The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
CHICAGO D. ARKErs.

CHICAGO, ILL. Feb 27-There was little
in the wheat market for either buyers selle s
this morning Trade in an apathetic condi-
tion, with prices confined a narrow range the
general average being a tri1e over yesterday IS
close. An advance of 14d at Liverpool and light
Argentine shipments for the week were the firm
ing factors. American shipments from both
coasts for the week were 1872 700 bushels. This
discouraglng ature it had tendency
to check the demand Receipts at Chicago were
light at 10 cars and AZ, ,S43 bushels were with
drawn from store. The y orthwest eived $50
cars, against SUI last February and 290 year
ago.
Clearances at Atlantic art4 were fair at $780,
429 bushels. Closing Pans and Berlin cables were
lower. Antwerp was unchanged. \ moderate de-
mand developed near the close, shorts exhibiting
en- inclination TO cover Prices IN N advanced 10
the best point of the day, where they rested. Nav
wheat opened from 7414c to 74Ssc, sold between
737s674c and 741b674bsc closing at 741.c "a dn
3sc hi gher than yesterday. Estimated receipts
Monday 16 cars. No. . spot, wheat ranged
f;on 10 sac % sage, closing about S412c.
CORN-WaS more than usually dull. I he trading
confined TO few small lots and the range of
prices during the hrst hour was but one-sixteenth
of cent. The tone was fairly steady, however,
Yesterdays closing figures being maintained. Re
Ceipts 49 more cars than expected, and 65 1872
bushels were Withdrawn from store The exports
from both coasts Tor the week, 4 ,744,OOO bushels,
were large, but not up to those of last week. Argen
tine shipments were light at &4,COO bushels. Ex-
1,1O5,5O7 bushels. May corn opened at 1880,
sold between 2S$4 9237sc and 237s@24c, closing
mated receipts for Monday, 3UU cars
OATS-1he only notable incident in oats was a
sale OF about 2O0,0O0 bushels by floor trader,
with the evident intention OF depressing prices.
The buying was scattered and or small lots. The
feeling corresp onded with that exhibited by wheat
and corn. Receipts were l9l cars There were
no vii hdrawals from store. EXPORT clearances
were $3.50 bushels May oats c.osed shade
under yes -erdRy. Estimated receipts for Monday
$50 cars
FLAX-was STEADY. Cash No !. 751Ac; North
western, 7712c; May, 77g7 12c; July, 79c bid.
1890 ed. Receipts So cars.
PhOVISlONS-The msjor portion of the trade
in provisions took place at the opening. Prices
showed but unimportant alteration from yesLer-
day. steady tone preG ominatins. rive cen ad-
vance in hogs had a beneficial effect May pork
closed unchanged. May-lard DC 10 er and May
ribs a shade higher.
hUTTER-Ihe butter market was quiet and
featureless to-day. Offerings good aid buyers
were dislncined 10 lake hold
Creameres-Extras, 1Sc; frsts. 1c@17c; sec
onds, l49l5c; limitations, fancy, 3@i4c Deiries
-Extras 16c; hrsts. l4@l5 DC; seconds. go lOc
LaGles-Extras l1@l2c; hrstS S1aGS4aci packing
sIock. &c; grease zL9613c; roll Uutter lUNal OLSc
EGGs-Weaz. kec. ipts were heavy ana large
portion or them not strictly fresh. Fresh
STOCK, 149l412c 2 dozen.
MONEY = as 41295% on call and 6% on time
loans New YORK exchange sold at SOC discount
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-May, 7419cc: July, 7214@72ssc
o CoRN-tebrp, 6iIgl ~; 22$s@22Hsc' May 1880
oA ATs2Fe6Fuaryy.' 1899; May. 167s@l7c; July.
17.78g1sc,
LARD-MEy. 81 0712; July 50 l712.
kIBs-May, 81 20; July, s4 2712.
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS, Ill. Feb 27.-The
recepts of cattle this month were only iS0, l 80
head against 100, lat in The month last year,
and the receipts for the first two months of 1897
are much smaller than those of recent years, be
ing 1S4, $50 less than during the corresponding
period in 1892. The quality OF the offerings has
been poorer than ever before, and prices ru ed
ra, her low, though much higher than the abuo--
mally prices of year ago. Most kinds are
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heavy cattle have not sod so well the asst lew
days on account OF the smaller demand from ex-
pOrters, and the du condition OF the Eastern
markets. The feeling was steady to-day, only a
handful being sale
7l0,O0O making I,474000 for the first two
months OF the year, an increase OF 2O4, 900 over
the same period last year, but !9l 900 less than
in January and February 1895. Hogs sold all
right this week and packers paid further advance
of 212 to sc per 100 pounds to-day with the view
OF Bringing In big suppl on Monday.
Fewer sheep are coming TO this marSet than a
year ago, ;he decrease for the first months of
1896 being about 26 600 head. There is an active
demand and prices strong. Quotations were
not essentially changed to-day.
CATTLE-Receipts. 300. Fancy beeves, So IS
to choice steers 81 4O@4 rs; medium steers,
mon beef steers So 50Q3 rs: good TO prime stock
ers ANT fseders. SO s3@l Is; common good
do SS O0Gl S5; bulls fair to cnoice 81 25
a. rs; do poor % choice IS 3593 so; cows and
heiiers. choice TO prime S5 7094 10; cows. fair
TO choice 50 s593 %; do common TO fair Gamers
do common 10 goo1, 81 25@5 so: Texas ed steers
fair TO choice, So 5O94 20: Texas COWS. bulls and
head $25@50.
HOGs-keceipts, 25.0OO Heavy packing and
shipping lots, IS 1898 60: common TO choice
mixed. So 45@3 o71I; cnolce assorted $:i 65@
3 IS; light, 50 55@3 7Z112; pigs, IS 5O@S 70.
SHEEP-Receipts 5vOO Inferior 10 choice
81 5O@4 25i lam bs S3 6095 10.
Receipts at Omaha.
soUTH OMAHA. NKBB-. Feb. 27-Hoe s-Re-
ceipts 54O0. Market stronger. Light and mixed
So 4563 5212; heavy, s3 40Cd5 As.
CAITLE - ReceIpts. S0O. Market steady
steers. So 5O@4 30; COWS, 81 50@3 SO; feeders
So 25@A 25
~ 40.