The herald., 1895-12-24
CHICAGO MARKET

The Days Transactions on the Board OF
Trade
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-The jump in stocks
influenced the traders in wheat on the
early curb, and the prices climbed up to
5Sc for May before the regular session be-
gan, the closing price on Saturday having
been 575Sc. Besides the rise in price of
railroad securities, the northwest receipts
of wheat showed distinct falling off, and
the weather was still rainy over the winter
wheat region. with an ominous probability
still hanging over it of = severe freeze fol-
lowing the lately prevailing wet spell The
prospective increase of 100000 bushels
IN the visible was disrsgardsd or forgotten
for about an hour after the market opened,
but that weigh'y influence began to press
for attention before another hour had gone
by, and the initiatory feeling of greater se-
curity in the surroundings of the market
gave place to renewal of dependency.
Statistical matters connected with the
weekly movement were rather favorable
for the bulls. The English visible was es-
timated to have decreased / 800 900 BUSH
els, rs 900 bushels of thai being at Liver
pool. The amount on ocean passage
increased only $4,000 bushels. The visi-
BILE in this country and Canada increased
1854 900 bushels, after giving early indi-
cations of an increase oi something like
l 100000 bushels more than that. The
cotai dinouHt Ill slRnt ID now oSsZoS,OOO
bushels as against S9,O7l 900 bushels .
year ago. After starting at from SO up to
5sH for May delivery, the price worked
of gradually because of the big decrease
which was showing up on the bulletin
board as the returns came in for the maxi
ing up of the Visible: 1t got down to 5sN
% Of reactinS % Al % ,se latter ay 'ne'Sa'oa pons Il
turned up again, first on the visible prov
ing smaller in its increase than expected,
the next on reports of 440 carloads having
been sold in New York for export. ON
that the price near the close had got up to
osH cents bid In corn there was some
livery, but the fluctuations in its price were
confined to Nc per bushel range. The in
crease in the visible was only 562, 900
bushels. against lO,6sO,OOO increase a
year ago. Oats were steady to firm, with
a good demand for May at the low prices.
Provisions we're in improved demand
and firm. Although the business done was
small, packers were reported TO be giving
the market q helping hand.
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Cash quotations were as follows Flour-Quite
and easy. wheat-No.2 spring, 547s to 555sc;
TO seo 'potss ~ sG G. No. .es %
l7c; No. white, TO 10 to lsc; No 8. Will E.
l7ls to lsHc. Ry-No :, $50. Bar.
lsy-No. 2. nominal; No ,. 221s to 87c No 4,
seed, SO. as to $3.50 Mess pork-Per ba rrei,
$i.75 to $500 Lard Per 100 pounds, $5.5l.
Short ribs sides-Loose; $4;25 to sa.3o. Dry
clear sides Boxed. 49s to tsac. whisky-Dis-
tiller's fini he'd goods per g. lon, Sl.22.
Flour Barrels, receipts IO.00j: shipments,
1000. Whsat-Busheli, receipts, 1000:
shipments, 80, 100 Corn-Bushels. receipts,
$1,000; shipments $4,000. osts-Bushels
receipts. 265,U00 shipm MS, Ia, 90 Rye
Barley-Bushels, receipts $4,000; shipments.
1900.
ON the produce exchange today the butter
market was steady; creameries, 100 to z6c;
dairies, l2c to 22c
Eggs were steady: fresh 20 to 2Ic