The San Francisco call., 1896-04-30
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, I'LL, April 70. - Changing from
May to July, with some little scalpiug by local
traders, made up the bulk of the business in the
wheat market to-day. The buying of the near and
selling of later months about balanced each other
and served 10 hold prices at fairly steady figures
during the morning. First quotations were better
than the final ones of yesterday, and subsequently
the gain well preserved. Showers were pre-
dlcted for Northwestern points, TO which was
ascribed the ope ming frmness. LIVERPOOL cables
little stronger and that, too, helped prices
considerably.
Receipts In the Northwest were 307 cars, against
36l Wednesday and 4l3 year ago. Chicago
received thirteen and inspected out 29,75O
bushels. Export clearances amounted 10 62,544
bushels. Closing Continental cables were irregular.
After noon break took ace, the reason for
which lay in the Agricultural Bureaus report on
foreign crops. With few minor exceptions the
outlook was said to be unusually promising. The
same report stated that Argentina would have
from 80, ,0O00Uu to 35,00O000 bushels available
for export, instead of 100000 bushels as was
641S66414c, sold between 6412c and 6312c, clos
ing at 6312@635sc, 14c under yesterday Esti-
mated receipts for tomorrow seventeen cars
CORN-Obtained material aid from the strength
of wheat. There was nothing else on which to
base the fonndaton for imPToHmen pr oeG hs Inc re
withdrawn from store. Liverpool cables were
steady but quiet Business extremely dull
and no evidence OF activity was presented Prices
declined when wheat broke and all appearance OF
firmness disappeared. Export clearances amounted
to 22SS59 bushels July corn opened at 303isc,
sold between 301a@306sc and 3014c, closing at
the inside, 1sc under yesterday. Estimated re-
ceipts for tomorrow, 301 cars
OATS-Were steady Business was OF such a
small volume that there was neither buying force
nor selling pressure to cause essential alterations
of quotations. Receipts were l62 cars and 49, 1877
bushels were taken from store. The later easier
tone of surrounding markets had its effect on oats
July oats closed a shade lower. Estimated re-
ceiptS for tomorrow 200 cars.
FLAX-Was steady Cash 9114@e11ac; May,
S712@S734c: July. 9Oc bid, 9O12c asked; Septem-
ber, 9212c. Receipts were l5 cars.
PKOVISIONS-Hog were quoted irregular this
morning and product opened steady, not adopting
either strength or weakness from the yards mar
ket Some transferring of trade from near to dis
tant deliveries took place an that went to make
up the bulk of the trading. Like everything else
on the floor provisions displayed weakness late in
the session Estimated stocks of provisions in
Chicago on May l, as given by G. W. Phillips u,
will be: Pork, 10000 barrels: lard, 100000
tierces, and ribs, 81, 100000 pounds July pork
closed 712c lower; July lard unchanged and July
BUTTER-The butter market was steady to-day
There a good demand and stock moved freely.
Cream meries-Extras, l412c; hrsts, lS9l4c; sec
onds 10@llc; imil atoms. fancy, l0@llc. Diaries
Extras, l3c; frsts 1l@l2c; seconds. &c. Ladies'
EGGS-The buying was Indifferent, while sup
plies were liberal. The feeling weak. Many
MoNEY-Was 6% on call and 6@7% on time
loans. New York exchange sold at 9Oc
premium.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-April, 61s4c; May. SIC; July,
cGSS-apriI, 2sssc: May, 2sssc; July. so14c:
september, oO O12tdl 3UHSC.
OATS-May. Joss@1S1sc; July, 1910; Sep
PoRK-Gay. ss o5: July, IS IS; September
LARD-May. 81 671s; July. 81 s21a; septem-
ber, S4 95.
i ibs-Msy. 81; July, 81 IT'S; September,
$4 80.
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS ILL, April 2s.-The
supply of cattle to-day was liberal. The demand
was good, and prices generally steady.
Heavy beeves were exception decline OF 1Oc
being reported in them. Offerings of hogs swere
large Prices declined 212@5c for heavy lots
Light weights steady. Sheep were in large
supply. The demand was, however, satisfact ory,
and prices were not any lower.
CATTLE - Receipts, 1900. Fancy beeves,
S4 20@4 rs; choice to prime. 1900 to 100 pound
steers, So 95@tt 15: good to choice steers 1900
to 1900 pounds So S0@3 80; medium steers. 1000
to 400 pounds. $3 60@3 75 common steers. $50
to l4O0 pounds. So 4u63 So: choice feeders
900 TO IL so pounds, So 65@D3 go: common to good
stockers. S3 1898 so; bulls and stays, choce TO
extra So 05; bulls, poor 10 choice, 81 25@
90: cows and heifers, extras $3 50@3 S5; fair
81 6O02 25: calves, good choice, 81 rs
"a rs: calves, common TO good. 1894 20; Texas
steers. poor to choice, So S0@3 65; mIIkers and
sprlngers per head, S20@40.
HOGS-ReceIpts, $4,000 Heavy packing ana
shipping lots. $3 30@3 so: common TO choice
mixed. s3 30@3 65; choice assorted, 50 60G3 rs;
light, So 45@a3 10; pigs. So 9093 TO
SHEEP-Recepts, 20 900. Inferior to choice,
81 5U@3 rs; lambs, So 2594 3S.