The San Francisco call., 1896-03-06
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO. ILL, March 5.-Wheat was in a
quiescent state to-day moving but fractionally in
either direction and evidencing the lack of news
and dull business. The receipts in the Northwest
were somewhat lighter this morning. 30 cars ar
irving against 465 last Thursday and 3Sl year
ago. The Cincinnati Price Current was a trifie
buish its tenor, but not enough so TO encourage
traders 10 buy. Liverpool caoleS were quiet anu
Chicago received so cars and inspected out &c.
4O3 bushels The buying of fair sized line by a
prominent house was the only transaction of the
entire session that was at all worthy OF comment
Closing Paris cables were higher Berlin lower ana
Antwerp unchanged. Export clearances were fair
at 329 900 bushels. The close was firm, with early
sellers buying back their wheat: May opened
from 6a5sc 10 671sc. declined to 666s@66s4c. raj
lied and closed at 673sc, lac higher than yester-
day Estimated receipts for tomorrow, 40 cars
CORN-Seemed to compete with wheat for the
honors OF inactivity. Wheat, little trading there
was. was principally done by privilege holders and
their returns were not particularly remuneratiYe.
Recepts were 422 cars. about the number ex-
pected. Withdrawals from store were OASIS
bushels Liverpool cables quoted 14d decline at
that place. Export clearances amounted TO 3li,-
3sl bushels May corn opened at 303sc, sold at
3OSIc, closing at the inside 1sc under yesterday.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow 4oO cans.
iuctuating inclination of prices being due to the
absence of business. Receipts were 245 cars.
Withdrawals from store amounted to $500 bush
els May oats closed a shade higher than yester-
day. Estimated receipts for tomorrow, 240 cars,
Flax-Easy; Cash, S912c; May, s0c Receipts,
PROVISIONS-The story of light arrivals of
hogs repeated from the yar0S tnlS morning,
accompanied by reports OF an advance in prices
This was the consideration on which product was
enabled to improve in values. The weeks packing
OF hogs amounted to 100000 barrels. May pork
closed 71ac higher, May lard unchanged and May
ribs 21a@5c higher.
Closing Prices.
WIFE EAT-March, 65ssc; May. 671sc; July.
61ss@6712c.
OATS-May, 21@211sc; July, 21 1s(921 i4c; Sep
tembef, 211sc.
LARD-May, SIS As; July, S5 5712
RIBS-May. S5 221a; July, $o 3212.
Livestock.
UNION sToCKYARDS ILL, March e-The
receipts OF cattle to-day light and prices were
firm at Yesterdays advance, weakening little at
the close Offerings of hogs were small and all
classes of buyers were represented. Prices were
firm and in some cases sc higher Sheep were in
good demand and firm. The supply was light.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1l.000. Fancy beeves, $4 65
"a rs; choice prime, 1900 to 1850 pound steers
| So 3Of04 60: good to choice steers, 1900 TO 1900
pounds S4G4 IS; medium steers, 1850 to 1900
bounds, So 75@3 95: common steers $50 to 100
| pounds, S3 1903 20: stockers 500 TO 900 pounds,
| So 75G3 40: Texas fed steers, So q S5. Other
| prices unchanged.
| HOGS-keceIpts, 1900. Heavy packing ana
shipping lots. SO 95@4 15: common 10 choice
mixed SO 50@4 Is: cnoice assorted, 81 1904 20;
light So aOG4 20; pigs. So 20G4 10.
SHEEP-Recelpts, 16,O0O. Inferior 10 cnolcet
80 6O03 65; lambs, SO 5UG4 65.