The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31

rail shipment TO the seaDoard. When later in the
day it was wired from New York that Secretary
Carlisle was about TO arrange for the placing OF
81 OO, O0O, 600 OF bonds at to relieve the
present depleted state of the treasury the market
became firm and sold up to 533sc for May about
au hour from the close The opening price was
close yesterday. It advanced to SIC. sold off again
to 5219e. imiroved TO $3.50. and was quiet but
steady at 1890 at the close.
Corn was weak for a few minutes at the start
due to the slumpy beginning made by wheat The
and ruled firm all day after the first half of the
session. The opening price of May very
Irregular there being sales simultaneously 1T
437sc and 43Ac, principally at the lower quota
tion. 1t gradually hardened. until lust as the
market was closing 44@441sc was paid. 1t closed
with 44c as tn 9 nominal trading price
The receipts were light to-day and estimates
small for tomorrow. The general impression
among the pit traders was that liquidation by
In the near future were In favor of buying soft
spots.
Oats started frmer and remained SO during the
entire session, excepting at one time just after
TIE opening. when the price fell 1sc. The market
closed with the high prices prevailing Business
throughout was active. sympathy with the
neghboring cereals was greatly Influential In
creating some frmness. May started at from
2sGs@2Ss4c. sold down to 2Sl4c and up to 29c,
where it closed.
he provision market was overwhelmed at the
beginning bySthe news from the yards. Instead
of st, coo hogs. estimated $4,000 was given
as the days run and $4,000 as the estimate for
tomorrow he opening prices were 1t from 6 c
to Toe below the CLOSING price of the day before,
but the rates made at the beginning were nc the
bottom, or nearly So of the days range In the
END pork and lard, compared with the closing
prices yesterday, was unchanged, and ribs 21ac
lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
NEeatNo. p Mess Porx per DBL
Highest Lowest Highest Lowest
S May.5s1sS s ss3te Nay snS 10 o2m 42n
July....:.644O $3.50 Lard per 100 los- .
Corn No p MAY 6h5 6421h
May. .44zse 4si4esan.....$ 80 80, -
, Cash ouorauons were as follows. Flour-Essy
No Spring Wheat, 524a@551 4c: No. Spring
Wheat nominal: NO. = RED. 5OI4@5OMc: No 2
3ls4c; No. White. 3z@S1Ac: Nol2Rye. soc:
NO Barley. 553ac: NO s. 53@S5c: No. 4,5Sc: No.
s. Sax so Msss os 81 IS bb frs 5 gSy
y 100 DIS: $s 371s@6 40; Short Rius. sides
GS0ss 50 1898 e Dry Sailed shoulders
fboxedl. So 25@5 80: Whisky. distiilers nm
ished goods. y gal. 81 %: Sugars. unchanged
On the Produces Exchange today the Butter
market was steady: creameries, l2@23c: DAT
rIes lO@2Oc. Eggs firm at l59241ac.
LIVESTOCK.
The cattle market was dull and very weak in
spite OF small supplies While there was no rad,-
Cal change to-day in any grades OF cattle, the gen.
eral market is lt@25c lower than at the close of
last week. From 3 50@4 so bought the bulk OF
the steers and 81 S3 were popular prices for cows
ana bulls, The range of quotations for commo on
to choice steers was s3@5, and for cows and bulls
from 81 1908 20.
The hog market went to pieces to-day. An hour
after the opening OF business prices had fallen
20@25c. The best heavy hogs went down to
81 1904 %, and choice assorted light receded to
So 1904.
In sheep yesterdays estimate was too low by
nearly half The market was slow from the start
and sales almost without exception at lower
prices. The range of quotations for common to
extra sheep was 81 1904, though much OF the trad
ing st 81 s. O. 70. Lambs were in demand
at IS 259i 49, with sales principally at $4@l4 rs,
Receipts Cattc. 10000; Calves, 3O0 Hogs.
$4,000; sheep, $4,000