The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK. March 23-FLOUR-Receipts
1910 barrels; exports. S4+4 barrels. Quiet but
steadily held at old prices
WHEAT Receipts. 76,ooo bushels; exports
2si. 755 bushels. Spot, steady. No. ?. S1isc I
@. b. ahoat and 10 arrive. options opened wedN
under beartsh English cables, and did not rally
much all day. although crop news was de
cidedly bad from Kansas and Missouri Prices
improved slightly the close on covering
March. Mar Sois9Sl%c. closed s5S.c; May. IS 9-l6Q
= l1-lec. closed 757sc; July. 12%sQI5+2c, closed
72&c; September. 7034 g71Ac. closed 7lc-
HQPS-F1FIn; HOPS TtT;
METAL+Ir was 3 day OF small things on
the Metal Exchange. buyers and sellers alike
being Indifferent. while news Of Importance
from abroad and the West was not tor'hc9In-
ing The slight variations recorded III prices
were almost entirely nominal and lacked SIG
nifcance. AZ the close the Metal Exchange
PIGIRoN-warrants. quiet and nominal.
with so 50 bid and 81 asked.
TTN-steady. with s23 S bid and s23 . asksd- ed
Unchanged. with s. 20 bid and s. AZ
asked. The brokers price for lead IS $4 %
and copPer 81 251ll so ., - - 80
COFFEE Options closed steady. unchanged is,.
ing: June, IS 10; July S 20: September, S %;
November. IS 50: December. $ s.; March: S 50.
Spot-Rio. dull and easy. No invoice, 1-lsc;
No. tobbing. s-l6c- Mid-Qutet Cordova'
ts1rGAR-Raw. steady. Fair refining. 3-c;
centrifugal. e6 test. 42sc; molasses sugar, S'4c-
f'fSI-'Ts TER@Receipts. 917o packages. Firm
Western creamery. i7q22c; Elsins' &c factory
= EEGGss-Recetpts 15.24s packages Steady,
Western, I+c; Southern. 1S2+Gl+c-
DRIED FRUITS
NEW YORK. March 23-California dried
''F+SS 'EF+VSSAPoRArED APPLEs-Cornmon, 7Gsl4c;
prime wire tray. S4sQS7sc: choice, sGs14c'
PRJ-NES-4l4 G9lzc-
APRICOT&RoyaI. 1SQ14c; Moorpark. 131s8
i PfEAcHESUnpeeled. sa1c; peeled. c5a2so-
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO. March 2s-Friends OF wheat SUI
fered a disappointment az the start, for IN
spite OF considerable strength exhibited on the
curb last night May wheat opened 1sq4c
lower at 6sG6sl.c, The chief factor in the
weakness vas the radical change IN the char
acter OF the advices from Liverpool That
market az the opening which responded only
feebly 70 yesterdays strength here, commenced
Immediately 70 break. closing with & loss OF
+c- With that disCOurasing situation % start
tion became urgent, forcing May down TO
639sc, Reports from private sources OF damage
70 winter wheat came in from all quarters
There was a general feeling, however. that the
increased breadth u fall seeding would amply
done. The Liverpool weakness was said To be
due 10 free offerings OF wheat from Russia
Al ssssc the market was below the level Of
puts. and buying against those privileges, to
Eerher with scattered covering by shorts or
account OF firm Continental markets. started
upturn near the end May closing at 6s7sg
6S+c
corn weakened easily with wheat. bat later
resained most OF the loss Small receipts
and q fair shipping demand were responsible
for the change OF sentiment May declined
sc
Oats were active and lower, with both the
buying and selling scattered There was 4
good cash demand from the East May closed
1kG14c lower.
Under the influence OF an improved export
demand FOR lard provisions ruled unexpected
" steady. notwithstanding the decline in grain
The chief business was exchanging Of May
holdings for July or September at the current
differences Pork closed T1sc higher and lard
and ribs SC each
The leading futures ranged as follows: