The San Francisco call., 1896-08-05
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL. Aug 4.-The topic of interest
on the Board OF Trade this morning was the news
of the failure Of the Moore Bros, and conjecture
was general what the effect on Diamond
Match and New York Biscuit would be, and in
turn they would affect wh eat Before the market
opened occasion was taken to hammer prices on
the curb, and first official figures were about a
cent under yesterdays final ones. But the pit
well supplied with buying orders at the start, indi
eating no lack of confidence, and prices generally
rallied considerably. Board of Trade people have,
a rule, been bearish OF the securities ABOVE re-
ferred 10, and shorts they would be the bene-
flciaries OF slump in prices Receipts were lib
eral Chicago having 265 cars, and the Northwest
490 Liverpool opening cables were firm. Local
Inspections from store were $500 bushels, and
49O64l bushels cleared at the seaboard The
amount on ocean passage decreased l,04O,OO0
bushels. The worlds shipments last week
amounted to 4,e0S 900 bushels. Sales of cash
wheat aggregated 100000 bushels, for Eastern
shipment communicated additional frmness 20
prices. Closing Continental and English cables
were all higher. Bradstreets reported decrease
in the worlds visible supply of g. 900 bushels.
Sep EN- Der wheat opened at from 57s4@5Sc, ad-
vanced TO $3.50, closing at 5S5s@5S34c shade
under yesterday Estimated receipts Tor to-mor
row, 125 cars.
CORN-Opening on corn was weak and lower. on
account of the influence exerted by the closing OF
the local stock exchange and the financial estt
mate of the capitalists already referred TO. There
was nothing particular about the trade however,
and the feeling soon became more confident. Liv-
erpool cables were firm and 12d higher. The
amount Oh ocean passage increased 960,O00 BUSH
els. Export clearances amounted TO 178. 1855
bushels Bradstreets gave increase in stocks
OF 1,906, GOO bushels september corn opened
from 241a@243sc, advanced to 253sc closing at
251s@2514c, 14c higher than yesterday. Esti-
mated receipts for to- morrow, S24 cars
OATS-Displayed ed sentiment 81 milar to that pre-
vailing in the other markets. Trade not
heavy enough to admit of any demonstration of
a slow and Indifferent action. Receipts were 449
cars, and SS 100 bashels were inspected from
store Export ceaTances amounted to aesi6 1,
stocks of 25S 600 bush els Septem ber oats closed
unchanged from yesterday. Estimated receipts
for tomorrow, 220 cars
FLAX-Was easy. Cash. Northwestern. s21Rc;
Southwestern, 7112c; these being the closing
prices. Septem Der, 7114@71s4c; December, 74c
PROVISIONS = The story of an nticipated
squeeze in September pork by Montreal people
had the effect of arousing shorts 10 a sense OF
danger this morning, and their purchases, with
those made for the account of Armour, advanced
prices in this arket ute sharply. The strength
continued all through the session, punctuated by
! hurres and scrambles to buy. At the close Sep
712c higher, Septem Der ribs 1Oc to l21ac higher.
BUTTER-Firm, with desirable stock very
| scarce. Business was as active as possible under
Creameries-Extras, lac; irsts l21a@la1Ac;
seconds, 10@1lc; limitations, fancy, 100 lc
Ladles-Extras, 91a@lOc; frsts St@S1Sc; packing
stock, 7d712c
EGGS-Offerings were free and demand slow.
MONEY 6@7% on call and time loans
New York exchange sold at 81 discount
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-August. 5Sc; September, hS5s@
| 5S34c: December, 61c.
CORN-August 241a@245sc: september. 251s@
| 25c14; May, 2S1a92S5Sc-
| oATS-september 1890; May, 203zc
| PORK-Septem Der. 81 20: January, ST 171z
| LAkD-September So 371a: January, So 10
hlbs-Septemoer. So 521a January, So IS.
Livestock.
| UNION STOCKYARDS, ILL, August A.
The receipts of cattle to-day light. The de
mand was good, and prices held steady at yester-
days decline. Offerings OF hogs light. A good
INQUIRY was noted, prices ruling strong and 50lOc
higher. The sheep market was strong
| CATTLE-Recelpts. 3000 Fancy beeves, 81 As
| @l4 90; choice prime, 1900 TO 800 b steers
81 2594 40; good TO choice steers 100 10 1900 10
"a 1904 20; medium steers, 11O0 TO 300 b. So 80
"a 05: common to fair steers, $50 to 1900 MS
| $3 % q 75: rough Western steers, So 90@
j 40; feeders, 800 TO 1900 TBS, S3 "a 8 76
stockers. 81 6O@3 so; bulls, choice TO ex
ira, 81 S5@3 %; bulls. poor to choice, ST. 70
| az so; cows and heifers, extra, So 75@4
COWS, fair to choice, 81 30@3 so: lows
| to choice, SIS 0G@5 40: calves, common to good
| So 0U@4 90; Texas grass steers. 81 45@3 10:
! Texas and bulls, 81 50@2 so; Western range
| steers, 81 1903 so; Western range cows and
| heifers, 81 1908 30; mixers and springers, pei
| head, 800 q 40.
HOGs-Kecelpts 1000 Heavy packing and
| shipping lots 50 95@3 80; common choice
| mixed, So 05t93 40; choice assorted, So $50
55: light. IS 20@3 65: pigs, So S0G3 So
| sHEEP-keceipts. 13,OOU. lnferloc to choice
| $2@3 20; lambs $3G5 S5.