The San Francisco call., 1896-08-06
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO. I'LL, Aug e-Wheat opened this
morning with quite fair business and at frmer
prices Liverpool prices were quoted at slight ad-
vances and lighter receipts in the Northwest-22S
cars, against 336 last Wednesday ana 81 year
ago - were partly instrumental in pro ducing
strength but the climbing properties OF the pro-
vision market seemed to exert the greater po-
tency. After the expiration of the first hour busi-
ness quieted down and trading became slow and
unlmportant. Chicago received 144 cars and In
spected out 101 ,06S bushels to-day
Export clearaaces ofwheat and -four aggregated
2SS, 522 bushels Closing Paris and Antwerp
cables were unchanged. Berlin "A mark
lower. September wheat opened from 5SS4c to
5S1sc sold between 5S14c and 5914c, closing at
5S3sc, 1493sc under yesterday. Estimated re-
ceipGs for TO morrow 24O cars.
CORN-Depended largely for its motive on
what was doing in other parts OF the room Inc
heat OF the day had very depressing erect on
traders who for that reason displayed lack OF
Receipts large at 956 cars and 1885, 500 bush
els were withdrawn from store. Liverpool cables
were firm and 19e higher. Export clearances
winds in the corn producing States cause some
anxiety for the ssfeIy of the corn crop Septem-
ber corn opened from 26$sc TO 2514c, sold ne.
higher than yesterday. Estimated receipts for to-
morrow $50
OATS-Business was principally of a local char
acter shorts being very good buyers early in the
'ion but withdrawing their support at the nrst
corn was the regulating factor. Receipts were
246 cars, and 47S39 bushels were taken from
store There were practlcaly no exports At tne
seaboard. September oats closed shade higher
Estimated receipts for to- morrow $40 cars
FLAX-Steady. Old Northwestern cash sold at
| 7214c. which was the closing price; new NORM
western. spot and to arrive. Tic; September, 7l9
| 7l14c; December, 74c Receipts were 73 cars.
PROVISIONS Here, as on yesterday, was
| where the interest centered and where action was
| 10 be seen. 1t differed greatly from that which
| was noted yesterday in that the advance met with
a positive check before II had fully found It's speed
Shorts tarted in cover at the tap of the bell at
| the opening and for the first fifteen minutes it
/ looked though another rise OF material proper
| tions was in store There were, however, brokers
| in the pit with selling orders in profusion, and
after the initial advance OF about Zoc oarrei IN
pork had taken place, these orders came ON the
market with irresistible force, carrying the price
for September down about 81 %. From this point
there steady recovery, but the snap had dis
! appeared and trade showed no excitement. Lard
| and ribs advanced in sympathy with pork and held
the gain firmly Septem Der pork closed 40c lower,
! September lard 1O91212c higher and September
BUTTER-A fair business was transacted in the
| butter market to-day and the feeling was strong.
! Cream eries-E1tras, 1412c; firsts l212G1312c;
seconds, 10@11c; limitations, fancy, lO@i lc-
| Dairies-Extras, 12c; hrsts, 1019c; seconds, &c.
Lades-Extras, e12@lOc; frsts, S@s1Sc; packing
stock 7@71ac.
Fresh stock sold at s1a@l0c p dozen.
| MONEH Was firm 6@7% on ume loans Ne"
YORK exchange sold at 81 10 discount
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-August. 57s4c: September. bsssc
| December, 6O34c
coKN-Angast 24A@247sc: september. 2b14@
| 253sc; May, 2Ss4c
| OATS-September. 1S1s9lS S1lc; May, 2O3zc.
| PORK-Septembe ber. Sc So January, 81 S5.
| LARD-September, So so; January, So S21a.
| hIBh-SeptemDer S3 5713; January, So b715
| Livestock.
! UNION sTOCKYARDS, ILL, August 5.-
| The demand for cattle to-day was brisk. The sup
| ply was only moderate and prices were firm
| Offerings of hogs were light. Everything dis
posed of at strong to 10c higher prices Sheer
| and lambs were steady.
| CATTLE-Recelpts. 1900 Fancy beeves. 81 6(
| 04 65: choice 10 prime 1900 to 1900 d steers
81 3504 So; good to choice steers, 1900 to 200 h
S4 1904 30; medium steers, HOO to $50 Ii. SO 90
| "a 05: common to fair steers, $50 to 100 1bs
40; feeders, 900 to 1900 ID, s3@3 70: stocker,
! 500 to S75 ID. So 50@3 so; bulls, choice ex
! ira, 81 SO@3 IS; bulls, poor TO choice, 81 z;
| az rs; cows and heifers extra. So 1894
| COWS, fair to choice, 81 30@3 70: cows
| common to fair Gamers. 81 2b@2 25; calves gooC
TO choice, S5 lU@5 40: calves, common to good
| So 5O@5 O0 Texas grass steers 81 40@3 10
Texas cows and bulls, 81 50@2 so; Western rang
ers, 81 65@3 so.
| HUGS-keceipts IA, ,OOO Heavy packing anc
| shipping lots. So 05@3 As; common to choice
mixed, 81 1903 55; choice assorted, So g. So
| 65: light, So 3O@3 65 pigs 81 90@3 65
! SHEEP-KeceIpts, IL, 600. interior TO choice
| $2@8 %; lambs, $3G5 20.