The San Francisco call., 1897-02-23
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb 22.-There was no grain
or provision market odRy.
BUTTER-There very little business trans
acted in the bu ter market to-day, the holiday bs-
ing generally observed The feeling was easy.
Recommendations 19c: hrsts. 1S119c; seconds,
-Exmas TIC: TrsGs. izaiS5 Sc: SECONDS 90 iOc.
Laoles-Extras, 11112c; hrsts S15091ac: packing
hlock &c; grease 212@lSc: roll butter lOG91012c.
was lair. An unsettled feeling prevailed. Fresh
STOCK sold at lbc per dozen.
Livestock.
UNION sToCKYARDS liz, Feb. 22-The
week opened with receipts of about 4,0UO head OF
cattle against 1853 last Moniay, and 1856 on
the corresponding Monday year ago. This was
not heavy supply for the first business day OF tn
week, and, after the moderate receipts of last
week there was good general demand Prices
were generally STEADY, AMI the comparatively
small numb OF weil-.- atured catt e sold readily
at strong Quotalio ions About $4,000 hogs re-
35,l2S the corresponding Monday in 1886. and
43,S6S in 1898 Tie weak ana q
shade lower than Saturday, but an active : iemand
from both Chicago packers and Eastern shippers
soon firmed up prices, and the days sa.es aver
aged at the same figures were paid at the close
OF last week. Old hogs have been well marketed.
and present receipts are mostly las springs pigs.
The oes, hogs sell 6Oc lower than year ago. zoe
lower tnan Two years ago, 81 65 lower than three
years ago. and 81 so lower than four wears ago
The betIer prices realized las weak for cho ce
sheep and lamos had the effect of enconragin :
country shippers mar<et their STOCK, and there
was a run OF about &c, 900 head TO-DAY as compared
with is, ,444 last Monday and 1855 on the CORE
spending day a year ago. There was fairy good
demand, hut the liberal supply caused a weaker
| feeling, and prices were about 1Oc per hundred
pounds lower.
CATTLE-Receipts, IA 00O Fancy beeves, S6 20
@5 50; choice to prime steers, 81 S5d5 20; good
TO choice steers. 81 4O94 so; medium steers
S4 l0@f 35; fair beef steers So 500 05: COM
mon beef steers. So 5O@3 rs: good to prime stock
AMI feeders. So No@9+ Is: common 10 good
do, 50 0OG4 So; bulls, choice extra IS so
@3 10; do poor 10 choice, 5. 40@3 40; COWS and
heifers. choice to prime, s. 70@4 cows. fair
10 choice, So 65@3 So; do common TO far Gamers,
81 SO@@2 90; calves. good TO fancy. So 1906 rs;
do common 10 goo1, 81 5@5 SO: Texas ed 81 eers,
fair TO choice. $S 5094 30: Texas COWS, bulls and
oxen, 81 26@3 50; mixers ana springefs, per
head, $25@50.
HOGS-Receipts, 42 OOu. Heavy packing and
shipping lots, S3 30@3 55; conn mon 10 choice
mixed. So 40@DS 30; cnoIce assorted. SIS 6O@
3 90: light. 80 5@S 66; pigs So 25@13 65
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 Inferior 10 choice,
81 5OG4 %; lambs, SS 500S 65
Receipts at Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. NFRR.. Feb. 22-HOG 81 Re-
cetpts, $500. Market stronger. Light and mixed,
$S 35@S As; heavy, So 40
CATTLk-Receipls. l70l Market steady: best
strong. Steers, So 5O@4 so; cows 81 5O@3 60;
feeders So 25(14 25
SHEEP-keceipts $500 Market steady, active.
Western IN uttons, SS 81.
Receipts at Kansas City,
KANSAS CITY. Mo- Feb % - CATTLE
Receipts. 1000. Market steady. Native dressed
beeyes, 81 6O@i 20; cows ana heifers 81 4O@
80; stockers and feeders, So 20@3 so; Texas
HOGS receipts, T7OU Prices same as on Sat
pigs, $5 50@4 20.
sH fEr~keceipts. 4oOo. Market steady.