The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO I'LL, May ZS.-The wheat market
assumed holiday aspect to-day, moving very lit
tie either way and showing No feature either in the
trade or situation report that harvesting was
started in Southern Kansas and that the wheat
was showing even better than expected had a
sentimental effect on the market early, but later
prices revived on moderate covering by shorts
The action of prices was irregular and was gov
erned by the preponderance of buying or selling to
clean up for the week and the mouth, without par
ticuiar reference 10 statistical items
Receipts to-day were Il cars for Chicago and 377
in the Northwest. The later section had 295 cars
week ago and 400 cars for two davs q year ago
Local inspections from store were SO O5O bushels
Liverpool cables were firm and 14d higher A
break af lac in May wheat at New York carsed
weakness in this market at one time during the
session. but IL was not permanent Closing con-
tinental cables were Irregular. Export clearances
amounted to 1853 9lS bushels. july wheat opened
from 5S5sc 10 5Ss4c, declined TO 577Ac where IL
closed, s4c under yesterday. Estimated receipts
COMMISSIONERS was the main characteristic of
the corn trade The tardy and Indifferent nature
OF the dealings was ma urally incident to the last
tradineGay OF the week ana TO the advent of the
holiday. Prices were hard soft. as the feeling of
wheat altered. Receipts were Gil cars and 25 OSO
bushels were Withdrawn from store. LIVERPOOL
cables were 14d higher. Export clearances were
light st 1910 bushels July corn opened at 2S3sc
declined TO 277s@2Sc, where it closed, 3,sc under
yesterday. Estimated receipts for Monday S22
cars.
from what it has been. Shorts covered some and
the holders liquidated, but the outside held aIoof
30l cars, and 1929 bushels were withdrawn from
store. Export ciearances at New York amounted
10 $3.50 bushels July Oats closed 1sd1lc under
yes erday. Estimated receipts Tor Monday 369
FLAX-Was easy Cash S3c: Nav. s1c. Ju,v
PkOV1SIONS-On a slight betterment in Tha
! hog market product improved a little this morn
Ing. but prices were far from being strong Tn q
buying which caused the advance was mainly of
provisions already sold and the effect was not sub
stantia Later all support was Withdrawn and
declines in all articles took place. Stocks OF
produce In Chicago on June ], as estimated by
George w. Phillips Jr., will be: Pork. old and new
14S,000 barrels; lard, 2l0,00O tierces; ribs 46..
0O0,O0D pounds. July pork closed 221sc over
July lard 1Oc lower, and July ribs. 1O@l21zc
BUTrER-The butter market was firm TO-DAY.
and gooi business was transacted. Receipts
were moderate and the demand good. Prices
were UNCHANGED. Creameries-Extras, l5c; firsts
l4@l414c: seconds. lO@l3c: limitations, fancy
ll@l5c Dairies-Extras, 121z4l3c; hrsts. lOM
lie: seconds. &c. Ladles-Extrss, 91lOc; firsts
S9812c;l packing stock, 7c.
EGGS-Irade was good, and the firm feeling
continued 10 exist in the egg marker. Receipts
we're moderate. Fresh stock sold S1s@I01ac D
MoNEY-Was 81 on call and 6@7% on time
loans New York exchange SOLD at 81 premium
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-May b714c; July. 577sc: September
cGEN-May 27c; July. 27A@2so; septem-
Der, 29c.
oATs-May. 1714c; July lsc; September
tOkK-July. 81: September, 81 171s
LAAkD-JnIy. 81 2215; September. 81 371z.
hAbs-Juyi 90 f112' september, % 80.
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS. Ill. Nav 29.-Iih.
erai receipts of cattle and a slow demand resulted
in decline of 59l0c in that market to-day Hogs
were strong and sc higher. The supply was mod.
crate and ready sale found for all offerings
Sheep were l0c higher. Offerings were good
CATTLE Receipts. $500. Fancy beeves.
"a 2O@4 35; choice TO prime, 1900 to 100 pound
steers. SAGA 20: good TO choice steers l2Oo
TO 1000 pounds. S3 1904 90; medium steers lOl0
10 lbOO pounds $3 60G3 7D COM m on 20 fair steers
800 10 400 pounds. $3 35t03 50: choice feeders
eoo 70 l2oo pounds S3 60G3 80; com mon TO choice
stockeIs. W SU03 So: bulls, chuice Io
extra 80 9oG3 20; bulls, poor TO cnoice So OOsA
IS; cows and hefers, extra So 6O@4 90. coSys w.
iair 10 cnoice. S2 4O@3 so; COWS, common to fair
~ bo@2 80; calves good TO choice. 81 60S
0 20; calves. common 10 good. So 25d4 20. reYss
grass steers, 81 6O@3 30: Texas fed steers az IN
90 80; Texas cows ana bulls. So 3O@3 25; mixers
AND springers. pei head, S20@35
HoGS-kecelpts $4,000. Heavy paokino an,
shipping lots, $3 10@3 30; common 70 choice
mixed; So 15@3 as; choice assorted SO NM
%; light ~ 25@3 55; pigs, So 5O@3 So IVY
s5 aa- LEI - Heceipls. 9OoU Inferior 70 choice
~ bOQ4 25s So 25d5 hO