The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
|. Domestic, SO S5@4
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO Ill, Jan. lS,-The business in the
wheat market was slow to-day, and very slight
advance was gained by eli her bulls or bears,
simply because the trade was light TO make
much of an impression on prices Liverpool again
showed Discrimination to sympathize with Ameri-
can markets, cables quoting but 14d advance
Saturday. The worlds shipmen were light at
100000 bushels. Liverpool stocks decreased
$1,000 bushe 5. Receipts n the Northwest were
fair at 313 cars. against 36l last Monday and 552
a year ago Chicago received 25 cars and In
spected 119, ,3S7 bushels
The amount ocean passage decreased 720, 600
bushels. This was decrease in the visible supply
of l,413OO0 bushels Closing Paris cables were
higher, Berlin lower and Antwerp unchanged. The
feeling became weak as the session progressed,
prices ia ling away about cent from the opening.
The English visible supply increased $1,000
bushels. May wheat opened from Sl14c to SO7sc
dec ined to S01sc, where it closed, Ssc under
saturday. rs imated cars for Tomorrow not
given. No 2, red, spot wheat ranged from 81 5Sc
TO 691sc closing about S7ssc TO SS1sc
GONNA fairly good business transacted
in corn during the first hour OF the session, but
the effort activity seemed to exhaust the trade
pool cables were unchanged. Receipts were 331
cars. There were no Withdrawals from store.
bushels The tone of the market was firm early.
Later the ing altered in sympathy with wheat
prices recedlng. The visible supply increased
bushels. In erior offerings of corn are reported
on the increase Nav corn opened at 243z9 @
247sc; declined to 2414c, closing at 2414924Ssc,
SsG12c under Saturday. Estimated receipts
OATS-Were firm early and easy later the mo-
tive for this being the action Of wheat. Receipts
were 227 cars, and 45,7S2 bushels were with
drawn from store. The visible supply decreased
100000 bushels, Exports were 5l00 bushels.
May oats closed 12c under saturday. Estimated
receipts Tor tomorrow not given.
FLAX-Was easy. Cash No. !, 75@751ac nomi-
nal; Northwestern, 7714@78c; May, 7S1497s12c.
Receipts were AZ cars
were heavy this morning they were nevertheless
short of anticlpations. The prices at the yards
under the circumstances opened steady, later ad-
vancing. Product affected by the informa-
tion, lard, however, not showing much sym pathy
This due to the large worlds stock OF that
commodity. At the close May pork 21a(G5c
h CHER, May lard shade higher and May ribs SC
BUTTER-was firm to-day, the colder weather
serving to stimulate the demand while receipts
were lighter
Creameres-Extras 1890 asked: frsts. 17s1sc:
seconds, l4Gl6c limitations, fancy, 15914c. Diaries
Extras. 17c asked; hrsts, l4@l SC; seconds. 90
l0c- Ladles-EXtras, lO911c; hrstS S12G912c;
EGGS-Were firm; cooler weather was reported
as responsible for the Improvement. Fresh
stock, l3c q dozen.
MoNEY-Was quoted at 5@6% on call and time
| loans. New YORK exchange was sold at SOC
discount
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-January 77s4c; May, so1sc; July.
CoRN-January, 2211sc; May, 2414@24asc; July
253sc.
Fok4 Ej1nu4fy, 81 s74s; May, $s o73s.
LARD-JRnuary, SO 9712; May, S4 l212.
RIBS-January, 81 l215; May, $4 1712
Livestock.
UNION sTOCKYARDS. ILL. Jan. 1s-The
demand for cattle to-day good. The supply
was fair. Choice kinds firm, but her sorts
were only steady. Notwithstanding a heavy run
of hogs the feeling strong. Packers were lib
eraI buyers, which acco lnted for the strength
sheep and lambs were IN active demand and
stronger
CATILE-Receipts 10000. r ancy beeves SIS IS
as so; choice to prime steers, 81 o0@5 ZO good to
So; fair beef steers, So hU@3 s5: good to prime
stockers ana feeders, $3 1894 10; fair to good
stockers and feeders, $3 lO@3 20; bulls choice to
extra, So 5O@3 50; do poor choice So l5l3 o.
cows and hefers, choice to prime. So 60Q4 10;
cows fair 10 choice, 81 5Oa3 so: cows. com m on
fair Gamers, 81 1892 45; calves gooo to fancy,
Texas led steers So 5Ot04 so; mixers and spring
ers 2 head $25GD40.
HOGS-Receipts, $4,000. Heavy packing and
shipping lots, SIS 25@3 47Hz; common to choice
mixed, SO S0@3 SO; cnoice assorted, $3 4O@
3 50; light, SO 30G3 so: pigs So lO@3 SO.
SHFEP-Receipts. 15,0O0. Infer ior to choice
81 50t93 80; lam bs IS 5OG5 20.
Receipts at Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA NEBR. Jan. lS.-HOGs-Re-
ceipts 1900. Market opened weak. closed firm.
Light and mixed, $3 25@S 35; heavy, s3 l6@3 25
weak. steers. s5 5o@4 %; cows, 81 50@5 SO;
feeders, $3C94 H.
sHEEP-Receipts. 100, all to killers
Receipts at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo- Jan. 1S-HOGs- Re
ceipts, 5000. Market fairly steady Light, S3 Is
93 3213; medium, $S l0@3 IS; heavy, $3 00@
CATTLE-Receipts of cattle, ,OoO Native
steers. $3@4 e5; cows and hefers. $50 so;
bulls, 81 9O@S so; stockers and feeders So 50@
AIS.
sHEEP-Recelpts. 5000. Steady Lsmos s3 80
a 80; muttons, $2to13 20.