The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO. ILL, Dec. 6.-The market looked
quite discouraging to holder OF wheat this morn
ing. Scarcely scrap of the news afforded him
any comfort and to make affairs worse the price
on the curb off lac from Saturday so that
that much as q dead loss without opportunity of
proflting by intervening quotations. The prnci-
pal source of weakness was the Liverpool market,
which declined 81 to Id. Supplementary infiu-
ences were reported. rains In India, heavy North
western receipts l04S cars, against 400 last Mon
day and 1850 year ago-an estimate by the Lon
don Times that the crop of Great Britain would be
$1,000 bushels greater than last year. an In
crease on the amount OF ocean passage OF o6O,UUU
bushels.
The worlds shipments were large at 80.037 600
bushels Chica go received 80 cars and insp ected
out 244 010 bushels The Wis Bile supply decreased
1902. 900 bush els. The falling oil beyond
the most tra1agant estimatPs' ana YET the
prices ere benefited but little The English vlsi-
bic supply increased $4,000 bushe Is. Closing
Paris and Antwerp cables were unchanged TO
higher. Berlin was lower. Export clearances
amounted to 522, 1888 bushels. May wheat opened
from Sic TO S05sc, sold bet ween 81 @S11Sc and
Soc closing at SO5sc, 1sgl Sac under saturday.
EstimRt ed receipts Ior tomorrow 24O cars \ o.
spot wheat ranged from sec to e0s4c, closing
about S95s@s014c.
wheat would break as hard as it did without drag
ging corn with IL. The market for the latter
opened weak and under the effect of the dull
ness and the depressed tone of wheat was unable
TO make much progress in the way of recovery.
Receipts were 295 cars and 2S5,991 bushels were
withdrawn from s. ore. The amount on ocean pas
sage increased $50, 900 bushels. Liverpool cables
were quiet and unchanged. The visible supply de-
creased S23, 900 uushels. Export clearances were
liberal at $780, 53 bushels. Nav corn opened at
f6c sold between 261sc and 205Sc, closing at 269
261sc, 1sc under Saturday. Estimated receipts
for tomorrow 500 cars.
OATS-As lower prices were prevalent in the
other grains, Oats naturally presented declining
tendency. Trading N ain.ained Its reputation for
dizziness, transactions being lew and Insignificant
Receipt, were 211 cars and 160,S02 bushels were
taken from store. The visible supply decreased
III 600 bushels Exports amounted to b3,529
bushels. May oats closed 1sc lower. Estimated
receipts for tomorrow aS5 cars.
FLAX-Was firm. Northwestern, 79c; Decem-
Der. 76@7612c, May, S0@sos4c Receipts were
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yards to-day was of u weaker and lower hog mar
ket. Product opened lower on that, bu- later adj
vices of full recovery at that p ace being re-
ceived. provisions improved correspondingly. May
pork closed 21ac higher, May lard shade higher
and May ribs pee higher.
BUTTER-OHtrinss in the butter market con
tinued light to-day / he feeling was firm, with a
good demand existing.
Creameries-E1tras, 2Sc . II: nrst.,. 2l@22c;
seconds, 15@17c: limitations fancy. la@l5c; June
goods. extras. 161a@l7c; hrsts 15c. DAirles-Ex-
tras. 19c hrsts, 14@l7c; seconds. log lie. La
dies - Extras. lO@llc; irsts. s0s1ac; packing
EGGs-were steady Fresh stock was scarce
commodity and buyers were unable 10 obtain all
desired. Fresh stock o2c p dozen
MONEY Was steady et@lx on call and time
loans New York exchange sold al 55c premium.
Closing Prices.
WHEAT = December, 777sc; May. so5sc;
C0RNeDecember, 28c; January, 2s1S@2a14c
May. 26@z61sc
PoRK-December, SO 90; January, SO e71a;
LARD = December, So 10; January, SO SO;
RIBS = december, So IS; January, So 80;
May, s4
Livestock.
UNION sToCKYARDS ILL. Dec. 7-Common
Mic mi fuI fO-d md for
them were 5@10c lower. Choice cattle held steady.
Receipts were liberal. The run of hogs was heavy.
Early trading In tn m arket was weak some deal
steadlness and the decline recovered. The
sheep and lamb market was fairly active and
steady
CATTLE Receipts, 1900. Christmas cattle,
SIS 3V@5 so: choice prime 1900 10 100 b steers,
81 7505 26 good 10 choice steers. 1900 10 1900 n.
e. <O@1 20; medium steers. HOO to $50 n. 81 90
"a S5; fair beef steers 1000 TO 1901 Ds. SIS 500
8 e6: common beef steers. SO 50@3 10; good TO
choice stockers and feeders 800 10 1850 H. SO esq
10: fair to good do. 500 to s7o d. 81 500
3 80: bulls. choice TO extra, So O0@3 81; bulls,
cnoce to prime. IS 5oS4 rs; cows, lair 10 cnoice.
81 4O03 40: cows common 10 fair Gamers 81 so
az 80; calves good 10 choice IS 5O@o 70:
steers. az s6@3 65 Western range steers. IS %
Oh 80: Western range cows ana hefers. 81 SO
as 80; mixers and springers, q head. S25@4U
Texas fed steers, 81 70@4 40.
AoGs-keeeipsz $1,000 heavy psoxins ,I ano
m 1riS So ioas So '' choice assorted ss ESQ
IS; light, So 1908 35: pigs So oOp3 80.
SHEEP-keceIpIs 160OO InIsrVe TO choice.
~ 5O@3 S5; lambs, S4 1898
Receipts at Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. NEBR.. Dec 7-HoGs-
Receipts, 100. No lights; market about steady.
Mixed, So 1908 IS; heavy. 1898 10.
CATTLE- Reoepss. 27oo. Market steady for
cows and feeders. Reeves lower. steers. So 4OC0
A cows 81 50@3 rs: feeders 81 1908 rs.
SHEEP-keceipts, 500 Market firm. Muttons,
So 10.
Receipts at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec 7-HOGS- ceipts
5000. Market slow, SC lower. Light. So 1Oo6 rs;
medium, So lOS3 20; neavy. So 0593 15; pigs,
So 1903 05.
CAfTLE-Receipts. 900. Easy. Native steers,
81 1904 go; fair to good. So 50@4 10; cows and
heifers. So 95@,3 80: fair to good. 81 5000 90:
bulls, So 1905 10: stockers and feeders, 30 esq
8 90: fexas and Yves .etn, 81 7U@3 70; caves,
~SGEEp-Receipts. eOOo Steady.