The San Francisco call., 1895-12-13
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. y, Dec. 12.-Stocks were ir-
regular again to-day. The industrials were less
prominent in the dealings and the transactions
fell off materially the total sales for the day foot
ing up only 1852 shares. Sugar, which was the
most active stock, figured for 24.700 shares and
ranged between lO51a@lO61z. AS matter of
fact operators transferred their attention TO the
railway list.
In the early trading London was a seller Of the
bankrupt stocks aud Louisville and Nashville, and
new low records were made ior Union Pacific,
Northern Pacific preferred and Denver and Gulf.
London was seller in moderate wav OF these
stocks Baltimore aud Ohio broke about four points
lc Al on report of receiVersbip, which was sub
stouentIy officially denied. The drop in the stock
had no effect on the general railway list.
The anthracite coalers we're stronger than OF late,
aad under purchases 10 cover short contracts Jer-
scy Central rose 4 per cent to 17O12, Lackawanna
rose 2 TO l57, and Delaware and Hudson 1a 10
lOq34. Pacific Mail ranged between 3lA and
3314 The usual reports about the agreement with
the Panama were revived, but less attention was
paid 70 them. Speculation closed Irregular Net
changes show losses Of to Is per cent outside OF
the anthracite coalers, which gained 3s@3 per
cent
Bonds were higher. The Reading issues were
the features The first preferences rose 2Ss 10 81;
DO seconds y TO 13 do thirds 2 TO l1s4; Chicago
and Northern Pacific, firsts certificates l to 43;
Missouri, Kansas and Eastern fveS TO SO: st.
Louis: southwestern fours, l TO n, and Seattle,
Lake Shore and Eastern, certihcates,34 10 Al.
Union Pacific sinking fund eights fell on 10 9,
St ] oe and Grand Island skies certificates PA TO
traf fives certificates 10 At. st. Louis and san
Francisco consol fours dropped 10 "a regular and
6 to Il sellers option. Sales were S1.1s5,O0o.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion hand, 206072 ounces; certificates
outstanding, 206.
FLoUR-winter wheat, low grades 81 2bt@
3 65: do, fair to fancy, 81 65@S 80: do pat
ents, So 45@3 rs; Minnesota clears, 81 50@
$40: do, straights. S393 80; do, patents.
So 9OSd4; 90. patents. SAGA %. Southern Flour
quiet. steady. ommon TO fair extra, 81 1922 so;
good to choice 50 90@$3.
= s I'm Sfp
81 40d2 As
RYE AND BARLEY-Nominal.
WHEAT-Dull; easy. No. 2 red, store and
f'soa'Rr .. Dr. 70s4e; s No s' Northern Sc 5f, Gp,
tions were dull and unchanged to 1sc lower with
only local trade. while weather conditions were
reported against the growing crop. May most
active. January. $3.50; March, 6S12c; May,
67$4c: June, 67$4c; July, 677sc; December,
C0RN-steady; fairly active. No. 2, 341ac ele-
vator;*512c afoat. Options were:moderatelyacti
trading chiefly local. December, 34ssc; January,
oSTs~Duli steady Options dull. unchanged.
Spot prices-No. 2, 1884 @227sc; No. white,
24i5c; 10. Chicago. 25s4 @235sc; No 8, 22l4;
24@241ac; white do, 2412@2512c; State, 1890
2s12c
Provisions.
LARD-Quiet, steadier. Western, SIS As; city,
S.; December. SIS IS nominal; refined, quiet; Con-
tinent, So 90: South American, So 80; compound,
45sG5c.
FORh-Dull. easy; unchanged.
BUTTER-Far demand; fancy firm. State
dairy, l2G2212c; do creamery, l9@26c; Western
dairy. l01a@17c; do creamery, 1s@27c; do June,
16@221ac: do factory. 912@1Sc; Elgins, 27c imi-
tation creamery, 14@2lc; rolls, l1@lSc.
CHEESE-Fair demand; firm state large,
714@1Oc;;, do fancy, 9s4@loe; do small, 7s4@
314@7c; full skins, 2D3c;
EGGS-About steady dull. state and Pennsyl-
2iala 2i@2l:. sA9SS' southern 22''' western ifs'n
TALLow-Quiet weak. City. 4c bid, 41sc asked; {;
COTTONSEED OIL.-Moderate speculative de-
mand. Crude, 26c; yellow prime, new, 29c; do
OFT grade, 28@2S12c
RICE-FirIn; fair demand. Domestic, 3@3s4c;
MOLEssES-Q Quiet; firm. New Orleans, new,
27@35c.
COFFEE-steady, points down January,
Sl3 IS: February. S13 SO; March, s13 4O@13 so;
May, $l2 S5@12 80; June, $12 50: July, S12 AS;
September. $ll 95 Spot Rio, dull, steady; No. Z,
141ac.
sUGAR-Raw steady, dull. Fair refining. $3.50
3l4c; centrlfugals, SO test. S1a9SSsc; refined,
standard a, 1850; confectioners a, 412c cut loaf,
514c crushed, 514c: powdered, 47sc: granulated,
46S94$4c: cubes, 1sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Raisins. 3-crown, 80
sac: 4-crown, 4@41ac do London layers, 90c@
PKU NEs-Four sizes, 514@51ac.
APRICOTS-Rags, l014912c.
PEACH ES-Peeled, 15c: unpeeied 53l@S14c.
NUTS-Soft-shell, l0c.
ALMONDs-Paper-sheil, lI@12c; do, soft-shell,
512c.
HOPS-Quiet, easy: unchanged. London mar
ket unchanged.
WooL-Firm, quiet; quotations unchanged.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN--ouiet American. $l2@14 so.
COPPER-Dull. Lake. SO SIS.
LEAD-Easy. Domestic, SO 25.
TIN-Firmer. Straits, $l3 95; plates moderate
sPELTER-Easy. Domestic, So 40