The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO ILL. March 5-Wheat had a lively
and strong opening market this morning, first
prices being from 5sH to 1c higher than yester-
days closing prices. The European political stua
tion has again become a factor and caused the
appreciation in prices this morning. New York
reported that cable off -rs last night had met with
no accepances- There was a weakening feature
and caused some selling OF wheat here. Receipts
in the Northwest quite liberal at 29S cars
aca atnst i 80 last Friday and 33l year ago. Chi
cago received 16 and in pected out 81, ,26O
bushes. Leter the market became strong and ad-
vanced 10 opening fiZures the war scare remaining
the factor Exports fair at 35l ,9l1 bushels.
Closing Continental cables were irregular, Paris
being higher a d Berlin a nd Antwerp lower. May
wheat opened from 1890 TO 7614c, sold between
759sc and 1850 closing at the outside, i@1 1sc
hieher than yesterday Estimated receipts, Tor
ranged from s45Sc to S71sc, closing about s55s@
S712c.
COkN-Was affected by the war ALARM By
lighter receipts than expected-2S5 cars-ana by
the burning of elevator Peoria conta lining
100000 bushels of this grain. The house which
owned the elevator was a good buyer. With
drawas from store were light 962S bushels.
Liyerpool cables quoted 14d advance. Exports
were 195, ,4S5 bushels. May corn opened at 2414 >
SOLD between 241s92414c, closing at the outside
12@1sc higher the n yesterday. Estimated receipts
for tomorrow, 295
OATS ne mouse that bought corn against th q
burned elevator stocks at Peoria also promi
nent as a purchaser Of oats, there having been
3O0, 900 bus hels OF this grain burned. This
hrmlng influence as was also the general specula-
tive uneasiness noted in the other grains Re-
from store. Exports were 9O,77S bushels. May
oats closed 3s@1ac higher than yesterday. Esti-
mated receipts for to- morrow $50 cars.
FLAX-Was firm cash No. l, 1890: North
western, 7912@7Sc. Receipts were SO
PROVISIONo-The product market expert
enced considerable activity. aud the tone was
firm. higher hog market inducement 10
buyers, in addition TO which the bulls appreciated
the full consequences of European trouble and
were TO-DAY inclined TO anticipate it. May pork
closed l212c higher. May lard sc higher, and May
RITJ,TER9 Waa staadv b,t mt actiya dow
Demand for fine makes was slow, others selling
we'll
onds. 14@l5 SC; limitations, fancy, l2@l4c. Diaries
Extras 16c; tirsts l4@l5c: seconds 9@lOc
slock SC; grease, 212@3c; roll ouiter iOc
EGGS-The demand WAS good, but offering s
were heavy, and the market was no more than
MONEY = Was 414@5% on call and 6X on time
loans New York exchange sold at 55c discount.
Closing Prices.
WHEAT = March, 1886; May. 1856; July,
CORN = March 2414c; May. 245sc; July,
oATs-March. Ice; May, 171ac; April, 1eo;
PoRkWMay. So IS.
LARD-May. IS 20: July S4 80.
RlBS-May, 81 371a; July, S4 471a
Livestock.
UNION sTOCKYARDS, ILL, March Sup
plies OF cattle are failing on compared with re-
cent weeks and beh ind corresponding receipts
in recent years. This weeks receipts will am ount
to but 43, 600 head, az anst "A, l16 year and
79,70J for the corresponding week OF 1893 a time
OF abundant supplies This has been good week
for sellers and prices advanced on average
25S p 100 bs Buyers took hold freely and ex-
porters took hold literally. The quality of the
ferings poor. Today's arrivals were estim ated
$3.50 head, against 1851 last Friday. The de-
mand was active and prices were strong to l0c
higher
Hogs have been this way quite freely this
week out the receipts have fallen more than q.
900 behind last week and will run behind the cor
responding week years ago, when supple s
liberal. The quotation steady and city
packers have taken hold freely There was also a
good shipping demand. With estimated receipts
to-day of 23,O00 decrease of 5000 as compared
with the same day Of last week, prices advanced
Plenty of sheep and lambs have been received
this week, the supply aggregattng $4,000. which
is increase of about 5000 over last week.
There has en- an excellent demand and prices
SHOVE in reassd strength During the last two
days however, weaker tone has developed
under a lessened demani, and sales to-day were
10c lower
CATTLE-Recepts, 45Oo. Fair beeves, SIS 30
@6 40; choice to prime steers SIS 40@5 AS good
to choice steers. 81 6O@4 s5 medium steers.
$4 1904 So: fair beef steers. "a 0504 So COM
es na ~ COCO no 70 eood
do. So 1893 80: bulls. choice to extra. SO so
@8 20; do poor 10 choice. s. 40@3 40; cows and
heifers. choice to prime, So S0@14 %: COWS, fair
to choice, SO 1893 IS; do common TO fair canners
81 40 q 30; calves, good to fancy. S5 1906 70;
fair to choice, So 5O@4 25: Texas cows. bulls and
oxen, $2 bO@3 80; mixers and springers, per
head, S25@45.
HOGS-Kecepts, 23.OOU. Heavy packing and
shipping lots, S3 30@3 80: common TO choice
mixed. IS 60@3 80: choice assorted, IS 75@
S0: light. 50 7O@S S5; pigs. IS 40@3S5.
SHEEP-Receipts. 5000. Inferior 10 choice,
81 1904 25; lambs, So 5O@5.
Receipts at Omaha
foUTH OMAHA. NEBR.. March 6.-HoaS-
Receipts $500. Light and mixed, SO 5503 SO;
heavy, So 60@S 65.
CATTLE = Keceipts $500. Market barely
feeders So 25@4 40.
SHEEP Receipts. 300. Market steady to
weak. Colorado lambs, $3 65 feeders. So 40.
Receipts at Kapsss City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. March 5.-CATTLE-
Receipts 44Ol Market steady. Native dressed
beef grades, $4@4 80: st lockers and feeders, S3
@5 70; Texas and Western, s3@3 80; calves,
5000
HOGS Receipts. 5000 Market strong, lOc
hie her Light $685. heavy, So 65@3 10; pigs,
% 25@3 90.