The San Francisco call., 1897-04-04
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, I'LL, April 3.-A better feeling m ade
Itself apparent in Ih wheat marEet this IN orning
Opening prices were half cent higher tn an yes
terday's closing. "Calls" had the advance in
check. ana this strength not great enough to
'hectually destroy that barrier. Liverpool by
quoting Id advance was primarily esponsible for
derived from iigh er receipts In the Northwest.
-56 cars, against 447 last Saturday and 447 a
year ago. Exports from both coasts for the week
were rather better than they have been recently,
Z, 2,6o5, 0J0 bushels going out. Receipts at Chicago
III. 1913 bushels. Prices broke after the first hour
on the Modern Miller's estimate of crop OF 3S4,
wheat opened from 7 s4c to II 1sc. sold between
71s4c and 703sc, closing at 70S4cto 701ac, 1ec
unner yesterday. Estimated receipts for 10 NOR
row 16 cars. No red spot ranged from S634 to
SUs4c. closing at S51a @ S91sc
CORN-The corn market was of particular in
terest TO spectators The early strength Of wheat
naturally ind uced shorts to cover, and it being
the last day of the week there WAS soma Iiquida-
tion on bo;h sides OF the market. The close
easier. In sympathy with wheat, NAV corn opened
at 2434 924 7sc, sold between 247so and 24ssc,
closing at 14$s@241ac 14@ss, unier yesterasy.
Estimated receipts for MonIay 2lU cars.
OATS-A few longs sold and few shorts COW
cred oats, thus cleaning up weekly accounts.
Otherwise there was nothing of interest in the
market May Closed 14c lower. Eslim at ID
ceipts for Mo nday 225 cars
FLAX-Was easy. Cash No. i, 7sJac: North
western. 77s4c; May, 741a@74s4c: July. 76c:
September 77i4c. Receipts were "a cars.
morning, and provisions dropped proportionately.
Business was not marked by any notable Incl
packing ad he effect ening prices
further May porSt closed SC lower, May lard
712c lower. and May rios 71a(0l0c lower.
BUTTER-Was not in very good demand to-
day. and the feeling WAS consequently weak.
Offerings were liberal.
Creamepes-E xtras 2O1ac; frs,s, l902oc; Sec
onds, lo@l7c; limitations, fancy, lo@l7c Diaries
-Exuas: 1sc; hrs,s l5@l6c; seconds ll@l2c.
tIock 10@1lc; roll butter choice l2c.
EGG,-Firm; good demand for fresh stock
Fresh stoc> sold at Gs14c per dozen.
MONEY - Was 4GI51 call and 6Z
time loans New YorS exchange sold a. 20 cents
premium
wHEAT-ApriL $3.50; MAY 7o9s@7o1ac;
coRN-April, 2sH@94c May, 2s7s@2s1sc:
paFs-May, paEsEMsys, !54ss: July, Sc :s.7,
LARD-May, 81 l71s; July. 81 "a.
hlbs-May "a 55; July. "a 571s.
livestock
UNION STOCKYARDS, ILL, April 3.-The
decrease Of 2O0Ohead comparel with last week 5
receipts. To-day's market qui and stead v
Hogs-The weeks receipts OF nogs foot up 1885,
500 against 81, $40 he pi eceuing week and TO
800 for he corresponding week year ago To-
day with run OF about $4,000 prices averaged a
nickel lower.
not checked the upward movem ent ana sheep are
lb@25c per hundred pounds higher than a week
ago. Lambs have remained firm, and feeding
lambs nave been marked up fully 26 cents To-
days market was firm
DeeVeS,
@5 so; choice to prime steers IS 05a5 35; g 10
choice steers, 81 o0Q5 90; medium steers "a $50
4 80: fair beef steers 81 1O@i 80: common beef
steers. So 1894 20: good 10 prime stockers and
feeders. 81 2O95 SO: common good stockers
and feeders. $3 '(d4 Is; bulls. choice TO extra
% 5OG3 rs; do poor TO choice So 1908 40; cows
and hefers. choice TO prime, So 9O@4 S5 cows.
TO choice. SO 1908 SO: do. common fair Gamers
81 1902 ~; calves. good TO fancy. SIS S0@5 10:
do common TO goor. s. U0G5 25: Texas led steers
fair to choice $3 7O@4 AS: Texas cows bulls and
oxen, $2 o093 IS; mixers and springers, per
head, $25@45.
HOGS-Aecepts, 19. 0Ou Heavy packing and
. shipping lots. s3 sO@4 1o: common 10 choice
mixed So S0G4 10: choice assorted. 81 O59
l0s light, $3 s094 10; pigs. s3 2U@4 10.
SHEkP-Receipts. 3000. Inferior " choice,
So 5O@5 90; lambs. S3 50@5 so.
Receipts at Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. NEBR.. April 3-HOGs-
Feoeipts $500. Market steady to SC lower
Light and mixed, SIS 90@3 95; heavy. IS $50
3 95.
CATTLE = KecelpIs- 14O0. Market weak
Steers, s3 1894 so; cows. 81 1904 90: feeders
So 40@4 SO
sHEEP-ReceIpts 800. All bought to arrive.