The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
CHICAGO MARKETS.

/ CHICAGO, ILL, July 21.-To-day's session of
the Board of Trade was absolutely the dullest in
many weeks, the pits at times being practically
deserted by the speculators. In wheat the govern
ing influence the New York stock market,
and it varied did the wheat prices. AS stocks
showed a tendency toward firm feeling wheat
maintain ed steadier tone, but the aggregate Of
bu siness was comparatively inhntesimal The
talent said that the uncertainty arising from the
existing political conditions was the handspring
upon which the movement of trade depended and
the ventures OF moment were not taken in conse-
Receipts in the Northwest were quite heavy
Ala cars, against 25S en- the same dsy last year
and 497 Tuesday last. Receipts at Chicago
were 45e cars. of which 442 were new. and the
Withdrawal from store aggregated $4,000 bushels
Liverpool cables were somewhat steady at un-
changed prices The Atlantic seaboard clearances
for twenty-fUur hours amounted to 5000
bushels. Continental cables were generally
higher. Bradstreets report of the worlds visible
supply showed decrease OF 1,S4S,00O bushels.
On this and the large export clearances the market
561sc to 56ss@561ac, sold between 571s@57 1lc
anu 5614@5oasc, closing at 56sz@67c, 12c higher
than yesterday. Estimated receipts for to-mor-
CoRN-The weather very bearish for corn
this morning, and offerings were iarge in conse-
quence. The cables showed decline OF 14c, and
the feeling throughout the session easy.
Here, as in wheat, the business was very light
The receipts were away above the expectations
6OS cars arriving, while $40 were estimated.
Withdrawals from store light Ill, ,SS7 BUSH
Export clearances were 19SO33 bushels Brad
streets report the worlds visible supply placed
The decrease at $4,000 busnes- September corn
opened at 2614c, sold between 2615c and 261s@
2614c, closing at 26141263sc unchanged from
yesterday. Estimated receipts for Tomorrow, 200
cars
oATS-General debility was in command of this
cereal nd judging from the appearance OF the pit
an electrical battery would have been necessary to
put life into the trade. Receipts were 342 and
66 ,905 bushels were removed from store. Brad
els andsths checked further decline. Septem-
Der oats closed at 1sc under yesterday. Estimated
receipts for tomorrow 170 cars
FLAX-Was easier; cash, 7214@7212c; Septem-
Der, 7214972szc; December, 74@7412c; January,
7414975c. Receipts were SO cars.
PROVISIONS = Showed an almost panicky
feeling with ali sorts of product at the low prices
on general decline. At one time pork showed a
decline of about 26c per barrel. which is almost
the lowest price ever touched for this product
S6 0212 last July. Lard and ribs followed
lowest figures ever made. September pork closed
15c lower, September lard 71ac lower. September
ribs 5G7 1ac lower.
BUTTER : Opened quiet and featureless
Creameries-Extras, 1419c; frsts, 13@14c; sec
onds, l0c; limitations, fancy, 12c.
EGGS-Held steady Really fresh, loose, 91sc
doz; rehandled, 91a@lOc: shipping order, 10c;
MoNE1-Steady at 506% on call and 81 for tim e
loans New York exchange was quoted at 65c
discount.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-Juiy. 56s4@557sc; September, 5es4@
$3.50; December, Soc.
CokN-July. 25s4@257sc: september. 2e14@
OATS = July. 1890; September. 171sc; May,
2O@2O1sc
PoRk-september. Sc 25; January 81 O21z
LARD-September, SO 30; January, S3 1914.
hlLS-Septemper 80 3211; January, S3 471a.
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS. ILL, July 2l-CattIe-
The market was fairly steady for natives and a
fair demand from all classes of buyers TheIight
varieties OF hogs were in good demand, bnt the
heavy hogs were again dull and weak. Sheep
The decline was checked by the light receipts to-
day.
CATTLE Receipts. 5000. Fancy beeves, "a so
"a 60; choice 10 prime, 81 25@D4 10; good to
choice steers, "a 1904 ~; medium steers, 50 75
GA: common to fair steers. SO 4092 IS; feeders,
So 30G3 so: common to choice stocker5, 81 2O@
3 20; bulls, choice to extra, So 1908 IS; bulls
poor TO choice 81 1892 10; and heifers, extra
80 1904; cows fair TO choice, s2 40@S so: lows,
common to fair Gamers. 81 lO@2 25: calves
good TO choice, $595 65; calves, common to good,
$3 2O@4 so: Texas grassers So 5O@3 10: Texas
fed steers, So 20G63 10: Texas cows bulls and
oxen. $2@2 85; mixers and springers. per head
$2O@37 80; Western range steers IS lOC03 so.
HOGS-Kecelpts. 1900. Heavy packing ano
shipping lots, 50 75G2 90: common 10 choice
mixed. So SOFAS 40: choice assorted. So 6OG3 10;
light, $3 30@3 So; pigs S3G3 SO
SHEEf-kecelpls. 10000 anterior cnoIcs.
s2@3 rs lambs SO 10 rs.