The San Francisco call., 1896-04-15
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, April 14.-Wheat behaved IT.
regularly to-day, the changes from strength to
weakness and vice versa being numerous and sud
den. Beginning at an advance OF 14@3sc over
yesterdays close on the strength of Liverpool
cables it was not long until prices were much be-
low that point. The offerings which were instru-
mental in effecting the depreciation were scat
tered, but for the most part represented local
operat ons. Within the first hour compete
alteration in the tone and feeling took place and
full recovery was noted Northwestern receipts
45S cars. against $40 last Tuesday and 40 a
year ago Chicago received II cars and Inspected
out l54, 800 bushels.
Export clearances light at 46 26S bushels.
Closing Paris cables were unchanged, Antwerp
partly lower and partly higher and Berlin lower.
The announcement by Bradstreet's of a decrease
in the world's available supply OF 3,2S&0OO
bushels impaired further firmness to he market,
additional advances taking place, but the selling
became heavy and the inside figures of the session
were established on the break which followed.
May wheat opened from 6534 to 657sc, sold be-
tween 66c any 6434 @645sc, closing at 64zs(g65c,
1295sc under yesterday. tstimated receipts for
tomorrow 10 cars
CUKN-Was quite active early in the session,
the period of noteworthy animation being short.
however. Better prices ruled at that time, fol
lowed by recessions, which in turn were succeeded
by rallies. The impulse or motive came from
wheat. Receipts were 209 cars and $3.50 bushels
were quiet and l4d lower. Export clearances were
81, lS9 bushels Bradstreets reported decrease
in available stocks OF S3 900 bushels. The close
was about steady. May corn opened at 3014c, sold
at SIC, closing at 301sc, unchanged from yester-
day. Estimated receipts iOr tomorrow, "a cars.
OATS-Did not depart from the usual custom
habit OF emulatlng the movements OF the more
important markets The average tone was steady
and prices did not alter much. Receipts were 235
cars. There were no Withdrawals from store. An
increase in stocks OF $4,000 bushels given by
BradstreetS, Exports OF oats were 54,743 bushels.
| May oats closed 1sc under yesterday. Estimated
receipts tor tomorrow, 1lo cars. o
FLAX-Was firm. Cash, 92c; May, S9GS912c;
! Septemb Der, 9212@9312c. Receipts were 20 cars.
PROVISION 81 here was shade less in hog
prices at the yards this morning, and. Of course,
prOduct duly reflected II by Gecl ming
| spond- Moderate trading took place and short
terms Of real activity were noted but the session
taken as whole, ohing than ordi-
nary. At the close he feeling was easy, in SYM
pathy with wheat. May pork closed unchanged.
! lower.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-Aprn, 64ssc; May. 647s@66c; July,
COkN-April, 295sc: May. 3o1sc; July. 3l1sc;
! September, 323s@3212c.
dATs-May, iss4c; July. 2o1sc; September
FGKK-May, So so; July, 50 So
LARD-May, So; July, SIS 121a.
RIBS-May. S5 371a; July, $4 7212
| Livestock.
| UNION SToCKYARDS, ILL, April l4-Trade
| in cattle to-day was slow al yesterdays decline
| The arrivals were moderate and the demand poor
| Receipts of hogs were liberal andt prices ruled
| about sc lower. The demand WAS only fair. Mod
crate receipts OF sheep resulted in steady marke
/ for that animal. Buyers were not urgent.
! CATTLE - Receipts $500: fancy beeves
| s4 3Og4 AS; choice to prime, 1900 to 100 pound
| steers, 50 20@i 25: good to choice steers, 12OC
| to 500 pounds, So 80@3 95; medium steers, 1000
| to 1900 pounds. SIS 75@3 S5: common steers, csc
10 1900 pounds. S3 4O05 so; choice feeders
| 900 TO 1850 pounds, So 50@3 IS; common good
stockers. s. 90@3 50 bulls choice 10 extra 81 S5@
! rs: bulls poor good 81 1922 75; and
hefers. extra. So 50@3 S5; cows, fair to choice
50 4UG3 40: COWS, poor TO good Gamers 81 509
3a: veal calves good to choice, 81 25(05
| calves. common to good. $3G4; Texas fed
steers, So 1894; Texas bulls, and cows
! So 25@3 20; mixers and springers, per head, 500
| gao.
! HOGS-Receipts. 81 600. HEAVY packing ana
| shipping lots. $3 o5@3 rs: common to choice
| mixed, So 1903 80: choice assorted, So S5@4 O5
! light, SO 6504 05; pigs $3 10G4 05.
SHEEP-Kecepts. II 900. Interior to choice,
hs n4