The San Francisco call., 1896-08-28
CHICAGO MAkKErs.

CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. PA slight wave Of
frmness raised prices of wheat at the opening to-
day Prominent among the reasons cited for the
improvement were gold importations by Chicago
banks, encouragement derived by some from the
Mckinley letter of acceptance and firm stock
market The duration of the strength was short,
however the fear of the Sep EN- Der deliveries
assuming importance as factor and inffuen ing
the other speculative options Fine weather was
liberal, Chicago having 15S cars and the North
west 1856, against 2S7 last Thursday and 500 year
ago. The Cincinnati Price Current reported no
material change in crop conditions during the last
week.
Liverpool cables were quiet and steady Local
inspections from store amounted TO 1880
bushels. About the middle of the ses sion prices
broke on local selling Influenced by raiding OF
corn by prominent professional. Bradstreets Il
sued correction of the figures oil the worlds
stocks given out on Tuesday, making them shoy
decrease of 1877, 900 bushels instead Of increase
of 81 1000 bu shells. Closing Paris cables 20
to Az cenimes lower fer -four and unchanged 10 10
cenIimes higher for wheat. Antwerp 1919
centimes lower and Berlin 214@2s4 marks lower.
Export clearances amounted to 367, 349 bushels
Decemoer PEI %neao oieneo fron SS1s 10 QUO de
yesterday Estimated receipts for tomorrow, 150
cars.
about the only features of the market for corn
early. In addition to the sympathetic feeling of
eaSineSS between 1t and wheat there was he Gus
tomary report by the Cincinnati Price Current,
which to-day stated that crop indications were
lators are fully acquainted with the brilliant crop
prospects, but when reminded thereof generally
sell little more corn. Liverpool cables were 14d
lower. Receipts 452 cars, and 137, ,z9S
bushels were taken from store The market was
raided toward noon by prominent professional.
prices declining somewhat sharply. Export clear
ances were 295,S73 bushels May opened at
25s4c, declined to 25@251sc, closing at 25ssc,
ssc under Yesterday Estimated receipts for TO-
morrow, 7O5 cars.
oATS-The weakness of the surrounding mar
heavily short earlier in the year and as the crop
will not fully realize earlier expectations, the
short interest takes advantage OF every oppor-
TnnffF hn afrnn moth nf "a mi OF 10
quite easily traceable to this condition. Receipts
wers 3l2 cars There were no Withdrawals from
store. Export cIearances were 5O,573 bushels.
May oats closed lac under yesterday. Estimated
receipts for tomorrow, 305 cars
FLAX-Was steady. Cash ranged from 66 to
661ac; Northwestern was 14c premium over
Soutnwestern; September 66c; December, 7Oc.
PR0VISIONs-An easy Provision market re-
suited from a similar Hog market. Trade was
local and largely professional with little really at
tractive TO IL. The same disinclination to assume
the carrying of Pork after september continues 10
exist. Toward the close on little covering,
prices rallied January Pork and Ribs each closed
unchanged and January Lard 21ac lower
bUTTER-The demand for butter continued
urgent and the supply light to-day. The feeling
was consequently firm. Prices were unchanged.
Creameres-E Extras, l61ac: frsts, 141a915 151sc;
Dsires@ExtTas. lac: firsts, ilal2c: seconds. i0c.
Ladles-Extras, 912G11Oc; hrsts, SGS12c; packing
stock, 7@7A2c; grease. 4@5c.
firm as they have BEEN Fresh stock, 111a0lZc
p dozen.
h
time loans New YORK exchange sold at 81 20 dis
count
Closing Prices.
WHEAT August 55s4c; september b57sc;
December, oe14@593sc.
CokN-Augnst 205S@2os4c: september. 2oss
@2034c: May, 25Ssc.
OAis-septembef, 15s4@lb7sc; May, 1880
1S7Sc.
fSEK- ssDssnSsr g 80: 90 January January. So s.! s71a
h1bs-SepLemDer So 20; January, So 4212,
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS, ILL, Aug. 27.-The
demand for cattle to-day quite active, and the
feeling firm. Offerings were N oderate. The sup
ply OF hogs was large and under slow demand:
prices were weak and SC lower. Sheep were In
fair supply and good demand; prices were firm.
CATTLE-ReceIpts 10 600. Fancy beeves. 81 80
as 90: choice 10 prime, 1900 to 1900 10 steers,
$4 554 IS; good to choice steers. 1900 to 1869 b,
"a 25@& so; medium steers. 1000 10 ] 45U h. S4 00
"a 20: common fair steers. $50 TO 1900 ms.
3 40: feeders 900 TO 1909 h. 81 eO@3 65 stockers,
500 to S75 b. 50 0@3 As; bulls, choice 10 ex-
ira, So SU03 25; bulls. poor 10 cnoice. 81 rs
az 70: cows and heifers. choice to extra So 50@
85; cows, fair to choice, 81 25@3 40; COWS,
common to fair Gamers 81 20@2 10; calves good
to choice, S5 6O@6 OO: calves, common to good,
IS 50@5 so; Texas grass steers. 81 40@3 25.
Texas cows and bulls, 81 1892 so; W sstern can
ming steers, 81 65@4; Western range cows ana heif
ers, 81 O0G3 so: mixers and spriEgers, p head
$4,000; Western range steers, So 1898 80.
AOGS-keceIpts- 10000 Heavy packing ana
shipping lots. - 1908 76 common TO choice
mixed, 50 e0@3 40: choice assorted, $3 4O@
sHEEP-keceIpts. l3,O00 lnrerlor 10 choice
S2d3 go; lambs, $3156O