The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, April 5.-The news on wheat
filed short sellers with unqualified qualification.
The worlds shipments for the week are larger
than they ha We been for some time, amounting
to {. BOO 600 bushels The amount on ocean pas
sage in creased 4S0. 0U0 bushels and all the Euro
pean marKeis were in a depressed condition.
Liverpool quoted 114d decline and Berlin IA
mark decline. The opening was from IS to
cent lower than Saturdays close, aud The rmme e.
dlate action OF the market developed somewhat
OF a recuperative character.
Receipts at Chicago 13 cars, and the
Northwest had 240 cars against S44 last Monday.
The visible supply deer ased All QUO bushels,
and the moderate proportion OF the reduction
ances were liberal at $40. 400 bushels. The Eng
lisn visible supply decreased 57s, 900 bushels
May wheat % opened from ss14c to 69asc. sold
6914c, l1z@13s under Saturday. estimated
ceip, for to- morrow IA cars No. red spot wheat
S51s05s 1sc, closin. at about 81 s1s@Ss1sc
CORN-Ihe weak ness Of wheat in nfiuence
on corn was more potent than in previous sessions
Light receipts were favorable TO frmness, but they
were not effective as an Offset TO the surrounding
depression. May corn opened at 2s1s L24Ac, ad-
vanced to 243sc, closing at 2414c, 1s914c under
Saturday Estimated receipts for tomorrow 1OO
cars.
OATs-There was an appearance of steadiness
in oats The light receipts, 20S cars, and reported
eaYed seeding were the active agents IN determ-
lining the tone. Nav closed unchanged from Sat-
urday. estimated receipts for tomorrow $50 cars
FLAX-Was easy. Cash No. l, 7312c North
western. 77A2c: May, 7s@74c; July. 75c Re
PROVISIoNs-The provision market was IN q
generally inanimate condition. Occasional tempo
rary spasms of activity were seen, but in the ag-
gTegate the session was dull Price ch anges we e
unimportani, yid-ntly because OF like condition
OF affairs in the hog market. Toward the ose Of
the pressure May pork closed l214c lower, May
lnrd 5@ 12c lower, and May ribs 2l2c lower
BUTTEk-Was dun and weak to-day.
Creameres-Extras 2Uc; hrsts. 1s9l9c; sec
onds, 159l6c; limitations, fancy, l5Q1oc. Diaries
Lsdles-Extras, 1S@c14c; nrsts, 1lGl2c; pacKln.
tiock. 10@1lc; roll butter choice, 12c.
EGG. G.-Demand good; supply heavy and feeling
MoNEY-Was 4G41as on call and 6% on
time loans New YORK exchange was quoted at rs
cents premium.
wHE.r-April es1sc; May. es1S@6e14c;
July. 6s Tc.
CoRN-Aprl 24o: May o4I4c: July, 251.c
oATs-May. i71sc; July, Sc; septemser,i 1sc
PORk-May. So 20: July, So 3212
LARD-May. "a l21a: July, 81 221a.
h1BS-May' % 5212; July, 81 55.
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS. ILL, April 5.-The
average qualts of cattle to-day was better than a
few weeks ago, there being pretty good
beeves and fewer common lots.
AS was generally expected. the development of
weakness in the hog market has caused feed ers
to withhold their supply. The hogs that were
bought by country shippers and held until the
roads improved have been mostly forwarded. and
smaller supplies looked for until prices are
marked up. The smallness of the supply to-day
1
| Only about 5000 head OF sheep and lambs ar
| rived to-day, as compared wItn 24.0O0 last Mon
day and II. 500 year ago There a lively
demand, and prices averaged 10 TO l6 cents
higher.
CATTLE-Receipts IA, 600. Fancy beeves SIS 40
as so; choice prime steers, SIS 05G5 15; good 10
cnoice steers, 81 e0G5 00; medium steers. S4 $50
455; fair beef steers S4 l01i 80: common beef
steers SIS 1894 90 good 20 prime stockers and
! feeders. 81 209l so: common good stockers
and feeders S3 a. Is; bulls choice TO extra,
| 80 5O@3 rs; do poor 10 choice. 81 2oG3 40; cows
and heiers. choice to prime, SO 90@f 33; cows fair
to choice. s3 75@3 50; do. common 10 fair Gamers
| 81 1892 10; calves, good TO fancy. SIS 3O@S 10:
! do common TO Eood. s3 U095 25: Texas led steers.
fair 10 choice, S3 7094 as: Texas COWS. bulls and
| oxen, ~ eOg3 IS: mixers and springers, per
| head, $25@45.
HOGs-Receipts 81 OOU. Heavy packing and
| shipping lots, 81 9U94 10: common 10 choice
| mixed. So 50D4 l212; choice assorted, So 059
10; light So e094 10: pigs. s3G4 10.
| SHEEP-Receipts. 5000. Inferior TO choice
| So 5096 90; lambs, S3 1895 So
Receipts at Omaha.
| SOUTH OMAHA. NEBR-. April 5-HOGS-
Receipts. 1000 Market steady. sales at So 81
| @S 9212
| CATTLE = Receipts. 1000 Market stronger
Steers, 50 1894 as; COWS, 81 1894 90; feeders
| SO 4oI4 SO.
sHEEP-ReceIpts, $500. Market strong.