The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-02
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. 1.-Deliveries of wheat
on December contracts this morning were so all
that they were not worth considering. Their In
Significance tended to impart confidence to hold
ers, put decline Of Id at Lverpoolwas of greater
Influence as a factor and prices opened lower. No
aggressive activity either by sellers or buyers was
noted in fact the trade was remarkably light,
Receipts in the Northwest % l6 cars against $50
ing; although snow block adeso in that section may
have great deal 10 do with the RESTRICTED move
ments. Chicago received So cars and inspected
out 24.976 bushels.
Thoman issuedoa report to-day estimating the
supplies of wheat in first hands at $4,000, 900
bushels less than year ago. He also gave the
area seeded as 25,00J00O acres, against 49,
O0UO0U year ago. and the condition as 97.6 per
cent. against S6.7 per cent at the corresponding
time in 1895 Bradstreet's reported decrease in
the worlds stocks of $4,000 bushels. which.
iromthe smallness OF the reduction, proved detri-
amounted 10 sosS4 bushels Al the close the
tabshed about that time. May wheat opened
from S4SSc TO S41sc, sold between S45sc and
Estimated receipts for TO- morrow, cars No 2
red spot wheat ranged from 9014c to 925Sc, clos
ing at about 9O14c to 9114c.
COkN-The corn market simply followed that
of wheat. Trading was not such as to attract par
ticuLar notice, few commission men and scalpers
only doing little business. Thoman IN his report
gave his final estimate on the yield of 1895
at 2, 468, QUO 900 bushels, average per acre of
2q 76 bushels. Receipts were 243 cars and .lS6 :
500 bushels were taken from store Liverpool ca
Dles were 14@15d lower. Bradstreet's reported a
decrease in stocks OF 100000 bushels. Export
clearances amounted to 1927 bushels. May
opened at z634c, sold between 267sc and
2658c, dosing at 265s@263zc, Ia TO lac under
yesterday. Estimated receipts for tomorrow, 200
cars.
oATs-Declined, the loss, however, not being
great THE action of the other markets the
controlling agent. Thoman estimated the yield OF
for 1896 at 755.000,000 bushels, average
per acre of 1894 bushels Receipts were 25i cars
and SO 600 bushels were taken fiom store. Brad
an n of
bushels. Export clearanceS were 2S,075 bushels.
May oats closed 70 lower. Estimated receipts for
FLAX-Steady. Cash No 1 Northwestern, 7sc
bid; December, 74@741ac; May, 7912GS0c- Re-
ceipts % cars.
PROVISION S-The provision market opened
active with everybody anxi ous to sell. The de-
mand was backward ana prices receded An I'M
expected heavy run of hogs at the yards, attended
by decline in their prices, was responsible for
the weakness in product. Later business showed
less animation. January pork closed SOC lower
January lard 712c lower and January ribs zoe
lower
BUTTER-1he receipts Of butter were light and
the demand good to-day. The feeling was firm.
Creameries-Extras, 221ac y n: irsts 2l@22c.
Dairles- Extras, l9c: firsts, l4@l7c; seconds 100
packing Stock s@S1ac: grease, 21a@3c; roll
butter, l1Gl2c.
EGGs-The demand for fresh stock remained
good. The fee ns was firm ana prices were un-
changed Fresh STOCK, &c Q dozen.
MUNkY-Was firm at 6eD3H on call and time
loans New YORK exchange sold at 60c premium
wHEAT-December s04c; May, s51ac; July
CoRN-D December, 1902 size; January, 2s5sc;
OATS december, 1s1sc; January, 1886; May
PGRK-December, se so; January. ST e21s;
May, ST S71a
LARD-December, So 771a; January, 50 s71a;
RIBs- December, So 30: January, SO So; May
"a 0L1a.
Livestock.
UNION sTOCKYARDS ILL, Dec. L. The
offerings of cattle were light There good
demand and prices were steady. There was a
heavy run OF hogs and prices declined 10@15c.
The demand only fair Trade in sheep as
active a. Mondays advance in prices.
sCAT'rLE-Re 1000. Fancy beeves SIS 80
@b as; choice prime 1900 TO 100 n steers.
81 S5G5 25 good to choice steers, 1900 TO 1900 N.
"a 50GA so; medium steers. HOO 10 25U D. "a Is
"a AS: fair beef steers 100 to 1900 MS SIS TOO
choice stockers and feeders 500 10 1850 10 s3 SOD
10: fair to good do. 800 TO S75 D. 81 $50
3 As: bulls, choice 10 extra. S. OU@5 65: bulls.
poor to choice. So 0oN2 90: cows heifers,
cnoce 70 prime So 5UH4 90; cows lair to cnoice
81 4u43 40: cows common fair camera ST 80
az IS: calves. good 10 choice "a 6O@5 So
steers, 81 65@3 %: Western range steers SO 25
@a 81; Western range cows ana heifers- So 81
tgS 81; mixers and springers, . head s25o4u;
Texas led steers, SIS 6O@4 rs.
hOGs-keceIpts $4,000 Heavy packinz ano
enlpplng JOtS. 90 ZUN0 %: com mon 10 cnolce
mixed, So 25@3 60: choice assorted. So 5OG
3 go. light, So 25GpS so: pigs. 81 1903 So.
sHEEP-keceipIs. 13,0UO lntsrloe ~ choice,
S2@3 81; lambs. $500 80.
Receipts at Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. NEBR. Dec. 1.-HOGS-
Receipts. $500 Market SC to zoe lower. Light
and mixed, So 2O@3 So; heavy, So O@325.
CATTLE = Receipts 32OU. MarNeS strong
active. Steers. 50 60G4 70; cows 81 50@3 25i
feeders. 81 1908 rs.
sHEEP--Receipts, 1000. Market higher. Nut
tous, So IS; lambs, SIS.
Receipts at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec. l.-HOGS-Rec eipts
1900 Light So 25e03 IS; medium, So 20@3 % 1a
heavy, So 15@3 271s: pigs So sO@3 10.
CAITLE-Receipts. l4O00. Market for bes
| steady Naive steers, best, $4 !, "a rs; fair e
good. So 5@4 Is: cows and heifers, best, 81 81
@3 %; fair 10 good, 81 1892 So: stocKers anc
Feeders, as OO@4 10: Texas and Yves .ern, 81 81
O.; bulls, 81 iC@Z IS: ca. YES, $5@l2.
SHEEP-Receipts 300. Market steady.
NEW AOhk STOCKS.
Bonds, Exchange, MONEY and Railroad
SHar-S.
Money call easy at 2a21sy: last loan at 2;