The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08

Commercial failures were 1853 with liabilities
factUrng. $2s. oil 1854 We're trading on the sec
ond quarter failures the smallest ever
reported IN that Quarter for the twentyLnVe , M
made by this agency. The average per fail
ure s7l69, is the smallest ever known IN any
quarter: the average per firm in business.
s12 90, and the ratio of defaulter liabilities TO
solVeht exchanges, s1Xty-two Genus @ per SlouV'
In ten of the fourteen branches of manufac-
turing failures were smaller than in the same
quarter of four OF the previous five years.
The larger failures for 100000 or more. were
only two in trading, for $224,oSs, less than
fifteen in all, for S24171S0. from fifth TO
tenth Of previous years The decrease on the
Wheat declined three -eighths OF cent. ex-
ports being but 2.250021 bushels for the week.
-four Included against ., 643 130 last year for
both coasts, although Western receipts were
5,S61,523 bushels against 61S,492 last year. If
the farmers actually carried over 60,OO0,O0O
bushels or more a year ago, after 81 25d2 per
bushel had been paid at Chicago for. some
they need the education which they are get
ting. but the claim still entirely fails to ac-
lower prices. Contradictory guesses and hopes
continue. but this year is very hard on pre-
Scarcity and high prices Of iron and its
products can no longer he reckoned evidence
naces have been stopped by a strike for 20
per cent more wages. and minor strikes are
strike being vet unsettled New orders re-
ported continue larger, being evidently report
a
not taken, but the orders accumulated do
not equal the output of the works Predtc-
the prices s f fnrheT to % s5 per cent of the
average in January. 1887, but several more
see GO gong has '"eo for % Others
of the largest capacity.
United States against 22a last year and 20 in
Canada against II last year.
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
39S barrels; exports, 2451 barrels. Market quiet
and easy
WHEAT-Receipts. 227. $50 bushels; exports.
1895 bushels. Options opened weak and de-
Clined most OF the session under more favorable
spring wheat prospects and lower English ca
bles. Scattering holdings of long wheat came
out and foreign houses sold. Export trade
proved liberal in the afternoon and finally ral-
cline Spot market steady. No red, S01sc f.
Northern Duluth, SEC + o, B. afioat to arrive:
No ! hard Duluth. S5lsc %. b. afoat to ar
rive; July 7S7sq79.sc. closed 7S1s; September
HOPS-Quet and firm
HIDES Steady.
METALS~The leading feature of interest in
to-day's metal market further marked
advance in tin. brought out by strong English
cables, favorable news from primary points and
active from consumers, the latter both for
home and for the foreign account. Copper
showed pronounced strength. but material
Exchange called
PIGIRON-Warra nominal at s13 so
LAKE COPPER-Firm, with SIS bid and
SIS 30 asked.
TIN-Higher and unsettled with s2s bid and
SIS 30 asked
LEAD-Unchanged, with 81 50 bid and 81 s.
asked The brokers price for lead is 81 80
sPELTER-Firmer, with Sc bid and s6 25
asked.
COFFEE-Options closed steady. Sales, H. 500
bags. including: August. 81 75 September. 81 S.;
October. 81 80: November, 81 50; December, |
So 25; January. S. So; February s. 40: March |
S. 10. Spot cofee-Rio dull; mild dull but
steady.
SUGAR-Raw. steady to firm. Refined firm. |
BUTTER-Receipts, 5211 packages Firm.
Western creamery. 1561S1ac; factory, 12G144c. |
EGGS-Receipts. s467 packages. Market barely /
steady. Western. 14l2d15c; Southern, 9Q11c.
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS.
NEW YORK. July 7.-Californa dried fruits
quiet and steady.
EVAPORATED APPLEs-Common 6lkQ7c: !
prime wire tray, S!4QSlac; choice, S12@SAc; !
fancy. 9G912c.
PRJFNES-31g g6S12c.
APRICOTs-Roy 14c; Moorpark 14a1sc
PEACHES-Unpeeled, 10d11c.