The morning call., 1894-10-24
Chicago MARKETS.

CHICAGO Oct 23.-After a dull and weak ses-
sion, due to a combination of bearish influences
Ihe wheat market woke up at the finish to-day and
after vigorous covering by the shorts closed 1sc
higher for December. May and May oats
closed unchanged and provisions at slight de-
cIines.
Heavy receipts in the Northwest to-day and
heavy accommodations OF country elevator stocks
In this part OF The country during the last week
were the chief Influences in wheat at tho opening
The market dropped lac OF It's previous value as
soon as trading commenced. Shorts who had
been waiting for some bear news 70 cover on had
in that good opportunity to do SO for the local
scalpers commenced to sell at from 5212 9525sc.
for December aud from $3.50 to 571ac for May
December, which closed yesterday at 522sc,
opened AT 525sc 1t stood at 52asc for a long
and when Bradstreet's visible came 1t sold for a
few moments at 5212c. An inquiry for hard
spring Wheat was reported aud some sales. New
York wired that If freight room was plentiful a
heavy export business would be done. Those lat
ter matters induced some shorts TO cover and
caused December to touch 52Isc about half an
hour from the close aud at tho finish sent 1t TO
53c.
start aud during the first half of the session. but
was In good demand during the latter half. May
onened at 4ssl C. or 3se below its closing value
or the day before. II renamed dull selling at
4S5kc for a second, and steady for the greater
part OF the time IN the afternoon al 4ss4c After
to be very small ana some shipping demand was
fonnd TO exist, the market became firm and near
the end quite strong, May advancing to 504c,
trading In oa.s was limited. The market fol-
lowed corn, and even though the offerings were
light they far exceeded the Inquiry. May started
at l14c, touched 325sc and sold down to 3214c,
reaeting with corn and closing at 3ZGsc.
provisions were very duii and had none of the
firmness which thought to be underlying the
SHADE lower than closing quotations OF Yesterday
aud slight further DECLINE occurred later and
was still maintained at the end.
Compared with closing prices OF the day before
porx is 14c and lard and ribs each SC lower
hog reeepts ,or t1-a tor were D,ooo; ana $4,000
sympathy with corn. but the market failed to
rally when the grain market advanced
The leading futures ranged follows:
hisnes s1 Hessss fes nss oo s
oet.....~.b2c 5l3scloct.... ss45 s645
nsy....5aSse Sss...59sS s S7zssc an ~ 90 i7h
o. aaId ps7 as 1so s. 5a Corn Nc sosse 4so
Mess POrR per ubL- iDec.......491sc 4S14c
Cash quotation: were fonows Flour w eak
and unsetIed No.2 Spring Wheat. "a 47s(o56c. No.
3 Spring Wheat. nominal: NO. Red. 5 1sq53c;
40: Mess Pork . bbl sl2 SOC So: Lard. y 90
Us. 81 25: Short Ribs sides (loose). s6 45@6 80;
Dry salted Shoulders fboxedl, S6Ts a s:
Sport Clear Sides fboxedl. s6Ss@67s; WHISKY.
distillors finished goods. y gai. 81 Il: sugars-Cut
Loaf. Unchanged: Granulated, unchanged; STAN
ON the Produce Exchange TO-DAY the Butter mar
ks5 was steaay eTeamsges 1s@2Sc dairies
LIVESTOCK.
Hogs - Receipts. 20.00O: Official Saturday
293lO; shipments S056: left over about
1000: quality is a little better: market open ed
active ana shade higher. but later eased off
some and sales are making al yesterdays Quota
tons Sales ranged at Sd 4004 80 for light
s4 4O0s so for rough packing. "a 45@4 95 for
mixed. 81 6s@I5 05 for heavy packing aud ship
ping lots, and 81 1894 60 for pigs.
CattIe-Receipts 1900: unchanged with fair
demand: best native steers. So: best Westerns
81 SO; best Texans, 81 so; scalawags, s. el1 70
nati &
sheep-Receipts. $4,000: market SLOW and
weak: poor to choice, 75c1$3: lambs, 81 25Gl4