The morning call., 1895-01-10
Chicago Mark cts.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Wheat opened about "a It
closed yesterday. May brought 577s615Sc at the
opening plunge and kept between these prices and
5s1sc for half an hour and then made slight ad-
vance Foreign markets are generally quoted
firm, and st. Louis advised another 100, 900 BUSH
els OF wheat sold this morning for immediate
shipment to the seaboard making $50 900 BUSH
els disposed OF in that way In the last three days
Bradstreets visible supply statement, when re-
ceived did not come quite up to the bulls expec.
tations, as it showed that the worlds stock had
only decreased $40, 900 bushels instead of about
1000, 900 bushels, as many had looked for. The
starting up of the largest fourmills in Superior
of the other large flour manufacturers at MInne-
apoiis and elsewhere prevented the several
breaks IN the price of wheat here, which occurred
after The slight early advance. from growing seri-
New York and St Louis both advising some
business in spot wheat, helped also to keep the
bulls from getting damoralzed
May, from 577s@5Sc, near the opening adj
vanced to 581s@e5514c, fell back To 577sc@15734c
@67$zc and about half hour from the close
was at bSc bid. May finished at STAG.
Corn was again extremely inactive, but the gen.
era tone OF the market was firm. May opened
unchanged at ALAG. touched 47Hsc ana closed at
475sc
inent for its activity. yet a fairy active session
was passed. May started at 3O34 @a3U7s, sold at
30szc up to BIC and at noon was 307sc, closing
Provisions were dull. Pork gained 21ac and
similar advan ce was secured for lard and ribs
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Nuedt no. q Mess FORK per DBL
Highest Lowest Highest. Lowest
May ..5S14c b7WelMay ..sl2 90 slI 921A
July ..... .bS5sc 583scI Lard per 100 lbs---
IJan.....
Corn No o. May. 81 10 ST O211
Jan......4bIsc 44Ael Short Ribs per 100 lbs,
May ..477sc 4712cJan..
Juy...... 47$sc 47BclMay.. So 10 SO o5
Cash quotations: Flour-steady, unchanged No.
Q Spring Wheat, 5s1aQs6oc: No. Spring Wheat
nominal: 80. Red.54 1s954Ts; No. 2 Corn, 45c:
No. Oats. 2914c: NO. White. 3034 @5l1ac;
No. 3 White. sic: No. Rye. 1876: No 3
Barley. SOC; No. 3. o11a@55c: No A. Ole:
No. l Flax Seed, 81 40: Prime Timothy Seed
So SIS: Mess Pork . Dbl. $il 62l soil rs: Lard q
100 ms, So 90et5 927z Short Ribs, sides noose)
80 90@5 80: Dry Sailed Shoulders (boxedl s4sl "a
S47s: Short Clear sides fDoxed). S41s6a4 Ia !;
surars-Cur, loaf, unchanged: 6ranu ated I'M
changed; Standard "a" unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was steady. Creamery, l2G25c; Dairy,
1l@21c. Eggs steady, 1Sg20c
LIVESTOCK.
Cows heifers and bulls sold principally at So "a
G13 rs, ana the bulk OF the dressed beef and shin.
ping steers changed hands at $3 1905. There
were several trades at SIS 1905 SO and few at
still better figures. Extra heifors and bulls sold
around 81, and few scslawag cows sold out at
81 5u@1 70.
hogs were steady. The supply was large but
demand good for good hogs. From 50 7504 40
was paid for $50 30 geo pound hogs and Sd 250
rs was the range for $50 to $50 pounds. Sales
at better than 81 90 were scattering, prime heavy
hogs being scarce.
The range of quotations for sheep was from