The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17
San Francisco.


furnished by 4. A. Bresse. Produce EAeh@hse
srainbroker, 4l2 Pine street:
San Francisco.
GALS A. NJ SESSION
Wheat in the local market opened strong In
sympat by with Eastern markets LiVerpool au-
vanced 1sld Paris showed good advance as
compared with saturdays closing prices. De-
cember opened at ST 5S14, advanced 10 81 o3Ss
and closed at 81 b33s. othing doing in May.
1915 A. NJ. SESSION.
An easier feeling in the Chicago market caused
some selling of long wheat. December, 81 o5H2'
declined to 81 1924 and closed at 81 So; May
ST So; December barley, 9i@945sc There seems
10 be fairy strong undertone TO the market.
l1:l5 A. NJ SESSION
Shorts are trying TO depress wheat prices. con-
siderable buying of character has entered
the marS,t December open at 81 % anu
closed at 81 5234. december barley, 94s4c
2 M SESSION.
Selling to take profits caused easier feeling In
wheat December opened at 81 So sold at 81 5z6s
and closed at 81 5234. December barley "a 4sc'
closed at 943sc
Wheat began the new week decidedly strong
Liverpool quot ed wheat penny higher at the
opening Paris followed with similar appr' cla-
tion. September wheat opened at So1sc 10 ooc,
against Sac at tn g clos on saturday Tne market
steadird around s5c for the fist fifteen minutes OF
the ses .ion, al. er which strong buying advanced
the market o s53Ac then to S6 1zsc, ON there TO
S6S4 back again 10 S51lsc, up 10 So%sc ana pack
to S5c within thee minutes of the close. When
the gong sound ed the price was at 8512c. Decem-
ber 1ac under MAY and Ssc over Septem per.
AT times during the session May wheat sold H2c
under SeptambeE
The days gossip consise ed OF bad crop reports
from the Northwest. There WAS good export
demand or spot, which was sought after at
large premium september. Minneapolis
wired that millers there were good buyers OF
wheat at kanSaS City.
The isible supply decreased 424, 600 bushels
Pa herr M hYp " az
wheat to-day at primary points were about even
with those of one year ago. Exports were lloeral.
St. Louis wired early that Wisconsin millers we're
making strong BIDS Tor wheat in that market Inc
premium for spot wheat in this market seems 10
have ed interior buyers to look for their sup
plies in the southwest. Quality has more or less
do with this condition OF affairs
4 he wheat grown in the southwest this year IL
of an exceptionally good quality and attracts
millers The bull clique inclined to stand
Septem ber wheat around S61ac, but began buying
it back around s. 12c. The local crowd tiled hard
TO depress nrices early in the dav. but were sent
after their short sales at cent higher very shortly
after their sales were made.
The taient appear 10 be feeling for the top In
dicAtionS do not point TO TOD This Y ear. shorts
have been numerically punished. The extrem"
low prices during the past SIX years led many OPP
orators to believe that wheat could not stay over
7Uc at best. The foreign conditions CONT nue. to
exert their influence to the betteement Of prices
re gardlesS of home manipulation.
The amount ofwheat and -four on passage to the
United Kingdom and Continent increased zSO,
900 quarters, fair increase Tor this season of the