The herald., 1896-01-09
CHICAGO MARKET
The Days Transactions on the Board o
Trade

ibe Days Transactions on the board OF
Trade
CHICAG }, Jan. S,-Wheat opened strong
but very irregular and under some little
excitement. The first transactions in May
were made over a range of %c per bushei,
or at from so 6.S up to 6l% only one or
two trades were eff .cted at the top and bot
tom prices, the bulk of the transactions
during the first few seconds having been at
80 7-S. The price rose and fell for an
hour in mighty swells of active trading be-
tween COZ and 81, but after the 15 min
utes of the session the tendency for the
| remainder of the hour was generally down.
ward. The opening strength was the ex-
! preston of the doubt in The minds of the
operators regarding the possibility OF an
Anglo-German war After the opening
! struggle around 90 7-S and 81 there was
gradual decline to 6OH, and that was fol-
lowed by q recovery to 81 again, due to a
report issued by statistcian Thomas,
| which gave the condition OF winter
wheat in the states which grow it most
largely at ISL against 83.5 on December
| /, aud adding that 1871 is the lowest status
Of the plant ever recorded in the month of
January. But the upward movement
| reused some of the big shorts to make a hot
| fight against them, and a great amount of
| long wheat came upon the market and the
advance was checked. The news. too,
! turned less bullish; consols recovered all
! the decline and the later cables quoted
wheat lower. and the Argentine advices
reported clearing weather and said that
| Argentine wheat was offered in London to
arrive at lower prices With this, the
market here soon became heavy and many
of the early buyers began to sell ou', and 10
did not take long for he price to go off
| cent from the 'op and u cent below the
close last night. Corn opened strong
under the continuation of the war
like political situation in Europe.
1t acted very nervousy for about two hours
and fluctuated rather wildly. Provisions
started FIR and maintained that condi ion
, all day. Oats were strong in sympathy
with the be ter feeling in corn, but most of
| the early gain was lost. May sold from 20
to 202s cents and off to 1875 to 1917 cents
split. Hog receipts we're heavy but the re-
ports from the yards were that everyone
wan.ed hogs at yesterdays prices. The
days run was $4,000 head, and 45, 900
head is estimated tomorrow. Offerings of
products were light and that was feature
of the entire days transactions.
The leading futures closed as follows:
-sIa WhestaN At. Q, 2 Ja1uaEy 57sc; February
Q bsc; May 29Lsc Ju ), 36Isc. Oats January,
l9}sc; February, 1880; May 1876.
ash quotations were as follows: Flour
wheat,No. 2 spring 57ss4c; No; 3 spring,
s., Go7kc; No red, 8. IS Nc. Corn
No. a,26kc. oats-No ?. l7199l7Nc; No ?
to zoe. Ry No 2, Soc. BARLEY . No. .,
nominal No. = fob. Q C to 37c, No 4, TO- b.,
zzc to &c. No. 1 haxssed. $50
barrel. $9.471a to $3.50. Lard Per 100 lbs.
5.4O. Short rib sides-Loose: si.5 to $3.50.
Short clear sides Boxed, 44.c 10 41sc whisky
-Distillers' fni he'd goods, per z, lon, 1922.
Flour Barrels, receipts. 900'; shipments,
4
shipments. $4,000. Corn-Bushels receipts,
30-,oOO; shipments. $1,000. Oats-Bushes,
recti ipts. 3Oi 900; shipm ms, 1as,OO0 Rye.
bushels, receipts, 5000; shipments, 1000.
Barley-Bushels, receipts d ,OOO; shipments
100.
On the produce exchange today the butter
dairies, l2c to zoe.
Eggs were steady; fresh zoe to 2lc,