The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
Fruit and Produce.
Chicago MARKETS.

CHICAGO. IN. Dec. 3l.--1here was nothing
but light scalping and local trade in wheat to-
day, the final day OF the year and the advent of a
holiday not being conducive to activity or energy
The opening and first half hours trading was at
lower'prces than quoted at the close yester-
day, but the crowd had some wheat to cover later
and hrmer tone developed. a rally resulting.
Liverpool quoted 1ad decline, thereby approving
the break ON this side yesterday. The cincinnati
! Price Current reported generally favorable crop
| conditions for the past Rains were said to
have fallen in India helping the situation in thaS
country
Receipts at Chicago were twenty-seyen cars. and
7S,600 bushels were taken from store. The North
ives received 261 cars a a.anst 339 last Thursday
| ana All year ago. losing Liverpool cab eS
gave a full recovery in that market, prices here
hardening OIL the information. Confidential mar
At 457 600 bushels. May wheat opened at Sz6sc
; advanced 10 S3ssc closing S314c-14c to Sac
| Saturday seventeen cars. No. 2 Red, spot wheat
ranged from 9Ossc to 923sc closing about 9r149
.CORN-was in a passive and immovable copdi-
| tion The business small scarcely
con titute market while prices were inclined
| TO follow the course of hose of wheat Receipts
were 2S6 cars AMI 10,042 bushels were wi thd drawn
| from store. Liverpool cables were 14d over K
port clearanoes were large at 654. 3S2 bushe S.
| May corn opened at 251ac sold between 255Ac
and 253sc, closing at 2512@2j $3.50, a shade over
Yesterday Estimated receipts for Saturday 260
cars
oATs-Were quiet and fairly steady Prices
were slightly lower at the opening and early in the
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position, Oas followed in sympathy. Receipts
! were 2l6 cars There were nc Withdrawals from
| store. Exports amounted TO $50 bushels Nav
| oats closed unchanged from yesterday. Estimated
receip for saturday 225
| FLAX-Was steady. Cash No. /, 741ac; North
western 76@761ac: May. 77sz@7s14c. Receipts
were IL cars
PRoVls lONS-very little change took pla ce
in provisions. traders exhibiting no desire to
do business. A strong hog market served to sus-
| tain prices without mparting buoysncy. AT the
/ close N ay pork and ribs were each a shade lower
4 and May lard 2H2c lower
| BUTTkR-The butter market was quiet and
steady to-day. Receipts light and the de-
mRnd, aside from mo lerate call trade, were ii E.
/ less.
Creameres-Extrss. Zoe p n: hrsss, 1901 Sc;
seconds 15@16c: limitations, fancy, 13Gli SC; June
! goods. extras. 17c; frsts, 14@15c. Dairies-Ex-
| tras. 19c: frsts. i41l7c; seconds. log l2c. La
| dies = Extras l0@1lc; hrsIs, s@S1zc; packing
stock s@S1ac; grease, 212@3c; roll butter, 10
| EGGS-Receipts were LIBERAL and consid erable
STOCK was Ing around. but hu ers were few. The
| feeling ensy. Fresh stock, 15c p dozen.
| MoNEY-Steady at 81 on call and time loans
New YORK exchange solo 40c premium.
Closing Prices
WHEAT December. 1896 May. S3J4c:
JuIy. 1880.
CORN - December, 22s4c; January, 22Nc
May, 2h1a@ 365sc.
oATs-December. 1910; May. 1916
PoRk-January, 81 k712; May, 81 80.
LARD-January, $3 7712; May, IS 80.
R1BS-January $S rs; May, IS 96