreigners woke I'D the
wheat market to-day. They took for export ll6
boatIoads from Atlantic ports and five cargoes
and representing perhaps 500. coo bushels more
at San Francisco. The market ruled strong but
only advanced Ac as compared with the closing
quotations yesterday.
Corn and each finished Sac higher and pro-
visions weak and lower
There was a shade of greater confidence in De-
cember wheat at 521ac at the opening. but 1t soon
began to fiutter and had gone out nsirely in the
course of hours trading. Before the extin-
gusher put over the struggling feeling tho
the hour it mad twice SOLD at 5-$g@521sc. The
fluctuations In May during the same time were
between 571a @575s aud 573sc. the lower price
ruling last, ana the tendency was still downward
at beginning of the second hour of the session.
The weakness which thus succee ede d the earlier
strength wssI in spite of some Dullish dis
patches with which the seaboard piled the
ket New York said their caUlegrams all
bnllsh, and cable ,acceptauces OF wheat
offered the United Kingdom yesterday were
ceived there. They also reiterated yesterdays
reported damage to the Argentine crops. Winter
markets reported the probability of still smaller
receipts, while there were large transactions in
cash wheat for shipment. The price had declined
before IL O'Clock to SIC for May and 521s@5z14o
for December. Buying for export turned the
market sharp around during the last hour. Large
ex port sales were made at Atlantic ports and San
Francisco ana the price advanced rapidly at the
close, December finishing at 6234c and May at
571sc.
Tne corn market was firm and scored a moder-
ate advance There was more inquiry reported
were said TO have been placed Receipts were
l4s cars, instead of 165 estimated, and only lao
are looked for tomorrow. The market, while
firm. dun. May opened at 499p493sc and
stuck between these prices until near the close,
when the advance In wheat caused the price 10
Jump to and close at 49s4c.
In oats larry active session was passed. The
disposition 20 buy was very good. SeiIers how
ever. were not inclined to get rid of much OF their
ho!dlngs' and the cons equences quiet
market and higher values. May started at 32Lac
sold up TO 32sz ana back to 326sc ana shortly
before the close at 325Sc and 3234c finishing at
| 3l1sc.
The provision market was dull and we and
without special feature Hog receipts were 32 900
neau to,oiy ana to-morrow's run is estimated at
l2'ooo hoeo. Inc opening prices were at ) G de-
cline In PORK and 21sc in ribs with latd bringing
for a moment yesterdays closing prices The
prices oeeilhed Ioc for pork and i0e for lard and
Sc Tor ribs, closing at about the lowest of the
days range.
Inc ieading iutnres ranged as follows:
"heat No = Short Ribs per 100 lbs
nignest, lowest Highest Lowest.
Msy......'.676sc SIC '"' '''s0 |SH2 90 10
Lard per 100 ib.~- Corn No p
Sss y s7is u s7os as Sov4ss 1875 1926 1925
Mess Psrs & per .S1 91i ,5 Dec .4s$sc 4ss4c
Cash quotations were as Ionows: rlour-steady.
unchanged: No.2 Spring Wheat. 81 5sG555ac. No
: Spring Wheas, -; NO Red. 6l5s@521sc; /;
So 25: Short Ribs sides Qoose). SIS SO:
Dry Salted shoulders fDoxed5. S6 "a g O0iS.
nnished goods y gai. 81 II: suears-CuI Loaf.
nrchanged: Granulated, unchanged; Standard
H. unchanged.
on the Produce Excnange TO-DAY the Butter mar
4Gc. Eggs-l6h@i71ac.
LIVESTOCK.
Hogs Receipts. 22.000; Official yesterday
24,s44; shipments, 6626; left over about