The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-30

ana demand were encouraging to holders. and
that more than anything else encouraged the buy.
lug. The sum total OF the primary market re-
$4,000 on tuesday, of last week ana compared
with $4,000 ON the corresponding day OF the
year before. The export eiearances from the
principal Atlantic ports amounted to 200, 900
bushels OF wheat and about 1900 bushels In the
shape OF -four.
about thirty boat loads and from Southern ports
OF from thirty TO thirty-fve more and the taking
OF about 10000 bushels of spring and winter
wheat here caused some covering OF shorts In the
last half hour OF the session ana May declined TO
csc and closed with buyers at 81 7Sc.
The general decentralization which struck every
thing on the speculative list this morning WAS
nowhere more conspicuous than in the corn pit.
But the break in wheat at the opening caused
holders of to rush their stuff on the market
regardless of everything.
Tie country holders which up to within Ehe last
few days had withstood ali attempts OF dislodge-
meut, have been gradually undermined anu top
ping over. To-day there was general caye-in,
US May corn, which closed yesterday worth 441tec,
was offered for sale at 321ac before noon to-day.
recovery OF lie per bushe in the price Of wheat
near the end and the reported sale at tue sea-
board of two boatloads of corn for expert caused
some demand here ana reaction TO 1850. The
most of the late buying, however, was credited to
shorts.
The market for oats was active almost from the
beginning. Corn was weaker and quite influential
In creating lower prices in oats. Cash oats We're
very slow of sale and suffered a decline of about
&c per ouShei. The selling OF May was quite gen
eral, and TWO or three firms were credited with
ton Brothers and updyke were offering very lib
orally. The buying was limited and confined TO
scalpers and rev stray shorts. May started from
20 to 1880 and gradually dropped OFF TO 27s4c C,
which is another low price OF tbs crop and 1sc
below the established bottom the same day last
week.
Later on the market rallied 10 285sc. at which
price IL closed. The provision market fell into
line with the declining grain markets and suffered
severe break which It only partially recovered
from in the end. May pork which closed yester-
day at $40 57Iz, opened with sellers at SO so
and the of forenoon had declined TO
SO rs. 1t recovered TO $40 90, and the latest trad
ing was at $40 021a.
up with a loss for the day of l712c in the former
and 271ac in the latter. The extreme weakness
OF The corn market was the principal Incentive to
the selling Of provisions.
Hog receipts were $1,000 and 10000 are es.
timated for tomorrow.
TIE leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. q Mess PORK per Dbl
Highesr. Lowest Highest Lowest
jan ss4c 4s34e Jan...$lo os So 5z4a
July july, ..:.Ssgso $3.50 Eaid nsr 100 " y
Ja %osa No 4oe Short RIBS .? Der 90 tx y.
Juv......441sc 425sc May. 47M SO
No Spring Wheat. 62s4 @547sc; No. Spring
Wheat. nominal: NO. Red. 496sGD50ssc: No. 2
Corn. 411sc: No. Oats, csc; No. 2 White. 3o@Slc;
Barley 55@56c: No 3. 53@55c: No. A, sac; No. /
Fla5 SEED. 81 421s@1 a. fp me, Timothy SEED.
% GU. Mess FOEks q UDi. % - T2n1J oO.
p 100 1s. SIS 9o@6 671s; Short Ribs. sides
noosel, SO 1905 70: Dry Sailed Shoulders
fboxedl. 81 871a@4 921a; WHISKY. distiiers nm
1shed goods. Is gan. 81 22: Sugars. unchanged
on the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was steady: creameries, 12@23c; dat
ries, 10000 Eggs steady at 14@24c.
LIVESTOCK.
Business in the cattle market opened dull to-
day. Buyers look for pretty full receipts for
Wednesday and Thursday and think they will
lose nothing by waiting They bought in a desul-
tory way at SO 25@s for common to choice
dressed beef and shipping steers, aud at S2(93 IS
for common to choice cows and bulls and at
81 2j93 65 for stoekers ana feeders.
HUgs-AE the close 81 SO was the extreme top of
the market for heavyweight hogs, and Sd 20 for
the best light he bulk OF the heavy and medium
sold at 81 1904 46, and S. 95G4 % took most OF
the $50 and zoo pound hogs.
In sheep receipts of only 5000 head sellers
were easily in shape to hold the rec ent advance
Common to extra sheep were quoted At 81 50Gt
and common to extra lambs IS 81 al 80; cuils
at 81 1902 %.
ReceiptS-Cattle. 1000; calves, 500; hogs,
$1,000; sheep, 5000.