The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-17
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. Feb. -FLOUR-Receipts.
4710 barrels; exports. 1910. Market weak and
lower for winter extras and generally duler
in all grades. Minnesota patents, SO 95G4 90;
bakers. 50 1908 25 winter straits; IS 5Od3 IS;
extras. 81 5Qd2 So; low grades, 81 40q3 IS.
WHEAT-Receipts, 300 bushels; exports,
81, $40. Spot strong. No. 2 red S61sc f. o. b.
ing, but later turned very strong. St Louis
covered a lot of short wheat here soaring
local bears, and New York widened its diff
ference with Chicago in consequence. Clear
ences were small and export trade moderate e5ts
Sl7sGSS9sc, closed S37sc.
HoPs-Steady.
WooI-Firm fleece. 17a22c; Texas. 12@15c
METALS-Ttn. turned easier to-day under a
bitrary news on the part of sellers. together
with rather Disappointing news from abroad
Lead, on the other hand, exhibited quite a
squirt Of activity and strength on a sudden
increase. IN call for consumption. The other
departments were devoid of radical feat
ures. At the close the Metal Exchange called:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS firm at S. so nominal
LAKE COPPER-Quiet and unchanged, with
ST. 70 bid and SIS asked.
"TIN-Quiet and easy. with s23 so bid. and
LEAD~Firrn with. 81 50 bid and "a 60 asked
The brokers price for lead is 81 20 and for
ssFELTER-strong at Sc %.
to- 5 points lower. sales. 1850 bags. inciud-
ing Ing March, s. 50i April. $ co.; May $ 65; July
Der; S. s55. December, S. 10. Spot c9ffee-Rio,
dull: No. Z invoice. 612c; No jobbing, &c.
Mtld-Quiet. Cordova, 7%<G14c.
SUGAR-Raw, steady Fair refining, 1S-16c
centrifugal. Sc test, .5-I5c; Enolasses sugar,
Stsci refined, steady.
BUTTER-Receipts, -; steady; Western
creamery. 17@25c; EIgins; 25c; factory, uBzG1ic
EGGs~steady.. Western. 2SR@2sc
DRIED FRUITS:
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-California dried fruits
EVAPoRATED APPLES Common. 7GSc:
prime wire tray SA@sci choice s149914c; fancy,
APRIcoTsN Royal: .1l@14c; Moorpark. 18a17c
CHICAGO MARKETS. -
CHICAGO. Feb 1s.-Nilder weather and the
Price Currents statement that apparently but
little II any damage TO. the winter plant had
resulted from the recent low temperatures
gave wheat a weak starr. May opened 1sc
lower at 72&sQ72%c, and generous offerings
in: the way OF liquidation Of long properly
brought more wheat the market than could
be absorbed without making concessions the
price slipped off TO 721sc. during the first half
hours trading. which was the lowest price of
the day. New York did not respond fully to
the weakness here and soon there rumors
of distinctly bullish. character that complete
ly changed the complexion. of the. market.
Riotng in Paris that given as the rea-
son for break in the price of cotton also
had bullish effect in wheat The news,
however, that had most to do with the advance
That set in about an hour from the com
mencement came from San Francisco It was
said in a. message received from there that
owing to continued dry weather the condition
Of wheat was critical and prices had. ad-
vanced to-day from to 11sc in consequence.
The recovery here was: quite gradual for a
time, but the: market: gained in strength as
the session progressed and near the end May
brought 1890, while 7314c buyers was the clos
ing price.
Corn met with free. selling for the short ac-
count at the start. Commission houses with
Eastern connections later became good buyers
a NAV .IaPt off
unchanged.
: Oats were weak. early, but reacted some dur
ing the afternoon. May closed .s0Ac lower.
Provisions opened steady; but soon began to
give: way to the influence of heavy receipts
of hogs and selling of pork and ribs by pack
ers. Pork lost 10c, lard 21ad5c and ribs Sc
: The leading futures ranged as follows