The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-21
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, June 2O.-To-day's half ses-
sion OF the wheat market devoted to light
scalping operations and TO cleaning up of trade for
the week Crop damage reports had little in
nuence on prices, which opened easy and declined,
but owing to covering by shorts rallied slightly.
The advices from the Northwest 10 the effect
u rust was appearing in spring wheat were re-
celVed with considerable doubt and indifference,
Inc belief Obtaining that these reports were pre-
JUDGED. 1t was argued that the continued heavy
movement in thai section sufficient evidence
that no material injury TO the crop is threatened.
Minneapolis and Duluth received sos cars
against 449 last Saturday and 7I9 year ago.
chicago received 26 cars and inspected out $4,000
busheis. Liverpool cables were 34d higher Ex-
port clearances from both coasts for the week
were 100000. Argentina shipped 100000
oushels for The same period. CLOSING continental
cables were irregular Exports for % hours from
atlantic PORTS amounted to 27S,254 bushels
Septem Der wheat opened from SIC to 1915 sold
between 5SI4c and 593sc, closing at $3.50, lac
pnoer yesterday. Estimated receipts for Monday
CORN-Prices of corn m owed in the course
marked out by wheat, but their progress was slow
and diiatory There was no trade OF any moment
or Importance, The semblance of a market being
Kept up through the moderate transac IONS OF
few local traders Liverpool cab es were quiet
and steady. Receipts were 81 cars and IL 900
bushels we're taken from store. Argentine ship
ments Of last week amounted to S64.00O
bushels. Atlantic eaooard clearances were 6I,-
fOU oushe S. september Corn opened at ZS14c
sold bet ween 293sc and 291sc osing at 2914o,
shade below yesterday. Est mated receipts for
OATS-Derived motive for tn cir action from the
other grain markets. but business was 90 small 10
be c aSsed as active. Receipts were 317 cars, and
$4,000 bushels were taken from store. xport
Gle arances were As. 500 bushels September Oats
closed 1sc under yesterday. Estimated receipts
FLAX-was easy Cash, so1Ac: July. so1ac;
December, S312ci September, S1$s@S2c Receipts
PROVISIONs-The half holiday session and
the heat com bined to produce languid feeling in
the provision market. The fac that the hog
market presented no strength had discouraging
influence on product, ana prices ruled lower with
out any animation being displayed in the market.
Septem Der pork closed 212c under Yesterday, Sep
tenn Der lard and ribs each 212@5c lower.
BUTTER-Quite good business was transacted
in butter to day. Receipts were large however,
and the demand not quite up to the supply. Prices
were steady and unchanged.
EGGS-Receipts were moderate to-day; demand
fair; prices unchanged.
MoNEY-Was 5@6% on call and 81 on
time loans New ork exchange sofa 81 40c
premium.
Closing Prices.
WHEAT = June 571sc; July. $3.50; Sep
CoKN-Jnae. 275s@27z4c; July 2s@2s1sc;
oATs-1uIy. l71sc; September. 1855: May,
2014c.
F0RK-JuIy. ST O5: September, 81 20.
LARD-July, S4 10; September, 50 %.
h1Bs-July, IS 7712 September So 9212.
Livestock.
UNION sToCKYARDs. ILL. June 2O-Only
few cattle were received to-day, and they sold
at steady prices. The arrivals OF hogs were very
large, and the pa ckers succeeded in forcing de-
cline OF Sc in prices The demand was only fair.
ings. Prices held firm.
CATTLE-Recepts. 5000. Fancy bAeves 81 IS
"A so: choice TO prime, 81 1894 80; common
10 fair steers, So 5O@3 60; bulls, choice to extra,
81 S0@3 rs.
shipping lots, S5Q3 25: common 10 choice mixed.
SO 05GS 40: choice assorted. SO 40GS so; light,
S. 1903 So; pigs, 50 1898 SIS
SH EkP = Receipts. 23OU. inferior 10 cnoce
sS 1UN 3 IS; q 80.