The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-10
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

beneficial to the plant. Northwestern receipts wer
fair at 1880 cars. Last Monday they We're 1914
and the corresponding day year ago $40 cars.
Chicago received $50 cars and inspected out 26O,-
pa bushels. Opening Liverpool cables were quiet
and steady. Closing ones were 4@1yd lower.
Instead of increasing about 2,0Oo,Oo0 bushels as
had been expected, the visible supply decreased
1900 bushels. The disappointment TO the bears
was marked. a bulge of over 1c took place in
prices, the covering being impulsive and urgent.
but otherwise unchanged. Berlin was higher and
Antwerp unchanged. The amount of wheat on
ocean passage decreased 64O,00o bushels ana the
English visible supply increased 10000 bushels;
Export clearances at Atlantic ports were 81 .503
bushels. May wheat opened from 6l12c TO 81 3sc,
sold between 6ll4c and 6S14c. Closing at bZHS(0
CSC, 11sc higher than Saturday. Estimated re-
ceipts for tomorrow, 275 cars.
COMMISSIONED no independence OF action From
the opening, which at shade under Satur-
days closing, until the close which was firm, the
tone of the market reflected the movements of
wheat prices Receipts were 80 cars and l65.l47
bushels taken from store. Liverpool cables
were quiet and steady The visible supply de-
creased 81 600 bushels and the amount on ocean
passage increased 100000 bushels. The export
clearances aggregated 462,606 bushels May corn
opened at 29c, sold between 2S1S@291sc, clos
ing the outside, unchanged from saturday. Es-
timated receipts for to morrow $50 cars.
OATS-Nothing unusual transpired in oats. The
dizziness was even accepted as the proper thing in
asmuch the active movements in this grain
lately have been at exceedingly wide intervals
Receipts were 244 cars, and 100000 bushels were
taken from store. Tie visible supply decreased
5000 bushels Nav oats closed unchanged from
Saturday. Estimated receipts for tomorrow 27O
FLAX-was easy. Cash sold e234@e31ac; De-
cember, 9114c; May, 97@971ac. Receipts were
105
SIONS-Discouragement to product trad
ers conveyed in the advices from the stock
yards this morning. Heavy receipts OF hogs and
lower prices were the tidings. Buyers, under the
circumstances, were inclined 10 wait further set
thing of values, and those who held properly were
unhesitating in their offers to sell. Packers con-
tnue to dispose of considerable product for future
delivery, as hedge against their manufactures.
decided obstacle to Improvement in prices being
found in that fact May pork closed &c under Sat
urday. May lard and May ribs 212c lower.
Closing Prices.
WHEAT-December, 59ssc; January, $3.50;
CoRN-December. 26ssc: January, 2614c; May
oaTs-December. 1880; February, ls14c; May,
PORK - December. 81 IS; January So 65;
LARD-December, SIS 1919; January, s6 271a;
RIBS = December, 81 80; January. 81 80
BUTTER-The butter market was very firm to-
day. Arrivals were light and stocks low. A good
demand Tor all grades was noted Creameries-
Extras, 25c; firsts. 23924c; seconds, 19922c; im-
tatIons, fancy, 17@l9c. Dairies-EXtras, 20@2lc;
frsts, 16@lSc: seconds, 1l@lSc. Ladles-Extras,
15@l7c: frsts, 12@l4c; packing STOCK. l1@l2c;
EGGS-Were steady. Arrivals were moderate
and but little was strictly fresh. lcehouse and
held stock were slow. Fresh eggs sold at 20@2lc;
icehouse, l31a@I5c p doz.
MoNEY-Was 5@51a per cent on call and 6@
61a per cent on time loans New y ork exchange
Csc premium bid, SOC premium asked
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS. ILL. Dec. 9-The gen.
eral demand for cattle fairly active to-day.
Common to medium steady, while prime
beeves were stronger Texas cattle were active
and strong. The demand for hogs from Chicago
packers was brisk to-day but shippers did not buy
many. The lack OF competition caused a decline
of sc per hundred pounds. Choice sheep and
lambs sold at steady prices, but other kinds were
slow AZ decline OF 1Oc.
ste.rs. So O0@5 10; stocKers and feeders, 50 25@
2 IS: COWS and bulls, ST. 40@3 SO: calves,
81 5O@5 so; Texans. So 55@S 45.
EOGS-Receipts. 10000. Heavy packing and
SHIPPING lots. So 45@3 80; common 10 choice
mixed: % o2e2 90; chS So a % 4o' 90
SHEEP-Recelpts, 10000. Inferior to choice
81 1898 80; lambs, $3G4 40