The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03
CHICAGO MARKETS,

| CHICAGO, Ill, May 2-Weakness and de-
precision ot a very pronounced character prevailed
! In wheat to-day. Apparently the only buying was
by fortune shorts and even they displayed but an
| Indifferent inclination to purchase ImprJ Jved
| seeding conditions in the Northwest was, no
| doubt, one of the most important reasons why
selling was in greater favor than buying Next in
point OF consequence was the small shipments
from both coasts for the week, ], ,260 600 bushels
which were less even than the light ones of last
week Liverpool cables W re lower.
receipts in the \ northwest 301 cars, against
oO5 last Saturday and 322 year ago. Chicago
received Is cars and suspected 66 400 bushels
closing continental cables Irregular Arpen-
| tine shipments last week $4,000 bushels
The Daily Trade Bulletin had 169 replies on win
voted to wheat. Improvement was reported bv
141 of them and none by the other 20. Export
wheat opened from 6214@621sc, sold between
62Ss and 6134c, closing at 81 Zsl62c, 8A0Jsc nm
cars.
CORN-Simply acquiesced in the weakness Of
wheat. Traders could present no argument mo-
mentous enough to overcome the depression con
Veyed by the tone of the leading market. Bus-
ness was largely in the way of selling out bv hold
ers OF July. who had changed from May yesterday
or very recently Liverpool cables We're very weak
a9a a 654gtsd lower. Receipts were 326 cars and
14s,SOS bushels were withdrawn from store Ex-
port clearances aggregated 100000 bushels. July
corn openeo at 2S5sc, sold between 2es4 40291ac
ana Z9L9CGZS5Sc, closing at 2S5sc. 1s(114c under
Yesterday. Estimated receipts for Monday $50
oATS-Very little interest attached to this mar
ket and price changes were slow. There was
steadier tome however, than in either wheat or
corn buying by shorts being the supporting factor
Receipts 225 cars. There were no with
drawals from store July oats closed 1sc higher
than yesterday. E stimated receipts for Monday,
210 cars.
FLAX-was steady. Cash, 9O1sc; May, se1sc:
July s912c; September, 9Ic. Receipts were z3
cars.
PRovIsIoNs-Product was evidently fnfiu-
enced m ore by grain than by the hog market this
morning The latter reported steady to firm
yet provisions opened easy. but with only mod
crate business The speculative weakness of the
grain markets had an ill effect and prices were
weak. July pork closed 712c91Oc lower; July
lard shade lower and July ribs 211ac lower.
BUTrER-Was fairly active ana firm to-day.
Creame eries-Extras, 15c; firsts, l4@l41ac: sec
onds. l1@l3c: limitations, fancy, 1O@ilc Diaries
Extras 1sc; frsts, 1l@l2c; seconds. &C. Ladies
-Extras, S9lOo; firsts, S@S12c packing stock 7c
light. Fresh stock quotabie at s1aa91sc
MoNEY-Mas 81 on call and ec97% time
loans New York exchange SOLD at zoe premium
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-May 60c; July. 81 7s@62c; septem-
CokS-May. 2s14c; July. 2sssc; September,
oATs-May, l7s4c; July, 1ss4@ls7sc; Sep
PoRK-Msy. 81 s21s: July. IS O21s; septem-
LARbmMay, 81 771s; July. 81 s71a; septem-
ii iE>@Msy. s4 O74a; July, 81 20; septem-
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS, Ill, May 2-The
arrivals Of cattle to-day were light, the market
was dull in consequence and prices held steady.
There a fair run of hogs The demand was
active and prices displayed frmness and in some
instances were trifie higher. Sheep were in
good demand and firm
CATTLE Receipts. 50O Fancy beeves
S4 45@4 so; choice to prime, 1900 to 100 pound
steers. 81 20 "a 4o: good to choice steers 1900
10 1900 pounds. 81 00G4 15: medium steers 1000
to l40U pounds. IS SOG3 95 common to fair steers
$50 to l400 pounds. SO 4y@3 70: choice feeders
800 to 1880 pounds, 50 50@3 95; common TO good
stocRers. So 25@S 70: bulls and stays, choice 10
extra. 50 S513 so: bulls, poor choice, 80 25C0
So; cows and heifers extra. $3 60@4 co. cows fair
to choice, 81 40G3 so; COWS, common to fair,
81 6092 25: calves, good 10 choice, S4 25
@4 rs: calves. common TO good. S3G4 20; Texas
grass steers, 81 65(02 go: Texas steers poor TO
choice. So 2593 95: miIkers and springers, per
head, S2O@40.
HoGs-keceipts, $4,000. HEAVY packing ana
shipping lots. 50 25G3 As: common TO choice
mixed. SS 26t13 SO: choice assorted, SO 5O61
3 co. light, SO 35t63 go; pigs, 80 1908 So.
SHEEP = Receipts, 450O. Inferior choice,
~ 5OG3 75; lambs, So 25G5.