The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, May lS.-.rhe wheat market
had ample room for Improvement from a business
point of view to-day, and Furthermore prices were
not as favorable as they might have been TO hold
ers. After the posting of the visible supply fig
ures, showing the slight and unimportant decrease
of $4,000 bushels there was a rush to SELL which
sent the price downward and impaired a weak
and depressed feeling TO the market. The activity
time being required TO exhaust the offerings and
supply the demand. The worlds shipments for
last week were reported at 8 100000 bushels. An
INCREASE In the amount on ocean passage of $780,
OOO bushels was noted and the English visible
supply decreased 1,366,0O0 bushels. The weather
was satisfactory for the growing crops and few
complaints were heard.
Receipts in the Northwest were $40 cars, against
5IS last Monday and PIG on the corresponding
day last year. Chicago had 10 cars and inspected
out 1854 bushels. Export clearances were only
90,242 bushels. liverpool cables quiet and
unchanged. Wheat futures Mt Paris were 5
confines higher, but all other continental quota
took place in the last half hour. Private advices
from abroad, stating that Europe would have an
early harvest and reporting &C. 600 900 shels
still available for export in Austro ungary were
the arguments which started the selling at this
time; July wheat opened from 6zssc to 6214c,
sold between 6212c and Gle, closing at 611s@
ol14c, 114c under Saturday. Estimated receipts
for tomorrow II cars.
fore understood that the feeling was not buoyant,
nor did prices make any gain, but the contrary
declined from the positisn occupied Saturday.
i he visible supply decreased l,lS4 600 bushels
and the amount on ocean decreased 10000
DuSneIS Receipts were falr at $50 cars and $780,
US bushels were taken from store. Liverpool
| cables were quiet and steady. Export clearances
were lair at 253391 bushels. July corn opened
at 2S12c, sold between 295sc and 29Ssc, closing
| 291ec, shade under Saturday. Estimated re-
| ceipls for tomorrow 430 cars.
OATS-Declined on the weakness extended by
| wheat. There was some good trading by commits
| sion houses. which probably represented liquida-
ton by longs" who found prospect for an adj
vance and who were discouraged by the declining
| tendency OF the other grains. The visible supply
| increased IS 900 bushels Receipts were 273 cars
| and Si,S4b bushels taken from Tx
port clearances amounted to 40,016 bushels July
cats closed 1sc under Saturday. Estimated re-
| ceipts for tomorrow $50 cars.
FLAX-Was steady. Cash, ss1ac; July, SEC;
| September, IS. Receipts were 20 cars
| PROVISIONS-To aid the provision market
there lighter run of hogs than expected wi h
consequent advance of SC in their prices. The
| entirely deserted at times When the grain mar
kets showed their final weakness, provisions
pork closed SC lower than Saturday, July lard INC
/ lower and July ribs unchanged.
| BUTTER-Was fairly active and steady to day.
Receipts were quite liberal. but the demand, espe-
ciaily for storage account, was good. Creameres-
| limitations. fancy, l1@13c Daries-Extras, l3c;
| frsts. 1OGl1c; seconds. sc asked. Ladles-Extras
sgl0c; firsts, s@s12c; packing stock, &c asked.
| EGGS Were quiet and barely steady. The
greater part OF the supply was in poor condition
! Good eggs were in fair demand. Fresh stock was
| MoNEY-Wa o% on call and 6G7% on time
| loans New York exchange sold at 95c premium
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-May. 6014c; July, 611a@6l14c
| september SIC.
CoKN-May. 2sssc; July. 2s1ac; septem
| Der, 305sc.
oATSSMay. 1870; July. 1e14@lsasc: septem
| Der, 1912@195sc.
| PORK-July So 50: September, ST s21A.
| LARD-July, s4 65; September, sd 771b.
| RIBS-Juy, 81 o712; September, 81 20.
Livestock.
UNION SToCKYARDS, ILL, May 1s.-The
| supply of cattle sale to-day was unusually
liberal. Buyers were slow in getting started and
! when they did prices declined 1O@l5c. Receipts
| of hogs heavy, but the demand was brisk
| and prices I'D vanced Sc Sheep were lOOl 81
| higher. Offerings light and the demand
| good.
| CATTLE Receipts, 81 200. Fancy beeves
S4 25G4 30; choice to prime. 1900 10 l7UO pou nd
steers, 81 1904 20; good to choice steers, 1900
| to 1000 pounds, 80 S5(04 05: medium steers 1000
TO 400 pounds, So 1908 80: common to fair steers
| $50 10 1400 pounds So 4o03 So: choice feeders
900 to ll70 pounds. So 65@13 90 com mon to choice
| stockers 50 S5@D3 SO: bulls and stays, choice 10
| extra. So 0093 25: bulls poor to choice, So GOA
80; COWS and hefers, extra SIS 70@l3 u.s. cows fail
| to choice. So 4O@S 65: COWS, common TO fair,
| "a IS: calves. common to good. 1894 40; Texas
grass steers, 81 70d3 25; Texas fed steers SO sc
Cd 90: Texas cows ana bulls So 25d3 rs; mixers
| and sprlngers per head, S20G40.
| HOGS-Keceipts, 81 600. HEAVY packing ano
| shipping lots So 25G3 4712 common TO choice
! mixed. SIS 25@3 SO; choice assorted. So 500
| SIS: light, SO 3O@l3 SIS pigs, 80 75@l3 So
| SHEEP-Keceipts. 10000. Interior 10 choice,
| ~ so q 3 go lambs So 25G5 Is.