The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
Fruit and Produce.
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, March 31-The selling OF
wheat this morning proved more influential than
the buying and the inevitable result decline
in prices Brokers Offering freely, the belief
existing that their orders came from Armour. The
trade now becoming greater IN the July and less
in the May, this being noticeable to-day than
on any day YET. Opening prices were rather firm,
the myth partly arising from lighter arrivals in
the Northwes., 495 cars against 705 last Tuesday
and 654 year ago, and partly from the natural
tendency of prices rally after Yesterdays break.
Liverpool cables steady lad decline.
Chicago receipts were 81 cars and 1888 $40 bushels
were withdrawn from store Very soon after the
opening the steadv 10 firm tone disappeared and
rece Ssions followed. There was recovery from
the low point on covering by local shorts. Brad
streets gave a decrease in the worlds availa Bile
supply OF 2, ,236 600 bushels the effect of which
was rather detrimental than otherwise 10 prices.
Thoman's report issued to-day. II made the
condition of winter wheat SD6 per cent Export
clearances were S76,524 bushels. Closing Paris
cables were lower. Berlin higher and Antwerp un-
changed. May wheat opened from 6S$sc TO 631-2c,
sold between $3.50 and 63c closing at 631sc, 1sc
under Yesterday. Estimated receipts for to- NOR
row. 10 cars.
CORN-Engaged no particular interest and the
market was about as duh as il was possible 10 be-
The opening firmness and Later weakness of wheat
exercised controlling influence on corn, prices Of
the latter moving in the same direction OF those of
the former Receipts 46l cars and leo, l76
bushels were withdrawn from store. Liverpool
cables were quiet aud easv. Bradstreet's gave an
increase in stocks OF 100000 bushels. Export
clearances were extremely heavy at e75.316 bush
els. May corn opened at 2e1 &c, sold between 90
Gl2e5Sc and 2e3sc, closing at 29ssG2912 IA shade
under yesterday. Est imated receipts Tor tomor-
row $50 cars
oATS-The tone of the oats market was identI-
cal with that OF the other grains and ruled by
sympathy with them. Receipts were 324 cars and
1900 bushels were taken from store. Bradstreers
reported increase in stocks OF 965, 900 bushels
May closed shade frmer and fractionally
higher than yesterday, but the distant futnres were
lower Estimated receipts for tomorrow 1l2 cars.
FLAX-Was easy early, firming later. Cash.
| Ssc: May, s7@s71ae: July, ss14 bid; September,
PkOVISIONS-Product neither active nor
dull but about medium between the two. The
feeling was however decidedly weak owing TO a
lower hog market. May pork closed 25c lower,
MAY lard SC lower and May RIBS z 12c lower.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-March, 621sc; May. 631s@63A;
c5oRS9March, 2s14@2s5sc: May, 2sasSss1ac;
oATs..Gay, leA@1sssc; July, 1880; Sep
PoRK-May, ss 321a: July, ss 521a.
LARD-May, So 071a; July, IS 22I2.
RIBs-May. 81 571a; July, Sd 671a
Livestock.
UNION sToCKYARDS, ILL. March 3l.-The
arrivals of cattle moderate to-day and prices
ruled steady. There was-no evidence of i'm prove
ment in the demand. Trade in hogs slow and
| another decline of 10c took place. The supply
| was not heavy. The receipts ofsheep were heavy
| Prices declined 10c, the demand not being equal
| CATTLE : Receipts $500: fancy beeves,
| 81 25(64 80: choice to prime, 1900 to 100
! pound steers, S3 959t 20: good choice steers,
| 1900 to 500 pounds. $3 1908 go; medium steers,
| $50 to 1900 pounds So 25@l3 SO; feeders. 600 to
| 100 pounds. S3 50t@3 so; stockers. 900 500
! pounds. 81 60tG3 40: bulls choice TO extra, $50
| %: bulls, poor good, 81 3O@2 rs; cows and
heifers. extra. So 50@3 75 cows, fair to choice,
| 50 40G3 40: cows, poor to good Gamers. 81 500
2 8a: veal calves, good to choice, 81 25d5 25:
calves, common TO good, So 1894; Texas fed
steers. 50 90@3 rs; Texas bulls oxen and cows,
| So 2O@3 20; mixers and springers per head $50
@40.
HoGS-Kecelpts, l9, 600 Heavy packing ana
shipping lots. So 6O@3 S5 common TO choice
mixed. So 3O@l3 90: choice assorted, $4@1 20
light So 1894 10; pigs, $3@4.
SHEEP-Receipts. 16,O0U. Inferior to choice,
50 1903 10; lambs, SO 75g4 10