The San Francisco call., 1896-02-19
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Ill. Feb. 1S-It was difficult to dis
cover any feature noteworthy incident attend
ing the trade in wheat this morning. Prices were
trife Irregular in their action and denoted moth
ing in particular, the changes accompanying the
variations in the te mper OF the local speculative
crowd. AT the ope ming some little interest was
taken in the worlds shipments forlast week which
aggregated 5,734,000 bushels. The estimate made
yesterday placed them at 100000 bushels, the
difference being the motive for early buying ana
causing some tirmnesS
The offerings. however, soon became large
enough to cause prices TO sink below yesterday
close. Liverpool cables were quiet ana steady
Northwestern receipts We're ntte sLnaIier @ 4oa
cars arriving, against 671 last Tuesday ana 5oo
year ago. Chicago received 15I cars ana IN
spected out ll7.5S4 bushels. Export clearances
were light at 292,S7S bushels. BradStreetS report
of an increase in the world s available supply or
900 bushels brought in number OF selling
orders, causing further weakness. Closing Ant
werp cables were unchanged and Berlin lower.
Paris had holiday. May wheat opened from
655s0l65 19c, sold between 65 1s466c and ga 1sc,
closing at 81 47s965c, Ss@12c under yesterday.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow 115 cars
CORN-The opinion in many instances is that
corn will move more freely with any Improvement
in country roads The receipts to-day were quite
large at 535 cars The market opened easy on
these considerations and further weakened by
sympathy with wheat. Withdrawals from store
were 60,746 bushels. Liverpool cables were quiet
and steady. Export clearanceS were large at
470,926 bushels Bradstreet's reported decrease
| in available stocks of $4,000 bushels. May corn
opened at SOC, sold between 30@301sc and 29$4q
297sc, closing at 294297sc lac under yesterday.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow, 365 cars
OAIS-lhe sentiment In corn EXTENDED 10 OalS
and caused rather an easy feeling in that grain.
The trade continued omparatively light, with oc
Casional spasmS of activity. Receipts were 323
cars. There were Withdrawals from store.
BradstreetS gave an increase in available stocks
of 900 bushels May oats closed 14c under
yesterday. Estimated receipts for 10 morrow, II
cars
FLAX-was easy; cash, 90@9Oiac; May, 9ls4
@9214c. Receipts, 20 cars.
PRONISIONS-A few minutes of firmness was
observed at the opening of the product market,
bur the strength failed 10 hold, and when wheat
lost its support, product seemed 10 have suffered
in a similar manner. There subsequent
rally and steady close, with May pork and ribs
unchanged, and May lard 2l2c under yesterday.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-February, 6212c; May, 647s@65c;
CoRNEFebruary. 277sc; May, 2s7sc; July,
30$4 G307sc.
2lc
PoRK-February. SO s5: May, $40 o21a; July.
LARD-February, So 421s: May. s5 571a; July,
RiBs-F epruary. SIS 05: May. s5 221a; July.
s5 32l2
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS. ILL, Feb. 1S.-The
offerings OF cattle to-day light but there was
a fair demand and prices ruled steady. Receipts
of hogs were light There a good general de-
mand and prices were firm TO sc higher. The
trade in sheep was active at steady prices.
CATTLE-Receipts, 4500. Good to choice steers,
1900 to 1900 pounds SS s5G4 05; medium steers,
1850 10 1900 pounds, So tOG3 90: feeders 900 10
1900 pounds, So 50@3 80; stockers, 600 10
900 pounds So 60@93 As; bulls, choice to extra,
! Texas bulls, oxen ana cows, 81 35G3 25.
| HOGS-keCelpts, 10000 Heavy packing and
| mixed, So 1904 2212: choice assorted, 81 2o9
! 80; light, saga 80: pigs, SO 20@4 20.
SHEEP-Receipts ! QUO. Inferior TO choice,
| 81 50@,3 70; lambs, 81 5OG4 65.