The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-17
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

wheat and -four The visible supply, when al
noints had reported, showed an increase of 3,04S.-
900 bushels. The amount on ocean passage in
creased 152, 600 bushels and the English visible
supply decreased 1,76s, 900 bushels.
New York wired that the worlds shipments APP
proximated 500 900 bushels. Closing Continental
cables were generally unchanged. Liverpool stocks
OF wheat decreased l,12500 bushels last week.
May wheat opened from $3.50 to b95sc, sold be-
tween 593s@I6Oc and 5914c, closing at 595S@59s
14@3sc under Saturday. Estimated receipts Tor
tomorrow 250 cars.
CORN-The corn market was affected by the
weakness of wheat, although stand was made at
the opening on the receipts of but 45l cars where
600 were estimated The firmness was not perma-
nent, however, and an easy feeling succeeded,
prices not declining great deal. 1t is claimed
that the situation in admits of very little pros
pect of radical improvement, unforeseen events ex-
cepted. Liverpool cab es easy and lad lower
to-day. Withdrawals from store were 10000 bush
els, and 454.374 bushels cleared at the seaboard.
Argentine shipments of corn last week were 64S,-
600 bushels. The visible supply increased 10000
bushels and the amount on ocean passage 100000
bushels before the closing prices obtained bene-
fit from the rally in wheat. May corn opened at
2S1sc, sold between 2S62S1sc and 2S14@2S3sc,
day. Estimated receipts Cor tomorrow SIS cars.
OATS-Evdenty the only obstacle to an adj
vance in oats the weakness OF wheat. The
buying for short account and by elevator people
was liberal scale, but the sentimental discour-
agement of lower wheat was OF great force as a
factor. Receipts were 25S There were no
inspections from store. The visible supply in
creased 123000 bushels: The market rallied later
with wheat and corn and closed at the outside with
May Ac higher than Saturday. Estimated receipts
for tomorrow 305 cars.
FLAX-Was steady. Cash, 94@9414c: Decem-
Der, 9212c; May, 9S@9S14c. Receipts were So cars.
PRONISIONS-Th buying of product displayed
fair proportion of confidence despite the specula-
tive weakness of grain. The hog market was
irmer. May pork closed 10@1212c higher. May
Lard sc higher and May lids 2l4@5c higher.
Closing Prices.
WHEAT-December. 561sc; January, 5614c;
MAY $3.50.
CORN-December. 251sc: January, 25s4c; May,
29I4c.
oATs-December. 1890; January, TIC; Feb
PoRK-6ecember, 81 So; January, So 621a;
LARD-December, SIS 221a; January, $5 s21s;
RIBs-December, s4 s21s; January. 81 s5;
BUTTEREThe butter market was steady to-
day. The firm feeling which marked last weeks
business was lacking however. the opinion being
that the advance IN prices had had the enect OF re-
ducing the orders. stocks were light. Cream
eries-EXtras, 26c: frsts, 24G25c: seconds, 19@
22c; limitations, fancy, 17@l9c. Dairies-Extras,
20021c firsts, 17G9l9c; seconds, 12(D14c. Ladies'
Extras, 15@l7c; tirsts, 12@l4c; roll, 120l4c.
EGGS-Were in fair demand. Only fresh stock
was saleable, however and that kind was scarce.
Fresh was quotable at 2012@21c; lcenouse, 1870
15c.
MoNEY-was 5@51s per cent on call and 60
SIG per cent on time loans New York exchange
sold at par TO 25c premium.
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS, ILL. Dec. 16.-The
arrivals of cattle to-day unusually small and
prices ruled firmer. The demand was only moder-
ate, but the supply did not equal It, The offerings
OF hogs were smaller than on recent Mondays. and
as Eastern Shippers and local packers were in the
market as buyers prices were firm without quot
able change. There was a firm demand for sheep
and lambs. Prices were steady.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1900. Common to extra
steers. So a B %; sIocKers and feeders, So 25(9
2 IS: and bulls. 81 50@3 so: calves,
50 SOFAS; Texans, So 70a3 65.
HOGs-Rece.pts, $4,000. Heavy packing and
shipping lois. SO 45G3 50: common 10 choice
mixed, SIS 1903 SIS: choice assorted, So 5013 So;
light. So 4O@3 80; pigs, S3t13 so.
SHEEP-kecelpts, l 900. Inferior TO choice,
81 SOlG4; lambs, 1904 IS.