The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-31
NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug 30.-Total trunsac-
tions in wheat to-day were only los. 600 BUSH
els. During the height of the bull boom they ran
up to 16O0O,000. Thus speculation is fast getting
back in to its normal condition, with sentiment
not so favotably disposed toward the long side of
the account except in scalping way. News
the whole to-day was bulllsh, but the market did
not respond. There was heavy selling Of the
near by deliveries in effort to switch transac-
items over into De cember AS a result the differ
ence between September ard December, which
few days ago was something like cents, mar
rowed down to cents at the close to-day. The
later option closed unchanged from Saturday
night, against l3s@l7s decline on other deliv-
cries.
The domestic visible supply lost l.256 900
bushels last week, and the English visible in
creased 1,lS5,U0O bushels. Private cables a
prominent exporting house here reported the
nual crop statement of the Hungarian Minister of
Agriculture as showing European neces sities OF
IA 900 600 quintaIs this year 10 supply this
deficiency exporting countries only furnish
"a 600, 900 quinI ais leaving shortage OF 10000
900 quintals The report did not have the effcct
on our market which many traders thought its
importance justified. the Hungarian Minister'S
figures being generally regarded official for
calculating purposes
cemDer, it fell to 9312c, rallied 951ac and
closed at 9A1sc C.earAnces of wheat from ew
York last week reached million bushels. the
heaviest total in many weeks The local stocks
in ore and ahoat lost 13s, 100 bushels. English
cables were weak all day. French mark cts opened
higher but lost 1t all and closed weak. Conti-
mental houses sellers in the early market.
Corn showed plenty Of strength a day. consider
ing the drawb backs OF weak cables, enormous re-
cepts and huge visible supply increase. 1t was
freely bought by The trade on bad crop news. De-
cember opened at 36S4c, sold up 10 374ac and
closed at o72sc
Merchandise.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug 3O-Receipts Of -four
%, 400 barrels; exports, 80 305 Fairly steady,
but quiet and unchanged from Saturdays prices
Minnesota patents, So 40G5 80: do bakers, 81 400
60; winter patents, SIS 3595 80; do straights,
$5@5 5; do extras, So 65G4: do low grades So 40
93 60.
WHEAT-Receipts, 247, $50 bushels; exports
290U2l. Spo: weaker No 2 red, 971A. Options
opened steady, sold of under foreign selling and
weak Liverpool news. advanced rapidly on liberal
decreases in the home and English visible, weak
ening again under disappointing French cables,
changed prices on December, which in de-
mand switching orders to 1901 u decline on
other months. No. 2 red. August ciUsed 1850:
september. 1855 G97 &c, closed 961sc.
HOPS-QuIet: 1895 crop. 3G4c. 1896 crop,
6@Sc; Pacific Coast, 1895 crop, 3@4c; 1895 crop,
6@D9c. London-Pacihc Coast steady; 55@65s
WOOL-Qu1et. Fleece, 2Q@z7c; No. to extra
Texas, l09 Sc
PETROLEUM - Steady. Unit ed closed 731ac
bid.
LAKE CoPPER-Closed quiet. with Sill bid
AMI Sll 25 asked
TIN-Dull. $l3 65913 rs.
SPELTER-Quiet at 81 1904 IS.
LEAD-Strong; Exchange "a 1894 20: brokers,
| So SIS.
COFFEE - Options opened steady, points
lower: closed dull, net unchanged to 10 points
decline. Sales, 1920 bags, including Sep EN- Der
at So IS; December, So 10; Spot coffee.Rio
mild, quiet: CordovA, 1O1la@l61hc
| SUGAR-RaW firm; refined, firm