The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-26
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Course Of Business on the Chicago Board
of Trade

Course OF Business on the Chicago Board
of Trade.
CHICAGO Jan. 25.-At the opening wheat sold
from l1G9sc decline as compared with the clos-
ing price OF the day befor.. May was offered st
from 5334c to $3.50 and a large quantity
changed hands at those prices. As on the pre-
ceding days of the week, the selling had moth
ing to do with any changes in the general situa-
ton. People are selling out their wheat simply
from lack of ability to hold it, grelt deal OF
covering ofthort whea5-sor local spectators in
the first hour of the session, turned the market
May recovered that inauence to 54l4G54ssc at
l o'clock. Primary market receipts were
about 219, 900 bushels against 209, 900 bushels
on the corresponding Gay of the week before
and 1877 900 bushels on the similar day year
ago.
weak and sd lower, but closing IA recovery
from the opening decline.
Tho export clearances of wheat and flour
from the o ionr ro Erncipsl Asnuc poS no wede
coming from Vim. Young Il Co., ordering al
their trades closed. Az the house was long
large amount of wheat, the selling out caused
reaction and tbs market soon wen to 51xc
It's said the embarrassment of the firm was
known to many at the opening ana that the
selling out of its account was tho true canse OF
tina early weakness. The market turned eX-
ceedingly weak during the last hour, liqutda-
ton being vigorously resumed, ana May tel 70
1890, MAKING a new record, but reacted 10
535sc, where it closed.
Inc demand for cash corn was good a. from
4 to l5c advance upon yesterdays pnGsa:
OPP ned at 15045l4c, simultaneously dropped
back to 45l4c aud nrmed up again to 40 20 at
the close. The decline in the middle OF the
session was in sympathy with the weakness IN
wheat
Oats we're fairly active throughout the ses-
sion, although trading was scattered and prin-
cipaiiy in small lots.
the provision market opened firm at little
Improvement The buying was principally by
.,tdo at M nfU nj
Tn re are again free sellers. The latest futu-
ence upon the market was the dim FINISHED hog
receipts which re-asserJed itself alter paving
been showed under Tor Il white, and closing
rather week but 2l5c higher for May pork and
ribs aud 712c higher for May lard.
The leading futures cosed as follows:
Wheat No. q
January 50ssg50..3
May .......-............ ooTS tsoV@L
July ..........................
Corn No. Q
January. .........................4 3
July. .......................... ..45ls@45A
Oats No. q
yaduary .....'........'..-.'.'..'.' 55o oss
May. ..zS15
Cash quotations were as follows
Flour-Rasier; Winter patents, $2.5002.75
straignts, $3.50 % co. spring patents. $3. 10
8 50 straighss 81. 20 q !.s0: blk 'rs, 81. 80.
Wheat-No. . spring. 53ss.055ssc;No3 spring.
nominal: No. 2 red, $4,000 &c,
osts-No. :, 2sxc. No. white, 32g32ci
No. 3 white 3l5s@3lMc.
Rye-No.2 2. soc.
Barley-No. 2, 55c; No. ., 55e55c; No. a,
81.
Flaxseed- 1, l AZ
Ttmothy-prine. SO. 80.
Mess pork-Per bbi, $l0371a@10.50.
l.ard-$6 5006. 52Ia.
Short rib ,-Sldes loose. 95 40G5.45.
Shouders-Boxed, $475Qo4. 971a
Short clear sides--9oxei, $5 05t05.7O.
Whisky-Distilers' finished goods $l.e2 per
gallon.
On the produce exchange today the butter
market was steady; creamery, 129231ac; dairy,
| 10000.
Eggs were steady at 1301S}ac.
PEcFIprs AMI SHIPMENTS.