The San Francisco call., 1895-12-31
NEW YORK MARKETS,
Financial.

Financial.
NEW YORK, y. V, Dec. 30.-The opening
of the railway and miscellaneous stock market was
weak and generally 14@12 per cent lower. The
weakness due to lower cables from London
and selling orders for foreign account. Soon after
the opening, however, there was decided change
for the better and under the leadership OF Sugar
an improvement of 1902 per cent ensued. Sugar
sod up from lO2 10 104, the advance OF 1S in the
price OF refined having induced purchases of this
8 tock. Other shares conspicuous for firmness at
this time were Jersey Central, Manhattan, Tennes
see Coal and Iron, the Granger5, the Sothwesterns
Leather. preferred and Chicago Gas.
In the afternoon money call suddenly rose to
25%. The rise led considerable shifting OF loans
and forced lquidations all along the line. Chicago
Gas pretty weak spot, selling down from
654 to 623Is. Some of the selling of this stock
was ascrbed to lieuidations by lightweight operat-
ors who had acquired line after the decision of
Judge Rischof in the Wilmer case had been an
nounced, on the theory that the reorganization
committee had comparatively smooth sailing in
their work of bringing the company in line with
the laws of Illinois.
rumor that Attorney General Moloney had
rendered an adverse decision in the matter, how
ever, alarmed speculative holders ana the result
spilling OF long stock held on slender mar
gins. There was also selling OF the railway list by
operators who were disappointed by the delay by
the Government in announcing the new bond
issue. The greatest losses outside of Chicago Gas
were made in Sugar Canada southern, Big -Four,
the Grangers, Consolidated Gas, Louisville and
Nashville, Pacific Mail, Lake Erie and Western
preferred and Lead.
The market closed wea k and generally 1sG1 5s
per cent lower. Baltimore and Ohio was better
supported than of late and on transactions of 800
shares recovered pig per cent, closing at 3612
Total sales were O,543 shares, including So so
Sugar 2S,600 Chicago Gas, 27,sO0 st. Paul and
10. 40J Burlington and Quincy.
Bonds were lower. Sales ST. 100000. Atchison
general fours issued fell IS, do adjustment
fours 10 to 43 Brooklyn w harf and Warehouse
fiyes to SO, Chesapeake and Ohio general four
and halls ia 10 II, Denver and Rio Grande
fives to 105, Midland and Northern irsts Of 19l 3
2 TO lis, Mobile and Ohio general fours l to 81
dated fves to 80. Northern Pacific consolidated
trust skies l to 79, Peoria and Eastern consolt
68ea 61es 1on5S to es savannah and western conso
dated fves certificates 312 to 6014, Texas Pacific
frsts i to 81 and Union Pacific sinking fund
The Mercantile safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 20s.l3S ounces; certificates
outstanding, 20S.
FLoUR-Quiet; steadier. Winter wheat, low
grades, 81 25@2 65; do, fair to fancy, 81 $50
So 5O@3 10; do straights, s3@3 35; do, patents,
So 1904; low extras, 50 1902 90; city mills So 80
64: do patents, SO 9064 Is. Southern flour
Dull; steady. Common 10 fair extra, 81 1902 60;
good to choice do, So 9O@3.
CoRNMEAL-Dull; steady. Yellow Western,
RYE AND BARLEY-Nominal.
wHEAT-Dull; frmer No. red store and ele-
vator, 691216934c. afioat, 71@7114c; +. o. b.,
6912@70s4c; ungraded red, 65@73c; No. north
options were fairly active and irregular closing
firm at 1@I14c advance on foreign buying, local
covering firmer West and decreased stocks. May
most active. No. red, January, 6634c; March,
6sEsc; May, 665sc; July, 6518c: December, 66s4c.
CoRN-Dull. frmer; quiet No. 2, 3412c eie-
Options We're dull and firm at 14c advance on
local coverings following the West. May most ac-
tive. December, 3412c; January, 34l2c; May
o2Ts-Dull, irmer. Options moderately active
firmer: December 2314c; January, 2312c; Feb
231sc; No. white, 2414@2434c; No Chicago,
2414c; No. 8, 2134c: No. white, 231ac; mixed
Western, 231ag241ac; white do, 24@zsc; white
State. 24G2Sc.
LARD-Firmer: better demand. Western steam.
SIS 55; City, $5 Is; December, $5 go; refined
quiet: Continent, So 1O S. A, So 40; comp ound
$4 6212@5.
BUTTER-Lower; liberal receipts. state dairy.
13@21c; do creamery, 1S@23c; Western dairy, IL
10 factory I0@I7c; EIgins, 24c; INIT alton cream
cry, 14919c; rolls, 11@l6c.
do fancy, 93461l0c do small, 734 @l012c: Western,
small, 914Gl014c part skins, 31497c; full skins,
EGGs-Fancy. scarce and firm. state and Penn
syvania, ls@25c: icehouse, 16@1Sc: Go case,
$3 1894: Western fresh, 1s922c; do case, So 75@
%; lmed, 1612@l7c.
TALLoW-Easier; active. City, S7sc: country,
fcsGr1SSNsEED OIL Quiet: steady. Crude,
241ac; yellow prime, 2sc: do OFF grade. 27c.
F1cE-Quiet; firm. Domestic 3@5s4c; Japan,
GssEs-Firm; New Orleans, 2s@3Gc.
= COFFEE-Steady; SOLO points up. December
Si3 %; January, Yl3 6J0l3 ID; feDruary, S13 bO
March, s13 IS; May. S1s 059l3 %; July, S12 7O@
II 75; September, S12 20@12 25. Spot Rio, dull
easy: No. Z, 1412c.
SUGAR-Raw, irmer; more active; fair refn-
ing. 3t4c; centrlfugals go test 3as@3s4c: refined
1sc higher: fairly active; of A, l6@45sc; mold
A. 51sc; standard a, 47sc; confectioners' A, 434 c.
cutioaf and crushed, 512c: powdered, 51sc; gran
uIated, 47s@5c; cubes, 51sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS: Apricots-Rags, 100
12c
PEACHES-Peeled, 15c; unpeeled, 5sl@S1bc.
PRUN UNES-Four sizes, 51s@512c.
RAISINs-Eoose Muscaiel, 4-crown, 4@41sc
do 3-crown do 3(G314c, do London layers 90c@
81 20
shell, l0@l0lsac.
WALNUTs- STANDARD, 61a@7c; 90 soft-sheIl.
Sl2d10c.
H0Ps-Dull, weak; State common to choice,
3G10c; Pacific Coast, 31s@1Oc London market
unchanged.
wooE-Quiei, firm. Domestic fleece, 16@22c;
0pnped, l5@34c; Texas, 9gl3c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Quiet. American. $12@14 Sd.
COPPER-Weak Lake. Sl0@l0 1919.
LEAD-Quiet. Domestic SO 1898 1712.
TIN-DuIl. Straits, Sl3 so; plates, Quiet.
hPELTER-luiet. Domestic, 81 60