The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

bushels The market acted very irregular during
the last half of the session nervous feeling at
lacking "shorts" and causing them to cover rather
sharply Before the close the tone had become
very strong, reports that the Liverpool curb was
up on war talk acting as stimulative power. De-
cember wheat opened from $3.50 to 5SI2c. adj
vanced to soc, closing at 59Is@60c, 11sc higher
than yesterday. Estimated receipts for tomorrow,
41O cars.
CoRN-The steady feeling in corn suffered moth
ing today. il was believed that rain which was
bearsh factor In wheat, would be or an opposite
sort in corn, inasmuch as deliveries would thereby
be retarded. The Cincinnati Price Current re-
ported the weather satisfactory during the past
week for driving purposes, but stated that market
ings were light owing to the low prices Receipts
were 446 cars-46 more than eXpected-and S24,-
S35 bushels were Withdrawn from store. EXPORT
clearances amounted TO 291355 bushels. Liver
pool cables were quiet and unchanged. May corn
opened at 2914c, advanced 10 291ac, where it
cosed-14c higher than yesterday. Estimated re-
ceipts for TO morrow, $50 cars.
OATS-Were quiet and steady. News and bust
ness were both lacking. Receipts were 235 cars
and 240O bushels were taken from store. May
closed 1s(14 higher. Estimated receipts for to-
morrow 100 cars.
FLAX-Was firm Cash s11a@s21sc; Deem
Der, 9242@93c; May 9s@99e Receipts were SO
PROVISIONS-Hogs opened firm this morning,
but later exhibited easier feeling. The second
report in al the time the provision market
opened and traders decided adopt IL their
sulue; "A sleaaler zone was ho.Iceo Iater, put on
the whole business was quiet and featureless. The
close was SOC higher for January pork, shade
lower for January lard and shade higher for Janu-
Closing Prices.
WHEAT-october, 5914c; December, 59Bc;
C0RN-october. SOC: November, 2e1sc; De-
cember. 2Sc; May, 291ac.
OATS-October 1850: November, 1885, De-
cember, ls$4c; May, 20slc.
P0RK-October, So 05; January, So Is; May,
So As.
LARD-october. So 80; January, So 70; May,
RIBs-october, 81 421a; January, 81 so; May,
50 80.
BUTTER-The butter market was firm and
in every way satisfactory. Prices showed some
Improvement All kinds were in good demand
and sold readily.
EGGS-Really fresh eggs were scarce and sold at
1S9lS12c q dozen. Buyers were willing TO pay the
premium. Icehouse, 14@1i1ac.
MONEY-Was firm at 5@512 on call and 6@61a
per cent on time. New YORK exchange sold at
par.
Livestock.
UNION STOCKYARDS, ILL., Oct. 31.-The de-
mand from dressed-beef firms and shippers for cat
tie was good to-day and prices made gain Of lOc
hundred pounds. Packers were free buyers of
hogs and firm feeling marked the early trading
in this animal, but later, when the good lots were
closed out, less strength was noted. The arrivals
OF sheep were not so large and prices were not
steady.
CATTLE-Receipts. II, 500. Common to extra
steers. So 20@5 20; stockers and feeders, So 500
80: cows and bulls, 81 2563 65: calves, So so
So 2504 10.
EOGs-Recepts, 1000. Heavy packing and
shipping lots, So 1898 20; common TO choice
mixed, So 3O@3 7212; choice assorted, SO SOC
SHEEP-Recepts 10000. Inferior to choice,
ST 50013 so; lambs S3d1 40.