The San Francisco call., 1896-01-21
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

800 600 bushels. The worlds shipments for last
week were estimated at 5,5OO.OO0 bushels Clos
ing Continental cables were firm and higher. The
English visible supply decreased 1,00n,OOO bush
els, the announcement inducing renewal or the
prices. Export clearances were taIr at 395. 2sS
bushels. May wheat opened from 6O9s TO oOHsc
sold between 6O12c and 6lHsc, closing atS6l $50
receipts Tor .o-morrow, S5 cars
CORN-On lighter receipts than expected, 663
cars and because of the general hrmness OF the
wheat market corn showed strength. Quite fair
degree of activity was no ed. There was no corn
inspected from store. Liverpool cables quoted an
advance OF 14d. The visible supply increased
,532 900 bushels and the amount on ocean pas
sage decreased 800 600 bushels. Export clearances
amounted 10 673,6 ,693 bushels. May corn opened
from 29c TO 2S7s@29c. sold between 2S1sc and
295sc, closing at 2e3sc, 14t6ssc higher than Sat
urdav. Estimated receipts for tomorrow 900 cars.
OATS-Moved in the course marked out by the
leading speculative articles and therefore exhibited
no means dull the spirit of activity reaching this
market as well as that of wheat and corn. Re
cepts were 262 cars. There were no Withdrawals
from store. The visible supply Increased Z4IO0u
bushels May oats closed 14c higher than Satur-
day. Estimated receipts for tomorrow 325 cars.
FLAX-Was easy. cash, 9l12992c; May, 9512c.
Receipts 80 cars.
PRoVIsIONS-We the star attraction of the
floor. The shorts" found themselves in very
uncomfortable and dangerous position al the open
ing. when prices i5c to 712c higher than the
close of Saturday for pork with corresponding ad-
vances in lard and ribs. offerings were extremely
light and the bidding sharp and imperative prices
jumping without encountering anything in the
way of opposition. A short of hogs at the
yards the strengthening consideration at the
start. The firmness was constant throughout the
session and flurries frequent. May pork
closed 4712@5Oc higher, May lard l5c higher and
May ribs 2212c higher.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-January. 6s1s@5s14c; May, $3.50
6l34c; July, 691sc.
C0RN-January. 271sc; May, 29ssc; July,
3014c.
OATs-January 1s14c: May 2Ossc.
PORK-January, so so; May, $40 7712.
LARD-January, $5 rs: May, Sc 0212; July,
So l7Is.
RIBs-January, SIS 1919; May, SIS 371a; July.
S5 90
MONEY-was per cent on call and6@7 per
cent on time loans. New York exchange sold at
40c premium.
Livestock.
UNION sTOCKYARDS, ILL, Jan. 20.-The
offerings of cattle to-day light and under a
govd demand prices firm, and in some in
stances l0c higher. The run of hogs was light and
prices advanced another &C. Packers were good
buyers. The sheep market steady. The de-
mand as light, but the arrivals were not large.
CATTLE - Receipts, $4,000. Fancy beeves,
81 7564 go; choice 10 prime steer, 81 25@14 10 ;
fair 10 choice steers, 80 S56l4 20; common 10 me-
dunn steers. So :003 so; feeders So 40@4 /;
stockers 81 50G3 40: bulls, choice to extra, $50
so; bulls, poor good S2@3 90 cows and
heifers, extra SO 5093 75; cows, fair TO choice.
40; veal calves, good to choice, So 25@6 25;
calves common TO good, 81 5095; Texas fed
steers So 40G4 25.
HOGS-Recelpts 29,U0O. Heavy packing and
shipping lots. So 1904 1919; common TO choice
mixed, SO 90D4 Is; choice assorted, 81 O5@
4 I212; light. So 90@4 Is; pigs, $S l5@4O
SHEEP = Receipts, l4,0U0 Inferior TO choice,
So 25@13 so; lambs SO 50@4 90.