The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-12

the labor situation, trading gained in strength
with the reported improvement in the railway
camp. The failure of the general strike ordered
by Grand Master Workman Sovereign was factor
in the stock market and was to some extent re-
garded the beginning OF the end of the strike
Sugar, which furnished more than third OF the
tot a sales was strong at the opening and in such
demand as to cause the shorts to cover with
CELEBRITY that sent the stock speeding upward at
rapid gait an advance of 3 per cent having been
recorded before noon AT the higher figures there
was some realizing and reaction OF per cent
took place in the afternoon, but on new purchases
some of which were made on Washington ORDERS
a higher level of 991s was reached being gain II
Is, the closing sale being at inquire only "a below
the best OF the day and US above the closing
price Of yesterday.
There were good supporting orders at the de-
cline and before midday gain or Is was ef-
fected, followed by reaction OF 11s and an ad-
vance OF 70, bringing the shares up TO 70 with
final reaction of Is, the advance on yesteroays
closing pric being 2. st Paul lost as at the open
ing, sold up 1885, with a final reaction OF Ia. Bur
lington after an opening decline OF Is, rose IE2
recedng 10. Rock Island fell off "A, sold up 1873
and reacted SO. Northwestern made gain of12,
he Improvement in the Changers was largely
quo TO the excellent showing OF the corn crop In
| th~ Government report.
| the afternoon the best figures OF the day being
current just before O'Clock, after which reaiz-
| ing caused some reCessions which were partially
| recovered, the speculation being decidedly nrn
at the close Pull Imam made the largest gain
per cent, ON purchases OF 90O shares.
The additional $550000 western Union stock
listed on the exchange was issued Tor the purpose
has been operated by the Western Union on a
lease, nut which was recently bought under Tore
closure.
The bond market was firm during the morning.
easier in the afternoon. closing rather heavy
Government bonds. firm: State bonds. dull; Pc
troleum, steady: Pennsylvania oil sales, none;
August closed. ga bid; Lima oil sales, none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE.
Mheat-July. $3.50.
Flour-Steady.
HOps-SloW.
Pig IrOn-Dull.
Copper-FiTm.
Iead-Strong
Tin-Stpady.
C. COfLse-optlons opened dull. but ruled flrmer
Closing steady at unchanged To 10 points ad-
vance Sales l,00U bags. including: August,
Sl4 FOG 80; September. $l3 95@lI 10; De-
cember, $ 3Ql3 %.
Spot Coflee-Kio quiet. steady; No 8. 1890
mild dun; Cordova, l9@l9Ac. Sales, 700 Cen
Santos - Quiet; good average Santos IT; re-
celptS, 1000 bags; stock. a., 900 bags.
Hamburg-Steady; 14pfg higher TO "A lower.
Havre opened steady. "a higher. Market irreg-
ular; une hanged TO iaf lover closed quiet.
Rio-Steady; o. 7, l5,4O0: receipts 500 bags
11S.0U0 bags.
| 1851 bags; New York stock to-day, lO2,7l4 bags
U. ;. stock, $4,000 bags; afiOat for the U. s..
2Of,5OO bags total visible for the U. >, 344 900
bags against 427 600 bags last year.
nuEar-Raw, steady; sales, light; yesterday,
$4,000; centrifugals, go test at 31s; refined,
quiet.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO July ll.-wheat went up with a rush
and down with a thump to-day mainly on con.
hictin1 strike rumors, closing 14c lower. Corn
closed 7sc higher for July and unchanged for
September. oats finished 1sc lower and PRO
visions at a slight decline.
Wheat opened at 1ac and 4e advance. and
after selling down 1sc and 14c rallied 7s@lc,
he irmer feeling Influenced some by the
buIlish Government report, but more particularly
/ Inv he n All hn aH-
vance after the opening was due largely to the
rum or that the strike had been settled. and upon
the denial later the price sagged back and lost tn
early advance. Trade was fairly active.
Corn was quiet, with the exception of a sharp
advance in July on covering by shorts. The range
| for july was 214c.
Oats advanced early, but reacted later on sell
! ing The range for September was 6sc.
Provisions opened easy liberal offerings, later
! becoming steady but dull. Compared with last
night, September pork is 21ae lower Sc ptomber
The eading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. . Lard per 100 lbs
Highest. Lowest July So so Sc 50
Dec..,...62$4c 6l14c Mess PORK per DBL
sept. 81 20 So So
Jn Hysn . -,3 4l1sc Short Kies per 90 lbs.
| sent. ...-4235c 41a4c.JuIy. .,. So 5713 80 %
Cash quotation. we're as fonows: Flour
! firm; No : Spring Wheat, 56&sc: No. 3 Spring
4I5sc: Prime Timothy seed, 81 s5@4 90 Mess
| Pork . bbI, Sl2 659l2 67l2 Lard. y 90 IDS.
| So s0@6 IA: Short Ribs sides GooseI. So NO
b 72La. DIV Sailed shoulders (bOIedl. SO GOO
g y Short Clear sides (boxed) SO S7@oI 90:
WHISKY, distiIlers Rushed goods, g gal. S 90:
Sugars-Cut Loaf, -; hranulated, -; standard
A,
ON the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market unsettled: creamery, 1912 "a lYc;
dairy, ll9l5e; Eggs. unsettled. IO1a9llc.
CATTLE
Less than 100 carloads or stock arrived, they
being tn first BY rail since July l. Prices were
much we1ker to-day, Gu tations nominal at
81 1905 so for cattle; So $500 10 for hogs and
S2614 50 for sheep.