The San Francisco call., 1898-04-10

of the week stood only sss4.s25 lower than at the close of thesprevious week. The largest de-. SIP, 800. The loss in deposits was due to the continued interior movement, and to -liquda- ss.oe7.sOo in this item was undoubtedIy con- nected in part with sterling exchange trans s bs which Sh the gold import also operated to reduce the loan account, and every decrease counts since the banks are doing very little business in mercantile chan nels The movement toward the interior sun sumea heayy proportions m through the sub even less than expected, but while the receipts of odo gold for the current week were nearly s. bank which Is the largest importer of specie appears to have reduced it's gold holdings 5000 900. and it's deposits about ss.ooo0oo, the iatter oelng one-half the loss reported by the sixty-fve clearing institutions. The coming week will decide to great extent the tons the movement to the interior will con- tinue, and as the banks have been called upon on deposit the immediate outlook is for firrner money. On the other hand pacific solution of the Cuban crisis means an abnormally cheap money market.
 NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
 NEW YORK. April 9-FLoUR-R Receipts 22,511 barrels; exports 16.94o Dull. but stead fly held with old prices. Winter straits, s4 500 65; Minnesota. s5 10G5 30; winter extras, s3 65 d4 10; Minnesota bakers. si 25G4 45; winter low grades, s2 soGS.
 WHEAT-Receipts. s4. 775 bushels; exports S65,46l. Spot firm; No. red, sl O49s, f. O. b. afioat. Options opened frmer on foreign buy ing. and after a sharp reaction influenced by crop news rallied again on large New York clearances and closed M64c higher. No. red May; s1 o13lal o2A; closed at s1 ol9t Sc: 1897 crop. 15617c; Pacific Coast. 1895 crop 4@5c; 1896 crop, Sasc; 1897 crop 15a17c.
 WOOI[Quiet; fleece, 17q22c; Texas, 12@14c P1GIRoNNDull; Southern. .s 75@1o 75; North ern. S10 50612
 COPPER-Quiet: brokers, s11 S7h. -'
 LEAD-Ouiet; s 50.
 TINPLATES-Dull
 COFFEE Options closed steady. with prices 5 points higher to 10 points net lower. Sales H. 750 bags, including May 5.Ss@5. soc. Spot Coffee-Rio, quiet, No. invoice; eNc; Nc, ' SUGAR-Raw. firm: fair refining, 35sc: cen trifugal. 9s test. 4lsc; refined firm mold A. cut loaf. 11-16c; crushed, 11-16c; powdered 513c; granulated. SAC; cubes, SIC.
 BuTTER.Receipts; 32s5 packages ns Western ;zm 16c: imitation do, 14bd1si5c.
 EGGS-Receipts 9151 packages. Firm; West ern creamery, 10Ac Southern, s&910c.
 DRIED FRUIT.
 NEW YORK, April 9.-California Dried Fruits steady but quiet.
 PERFORATED APPLES-Common, 5971kc prime wire tray. Sc: wood-dried prime, Skc; choice slac; fancy 9aslsc
 AfhlCOIo-ItOyai, ot2Wic, nhooipaih o72V 10c.
 PEAcHEs-Un 5@sc; peeled 11@14c.
 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, April s.-With the exception of a little activity around the opening. trading in Wheat dull to be hardly worthy of mention. There a general inclination among traders to await Mondays developments at Washington before committing themselves very much. and this and the absence of any incentive in the way of. cable quotations con- fined trading almost altogether to a slow and narrow scalping business. The opening was steady in July at a4Qs5c, compared with yes terday's closing price of SAC. There was evil dently still some nervousness among shorts on account of yesterdays heavy buying move ment, but the demand from this source soon died away Most of the spectators in the pit were bearishly inclined account of the favorable crop reports from Ohio and Ken lucky. As the Government crop report on Monday is expected to be favorable there a short time after the opening, resulting in a ing stimulated somewhat by New York advces to the effect that foreigners were good buyers there against liberal acceptances of yesterdays s5c, the highest point of the day. After this advance the market gradually sold off again to S4l2dS45sc under realizing, and for the rest of the session did not move Ac either way. September followed July closely in the matter interest in May, which has been practically at a standstill all week. and number of trades made in 1t at S1 06. cent above yester- days price. The option almost at Q standstill toward the close. July closed at S4ssaS4%c, a shade under yesterdays final price. sst<
 Corn was easier a moderate amount of trading. May closed Ac lower.
 Oats were very dull and practically without features of interest, May closed shade lower. Provisions were steady within a narrow range, the market ruling steady to the close. May pork closed 5c higher, May lard '2f2c higher and May ribs 2lac higher
 The leading futures ranged follows: