The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-07
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO ILL. Jan. 6-The early trading in
wheat to-day bore no i'm print OF significance
Scalping operations were mainly responsible for
keeping the trade alive. The crowd Inclined
to look for some buying OF conse Quence at the
opening. nasmuch as Liverpool cables failed TO
reflect weakness of yesterday. but In this they
mistaken, and when little wheat was
offered prices slipped away with CELEBRITY. First
quotations were from 1sc TO lac over the fin al
ones Of yesterday, but the gain was quickly lost
and yet lower prices were established. Later
there was some covering. rally resulting there
from. Receipts at Chicago were 81 cars and no.
205 bushels were taken from store. The North
west had 12o cars, against 225 last Wednesday
and 402 year ago
A sharp break took place at noon several large
lines OF long wheat being sold out. Export clear
ances we're light at 222 152 bushels. Closing
Continental cables were irregular The market
was in state of panic during the last hour gem
eral and heavy selling taxing place, Local pro-
fesSionals and houses with st Louis connections
were conspicuous sellers Nav wheat opened from
S315c TO $3.50 declined 10 y SIC, closing
81 i5c lSl@lTsc under yes. erday. Estt
mated receipts Tor to morrow 5 cars. No. red
SPOT wheat ranged from S7ss@s0c. closing at
CURN-opened steady and thereafter auctuated
mildly taking motive ana inspiration from wheat.
Occasional periods of moderate activity were
noted. but on the average the trace was slow and
listes'. Liverpool cables quoted unchanged
prices. Receipts were "a cars and 10000 bushels
were taken IRON store Exports were 353,O50
bushes. May opened at 2513925 SIC, sold
between 2: So and 2514@2ossc, closing at the in
side 14@Ss; undery esterday. Estimated receipts
for to- mo- row So cars.
oATS-The Gu stomary amount of local trading
took place in this market. There was, however,
the usual absence interest and lack of feature.
The tone and direction of prices were in sympathy
with the ruling action of wheat. Receipts
122 cars. There Withdrawals from store.
Exports were 1923 bushels. May oats closed 3s
@1ac under yesterday. Estimated receipts for to-
m morrow 10 cars.
FLAX-Was easy. Cash, No. 1, 73c: North
western. 75c: January, 72c; May, 7o@77c. Re
PROVlSIUNs-S marked the early
feeling In product Dealings were of minor im-
portance, no outside orders coming to hand and
packers and professlona doing the bulk of the
business The hog market easy, which fact
drop in wheat caused an easy tone to develop in
product late in the session ay pork osed &c
lower ID ay lard :1sc lower and May ribs shade
lower.
BUTTER-The butter market quiet and
steady to-day. Receipts were light but not much
Creameres-Extras. Ice: nrsss, l7@1sc; sec
onds, 14@16c: limitations, fancy. 1o@14c Diaries
extras. TIC; hrsts, 14@lbc; seconds 90 lUc. La
dles-Extras, lO@1lc; tirsrs S12091ac; packing
STOCK &c. grease. 212@3c; roll butter. sc.
EGGs-Mere in active demand and firm. Fresh
MoNEY-Was easy at 6@s% on call and time
loans New YORK exchange solo at 2!Ac discount
Closing Prices.
WHEAT - January. 7sci May, sl1ac: July.
C0RN-January, 2Sc; May, 251z@26ssc; July.
26Ac.
W y
PoRK-January 5. 55; May 81 80.
LARD-JAnuary, 50 80; May, So 95
RIBs-January, IS So May So 9714
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS ILL. Jan. 6.-The re-
ceipts of cattle to-day were large. The demand
was fair, but prices declined about 10c per hun
dred pounds The arrivals of hogs were only mod
crate. There was good general demand, and the
feeling steady although heavy sorts were
little lower. Trade in sheep and lambs was active
at steady prices.
CATI LE-ReceIpts .S, OOO Fancy cattle, SIS so
as 40 choice to prime Steers 50 8, as 25; goud
choice steers, 81 6OG4 IS; medium steers, 81 l5@
SO; fair beef steers, So 6U9s 10; good to choice
stockers feeders, 81 25@3 70; fair to good
stockers and feeders 1898 TO; bulls, choice to
extra, 50 1908 So do, poor to choice, So 1908 20;
cows and heiters choice to prime So 60Qo4 %;
cows fair 10 choice, 81 40@3 So: cows, common
TO fair Gamers. 81 1902 35; calves, goou fair,
Texas Ted steers. SO 4U14 70; mixers and spring
ers, p head, $25@o40. Other prices unchanged
HOGs-keceipts, 10000. Heavy packing and
mixed, SO 25g3 20; choice assorted, S3 45@3 SIS;
light, 80 SOgo %; pigs 1908 90.
SHEEP-Receipts. IL 00U. Inferior to choice,
81 5O@3 SO; lambs, 81 50@4 So
Receipts at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY MO-. Jan s.-Hoos-Re-
ceipts, 10000. Market firm. Light and medium,
IS 30@3 40; heavy So 5@3 25 pigs. SO s5@l3 Is.
CATTLE-R Receipts, $500. Market a@lO iiower.
Native steers best, 81 l0@s4 81; fair good. So
"a 10; air to good bulls So 1903 90; stockers
and feeders, So 1903 U.s. Texas and Western
81 50@s 70; calves, s4@ll; COWS and helfers
cest, $5@3 35; fair to good, 81 7513,
sAEkI'-Receipts 45G0. cong.
Receipts at Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. NEBE., Jan 6.-HoGs-Re-
ceipts, 800 Market steady closing weak; ligh.
and mixed, $325G13 40; heavy. SIS 20(03 80.
CATTLk-Keceipts 40oU: NJ arkel steady 10 l DC
lower steers $3 4O@4 20; cows, 81 50@5 40;
sHEEPSheceipts. 1900. Market steady: West
ern feeders $3 35.