The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, March 2S.-Wheat had a quiet
and uneventful short session to-day. Beginning
firmly the tone varied but little from that through
out. On The curb and at the regular opening local
professionals bought, and. when prices had ad-
vanced moderately, they sold out. There no
outside trade and the room operations en-
tirely of the scalping sort 1t was rumored that
Thoman's report on the crop, which was in the
hands of subscribers to-day, and which would be
given publicity on Tuesday, was rather bullish.
The trade disposed to look with some doubt
upon the story. The St Louis Modern Miller
stated that the condition of the wheat crop had
notably declined during the past week.
morning paper gave a comprehensive review
of the crop situation which was decidedly favor
able Export clearances for the week from both
coasts amounted to 1,744,000 bushels. Liverpool
cables were quiet and firm, Paris lower and Berlin
higher. Receipts at Chicago were II cars and 1885,,
500 bushels were withdrawn from store. North
western arrivals good 40S cars, against 66l
last Saturday and 224 year ago. Argentine
shipments asst week were 1136,0OU bushels The
last half hours trading marked by consider
able strength the best quotations OF the day being
then established. Export clearances at Atlantic
seaboard were } 81. 626 bushels May wheat opened
from 63Ac to $3.50, sold between eS1sa63i i4c
and 64G641se. closing at 651s964c, 34G1sc
higher than yesterday. Estimated receipts for
Monday 10 cars
CORN-About held its own but achieved no dis
tinction in the way of activity feature The bus-
ness ran 70 the closing up kind covering by shorts
and selling out by those who were long. Receipts
$40 cars were about the number expected. There
were no Withdrawals from store. Liverpool cables
were quiet and firm. Argentine shipments last
week SSS000 bushels. Export cearances
were l47 ,240 bushels. May corn opened at 295sc,
advanced to 29s4c, where it closed, 1sc higher
than yesterday. Estimated receipts for Monday
270 cars.
OATS-Sympathized with wheat and corn in
tone. a moderate business was transacted, the
character OF which was similar to that seen in the
other markets Receipts were 220 cars and $4,000
bushels were Withdrawn from store. The close
at the outside May being 1sc higher han yes
terday. Estimated receipts for Monday 1I5 cars.
FLAX-Was weak. Cash declined from s914
to sec; May from S912 to Stage; July seld at
September
PRoVIsIoNS-The feeling in product was not
weak nor was il strong. Professionals were not
forcing sales, but in some cases covering portion
OF their shorts This afforded steadiness to prices.
There was no we'll defined bull feeling in the mar
ket AT the close the feeling was less steady than
it was earlier in the session May pork rested sc
under Yesterday; May lard and ribs were un-
changed.
wHEAT--March, 62ss@6219c; May. $3.50
coRSEMarch, 28s4c: May. 2s34c July. sos4c;
6ATs~May, ies4c; July. 2O1sc; September,
205sc.
PGRK-May, So IS: July SO o5.
LARD-May, So 20; July, $5 3d.
RIBs-May. s4 so; July, $4 go.
Livestock.
UNION sToCKYARDS, Ill. March 2s.-The
receipts of cattle to-day light and prices held
steaq,. There was fair demand. The arrivals
of hogs were light, but the market after opening
steady became weak and declined 21a@5c. There
was but poor dem and There were not enough
sheep to make a market and prices were called
nominally steady.
CATTLE = Receipts. 300; fancy beeves,
81 25@4 35 choice TO prime. 1900 to 100
pound steers, S3 959t 20: good TO choice steers,
1900 to $3.50 pounds. SIS 1898 go; medium steers,
1850 to 1900 pounds, S3 6OG3 20: common steers,
$50 10 1900 pounds. So 4O(13 55; feeders, 900 to
1900 pounds So 5093 rs; stockers, 6O0 TO 900
pounds 81 1903 40; bul4s, choice to extra, 81 100
s 40 bulls, good 10 poor, So 40@2 7e; cows and
heifers, extra, So 5093 rs: cows, fair to choice,
50 4Od3 40: cows, poor to good Gamers. 81 509
2 50: veal calves, good TO choice, 81 50G5 40:
calves, common TO good, S394 70; 1exas fed
steers 81 90G3 IS: Texas bulls. oxen and COWS,
So 25G3 25 mixers and springers, per head, $50
GAO.
shipping lots. $3 1898 95: common to choice
mixed. So S0td4 90: choice assorted 81 O5@i Is {;
light, SO a. l5; pigs, So 4094
SHEEP - Receipts. 800 Inferior to choice,
So 1903 S5 lambs SO 75G4 so.