The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-16
CHICAGO MARKETS.
The Portuguese Government Auth orizes
a Big Wheat ShiDment

Big Wheat shipment.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-May Wheat at the opening
was confronted by two items of opposing tenden-
cies, the heavy northwestern receipts on the one
hand and the passing of a resolution by the Porn-
guese Government authorizing the importation of
100000 bushels of wheat between now and
August l. Minneapolis and Duluth received 337
cars as against 1SS cars on the previous Friday
and 2ls a;year ago. Although the receipts were
dsappolntlngly heavy the Portuguese matter was
more influential. May, which closed vest erday at
5312, opened this morning at from 533s@531a, but
hardened when trading got fairly under way, and
had a generally advancing tendency during the
forenoon.
Receipts at Chicago were 81 cars Primary
Western market receipts all told amounted TO 234-
654 bushels, compared with 100000 bushels a
week ago and 244, 900 bushels last year. The mar
ket showed surprising firmness in view of the gem
orally discouraging character OF the days advices
Foreign markets were as near TO unchanged as
they ever collectively get. The price, after stYen-
ing up to 535S053s4c c, dropped back again to 1880
and appeared to be wanted in greater quantities
than when IL was for sale at less than 531ac, but
near the end of the session the offerings became
more liberal, and May closed at $3.50.
The corn market was comparatively quiet, but
rather weak. and closed At the bottom Of the days
range and IS below yesterdays close. 1t was
thought that Partridge, who was known to be long
was disposing OF his corn through brokers. 1t was
not thought TO be selling for short account that
cars, whereas 30 had been estimated The mar
ket got its principal decline after the estimated re-
ceipts for tomorrow were known to be 225 cars
May opened from 451sto 4514, did not sell above
the higher quotation and from that down to 441s
with the latter price bid at the close.
Outstanding in small lots and scattered.
At'the opening values were a shade frmer. Nav
started at 291sc and sold at 291sG12914c a de-
cline followed the market rvacting at 29c bid.
The provision market opened weak and closed
firm at some advance on Buying by packers. At
the close the price of pork was 71ySc higher with
lard and ribs virtually unchanged Business was
dull
cars; corn, 225 oats, 10; hogs, 81, 900 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. 2 Highest. Lowest
February. ..5O7sc 5O1sc
July. Observation-Disclosures. 5412c 541sc
May 1870 4Si 4 425gc
NJ Mess Pork per bol 44H2c
Lard per loo lbs. ''''-V % 'iOO 20
Short RIBS per leo lbs - ~
May -.............$ SIS 80 SIS 221h
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
@5614c: No 3 Spring Wheat, nominal: No Red
5012@5114c; No. 2 Corn, 425sc; No. 2 Oats, 2S1l
Sic; SO. 2 Rye, 521sc; No. 2 Barley, 5565ec: No
3. 5312@5512c; No. 4, nominal; No. l Flax seed
Pork, 3 Dbl, 5000 10; Lard, p 100 lbs. So 52ilS9
80: Short Ribs, side Qoose), SIS 1065 Is; Drv
Sailed Shoulders boxed s4 5oa4 Short Clear
1 finished goods, 2. gal, 81 %; Sugar unchanged
On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar
ket was steady; creameries, 1292315c; dairy go
@20c; Eggs, firmi 21922c.
Livestock.
Today'S cattle market was dull and weaker
The run light. Dressed Beef and Shipping
Steers, So 40G55 80: Stockers and Feeders, 50 4O@
SO; Cows and Bulls. 81 4002; Texas Cattle, $2@
40; bulk of the Steers, So S0G94 90.
Hogs-ReCeipts; $1,000. The reduction from
yesterdays closing prices about lOc Light
and mixed, So 70G3 80; $50 10 200 ID Hogs So So
al 10; heavy weights, So 9064 l5.
The sheep market was slow for all descriptions
Sheep ranged IRON 50 so to 81 % with most OF
the sales at So 25@4. Sales of lambs were at
% 2D(hO Az for Door to extra QuatV.
Receipts-Cattle, 5000; calves. $50; hogs. 81.
GOO. sheen 10 0OO = oD' -