The herald., 1896-01-19
CHICAGO MARKET
The Days Transactions on the Board OF
Trade

The Days Transactions on the Board OF
Trade
CHICAGO. Jan. 1S.-Wheat was decidedly
the leader today, interest in provisions hav-
ing died away to a considerable extent.
The temper of the wheat market was
very uncertain one at first, however, for
after a sudden squirt at the opening from
60 is for May up to go 5-S, it hung back
and fell to 60 IA before an hour of the
session had passed. The business was
largely local, but there was some buying
orders from St. Louis as the price was going
up, and COZ to 60 5-S was realized. The
New York selling orders and the letting go
of considerable lines of long wheat by the
local bulls brought about the reaction re-
ferred to above, but the market absorbed
all the wheat ffered during the decline and
was again up to 60 5-S by IL o'clock. The
second bulge did not stop until 6O34 and
60 rs had been paid and after that expe-
rience the short sellers showed disposi-
ton to act with more circumspection than
they did on the first rise. The market
got its chief strength from the growing
apprehension that the situation was shap'
ing for another war scare. The report that
British squadron was on the way to this
and there was active covering and good
investment buying, while there was not
much wheat for sale. The damp, rainy
weather of this section and the cold wave
| following closely upon it caused some APP
prehension of damage, and was also an
important element in creating the bullish
| feeling which became so universal in the
| last hour of the session. The price here
rose to 81 cents about twenty minutes
from the close, and was still bringing
coz cents when the closing bell sounded.
| A heavy business was done Corn was
fairly active and firm, in spite OF the
lower provision market. In oats the feel
| ing was firm in sympathy with wheat and
corn. Business in the pork pit was much
smaller than it was on the three previous
| days, but interest was still sufficient to
| keep good-sized crowd around the center
| of action.
| Leading futures closed as follows:
wheat-No ., January, 559sc; February.
| 5s7sc; ay.b05sc; Jnly 6lasc Corn-January,
2GSsc; Feb. 29c; Sept 3o?sc;m m oats-January,
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Winter patents, 30 to S3 60; DO = straights
@ 10 to So spring pa patents j. ss 20 10 to rs 81
Wheat~No: spring, 5s9se59Nc; ;No,s spring.
Mo- No 2 whts asG 2o%e; SSis Mo- no. VIII Wife e0 $50 e
19lac. Rys-No Z, 3sc. 81 Barley yc No. 2
+. O. b.. 25c; No. 1 faxseed, 9cc
Prime timothy seed $3.50. Mess pork Per
barrel. 50. 95(G1O 90. Lard-Per 100 pounds.
SJ.5715 to T5. 60 Short rib sides-Loose,S $500
$4. 80. Dry salted shoulders-Boxed. i5s to 434c.
Short clear sides-Boxed, 5lsc TO SIC. Whisky
-Distilers fini he'd goods, per gallon, Sl.22.
sugars-Cut, loaf, $5.75; granulated, $5.l2;
standard A, $500.
Flour-B Barrels, receipts, 1000; shipments.
| G000. Wheat = Bushels, receipts, $4,000;
shipments, $4,000. Corn-Bushels, receipts,
4G0,000; shipments, 100, 900. Oats-Bushels,
receipts 2ss,00O; shipments, III, 900. Rye.
Bushels, receipts, 1000; SHIPMENTS, 5000.
Barey-Bushels, receipts, $4,000; shipments.
! 1000
On the produce exchange today the butter
market was steady; creamery, l6(12l C;
| dairy, 11@lSc. Eggs were steady; fresh, 169
| lie.