The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
CHICAGo MARKETS..

CHICAGO Ill. Sept. 12-The crowd found
bull news on wheat scarce article this morning
figures and inform alton tending generally to en-
courage selling rather than buying A liberal
quantity of wheat has been waiting for some DAYS
for prices TO pulge, and their failure TO d isplay
anything but heaviness this morning brought out
considerable OF it. Before the opening the curb
trading was at easy quotations, the estimate that
the worlds shipments for the week would aggre-
gate 8, 25o 600 bushels having depressing effect.
An increase in the amount on ocean passage of
1920 600 bushels and in the visible supply OF
2,O5 5000 bushels only added TO the weakness on
the regular session. Liverpool cables 1zd
lower. Receipts at Chicago were 17S cars ana the
Northwest had 11OS cars, against 1862 last Mon
day and 1855 a year ago. Local inspections from
store were 172,2S2 bushels. Closing Continental
cables lower Export clearan:es amounted
to 256,l bushels. About noon the NORTH Invest
sent some buying orders and the execution of
them caused slight rally. Later shorts covered
free.y and frmer feeling developed The English
visible supply decreased 11.OO0 bushels Deem
Der opened at 8 lc, sold between 601aG 6O5sc and
6214c closing at 621s96214c, "a @Tsc higher than
Saturday. Estimated receipts Tor tomorrow $50
cars
CORN-The corn market was weak and lower,
sympathy with wheat early largely influencing
the tone while the regular news not caculat-
ed to 1nfuse courage among holders. Receipts,
S95 cars, were II more than expected. Withdraw
ais from store amounted to 540,S54 bushels The
visible supply increased 614,0J0 bushels and the
amount on ocean passage 100000 bushels. Liver
pool cables were unchanged Danublan shipments
OF corn last week amounted 10 $4,000 bushels.
Export cearances amounted to 29l, ABA bushels.
May corn opened a 24s4c. declined TO 24ss@
2412c, closing at 24szc, 1Sc under Saturday. Estl
mated receipts Tor Tomorrow TOO cars
OATS-Were quiet and easy. Traders looked to
wheat for their guidance. an as that market was
weak there no alternative for but TO
adopt like tone.' The visible supply increased
$4,000 bushels. Receipts were 3[3 cars and
253, 733 bushels were taken from store Export
clearances amounted to IS. 1SS bushels- May oats
closed shade higher. Estimated receipts for to-
morrow. 440 cars.
FLAX-was firm. Cash, es@6s1sc; septem-
6er, 6S@69s4c; December, 7O@72c; May, 7712c,
Gr RnrC
PROVISIoNS-Business in product was not
large or in any manner sgnIfcan There were
ais and packers figured principally. The tone was
firm and reflected the feeling of the hog mark ct.
January pork closed z 12c higher January lard
21ac higher and January ribs shade higher.
BUTTER-Was weak and lower to-day. A lib
er al supply was offered and the dem and was poor
Creameries-Extras, 1412c p h: frsts, 12@13c;
seconds, 1O91<c; limitations, fancy, 129 &c.
Ladles-Extras, 919@lOc: frsts, S@S1ac; packing
stock, 6@7c: grease 4@5c-
MoNkl-Was 6@7x on call and * on time
loans. New YORK exchange sold al 81 TO 81 10 dis
count
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-septemoer. 6114c; December, 621s@
C0kN-septe.nDer 2l14c; December, 2ls4c;
oATszseptember. lsAc; December. 1s7sc;
PoRKNoctober SIS e5; January. s7O5.
LARD-October, So 5212; January, So 80.
OStOOStJ 90 4Oi 60 oOL
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS, ILL, Sent. 2l.-Offer-
ings of cattle to-day were light. The demand was
good. Choice kinds were 10c to 15c higher but
the ordinary sorts only steady. Packers and
shippers were good buyers of hogs. Offerings were
moderate and prices firm to sc higher. The run
of sheep was liberal Prices were 10c to 15c
lower.
CATTLE = Receipts. 11,bOO Fancy beeves
"a s0@95 90: choice TO prime 1900 100 h steers
$4 45G4 S5; good to choice 100 10 1000 ~
S4 0U@G 40; medium steers. 1000 to 800 h. So so
@3 95: fair beef steers. $50 to 1900 MS
IS so q 75: butcher steers. So 10 a 8 go;
choice stockers and feeders, 800 to 1850 b. $3 25
as SO fair do. 500 70 S75 10. 81 40@3 20; bulls
choice 10 extra 81 SOGd3 25; bulls, poor choice
81 1892 75 cows neifers. choice to S3 SO
@3 10; COWS, fair TO choice, 81 2503 40: cows
common TO fair Gamers. 81 25@2 10; calves, good
70 choice. So 50@6 0O: calves, common TO good.
81 1905 90; Texas grass steers. 81 35@2 80.
Texas cows and bulls, 81 1892 so; Western can
ming steers, 81 65Q4 Western range COWS ana heif-
ers 81 O0G3 25. mixers and springers, p mead,
$2OG37; Western range steers, 81 60@3 65.
HUGS - Receipts. 30, ,000 Heavy packing ano
shipping lots. 81 1908 20: common choice
mixed, 81 S5M3 80: choice assorted. So 2O@
) IS; hight, 81 S5@3 35: pigs. 81 5OeD3 30
shEhf-keceIpIs SO, 0UO. Interl0e 10 choice,
II 6O@2 S5; bs, $3S3 S5.