The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1=FLOUR-Receipts, U.s.
SIS bbls; exports. 22.327 bbls. Quiet and I'M
changed Spring patents being irregular and
low grade winter easy.
WHEAT-Receipts $50 bus; exports, 1872
20e bus Spot easy; No 2 red. 72Ac fob anoat
TO arrive; 72Ac spot Options opened stronger
on foreign buying. but encountered a larger
spring wheat movement lower cables and fine
weather reports, which produced subsequent
weakness All of this was finally regained
covering by September shorts and good cash
demand. the close being at H9lac net advance,
Sales included No. red September. 6S $3.50
6s1sc. closed 6s&c; December, &C 5-16cG667sc,
HOPS-Quiet.
WOOI-Dull.
CoFFEE-options closed barely steady with
Guiding September, IS 80; December IS IS.
Spot coffee-Ro market barely steady; mild,
sUGAR-Raw strong. Refined strong.
METALS-Once more the market for metals
shows signs of hardening, despite the fact that
the demand drass in nearly all departments.
At the close to-day the tendency of prices
Enthusiastically toward higher level, with buy
showing increased attention. The Metal
Exchange quotes:
PIGIRON-Warrants f1r1ner at the close with
81 bid and 81 05 asked.
LAKE COPPER-Unchanged, but firm, with
s12 Is bid and s12 Is asked.
TIN-FIRM, but dull, with SIS S71 bid and SIG
LEAD-steader with 81 O2h bid and 81 o71s
asked The firm that names the settling price
tinues to quote lead at SO 90
SPELTER-Quiet and steady. with 81 rs bid
and 81 so asked.
BUTTER-Receipts, 350s packages; firm;
Western creamery 1HhG1sItc; Elgins. 1874.
EGGs-Receipts. 543O packages. Firm; West
ern 16c.
NEW YORK, Sept 1.-Calfornia dried fruits:
EVAPORTED APPLES = Common. ease:
prime wire tray, &c; choice Sic; fancy, 9%
PRUNEs- 4asc
APRICoTs : Royal. 11913c; Moorpark, 10
PEACHEs-Unpeeled, 1899; peeled 12G1sc
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO, Sept IA rather urgent demand
from shorts just at the opening owing to con-
tinued hot weather and lighter receipts than
expected advanced the price of &c over
the close yesterday the initial transactions.
The condition of the crop in Nebraska, how
ever, appeared to be the chief consideration
with the traders. Kansas corn was in bad or
worse condition than in Nebraska, but the
trade had already accepted the damage reports
from Kansas, and did some buying because
of them during the last short bull campaign.
1t needed another big State to be heard
from discouragingly to its crop prospects
to thoroughly stir up the bulls. Nebraska s
great disappointment as compared with her
early prospects for a big crop oppor-
timely, and the only incentive to the buying.
At the close December showed an advance of
4Wr5C'
Chicago received 1913 cars OF wheat, against
220 expected. The weather was hot and con-
sidered unfavorable for corn. and that article
was strong at the commencement of the ses-
sion. There a geneal feeling of confidence
expressed on the curb that under circumstances
December wheat low enough. In conse-
Quence the opening trades were at about Ac
improvement over closing prices of last night.
No wheat had been rendered on September
contracts before the opening. This fact helped
in the formation of the slightly bullsh tone
with which trading started. On the other ha nd
Liverpool came AGSsc lower. Corn soon began
to drop little of it's early advance, and that
with the decline at Liverpool and heavy North
west receipts had to receive the consideration
It was entitled to at the hands of the wheat
spectators. AS a result the small advance at
the start was lost. Business small and the
heat was too oppressive for any to mix
himself in the swetering crowd. At the close
December showed an advance of asQhc on the
day.
Oats were easy early but toward the close
the strength displayed by corn was felt and
the market closed steady. unchanged to &c
higher.
Provisions depressed at the start from
the knowledge that about 10000 tierces of
lard had been delivered on September contracts
before the session opened The opening de-
clines brought forth buyers who absorbed all
that for sale at the moderate concessions
made when trading first started. Pork ad-
vanced nc lard PIC and ribs 5G7kc
The leading futures ranged as follows: