The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL. March 12-Yesterday's stam-
pede Of longs in wheat was followed this morning
by q stesdier tone. The liquidation which took
place yesterday was heavy, but the trade was dis
posed to ook for a further looseping up OF hold :
ings and only deferred from making another
drive at prices by the presence OF cold wave over
the winter wheat belt Liverpool cables were
l1ad lower in response to our break yesterday.
Receipts were light Chicago having but 19 cars
and the Northwest 172 The latter section had
.qS last Friday and 290 year ago. Inspections
from store were 6o.U76 bushels.
During the morning long wheat offerings grad
uaIly increased in voume, break siu,i ar TO that
OF yesterday being precipitated lat r. shorts COW
erng. and worked prices 10 aimos. yesterdays
weak and generally lower, and Liverpoo. quoted
additional decline OF "A to 1ad. Lxpoit clear
half hour there was furry. prices rising above
yesterdays close on a rumor of fresh trouo rs In
Europe. May wheat opened at 721ac, so d be-
tween 3s a7l13c and 73c. closing at ~ 7s al &c,
14G3sc higher than Yesterday. Est mated re-
ceipts for to morrow twenty No. red, spot,
wheat Sl12tGS5c. clio ing S2Ts@S5c
,ORN-Ihe corn market compar ratiyely
steady, with not much trade TO speak of Some de-
mand from local scalpers was noted and ship
ping houses offered mo lerately. The receipts were
light only 65 cars arriving, and the withd rawais
from store were fair at l23.U90 bushels. The mod
market. Liverpool cables were lad lower Ex-
ports were free at 4S3,223 bushels. Cold wea,her
was predicted West. which vii probably help the
grading of The rumor which caused
wheat TO advance near the close also helped corn
May corn opened at .41s@2414c, sold bstween "a
@241sc and 24Ssc, closing AT the outside, IatQAc
higher than Yesterday Estimated receipts lor to-
morrow l26 cars
OATs-oniy light trading took place In oats the
tone of the market being fection of that noted
in corn. Receipts were fair, 26l cars arriving.
There were no oats taken from store. Export
oats closed shade higher than yesterday. Esti.
ma ed receipts for tomorrow 200 cars
FLAX - Was steady. Cash No. !, 7Sc nom-
ina; Northwestern. soc: May, 7714c; July, 7sl%c
nominal; September, 8lc asked Rece pts were
20 cars
PKOVISIONs-The run OF hogs at the yards
was considerably smaller than expected, an al
of sc being the result Product derived
some argument from that incident, and was like
wise assIstei by the steadiness Of o n The
strength In all the grain msrse-s at the close ex
tended to provisions May pork closed l5c higher,
BUTTER-The butter market was active and
firm TO. day. Receipts were fairy heavy, but the
Creameres-t xtras lSc; Hrsts. le@l7c; Sec
onds, l49i &C; limitations i fancy, is@i4c Diaries
Ladies~Extras. iI@i2c: tirsts s1s@Shsc; pack,n. u
ttock. &c: grease &c; roll butter iOc.
EGGs-weTe firm Receipts light and the
MONEY = Was 4@5% on cali and sx on
time loans New YORK exchange sold at sue dis.
count
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-March, 72c: May 72M@7sc; July,
70s4c.
coES-Marsh. ;2ssso: May, a4sso: July, 25ssc.
Pokk-May. ss 30: July. ss IS. 70
LARD-May. ~ 221s: July. 81 80
hlBS-Msy. - 6712: July. 81 621x.
Livestock.
UNION sTOCKYARDS. Ill, March l2-Cat-
tie have developed rather more strength recently,
and last we axis advance has been sustained, some
sellers calling the market little higher More
cattle are arriving, and the receipts are running
ahead OF recent years at corresponding periods
but are much less than IN years when cattle were
plentiful throughout the country. The week s
receipts Will amountto about AZ. 200 head against
43,1l0 last week. 4a3l1 = year ago, 81 ,so4 two
years ago. 6O,l40 three years ago 64.124 four
years ago, and 6S sa3 In 1892. The estlm led
supply to-d,y was 5000 head and there fair
Friday demand. the general run prices beIns
steady. thoice fat catt we're and IN
active demand at slronser prices
Hog supplies are falling or TO n serious extent,
both as com pared with last weeks and CORE
spending perio is In 'ormer years. and the marksr
continues TO display n strong undertone. There
has been . further advance Of asou. 10 cents per
hundre pounds this weeS. and hogs are now sell
ing c ose 10 81. Packers are taxing them as fast
as they arrive. and the hogs are all needed, as