The morning call., 1895-01-03
Chicago Marx cts.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2-The business Of the year In
the wheat pit commenced with a slight tnclina.
tion TO the besrish side. There was not a material
change in the prices prevailing at the close of
Mondays session, but sellers in the majority
and crowded their offerings in larger volume than
the market could absorb. The general features OF
the early news favored the bulls. Liverpool was
reported firm at 14d advance for red American
wheat; receipts in this country were light, ex-
ports OF fair volume and inquiry of exports re-
quired to be good. First transactions in May
were from 575s(0o7$4c, and gradual decline TO
573s@571ac occupied the time during the next
two hours. The heavy export trade reported from
the seaboard caused reaction to 577sc. and the
price kept between 571a@157z q c during the great
er part of the remainder of the session
The receipts inspected here since Monday are
siIty.six carloads. Minneapolis reported receipts
OF ISL cars and Duluth 1876, making for the two
places BAT, compared with SAT on January last
year New York reported an excellent demand
for cash wheat The big bears in this market SAT-
upon 1t with all their weight and did nothing but
point at the amount of Wheat In the visible sup
ply and sell TO bulls May closed at 81 i4c.
Corn was weak and lower, with fair amount
of trading. The receipts were equal TO the liberal
estimates made Monday. The opening price
for May was 4Si4c, aud that was the highest it
sold at It worked gradually down to 1850
47szc, and diu not get higher after that than
The weakness In Wheat near the end had de-
pressing effect on Corn and caused the market to
close very weak aS 475Sc.
The market for oats was inclined to drag. The
easy feeling noticeable was inclined by the heavi.
ness 10 the Corn crowd. May started a shade up
slice and closed at 1880 for May.
ProvIsi ons were weak. iu fiuenced by heavy live
cline. May Pork closed Soc lower; May Lard l5c
lower and May Ribs 121ac lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
NheatNo 2 Mess PORK per DBL
Highest. Lowest Highest Lowest.
JAN .5ss4c 5s1sc Jan....sll IS s1I 80
July.... $3.50 577sc Lard per 100 lbs
Corn No p S Nay sc % 55aa 81 80 1874 81
d61Mc A466rl Short RIhs mar nm IN.
July...4sc 472scIMay.. Sc 90 IS 80 -
Cash ououarIons: Flour-Easy. No, 2 Spring
wheat. 575s@586sc: No. $ Spring Wheat nomi-
nal: NO. ked. 537s@o4: No. Corn. 445sc: No.
Oats. 2s1ac: NO. White. 3l1s@34c: No. 8
55@56e: 40: 3. 53@55e: 20 A. nominate No. Flax
Seed, 81 381s; Prime Timothy SEED. SIS 52la:
ST 1906 II Short Ribs, sides Qoose), So TOO
rs: Dry Sailed shoulders fDoxedI, S505Ls:
eiar sas sooa g. Wn
Loaf unchanged: GRADUATED, unchanged; Stand
ard A. unchanged
ket was firm. Cream cry l2@231zc: dairy, loo
2Oc. Eggs firm, 10000.
LIVESTOCK.
CattIe-Qnotations ranged as follows: Good to
extra. 81 S9@5 80: choice steers 81 40G1i rs;
common to medium steers, SO 100 40: srockers
and feeders. $2@3 SO: cows and heifers, extra,
IS 25(g3 so; COWS, fair to choice, 81 20G93.
The estimates Of to-day's receipts OF hogs were
10000 head and the market opened BLOC lower.
BdLtT Uuy CTS lHSlSlou upon IuTIner EeuucIien OF
5@l0c and got it, the later market being 10000
lower than its best time Monday, Not much Dusi-
ness was done a. over 81 90. The greater part of
the stuff went out OF sellers hands at Sd 3514
for averages of more than 200 pounds and at 54@
4 20 for Zig t-weights There was a liberal pro-
portion of good. TO prime heavy hogs, and there
were a few trades at 81 65@i 10. shippers were
free buyers.
sheep-Good to choice sheep sold from s3@
So bU. common stuff around So So and culls as
low 81 %. Choice lambs sold at "a. the outside
sales being from that figure down to 81 so. de-
pending upon quality
Receipts : Cattle, $4,000; calves, 800; hogs,
4O,O0O; sheep, 13, 000