The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, May 1.-THE prevalence of
hot weather throughout the West as a menace to
the growing vegetation had strengthening effect
on the tone OF the wheat market this morning but
prices failed to reach higher point than was es-
tablfshsd at the opening. When the Weather
Bureaus predictions of rains and showers from
the Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains were is
sued values fell with rapidity and all buying en-
thuSf1Sn disappeared. The weather was the main
factor in the mars ct and will continue so for some
time Liverpool cables were steady at I4d decline.
Receipts in the Northwest were 379 cars against
479 last Monday and 237 year ago.
Chicago received fourteen cars and inspected out
16O AL bushels. The expectation WAS that the
Government report would show from four TO six
points Improvement in winter wheat for the
month. The visible supply decreased $4,000
bushels, the amount on ocean passage increased
$4,000 bushels and the English visible supply de-
creased $4,000 bushels The worlds shipments
were 81 $4,000 bushels. Paris and Antwerp clos
ing cables gavn slight advances, while Berlin
quoted a to Ss4 marks decline. Export clear
from 64c to 643sc, declined to 627sc, closing at
631s963i4c, 5sc under Saturday. Estimated re-
celpts for tomorrow, % cars.
CoRN-offered nothing interesting in its trade
While the feeling at the start firm IL WAS not
so on the individual merit OF the grain but tbrongb
sympathy with wheat, and when the market for
the latter declined, nothing remained to support
prices or sustain the tone. Receipts were lO4 cars
and 22l .626 bushels were taken from store. Liver
pool cables were dull and unchanged. The visible
supply decreased 9s2, 900 bushels and the amount
on ocean passage increased 100000 bushels Ex-
port clearances amounted to 22s, ,S71 bushels.
July corn opened from 303s@301zc, declined TO
mated recelp for tomorrow 215 cars.
OATS-Were higher at the opening. but the gain
was not retained for long Wheat and corn show
ing sinking tendencies, oats were i'm bued with q
like feeling through sympathy. Receipts were
IA Ia cars There were no Withdrawals from store.
The visible supply decreased 3sS, 900 bushels.
July oats closed 1zG3sc under Saturday EstI-
mated receipts for tomorrow 22O cars.
FLAX-Was steady. Cash, Sc; July S51hc:
September, S712c. Receipts were 16 cars,
PROVISIoNS-Tra in product were in a
respondent mood. The hog receipts were very
heavy, the tone of grain depressing and specula-
ton lifeless. Prices were weak and declining on
the influences mentioned July pork closed 5@
713c lower: July lard unchanged, and July ribs a
shade lower.
BUTTER-was easier to-day than It closed last
week. Receipts were liberal, and there was con-
siderable carried over. The demAod was only fair.
Creameries- Extras, l5c; frsts, 14@l41Ac: sec
Extras. 12129l3c: firsts. l0@I1c; seconds. &c.
Ladles-Extras, 9@10c; frsts, S@81ac: packing
EGGS-were In large supply and poor demand.
Weakness was the chief feature OF the market.
MoNEY-Was 81 on call and e@7% on time
loans New York exchange sold at sue premium.
Closing Prices.
WHEATcMay MAY 81 "a @6l 7Sc; July, 631s@6314c;
CokN-May zS1sc; July. 3O1sc; septem.
oATs.May. 1896; July. 1890; September
PohK-July, 81 621a: September, 81 771a
dARD,July. 81 62le; September. S4 771a.
RIBs-July 81 O71a: September, 81 20.
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDs, ILL. May ll-The
Of cattle to-day was large. and there was natur
ally some weakness on that account, but the
market was fairly active and prices were only 56
| l0c lower. The supply of hogs was heavy. There
was fair packing demand, but the large offerings
caused decline of 5Ql0c On a good demand
sheep were firm, and in some cases &c higher.
! CATTLE = Receipts, $4,000. Fancy beeves
| S4 1894 45; choice to prime 1900 to 100 pou nd
steers 81 l5@t 80: good to choice steers 1900
| to 1900 pounds, So 95@4 10; medium steers. 1000
to l40O pounds, So 1908 90: common to fair steers
| $50 10 14O0 pounds. So 51@3 10; choice feeders
| 800 to 1l70 pounds. So 1904; common 10 choice
| stocKers. So S5@3 20: bulls and stags choice Lo
extra So 1898 26: bulls, poor choice, So 25G
so; COWS and heifers extra $3 1894 90: cows fair
to choice, 81 4OGY 70; cows, common TO fair,
Sl 50G2 35 calves, good to choice. $4 GO
| CG4 30; calves. common 10 good, $3G3 90; Texas
grass steers, So 1898 30: Texas fed steers So 40
93 30; Texas cows and bulls, 50 4U613 40; mixers
and sprngers. per head S20@l4O.
HOGS-keceIpts, 40, Heavy packers, IS 20
G3 40: common TO choice mixed. So 2U03 471a;
choice assorted SO 1893 55; light, SO 3O@3 IS
pigs, 50 70@p3 so.
SHEEP - Receipts. is, O0O Inferior TO choice,
~ 50@4; lambs, So 50G5 05.