The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
CHICAGO MARKETS,

CHICAGO. ILL. Nov. THE week closed with
nervous feeling in the wheat market and with
prices luctuating around the best point reached
since election day. Trade has seen but one side of
the market, but with professionals. scalpers and
outsiders all "long" and with practically no short
interest existing the question OF marketing wheat
receives consideration. At the end of the first
hour the demand received S imulus from Brad
streets report, which stated that the exportable
surp of this country for the cereal year is only
22,UOO, 900 bushels. A sharp jump from TSc to
1880 for December followed circulation of
this report The pit became all confusion and
the trading was heavy and broad.
The shipments from both coasts for the week
3,472 600 bushels, against g. 62S 600 bu ,hels
for last week. Receipts in the Northwest were
IT'S cars, against 936 last Saturday and 1191 q
year ago. Chicago had 1872 cars and inspected
out 2372 bushels Argentine shipped l2O,OO
bushels week. The Sew York bank state
ment was poor one. and when the details were
learned the sci ing movement was inauguraled in
wheat, the reaction in prices which took place
being quite as sharp as was the advance Exports
ber wheat opened from 1850 to 1875, d be-
tween 7eA2@17 154c, closing at 7s18c, shade over
cars. NS. red spot ssl@s51sc, "a ciOsH az
S3@S41ac.
COKN-The strong tone and appreciating ability
of wheas had a strengthening effect corn. but
the action of the market was about the anne at
has been noted of late. While prices advanced,
the volume of trade showed little if any increasa,
and the uBdertone was not buoyant- Liverpool
cables were 14d to 1ad higher. Receipts were 355
cars, and 4O9.741 bushels were taken from store.
Argentine shipped $4,000 bushels of corn during
the week. Atlantic exporss for "a hours were
291sc declined to 2S34c closing at 2S1sc 1sta14c
under yesterday Estimated receipts Tor Monday
260 cars
oATS-NaturaIly, under the impetus of the
early sharp advance in wheat and The firmness in
what. Only light trade took place. Receipts
Were 3lS cars, and 49,46O bushels were taken
from store There were no exports. May oats
closed 1sc higher than yesterday. Estimated
ceipts tor Monday, $50 cars.
s Cash 7ac; DECEMBER Hs
PROVISIONS = Product displayed little
strength at the opening but soon lost it moder-
selling. Higher hog prices were Instrument al
in causing slight advance in this market, but the
gain disappeared within the first half hour. Later
there was fair recovery. January pork closed
10c higher January lard and rios each 212c
higher
quiet. Receipts were light and the demand only
Creameries-E1tras 1sc p n: frsrs ls@l7c,
Dsires-Exras, I6c: irsts 3014c: seconds 90
l0c. Ladies = Extras, s12@1uc; firsrs sGe1sc;
lIml2c.
EGGS-Quiet and steady Fresh stock l?1ac p
MoNEI-was firm at TX for both call and
time loans New York exchange, no market
Closing Prices.
wHFhT-November, 77c; December. 7s1sc;
- cokN CO . November. 2sssc.. December 2514c;
GAIs1sovembeE 1876: December. lsAc;
I6kA@December So 05: January. 81 s5; May,
i.D-December. 81 10; January. 50 321a;
May, S4 571h
a.. s-Dccember. sS s7As; January So 80:
Livestock.
UNION sToCKYARDS. ILL. Nov. 7.-only
handful of cattle sale to-day. Prices were
nominally steady The demand for hogs good.
Offerings were moderate and prices firm TO sc
higher Sheep and lam bs were quiet and steady.
CA1TLE-ReceIDts, 800. Fancy beeves. So Is
rOnd n n
s430@k 70; medium steers. 100 to 400 ID. 81 10
GAPS: lair beef steers. 1000 to 100 ns. IS so@
90: common beef steers. So 1908 rs: good TO
choice sockefs and feeders SOU 10 1850 Ii. s3 500
70 lair to good do. SEQ to s75 n. ~ 75@
poor to choice. So O0@2 90 cows ana heiier.
choice 10 prime. S3 5U@4 90; COWS. lair TO choice.
Iu calves, good 10 choice. s5 SOFAS 90; calves
common 10 good SO 25G5 %; Texas fed steers.
range steers @ ss cos oS 4G range cows
ana heifers- 81 26GS 60; mixers and springers,
AUGs-keceipts 1900 Heavy pacxinr ano
shipping lots SO 20G3 co. common 10 choice
5 es sss So S e. 9ao,es pS So 7cSs b aug
sHEEP-teceIpts. 25Ou inierioe " CHOICE
+2OO@3 50;lanbs SO 0os50l
Receipts at Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. NEBn. Nov 7--Hoes-,
mixed. Ss 2O@3 40: heavy, So 10a315.
CATTLh-RecepLs.l l4OU. Market strong. Steers.
SHEEP-None.
Receipts at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Nov. 7.-HOGS- Receipts
5000 Market strong. Light and pigs, $3 80
@S 421s; medium. SO 25@3 371a; heavy. 1920
013 35
CATTLE-Receipts. 500. Nominal
SHEEP-Receipts, none.
NEW lUhk STOCKS.
Bonds. Exchange. Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call 4@5% Prime mercantile paper, 8
a7Z Eer silver, 651sc. Mexican dollars. 503s
5l15c. Sterling Exchange very firm with actual
business III bankers' bills at 81 S21z "a S21a Tor 60
days and 81 s51zG4 S5s4 for demand Posted
rates. 81 S21aG4 90. Com mercial bills, 81 S012@
Sl1a Government bonds higher: state bonds
dull; railroad bonds buoyant. silver at the board
steady.
C1cslNs
An, Tel & Cable. 30 Norfofk & wessru. 111a
Afchison.., -. ...... 1914 Preferred. tS
Preferred. .... 2ess Northern Pacifo.- 1854
Adams Express. ...150 Preferred. ........ 20
Alton. Terre Haute OF Northwestern. 500. 1O4H