The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. "a In wheat, prices
around the opening were controlled entirely by
the action of the Liverpool market. That market
started at 34d decline, but before the opening
here had noo only recovered ais but added S4d TO
yesterdays osiDg price. rhe reason given for
Liverpool's strength was report OF damage TO the
Argentine crop by frost. That was considered uh-
likely, and another private message from Liver
pool said the report wi hout foundation Inc
market however here took sufficient notice OF
the r, port 10 raise wheat 9234c TO 81 7c the
closing price yesterday having been 9Z14+9 IS
The advance encouraged sellers, ana QUICK re-
action followed 10 81 1sc
IL was stated on the door that special session of
the British Parliament was being talked OF TO con.
slider of relief for the sufferers on account OF
the Irish potato crop failure Inc orlhgig oi suls
feature of the worlds food situation Defore traoerS
undoubtedly influential IN the advance 10 Soc,
which followed the decline TO 9lTsc. 'ne decld-
edly weakening factor was the continued heavy
local and Northwest receipts. chicago receiveu
229 cars, % of them of contract quallty: Inc dhe
quantity inspected out of store was onlF Zi,OOu
bushels Minneapolis and Duluth received lOOl
cars, against l0l5 week ago, a. d ~ the CORE
spoudin, week of the ea previous
he bull clique was len alone in great measure
to all the fighting against the beartshy inclined
section Of the /, cal ope aiors Most of the heavy
traders expressed themselves as unwilling to ouy
during the continuance of such heavy Northwest
New York reported that foreigners we're made
the sellers of futures early in the session. A pri-
cabegram from Berlin read; Nv heat oecllh-
ing: Danubian states and Russian Offering
fr, ev.'' TIL Atlantic port ciearances or wneat
ana 0Our were 4bU,tUU OuSnelS EIlillhIy LhnlNN
rece1pts amounted o l,2l7, 522 bushels, compared
with S62, SAT bushels the corresponding day OF
last year.
The closing prices abroad showed the fol OWING
changes compared with yesterdays final quota
tiuns Liver, Ooi y o. ,, Amer. can red aud
Northern sping Id lower; futur from %sgH Hsd
higher; Paris entimes lower for September hi,d
3 centimes lower for later futures After The au
vance 10 s3c thu market reacted to 9212c. A SLOW
advance g. 7sc followed, but the weak ness OF
closing cables caused another reaciton, the price
OF Decem. Der dropping back to 92A2992%Sc oy
closing time.
I rade in corn was dull and the small amount OF
business made h rather heavy market December
ranged between 3Os4@307sc and 3O%s95o12c.
The market followed wheat Oh its decline ana LOT
the remainder OF the session ruled very quiet and
fuctuRted within a narrow range, closin- a shade
lower 1T 305sc bid
Oals fiuctualed sympatheti oally with wheat ana
corn. Elevator people sold modera ely. j n
market was very dull during greater part OF me
session. december closed shade lower at 2o9sD
2Us4c. -
Provisions were weak account OF the Dad
yellow fever news and liquidation OF OCTOBER con-
tracts for ribs. Al the close December pork was
l21ac lower al SS 20; December lard. 1oc lower at
- 1901 471a; and December .bs, 712c lower at
81 S2l2; ctCber II lbs declined loc.
/ he eading futures ranged as follows: