The morning call., 1895-01-16
Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO Jan. 15.-Wheat opened at about yes
terday's close. May started at 5Sl4c and little
later brought as high 1886, but soon thereafter
sold at $500 again and in the course Of an hour
it touched 5Sc. While dullness and somewhat re-
dueed quotations from abroad were In favor OF
the bears all the news referring TO the movement
OF supplies was in Confederation OF the antlclpa-
lions of the bulls. Minneapolis receipts were rs
cars, and Duluth got 81, making together los
compared with 2SI on Tuesday of last week and
3Ol on the corresponding day of the year before
Primary wheat receipts all told amounted to only
$4,000, against 23l 900 week ago and 3b6,ooo
last year.
CIearances of wheat and flour from Atlantic
ports were equal together to $4,000 ousneIs'
The Bradstreets visible supply statement, which
came in promptly at IL O'clock, created little
ripple or activity, which lasted twenty minutes,
and during which the price cropped lower than
before May had recovered to 5S14c and worke d
off agsin to SIS q c, and following the receipt OF
According the report referred TO, the stocks OF
wheat OF the Rockies decreased I42S,OOO
bushels. and west they increased 23S goo: me Inc
stocks in Europe and atoat increased $4,000
bushels the result of all of which is decrease
last week in the worlds stock OF 726,0GO.
The Liverpool market closed at 12d lower for
futures and red American than it did vest erday.
Antwerp improved 1872 centimes. Paris showed
no change and Berlin was marks lower. May
closed 575sc.
Irading in corn was light and the market
shade easier. May, which closed at 4Sc yester-
day opened at 41Tse and sold of at "a c. The
most of the days transactions were at the open
ing price which May closed.
Oats were lifeless. The market opened quiet,
unchanged at 3O7sc for May. and after selling
from SOs4e to sic closed where it opened.
Provisions were depressed by the receipts OF
$4,000 hogs and the expected receipt OF $4,000
to- morrow. Compared with yesterdays close
May pork is 25c lower; lard and ribs l213c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Highest Lowest Highest Lowest
Jan. ......5 A5sc e41@rIJan.,. -
5u iy.Ssso S Ss$te Laid Der DC 100 % y
ban. So 50 Sc 721s
3orn 40 45 'ls Short Rib" per 90 ii os
Juy.. -. 4714SMsy.. SIS 971s So STA
| No. ?, Spring Wheat. 6778@597Bc: No Spring
| Wheat. nominal; No. Red. 541S9541ao; No 2
S Gr 3 Swhte NO NO. t.a ~ q
No. Barley. 55c; No. 3. 5112@5112; NO 4, SIG
51e; No. s F AZ. Seed s. A. IA /, PT rs TIN I'm
0oOse,, s. 75@5 so; Dry Sailed shoulders
(DoIed) S434 @1S4 Is: Short Clear StdesH (0oxedl
"a 1904 90; whisky. distillers nn1sned goods
. gil. 81 %; Sugars-Cut loaf, unchanged; Gran
on the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was steady. Creamery, l2@24c; Dairy,
1l@2Oc. Eggs, steady. l99lS12c.
About 5000 cattle arrived to-day. but there
were many left over from Yesterday and the
supply proved more than sufficient to fill the or
| quoted around IS 65, and extra bulls and heifers
were saable at SO 6o@3 rs; prices were with
weight sold at $4@4 25. and 81 1904 55 bought
the bulk of hogs weighing over 200 lbs. though the
! quality was much better than yesterday. The
top of the market at the close 81 80 for heavy
and 50 so for light.
In sheep the opening was strong and active, and
! prices were generally considered to be a shade
| higher. There were about 10000 on the mar ct
to-day which is also moderate number for the
second day of the week. Sheep, poor TO extra,
were quoted from 81 to So 70; lambs sold from
So 75@4 40, aud something choice could CON-
mand rs high as 81 80. The bulk of the sales
were S. 5u@4 IS.
Receipts = Cattle. 5000; calves. 400; hogs.
| So, 900; sheep, 10000