The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-FLOUR-Receipts 14- 73S barrels; exports, 4134 quiet but firmly held : City mill patents, s5 65d5 90; city mill clears S5 40q5 55; Minnesota patents s lOG5 8: Min nesota bakers, s4 2504 50: winter straits a 55 Q4 65; winter extras, S3 50Q3 90; winter low grades, g 90Q3.
 WHEAT-Receipts, 21 295. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, sl 0S2. Options opened easier on disap- pointing Liverpool cables, but afterward re- covered and closed unchanged to 1c net high CT. Foreigners bought considerable wheat and local covering was stimulated by Russian fam inc news and bullish Australian and California crop crop reports rep Nc 2 red, February, sl O2A;
 HOPS-Steady. State. common to choice 1895 crop 4Q6c; 1896 crop. 7@9c; 1897 crop. l71f9c: :, Pacific Coast, 1895 crop 4d6c; 1895 crop s@11Oc; l'ys WooIdufet' ScIP. alGts''
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 PIG IRON-Dull; Southern, s9 75d11 25.
 ffqPPaPBERaGssrong ? a7i55 so,. Brokers; s1o s73A
 TIN-Plates. steady.
 COFFEE-Options closed steady at uncbang $5 Sc spot-Rio steady No. invoice. Sasc:: Nc: jobbing. 67sc; mild. steady; Cordova, s5z
 sUGAR--Raw, firm; fair refining. s-1sc; Centrifugal, 96 test, 1-16c; refined firm Mold A, 61sc; Standard A, 5hc; Confectioners' A, Sac; cut loaf, 5a4c; crushed 5%c powdered, s-16c: granulated, 5Ac. BUTTER asol Receipts, 3soo packages; firm;
 EGGS-Receipts. 4ooO Firm; State and Pennsylvania, 15c: Western. 1S1kc.
 DRIED FRUITS.
 NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-California Dried
 BVAPoRATED APPLEsLCommon, 5a7ze: prime wire tray. s11c; wood dried prime. SIC: choice, SEC; fancy. 9G9Ac.
 PRUNES-3Qsc.
 APR1coTs- Royal. 54@7kc; Moorpark. SO
 BACHEs-Unpeeled. 7q1Oc; peeled, 12@2oc 
 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
 CHICAGO. Feb 5-For few minutes aroma the opening Wheat was inclined to sympathfze with the action of the Liverpool market That market. after opening little higher, declined and closed 1s0ssd lower in the face of yes terday's improvement here. On this account first sales of May at a slight decline May opening at 947s@95c. against yesterdays closing price of 95Ac. Besides the Liverpool decline Northwest receipts continued heavy rather bearish showing of the visible WAS looked for Monday. and New York reported moderate selling at the opening for foreign account. Notwithstanding all this the market became strong almost immediately. Moderate buying by the long interests principally sup pemented by a little covering by St Louis brokers of lines put out yesterday, carried the price of May steadily up to s51sq95asc. The advance was helped by the continued strength of Oats and Provisions, both of which mar kets made new prices for the season during the morning. There were reports of grain famine rom parts or SOuIneaStern Russia. and California reported continuation of the drought. factor in the advance was the report that the reduction in the Italian grain duty would probably remain in effect until the last Of May. Prices eased off slowly but closing Paris cables caused another brief period of strength. Paris was from 40 to 65 centimes higher for Flour and 10 to 30 centimes higher for Wheat During the last hour of the session prices gradually receded. May closed at 95c.
 Corn was firm. but dull. May closed un- changed.
 oats were active. and the market made a new high mark for the season May closed at 24skc an advance of 1sc.
 Provisions were quite active Packers did considerable buying. Prices reached the high est point of the season, but heavy realizing at the top caused reaction. The market closed steady, but with all the advance lost. May pork lard and ribs closed 2kc lower The leading futures ranged as follows:
 Articles Open. High. Low. Close Wheat, No. D.