The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14

day for immediate clearance. Exports from other
Atlantic potts were the heaviest during the past
four months.
Abou. the only salts action the shorts received
was heavy receipts and light shipments, but this
fac was of little importance and soon melted
away. The demand for spot wheat from interior
mlerS tn bast for long time Mi,lers'
ssocEs are necomng loW S0untry sIPpes soan ae
.ry millers TO look 10 market centers for their
supplies.
Minneapolis mlers have withdrawn selling
limits on -four and are asking fancy quotations,
not caring 10 part with their products preferring
to chance the future. There is now about B.
100000 bushels of wheat in elevators at that
point belonging to one man.
Duluth stocks OF wheat are rapidly decreasing.
AT the present rate of exports IL will not take long
Bushels.
Shipments OF wheat at primary points. lSa'244
Receipts OF wheat at tdewater point ..... 1915
Clearances OF wheat at tidewster points,
with more working. 4IS,Sol
Corn strong, in good demand both spot and
future. -treugth in wheat carried into corn
A healthier feeling is manifest.
Oats steady to strong. Speculation appears
tame.
rovisions some stronger than yesterday. Mar
ket continues TO fiuctuate within narrow limits
San Francisco.
9:l5 NJ SESSION.
Wheat opened at yesterdays closing prices
Early cabns 12d over Cars4es higher An
easier feeting in Eas markets the start
ch anged into strength before the sc sion
C osed. Decem Der opened at 81 271s osed
81 1915 bid. May more active. ales were
made al s 3o@l 1865
Nothing doing in bailey. Brokers re ported more
disposition shown by outsiders 10 enter the mar
ket again. This element of speculation is very
broad one.
Many spectators are changing their operations
from hicaio 10 this market on account Of the
large fluctuations.
10:15 A. NJ SESSION.
Advancing Eastern markets caused a strong
" baat
with changing sentiment among the local crowd
a prominent exporting firm sold a cargo OF wheat
december opened at 81 2s1a. Strong buying by
prominent operators characterized trading. at
the close OF the session 81 291 WAS bid for large
blocks. ne prominent shipper bid 81 20 for any
amount of December wheat The advance has
been one or steadInesS since the price left 81 %
he shorts have made game fight, but have had
TO retreat. Conditions are against them
Every advance meets strong resistance; the
bears are scattered. While the bulls are on velvet
aid better organIz, d. The shorts have been car
rying around the money of The bulls for some some
sold at s. IS during the session.
Barley moderately active.
l1:15 A. NJ. SESSION.
Bull enthusiasm had not cooled from the former
session. Chi ago save longs enc couragement; that
market showed ore THAI ordinary strength or
Ell n marke.s s clos stronger than the opening
and, all in all, there was not much TO encourage
shorts.
De ember wheat opened at ST 2sla against
81 291s at the C ose OF tie former session. II ad-
ing was brisk X, al zing sales made tAe m ark, t
teInpora ily easi r, .ales being made at 81 zsh
The closing as 81 1888 bid, t. ad Is predicting
81 80 on he al. ernoon sin.
May wheat was active, trading being done on a
small decline. lhe general L ndency.f the mar
ket strong. Fore gn prices justifI much
higher value f-r December wheat tnan present
quotations.
Barley rather more active.
p. NJ SESSION.
Wheat prices opened unchanged compared
with the morning session closing. Trading in
December was light Buying orders were not as
a
paid for he first sale. Offerings became larger
due TO weaker feeling in May. Decem Der closed
at 81 2s7s
May wheat freely offered, declining to 81 33.
Shorts VINO had been run in around 81 Az and
81 43 aggressive of old and seemed
wilog take a whirl Just for the sake of action,
CHANGING a touch Of high life which may mean
surprise TO their pockets
Transactions call during the day were large.
There seems be sides 10 the market. The
bulls rong in their belief, while the bears are
equal strong in theirs. Weather conditions
prominen in fixing conditions to-day
heretofore. Foreign Ldvces contributed almost
entirely TO the advan. e.
Barley fairly active and weaker.