The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-04
Chicago General Market.

| Chicago, Sept. 3.-Money was firm.
at 6Q7 per cent on call and per cent
on time loans. New York exchange sold
at 1.30 discount
A boom in cotton came to the relief of
wheat soon after the opening Of the
latter market today, che firmnese which
developed receiving emphasis from ex-
pected froStS in the northwest and mod
crate northwestern receipts The shut
ting down of a large steel concern in
pennsylvania temporarily checked the
tendency to improve, but subsequently,
large cleaTanceS at New York-2S. $40
bushelst-revived the dropping courage
| OF buyers and a fair recovery followed.
The Cincinnati Price Current was nom
communal on the matter of the wheat
crop. The trade continued rather hum
| drum In character, local scaIpers and
operators being alone the patrons of
the market. Opening Liverpool cables
quoted decline of 14d. Receipts at
Chicago were 214 cars, and Il, goo BUSH
els were Withdrawn from stock. North
western arrivals were 557 cars against
1856 last Thursday, and 81 a year ago.
a bulIiSh sentiment continued to rule
throughout the session, a stronger stock
market acting as a stimulant Total
export c1earances amounted to 5S6. 742
bushelst Closing Paris cables we're I'M
flour, and unchanged to 10 centimes
lower for wheat. Antwerp was 1215
confines lower, and Berlin IA to 4
mark lower. Later advices from Liver
pool quoted 12Q%d. advance. Deem
Der wheat opened from 1914 to 70. sold
between 5S5s@Aand 59az @5914, closing at
590591s, L cent higher than yesterday.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow, 235
cars.
Corn-The Cincinnati Price Current
IN its summary, repeated the fact that
the corn crop was big one, estimating
the yield at 2,274 600 bushels. The
announcement had the usual effect of
causing some selling, but the firmness
of wheat more than Offset the weaken
;7g force. No Improvement in the
speculative business was noticeable, and
none was thought probable under the
present unsettled financial conditions
Receipts were 55S cars, and 794, 602 bush
els were Withdrawn from stock. Liver
pool cables were A@1zd. higher. Elk
port clearanceS aggregated 259, 425 BUSH
els. May corn opened at 245s, advanced
to 247s@25, closing at 2424 G247s, 1s0A
higher than yesterday. Estimated re-
ceipts for tomorrow, 230 cars.
Oats were in a. state of SomnoIency.
but were benefited in tone by the i'm
proveTnent which took place in wheat
Receipts were 318 cars. There were no
Withdrawals from stock. Export clear
ances amounted to 21,O65 bushels. May
OATS closed 1s@A higher. Estimated
receipts for tomorrow, 400 cars.
Flax was firm. Cash, 641a@65; Sep
TENDER, 6412; December, 6714. Receipts
were 126 cars.
Provisions Offerings of product caus-
ed prices in that market to recede, al
though the opening tone and inclination
were better, and prices for a time tend
ed upward Later in the session assist
ance to prices was obtained from grain,
but finally prices declined. January pork
closed 715Q10c. lower; January lard sc.
lower, and January ribs, 5Q71sc lower.
Closing prices:
Wheat-september 561z December, SO
@591s; May 631z@635s.
September, 2O5s; December.
21A@217s; May, 21@@217s.
oats-September. 1875; May. 1880
September, 5621s; January, SIS.
Lard September, 3271a; january, $40.
Ribs-Septeunber, 315; January, 3371k.