The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, I'LL, Feb. 1l.-Wheat opened steady
this morning, but afterward look dip. The
steady tone which prevailed at the start was
ascrioed 10 exceedingly good output from store,
1858 bushels but the tone chan ged quickly on
reports of reshipments from India 10 Liverpool of
the California wheat taken last fail Liverpool
quotations were on from 1ac 10 $4c, and by ex-
hibiting full sympathy with our break. tshorts"
covered rather freely in .he first hour North
western RI ceipts ere heavy at Z65 cars, against
23l last Thursday and 3S4 year ago Chicago
received 25 cars. The Cincinnati Price Current
reported the growing wheat well protecte by
snow. The recovery was not sustained and sec
ond break TO puts followed the pos ing OF lower
cables from England and the Continent. Export
cea ances were light at 250056 bushels May
751sc, Closing 751SC, 7sc under yesterday
Es lmated receipts for tC-mtrro 35 cars. No
ing about S416GS5Lsc.
CORN-Price' huctuated only slightly but the
tone altered 10 correspond with the varia ions in
wheat Corn continued slow and lislless. the in
tertst being very slight. Liverpool cables were
quoted f2o decline IN response 10 the loss in
prices here yesterday. Receipts were 377
There were no Withdrawals from store. The Gin
cinnati Price Current reported plentiful offerings
! 674,34O bushels May corn opened at 2S5sc sold
between 231a@235sc and 235s@23$4c c,osing at
2S6sc, unchanged from yesterday. Estim ated re-
celp.s for Tomorrow 46U cars.
OATS-Were quiet, the tone rejecting the
action of wheat Receipts were 81 cars. With
drawals from store amounted to 1900 busneIs.
May oats c.osed shade under Yesterday. Estt
mated receipts for tom crrow 355 cars.
FLAX-Was easy. Cash No. J. 74c nomina';
Northwestern, 76c: May, 76IA@761@c; July
7712c; September 79c BID. Receipts were 81 cars
PROVISIONS-The hog run over expe ta-
tions to-day. the result of which was a decline in
prices at the yards. Business only mo er-
ately nctlVe add nothing significant developed
May pork and rios each closed 21sc 10 SC lower
and May lard 21ac lower.
BUTTER-The butter market was fairly active
and firm. The demand was good but fancy goods
only were wanted. Prices were lchanged.
seconds 2o1Se 5sss Is se
IE1ras nc: hrsts, 146l DC; seconds. 9Gl0c-
ttock &c; grease 21a@l3c; roll butter, lU@1lO1ac
EGGS-Receipts were light and there Is a good
demand. Prices were firm and unchanged. Fresh
MONEY Was 41a@b% on call and sx on time
loans New YORK exchange sold SOC discount.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-February, TAG; May. 751sc; July,
24slc. ''
6S66TTss-Feoruary. OATS lse: May, l7c; July, t77sc,
LARD-May, s3 80: July. So S71a
KlEs-May. SS 921a; July, s4.
Livestock.
UNION sToCKYARDS. I'LL. Feb. 1.-THE
supplies Of ca tie this week while not heavy as
compared with former years, on q larger scale
than during recent weeks. About 10000 head
arrived TO-DAY. com pared with 1894 last Th urs
day The arrivals thus fnr this week have been
44,50O, against 80. 4oU for the same portion of
last week and 47,65O for the same period year
a6O' n BOVu ueInauu continues ana cattle sold
rather actively to-day the general features of the
| market being much the same as on most recent
| days Ordinarily the heaviest receipts of hogs
reach here early in the week, but this week the
rule Is reversed and the receipts increasing
! the week advances. For the expired portion of
the week the receipts foot up 1880 against
| 1S1,l4O for the same time last week az O8O a
year ago. and 173.lOO two years ago The run
to-day was liberal, reaching ABOUT 81 900 heal
and the prices averaged nicke lower light and
mixed lots weakenng the least. Estimaefnr 10
| days receipts a: II 600 head the arrivals this
week so FIR amount to 52740 sheep ana lambs,
| as compared with 40 2sO for the same time Ia az
week AMI 556s4 year ago. There was tb usu al
active ,d.p demand at steady prices.
! 60 40; choice TO prime steers, S4 90@5 rs; good
TO choice steers, s4 50@4 IS; medium steers S4 20
GA 45i fair beef steers. SO so@4 Is: common beef
steers IS 6O93 S5: good TO prime stockers and
feeders 80 s54 25: fair good stockers and feed.
ers, S2 eOg3 70; bulls choice to extra $3 50G3 70;
cnoice to prime, So 50@4 70; cows fair to choice
So 5O@3 so; cows common to far canners 81 so
common to gooa. SO OO@5 rs; 4 exas ed steers,
$2 1904 80; Texas cows and bulls SO 1908 SO;
mixers and springeis. per head, $2O94O
HOGS-Receipts, 37UOU. Heavy packing and
shipping lots, s5 25@3 AZ 12: common choice
) %; ngh!, So 35@S 90; pigs. So s0@S So
SHEkP-Receipts 12,OO0. Inferior 10 choice,
s2 oo@4 10; lambs, $3 5000.
Receipts at Omaha.
sOUTU OMAHA NERR.. Feb ll.-HO0S- Re-
celpts 4ioo Market opened lower: decline re-
gained: Light and mixed, 81 25@S 35; heavy,
30 O0o 90
CATTLE - Heceip,s 35Ol Steers, So 5oA
21 cows 81 50@3 80: feeders. S "a 10.
sHEEP-heceipts. 600; marxet firm. Muttons
| So e5.
Receipts at Kansas CITY.
| KANSAS CITY. NO.. Feb 1l-HoGs- Re-
! ceipts, 1000. Market active. Light ana me
dunn. 50 30 @3 40; heavy, SO 1908 33; pigs $50
| CATTLE-Receipts, $500. Market steady Ma
tive steers, best $3 4OG3 80: fair to good s3 250
5o: cows and heifers, best. SO 1O@S3 so; fair 10
goo, $293 40; bulls 81 25@3 %; s.ockers and
feeders So 45S4 l5; Texas AMI w estern S4 90:
| sHEkP-Receipts. 1900 Market steady