The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-29
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

ments prices were below the closing figures OF Sat
urday night. The bulls urge that the Northwest
ern receipts the only reason for the failure of
prices 10 advance, and claim further that should
these receipts fall OFF there is nothing else TO check
rising values. On the other hand the bears re
confident that the supplies in the y Northwest VIII
tax facilities of the railroads up to the next
harvest The Liverpool cables this morning were
lower. Arrivals at Minneapolis and Duluth were
1904 cars and Chicago had 5l5-35 more than es-
timated.
Black sea shipments last week were at 5,1s4,-
600 bushels and Argentine exported $4,000 bush
els. Withdrawals from store al Chicago were o. )
204 bushels and 1888 bushels cleared at the
seaboarG. The visible supply statement was some
thing in the nature of a surprise. 1t increased
4,2S7 900 bushels, whereas not more than 2OOO,-
coo had been expected. The amount on ocean
passage declined 560,O 600 bushels. The large gain
in the visible supply had no effect prices, evil
IDENTIFY having been discounted. Paris closing
cables were CHER, Berlin lower and Antwerp un-
changed December wheat opened at 6O34c de-
clined to 601sc, closing at 6014c. 14(G3sc under
saturday. Estimated receipts for to morrow, 705
cars.
exceeded the estimate by % cars, one source of
trouble TO the 'shorts" in this grain was partially
played by wheat caused an easier feeling. Not
much business was transacted. The prospect Of
an early movement of new corn hangs over the
market and discourages buyers. Wlthdrawals
from store were l3S044 bushels and 390,692
mehts were $4,000 bushels. The visible supply
decreased l,674.000 bushels and the amount on
ocean passage $4,000 bushels. May corn opened
at 29$sc, declined to 2916q2914c, closing at
2914c, 1sG14c under Saturday. Estimated re-
ceipts for tomorrow, $50 cars.
OATS-Ruled steady. They were also quiet and
exhibited no feature interesting enough to record.
Receipts were 400 cars, 10 more than expected,
and l1,l75 bushels We're taken from store. The
visible supply increased 7S, 600 bushels. May oats
closed unchanged. Estimated receipts for to-
FLAX-Was easy Cash eO0se1hc; October
S934 @S912c; December, 9114@91c; May, e712@
&c. Receipts were $50 cars.
lauche of hogs this morning. 900 head, and
quoted decline OF 5@1Oc. This, with the declin-
prices declining from the start, January pork
closed 5G712c lower; January lard, 2A2c lower,
and January ribs 21a@5c lower.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-october, 5sssc; December, eo14c;
CoRN@foctober, soc: November 2s14c; De-
cem igE 26SS en- May o 29l4 Soou ,e,Lo. na
cember, lS14c: May, 2O14c.
PoRK-october, SIS 90; January, SO 071ai May,
LAEpaoctober, IS 521a; January, SIS e21ai
RIBS - October, s4 40; January, 81 So; May,
.BU TTER-Only a fair business was transacted
in butter. The feeling, however, was firm and
prices were unchanged. The free offerings of cold
storage stock retarded TO some extent the sale
OF fresh stock. Prices were: Creameries-Ex-
tras, 21c; firsts, 1S12@20c; seconds, 14@11c;
limitations, fancy, 15c. Dairy-Extras, 1Sc; trsts,
l312@l412c; seconds 919@l1c. Ladles-Firsts,
11Gl2c; seconds S12G9c; packing stock, 9GlOc.
EGGS-There was a firm market in eggs. Re
ceipts fair, but the demand kept pace with
the supply. tresh STOCK soid at 4oG1Ic ana Ice
house at IDOL Alec.
MONEY-Was 5G51s per cent on call and so
612 per cent on time loans. New York exchange
sold at 10c discount.
Livestock.
UNION STOCEYARDS ILL. Oct. 2S.-The
week opened with good supply OF cattle on sale.
There good demand for the better class of
natives, and those kinds were firm, but other
grades were only steady. The demand for hogs
was good, but the enormous supply resulted in a
IF Sheen
demand and choice hocks sold at firm prices.
Others were slow OF sale and averaged 10915c
lower.
CATTLE-Receipts. $4,000. Common to extra
steers, So 20d.5 80; stockers and feeders So 500
g So cows and bulls. ST 25d3 so; calves, $3@6;
Texans, 81 606lS 25; Western rangers, 50 25614.
HOGS-Rece!pts. $4,000. Heavy packing and
shipping lots, So 4bG3 so; common to choice
mixed, S. 4U(63 So; choice assorted, SIS 1908 80;
light, So 4003 S212 pigs. S293 20.
SHkEP-keceipts, 22,000. Inferior to choice
81 4093 60; lambs, S3d4 80.