The San Francisco call., 1896-05-01
CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO, III, April 3O-The winding up of
| the trades in May wheat came to-day. The longs
sold out the remnants of their holdings and were
enabled 10 do SO during the morning without at all
depressing prices. the opening having been at an
advance over yesterdays close in consideration OF
continued rains in the Northwest The Cincn-
natl Price Current IN its summary reported b ut
unimportant changes In crop prospects. II stated
that some central localities still lacked moisture.
Liverpool cables We're l4d lower Receipts in the
Northwest were 2gO cars, against 2S1 last Thurs
day and 231 year ago
Chicago received sixteen cars and Inspected out
1S3,506 bushels. Closing Paris and Berlin cables
were lower ana Antwerp unchangeu- Prices ulo
hold well late in the session, the demand
showing no urgency, but Immediately prior TO the
close recovery took place, prices attaining the
position occupied earlier. Export clearances at
Atlantic ports to-day were 27l 1852 bushels. July
wheat opened from 63Ss963S4c 10 64c, sold be
tween 65 1sc and 6314G6S5sc, closing at 64c. $50
1ac higher than Yesterday Estimated receipts Tor
tomorrow seventeen cars
| CORN-Presenled feature or incident enti-
thing it 10 distinction. The advances and declines
of wheat were reproduce scale. but the
business of small proportions and unimpor-
tauu character Liverpool cables were easy. Re
ceipts wore 3l4 cars. and 321,75s bushels were
withdrawn from store. Export clearances amounted
TO 1874 $50 bushels. July corn opened at 303sc,
sold nj 3O1yst1SO14c closing at 303sc lsc higher
than yesterday. Estimated receipts Tor to-mor-
|. HoATSNWere quiet and without any mark of in
tereSt. The last day OF the month brought some
liquidation by both longs and shorts, but ho large
or infiuenfial trading took place. Receipts were
store. uly closed unchanged from esterday: Es-
timal ed receipts for TO- morrow 225 cars
T. .FEXXE.N iseaSy. Cash; 9lc;.fay, S6Ie6S73 &C.;
Jnlx,. : 9r4c pit nlber,: 9112@92c Receipts
F.. TR0VIsIONs s. An: easier hog market cast an
u nfnyorabIe Influence over product this morning.
but prices did not great deal, owing TO light
. q :, a., ~. ~ tn poie
in Chicago, May l, by o. W: Phlps Jr. places the
amount at 5S 900 barrels. coo barrels OF which
i-isoldP pork. Qnmoderate coSeFtng parchasesl er
IN Ie session prices rallied and presented quite a
little nrm ness AT the close July. pork was 1o(s
1l2Iac higher. July lard 232c higher nd July ribs
BUTTER-Th butter market Was firm to-day
and iurther ad vance IN price the finer grades
son for new goods has fairly opened. Creameries
Extras l5c;. frsts l4al Acc; seconds IL (el &c:
fiTsts. II IA re: seconds. &C. Ladles-kxtras s@,
l0ci, ,firsts S1Si2c: packing stock 1c:--. -
i=heaYy while the demand was not more than mod
crate: Fresh stock ga 9f2c:@ r ~.
s M0NEY+-W steady at 81 on cali and 6e7% on
:. =. Closing Prices. -. -. T.
wHEAT-April, SIC; May, 62@e21Sc; July,
CORN April, 2sSgc: May, 2sssc; July. sossc; ;
(=lEs2Siay, + Sc July, 1870; september,
f.SsSsEzNay, s. 12l7ta: july IS s71a; sep,em-
LAR a; 81 7o;.Iuiy. 81 IS; September. SIS:
ber, 50 3712: :<
2 ..+
I. UNION .SToCKY ARDS, Lis. April 3O.-The
cattle mark et showed decided Improvement to-
day The=supply was light and buyers had 10 pay
lOc advance on. yesterdays prices The receipts
| OF hogs were large and quite a number were held
over Ironl Nesterd ": The result was seen in ade
cline of 50nl0c to-day" offerings of sheep were
moderate and everything was disposed OF at steady
/ figures. : =:
2CATTLE=:-% Receipts. 5000. Fancy beeves.
- 20 ga 35schoice TO prime. 800 TO 700 pound
steers; 81 al %: good 10 choice steers 1900
10 1900 pounds, SO s003 95i medium steers. 1000
10 400 pounds $5 65d3 10; com mon TO fair steers
1850 10 400 pounds So 4UOa3 50: choice feeders,
800 tol $50 pou nds So 65G3 90; com mon TO good
l4slockers. So 2593 IS: bulls and stays choice 70
extra, So 05;.: bulls, poor 70 Choice, So 25G
2 80; cow and hefers extra S3 5O@3 go; cows, fair
10 choice, So 40@3 40: cows com mon to lair,
81. 60dl2: :25:# calves, good choice, 81 25
"a rs; calves, common to good, $S@4 20; Texas
steers, poor 10 choice. SO .25G3 95; mlkers and
sprlngers;, per head, S20d4 -: =:
Gs-kecelpts, SS .o0e; HEAVY packing ano
shipping lots S3 25G13 40:: common TO choice
mixed as 25@S go: choice assorted, So 60G
! 8 81 II; light, S340@3 IS. pigs, 81 1898 65;
shEEP-Keceipts,: IL 900. Inferior 10 choice
| 81 5VS5 IS; lambs, So 25G4 co.: ~ - ..