The San Francisco call., 1897-01-20
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL. Jan. i9.- Wheat prices m owed
scarcely any at all during the first hour of to-day s
session, the pit being apparently bare of both buy
ing and selling orders. scalpers found poor pick
ing during the period mentioned, the fluctuations
being within a range of 14@1c. The tone lacked
hrmness. Liverpool had retired 14d, which was the
sign of appreciation and encouraged further weak
ness here. II Is expt cted the Government report
will he issued tomorrow. That and the Brad
streets report on he words stock due at noon
today nded to direct trading early. Re ceipts
here were So cars and 144, $50 bushels were taken
from store.
The Northwest had cars against $50 last
Tuesday and 3i2 year ago. Expert clearance }
were light at .64Sz9 bush Is. Brads reet's re-
ported decrease in the worlds stock of 4069 900
bushels. Closing Paris cables higher for
wheat and unchanged for flour. Antwerp and
Berlin were unchanged d. The lowest figures of the
day were established near The close The failure or
Fradstrhet's report TO boom the market discour-
aging early BUYERS. Nav opened from 1890 to
1890, sold bftween 1890 and 7912c, closing 1sc
under Yesterday. Estina ed receipts for to- NOR
row u cara No Red, spot ranged between
C0KN-Ine feeling in corn was little be ter
tn yesterdays weakness led the crowd to ex-
pect possibly the advance less han discretion
should suggest. Operators were forced to accord
support to prices. At any rate shorts covered
quite little corn this morning, and as offerings
were If Sht, the mar~et derived benefit from the
Withdrawals from store Liverpool cables were
14d lower. Export cesrances were heavy at
6O7,Olz bushels. Brad4treet reported Increase
in stocks Of 1884 o0O bushels. May corn opened
at z41Ac sold be- ween 243sr and 241 1sc. closing
at "a 1s92444c, 1sc unier yesterday estimated
receip.s Tor to- morrow 220 CARS
OATS-Only quiet trade noted in the oats
market with prices sym athiZng with those O.
wheat. Receipts were 81 cars, and 7 / 9l0 bushi
els were taken from store. Exports were b9, 1893
bushels. Bradstreets gave an increase in stocks
of 44SO00 bushels May oats cose lac lower.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow l53 cars.
FLAX-Was easy. Cash. No l, 7Sc; Northwest
ern, 77:. Rece pts were 81 cars.
PROVISIONS-The receipts of hogs this morn
ing was ABOVE the estimate prices AT the yaris
and IN the protuot marKet declining in conse-
qusnce. Several ommisson houses were free
sellers. May pork closed l59l712c lower May
lard 1sc lowe r and May ribs DC lower.
BUTTER-Was firm to-day. Oriers were mod
crate. Prices w-re firm and unchanged
Creameues-Extras I91ac asked: frsr, l76lsc
seconds, l411o DC: limitations fancy 13@114c. Diaries
-Exuas tic askei: firsts l4@l5c: seconds. go
lUc. Lsdles-Extras, l0@11c; hrsts, S1a&91ac;
packing tIock SC; grease 21293c; roll butter, lUc
F. GS- Hol ers of sred freely Demand good
MoNEY-Was as quoted at 5@6% on call and time
loans. New Ior& exchange was solo at 4Oc
discount.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-January. 771sc; May, 791ac; July,
C0RNE5 anuary, 221Sc; May, 241sa2414c; July
OATS = January. 1890: May. ls@ls1sc;
kRsn"a5y fEjsn"sEy g 90: a0 May May g s2l4
k1BS-January, 81 0212; May 81 O712
Livestock.
UNION sToCKYARDs. ILL. Jan. l9-The
run Of cattle to-day was light. The demand was
restricted ana the ceiling steady. Choice sorts
were a little fir mer than others. Of fferings OF
hogs heavy. The demand rather slow
and the feeling barely steady. Sheep and lambs
were frmer.
CATILE-Recelpts $500. rancy beeves S5 25
as so: choice prime steers, $4 1905 3; good to
30; fair beef steers. 50 a0t@3 IS; good TO prime
stockers feeders SO 1904 Is: fair TO good
stockers and feeders. S. lO93 70; bulls choice TO
extra, So 7O@3 75 do, poor to choice 81 15@93 o;
cows. fair 10 choice, 50 50@3 So: cows com m on
TO fair Gamers. 81 1892 5; calves, good to fancy
So 5O@6 VO calves, common 10 good. SIS 50G5 As: :
Texas led steers. So 5U@4 SO; mixers and spring
ers, u he ad, S25@l40.
HUGS-Receip.s, g. OOu Heavy packing and
shipping lois, : s 2593 rs; common to choice
mixed, SO 30G3 so; choice assorted, $3 4O@
3 50; light So 90G5 so: pigs, So 15@3 80.
SHEkP-Recepts, 15,OU0 inferior TO choice
50 SEGA; choce lam bs So 5O@5 25
Receipts at Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. NEBR-. Jan. 1Y.-HoGs- Re
Light and mixed, $3 25@5 40; heavy. S3 5GS3 80
CATTLE - Receipts. 800. Market weak for
beeves; firm for others. Steers, So 1904 25;
cows, 81 5O@s so; feeders, SEGA TO-
sHEEP-Keceipts. $500. Market active firm !,
Red Westerns. So rs
Receipts at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan. 19.-HOGs-Re-
ceipts. 10000. Light $S 35G3 371a: mixed
$3 250l3 35; pigs, S3Gl3 10; heavy. So S0@13 35
steers best 81 I0@b 60; fair to good, $3 25@
10; cows heifers best, 81 9005 40; fair
TO good 81 1902 90; bulls. So 1908 .5; stockers
and feeders So 25@3 81; lexas and Wester n
80 6043 30; calves SOLO.
SHE EP-Recepts. 9U0U. Steady Lamps, SIS SO
GA go; mutLon5, $2G3 20