The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-29
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s--The strain in the wheat
market was siackened very much. That was ap-
pareat soon as trading commenced. Liverpool
trmer and sd 10 114d higher than it closed
the day before and on that accouD. steadier
feeling prevailed here at the com ~ nee ment of
the session. Opening prices were somewhat Of IN
improvement but there was no such radical diff
ftrence fro yesterdays closing rates as has re-
Gently happened over night. Decemner was the
only del very heard OF for a minute or so. and it
was brought from 9O14c 9o12c, as compared
with Soc the end OF the pr vious days session.
1t gained another quarLer cent over the higher OF
the opening extremes and followed That by
gradus decline to 1ac below the lower, ss1ac ruI-
from both coasts, as reported by Bcadstreet's,
amounted to b,419, 653 bushels, agaus; 1888, 900
bushels the corresponding week OF 1895.
That showed a sufficiently healthy expert
movement 10 have been a probaDie element OF the
fiFmness OF thu Oueuing. Argentina did not ship
any wheat 10 Europe this week The receip.s ar
Chicago We're 81 cara only eight OF them OF the
contract quality Minneapolis reported Ss2 cars
received AID Duluth So, total OF S35 against GOT
the SIN liar lay OF the previous year The xpors
Cf hea- and -four from Atlantic ports for twenty
four hours we're equal to about 500 U0O bushe S.
Beerbohm Called scne more startling figures
about European shortages, giving the wheat crop
OF koumania about l6000,0OO bushels smaller
than The year before aad Of bulgaria about 1900.
o0O bushels less
The same authority estimated the words ship
ments OF wheat and Hour 10 Europe FOR the week
at i2OO, OoU bushels. The visible supply Monday
IS not expected to show much change. Closing
cables showed decline at Paris equal 10 3asc per
bushe for August and 2Ssc p. r ousneI for Novem-
Der February delivery, AID a decline OF lac per
bushel a ntwerp. Heavy bu TIng, which the
crowd var Gus Y ascribed as being f5F account of
Armour & Co or the George B. French iu erests,
caused advance in Decem Der from AROUND
Ss12c TO S934c bout half nour from the end of
lie sess on 1t hnally rose to 9nc, at which price
IL closed. september ranged between Gle and
s41sc snd closed a. 921zc, decline of 12c.
corn was the C inter- OF the greatest activity OF
all the markets, which is not saying much, the
volume OF business being considerably smaller
than OF iate. The weather warmer and dry
throughout the corn Il, and more drought dam
age reports were received The oIeulug was firm
on this but prospects OF eavy visible saonday and
continued heavy receipts p. owed too uch for the
bulls. Receipts were II IL cars. Clearances were
H&ht-l6S 600 bushels. Elevator people reported
a reat tail off in Western accepJancess Rye
ope tei Is d3sc higher a. 3214 93212c, declined
10 81 3sc and cIUsed at D. 5isc
A llgnt business done IN oats, with prices
throughout following wheat and cora. Trading
for the most part c0nsIs ed OF exchanging Pro
visions were weak and the business only moder
ate shorts gave the N arket about all the support
1t received
The reading futures ranged as follows: