The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO ILL., March $3.50 much in the
way of statistical news on wheat is made public on
Monday that the market generally SHOWS lhde-
csion until the figures all known This was TO
a great extent the case to-day, although there was
more of strength than weakness to the tone early
Interest was taken in the visible supply postings,
each increase or decrease tending to depress or
stimulate temporarily The Orange-J udd Farmers
report was issued to-day l! gave 'nS eonultion oi
winter wheat $40, against S5.3 last year and
S74 in 1894. 1t also said in part: Superficial OBJ
servers ignore root strength and, Judging from top
growth, are apt to be mlSied IN tnelr concluSlon
Ijyernool cables were firm and 12d higher.
Northwestern receipts were $50 cars, against 5Sl
last Monday and 440 year ago. Chicago received
IL cars and inspected out 173,967 bushels. The
complete visible supply report showed decrease
of 100000 bushels. The worlds shipments, ex-
elusive of Russian, for the past week were ,5h2,-
600 bushels Estimating Russia at $3.50, 600
bushels. the supply shipped was large. The amount
on ocea n passage decreased "a 900 bushels. the
English visible supply decreased $4,000 bushels.
Closing Continental cables were irregular. Paris
and Berlin were higher and Antwerp unchanged
to lower After the first hours of the session
had passed prices became easier the news having
been summed up as bearish. Two hundred thou
sand bushels OF cash wheat was reported worked
here for interior points to-das. Clearances at At
lantic ports since Saturday were 1902 Y55 bushels.
In the last hour prices broke to the lowest point.
Nav wheat opened from 637s@64c, sold between
645sc and 631sG63i4c, closing at 633sc, Aa@5sc
under Saturday. Fascinated receipts for to-mor-
row rs cars
CORN-Not great amount of attention was at
trscted by corn. There was, however. a fair
amount
mainly the strength or weakness OF wheat. Re
Ueipts, 245 cars, were 25 less than estimated.
There were no Withdrawals from store. LIVERPOOL
quotations were unchanged. The visible supply
Increased 514, 600 bushels, and the amount on
ocean passage decreased 800 900 bushels. Export
clearances amounted TO 156 904 bushels May corn
opened at 2es4c. sold between 1890 and 291ac,
closing al the inside, lac under Saturday. Esti-
mated receipts for to- morrow 42o cars.
OATS-A moderate trade in OATS the
tone varying to agree with the other markets. Re-
ceipts were l6e cars and 5000 bushels were taken
bushels. May oats closed 12c lower. Estimated
receipts for tomorrow 800 cars,
FLAX-Was easy. Cash, S719@sS14c: May,
S712@SSc: July, SSs4 @S9c; September, 90129
91c. Receipts were 81 cars.
PROVISIONS-The hog market contributed dis
courageme to product this morning by decli ming
sc. After the opening trading over dulness
took possession of the market. Prices held fairly
well until wheat broke, when slump in product
ensued The close was at almost the inside. May
pork closed q 112c under Saturday. May lard 712
@10c lower and May ribs l5c lower
Stocks in Chicago on the first OF pril as esti-
mated by George W. Phillips Jr. VIII be: Pork,
$4,000 barrels lard, 10000 tierces; ribs, 25,-
000, 900 pounds.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-March, 62c; May. 63ss; July, 631a
@635sc.
coKN-March. 2s1ac: May, 2e13c; July, 3ossc;
oATs-May, is14c; July, 1890; September,
2Oc.
PoRK-May, So 571s: July So 80.
LARD-May, s5 1919; July, $5 271a.
RIBs-May. $4 65; July, $4 7712,
Livestock.
UNION sTOCKYARDS ILL. March 30-The
arrivals of cattle to-day were light. but there was
not any advance in prices, the demand being but
moderate. There was a fair supply of hogs The
buying not spirited and prices were easy to sc
lower. Sheep were weak and 10c lower, owing TO
a very large supply and only moderate demand.
CATTLE - Receipts, l1,0O0: fancy beeves,
81 25@4 35: choice to prime, 1900 to 100
pound steers, $46a 20; good to choice steers,
1900 to 1000 pounds. So 1905 95; medium steers.
1850 TO 1900 pounds. S3 60@3 70: common steers
$50 to 1900 pounds. So 4Dal3 55; feeders, 900 to
1900 pounds, So 50@3 rs; stockers. 600 TO 900
pounds 81 1903 40: bulls, choice 10 extra $50
3 %: bulls poor good, So 1902 rs; cows and
hefers, extra. 80 50@3 rs; cows, fair TO choice,
50 4Ud3 40 cows poor to good Gamers, 81 500
Is; veal calves, good to choice, $4 5O@5 50:
calves, common good, S3@4 %; Texas fed
steers, 81 90@3 IS; Texas bulls, oxen and cows
81 25d3 25; mixers and springers, per head, $50
GAO
HOGS-Kecelpts, $1,000. Heavy packing ana
shipping lots. 80 1898 90: common choice
mixed, So S0d4 90: choice assorted, 81 05tGs Is; /;
light, 50 $50 10; pigs, So 50G4.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000. Inferior to choice,
50 1898 rs lambs, So 1894 10