The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Jan. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO-
1863 barrels; exports. 72.675 Quiet and gener-
ally held steadier, with buyers and sellers con-
siderably apart.
WHEAT-Receipts, 16O, 900 bushels: exports
473,51S. Spot, easy. No. red, S5Ac f. o. b.
afioat TO arrive. Options about steady but
experienced an irregular day through lack of
outside trade and persistent selling by for
midday rally on big clearances and a cold
wave scare. The Government crop report
promised late to-day, also bearish in
fiuence closed weak at SG12sc net decline
March, S4QS5c; closed. Sac. May, so 11-16GS1ssc;
closed, S0%c.
HOPS-Steady; State common to choice 1886
crop, 7QSc; 1897 crop. l1Ql3c; 1898 crop, 1sGlsc;
Pacific coast 1896 crop, Ease; 1897 crop. 11q1Sc;
HIDEs-Firm; California, 1Sc.
WOOL-Steady
METALS-The week opened with a sharp
bulge in copper. tin and lead and marked in
crease in activity on all sides. Tin led in the
advance to-day, with a rise of 65q70 points,
with copper next with an advance OF % points.
Strong cables from foreign markets, very en-
couraging news from primary points and in
creased attention of consumers were the causes
TO which the better feeling largely due.
At the close the metal exchange called pig iron
warrants firm at IS 90 nominal.
COPPER-Strong and higher, with SIG % bid
and SIG 80 asked
TIN-stronger and higher. with s24 % bid
LEAD-stronger and higher, with 81 As bid
and 81 so asked.
sPELTER-str with So 65 bid and IS rs
asked.
The brokers price for lead is 81 Is and cop
CoFFEE~options closed quiet. five points
lower to five points higher. Sales. 1880 bags.
Spot Rio, quiet; No invoice. 6ssc; No. Z
SUGAR Raw. frmer in tone; fair refining,
3s4c: centrifugal, 90 test, 4lzc; mofasses sugar
9-16c; refined, steady.
BUTTER - Receipts, 946O packages. Firm
Western creameries, 14a1sc: Elgins, 1sc; fac
EGGS : Receipts, 92O5 packages. Steady
Western. lSlbc: southern. 17i5mlSlAc. +.r
DRIED FRUITS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.-California dried fruits
EVAPoRATED APPLEs-Common, 7asc;
prime, wire tray. Ss.qsc; choice. sAa9hc;
fancy, 9%.d10c.
APRICOTS-R 1lG14c; Moorpark, 1SqI7c.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3O.-Wheat started very ir-
regularly at l9c above to &c below Saturday 3
closing figure for the May future. The very
cold weather had some influence upon those
who were willing TO pay advance, and
lower quotations from Liverpool with an ex-
those who were willing to sell. The latter were
in the majority, and May, that started all the
way from Use to 77Bc, declined quickly TO
7694c. AT that figure the selling pressure
slackened, and as there was a fresh flood of
clearances at the seaboard, early sellers has
tened to cover, sending May up to 775sG7Sc.
The clearances of wheat and flour from Allan
tic ports 1853, 900 bushels. Liverpool
closed tsq&d lower for futures. and Paris
showed decline of 10@l5 confines The Gov
eminent crop report expected after the close
of the session caused some selling in antici-
patton of its containing something bearish.
Near the close session of free liquidation set
in, under which May declined to 764ac, and
closed at 76Ac.
Cold weather was bearish argument in corn.
Some heavy shorts were supposed to be cover
ing in a cautious manner on the declines. The
selling became pronounced near the end, May
closing sc lower.
this. coupled with the easness of the other
markets, caused decline of &c.
The declining tendency of the grain markets
near the end of the session had depressing
effect provisions, and induced selling enough
TO wipe out early advance. small run
of hogs and higher prices at the yards were
the strengthening influences. Pork lost TIC;
lard and ribs, 2R@5c each.