The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO. Ill. March 27-The trade in wheat
was so small this morning that quotations were
not promptly esta blished at the opening. as is
usually the case, quite half minute elapsng be-
fore transaction was recorded. Pit traders were
the only operators evincing any disposition to act
commlsSlon-houSes evidently having few If any
orders The tone was about steady, higher Liver
pool cables tending TO Offset the effect of light
shipments from bo.h coasts for the week, 1749,-
UOO bushels, and heavy Northwestern rece PTS
446 cars against 372 last Saturday and 40 year
ago. Chicago received cars and inspected out
81 500 bushels Argentine shipments OF wheat
last week were 224 600 bushels. Throughout the
entire half there the least activity
the range of prices being the narrowest in some
time. Closing Continental cables were generally
higher. Export clearances were Ii berai at $3.50 2
bushels. May wheai opened from 7l3lc to ~ 1sc,
at 12S4c, 1sc under yesterday. Estimated receipts
for Monday 16 cars. No red, spring, wheat
ranged from $3.50 to sec, closing about sss4@
$500.
CURN-Steady prices were quotabie In corn
with no influential or no:able trading. The ex-
ports for the week were again of heavy volume a.
5. 6S2. 6S7 bushe S. They contributed a measure
OF hrmness 10 the market. Receipts were 49
cars. 29 more than estimated but still small
enough to be of material assistance TO values.
Withdrawals from store were &c. 16l bushels
Argentine shipments of corn last week were 24u-
twenty-four hours were 745, ,e26 bush-ls. May
corn opened at 241a@2s5sc sold at 245sc, clos
ing at z41a@1245Sc, a shade over yesterday. Is
timated receipts for To- morrow lao cars.
OATS-were d ul and steady. While the iuclI-
nation was to sympathIze with the other grains,
there was, however an insufficient business 10
cause a marked change In prices. Receipts were
III cars There were no Withdrawals from store.
Export clearances amounted to lO3,O00 bushels.
May oats closed shade un Ter yes.erday. Esii-
mated eceipts for Moaday 136 cars
FLAX - Was Cash No. l. 1880 nom.-
nal; Northwestern, Sue asked; May, 75A@76c;
Jolly, ,771Sc; September 1890
PROVISIONS-The provision N arket was mod-
erately active with the tendency of prices to de-
cline rather than to advance This inclination
was evidently due to realizing by people who
bought on the recent upturn and not to anything
really discouraging in the situation. The hog
market was steady, conveying no particular
strength weakness toward product. Toward
the close May pork was o@71ac under yesterday,
May lard and ribs each 21ac lower.
BUrTER-Was in active demand and firm to-
day. Receipts were light and the supply on sale
modera e.
onds, l5@16c: limitations fancy, l5916c Diaries
-Exuas. l7c: frsts, llGlb So: seconds s0loc.
Ladles-Extras, 12@13o; hrsIA 10011ci packing
Stock e@10c; grease SC; roll 6utter lie.
EGGS-Receipis were large and the demand
prices quotahly unchanged. Fresh stock, $4,000
p dozen.
MONEY Was 4@5x on call and ex on
time loans New - ork exchange sold at par
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-March. 7ls4c; May. 1884; July,
cogN-Narch. 28A@2s7sc; May. 241s@24sso:
oATs-March. 1sslc; May, ,l7@171sc; July. lsc.
LARD-May, 81 20; July. 81 80.
Livestock.
UNION sTOCKYARDS ILL., March a.
The receipts OF cattle this week have been 47,000
head against 4l,UO0 last week and 46,143 y ear
ago. Trade has been active, and prices for beef
cattle have been we'll main tanned To- days
market was practically a nominal one with the
feeling steady.
About II 900 nogs arrived to-day, making the
weeks supply 9l,600 against 1873 900 last week
and 1872, IT'S year ago. Supplies have been run
ming small as well as Ign: in weight, as mature
hogs are supposed TO be we'll disDosed of.
Notwithstanding sheep receipts this week have
been SO 400 head prices have shown an average
advance of 25c per hundred pounds There Is a
strong shipping and export demand for sheep To-
days market firm with Moderate receipts
and good demand.
CATTLE-Receipts 200 Fancy beeves IS 40
as so; choice 20 prime steers s5 05G5 35: good
choice steers, 81 7O@5 90; medium steers. $4 3U@
460 fair beef steers 81 05@a 25 common beef
steers So 70@4 90; good 10 prime stockers and
feeders. 81 1904 55: common good stockers
and feeders, IS 40G4 10; bulls cnocs to extra,
and beifers choice to prime, So 80@4 3d. cows, fair
choice. 50 6513 rs; DO. common TO fair Gamers,
81 7e@2 60; calves good & 10 fancy, s5 60@s 90:
fair to choice, So 70@4 30: Texas cows bulls and
oxen, $2 e093 10; mixers and spnngers, per
head, $25@45.
HOGS-Recepts, ll.OOU. Heavy packing and
shipping lots, $3 95@4 25 common choice
mixed 81 00@4 221a; choice assorted. - LOG
sHkkP-Receipts. i 500. Inferior 70 choice
s2 1894 70i lambs. s37t@5 IS.
Receipts at Omaha.
roUTH OMAHA. NKBR-. March 27-HoGs-
Receipts 4S00. Market SC lower, closing weak.
Light and mixed, 80 s5@3 s21a; heavy, s3 so
oATTLE-Keceipts. 500. Market slow, weak to
1oc lower Steers, SO 6o@4 So; cows. 81 50@
Z SHEEP-ReceIpts l40O. Market slow and
steady; muttons So 20; lambs, 81 70.