The San Francisco call., 1896-10-11
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. 1O.-wheat scored another
advance this morning. the specu lative sentiment
having undergone change during the holiday
recess. A moments indecislon appeared at the
opening. but the demand asserted its supremacy
and prices 114c during the first thirty min
utet The exports for the week, 4,O50,U00 bu sh-
els. struck the speculative mind as being favor
able argument, and shortly after trading began
advices from Australia of crop DAMAGE by hot
winds added emphasis 10 the bullish tone. Liver
pool cables unchanged from yesterday, or
lad higher than Thursday.
keceipts in the Northwest were 1925, against
l774 a year ago. Chicago had 32l There
was no wheat taken from store Argen.ine ship
ments last week were 5000 bushels On realfz-
ing, com bned with some short selling, the market
was reed TO relax in tension the greater part of
the cary advance being lost before the close.
Closing Paris cables were higher, Berlin lower
and Antwerp unchanged. Atlantic seaboard clear
ances for two DAYS were heavy at ESQ 6S7 bushels
December wheat opened from 6834@6S l2c, ad-
vanced to 69Tsc closing at 69c bid-14G%sc under
Thursday. Estimated receipts for Monday 3l5
cars.
CORN-Made quite a good advance in price and
nos all of it could be credited wheat. the appre
eiating movement being at times quite independ-
ent of the surroundings There was, however.
certain amount Of sympathy which afforded help
when needed Receipts were 1929 cars ana 1885,,
cables firm and TO 114d higher, the in
dvidual strength of this market being ascribed to
them. Export clearances amounted TO 35S, "a
bushels May corn opened at 265sc, advant ed TO
271zc, closing at 27ssc 7s@lc higher than Thurs
day Estimated receipts for onday 110U cars.
T OATS-Rose from the strength extended by
corn The market was moderately active bur not
Continuously so. Receipts were SIG cars. No
oats were inspected out Of store. Exports
practically nothing. May oats closed 12c higher
than Thursday. Estimated receipts for Monday,
oy FLAx-was firm Cash. 741a@75c; December,
76Ia@76s4c; May, S11a@s214. Receipts were
PRoYIsIoNS-seemed to derive encourage
ment from the grain markets. Certainly there
none in the condition OF me hog lraae AT the
There was considerable short product covered. the
strength being due 10 that buying January pork
closed l21zc higher. January lard 71a@lOc higher
and January ribs 121a@l5c higher.
BUTTER-Was IN good demand and steady to-
day Fine goods were scarce and in urgent request
Creameres-Extras, I6c p h: frsts. 141aG
Is zc; seconds, 12@13c; limitations, fancy, 120 &C
Dairies-Extras, lac: firsts, ll@l2c: seconds, 0s@
l0c- Ladles-Extras, S12glUc; nrsts ege1se;
packing stock. &c: grease, z12@3c-
EGGs-w ere in good demand ana firm. Fresh
goods were somewhat scarce FRESH STOCK lac9
MONEY was firm at e@7Z on call and ~ on
lime loans. Ne" Ora exchange sold at 9Oc dis
count.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-october, 6314c; December. 69c; May,
CORN October. 2s1ac; December. 2414c;
oATs.octooer l71sc December, l7M@lsc;
IoIkSDecember, 81 Ob; January, 81 821a.
LARD-December, 81 80; January, - SO
@4Ls-December, $3 IS; January, S3 S71a.
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS. ILL, Oct l0.-There
were only a few cattle offered sale to-day. The
market was merely nominal at steady prices. Hogs
were weaker and 69l0c lower. The offerings were
moderate and the demand slow. Sheep and lam bs
were quiet and steady.
CATTLE Receipts. 200. Fancy beeves
80 1903 los choice 10 prime 1900 10 100 D. steers
"a 65t15 10; good to choice steers 12OO 10 1900 D.
81 3O9A 90; medium steers. 1000 TO 3OU b. 81 OU
a 20; fair beef steers, $50 1000 Ds SIS rs
@3 95; COM mon steers 81 25@4 10; good TO choice
stockers and feeders, 800 to 1850 H. s3 2513 IS;
fair TO good do. 500 to S7b b. 81 6O@3 2O bulls
choice to extra 50 o0@3 so; bulls, poor TO CHOICE
81 60@2 90 cows ana neifers cnoice to prime sy 80
G3 IS; COWS, fair TO choice, 81 25@z Y5: COWS
common TO fair Gamers. 81 50@z 90; calves good
10 choice. &5 26@6 l5: calves common 10 good
S2 50@5 %; Texas grass steers. So 5uaS %.
Texas cows and bulls, 81 75@2 SO: Western can
ming steers So eb@4; Western range cows heit-
ers $2 30@l3 40: mixers and springers, = mead.
$25@40; Western range steers, 81 90nS rs; Vest
ern rangers, 81 1898 25-
AOGS - Receipts. 10000 Heavy PACKING ano
shipping lots. So 05a3 471z: common choice
mixed, 80 l003 So: choice assorted. S5 $3.50
. 60: nsht, 80 10@3 bb: pigs $2993 So
SHEEP-keceIpts. 15UU. 1nierlos TO choice
Al 76 a3 IS; bs $3G4 rs.
Receipts at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 10-HoGs-Receipts,