The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

Financial.
NEW YORK. N ", Dec. 2s-snacn,ot5on
at the Stock Exchange was comparativ ly quiet
to-day, the transactions for the two hours of busi
ness amounting to on 12l,5 ,5S1 shares In the
hrst hour Of trading there was disposito TO sell
the entire list, and prices dropped anywhere from
14to per cent, Jersey Central the Cranpars
Louisville and Nashville, the Southwesterns and
sugar being particularly weak at this time. The
heaviness OF the market was due to the receipt of
lower cables from London, the action of the In ter
state Commerce Com mission in declaring the new
Joint traffic agreement between the trunk lines ami
thelr Western connections illegal ana the belief
that the chances for financial Iegi Station al Wash
ington Ware less bright.
Baltimore ana Ohio and Western Union bou,
ever presented a hrmer front, the former moving
up J 20 81 and the latter 21s TO $3.50. The denial
ny Nice-PreSident King OF the Baltimore and Ohio
or the recent unfavorable reports about the com
paayf including the report that the company pro
posed 10 part with its block of Western T-nion
strengthened DO the stocks named In rhp
closing hour the market took a firmer tone on
.psrChass by shorts who did not care 10 have any
con rae 5 outstanding over sunday.
- humors that the Treasury Department might
issu e ca for bond subs seriptions at anv moment
was an additional reason Tor purchases by the class
of traders referred TO. Morally trm stocks in the
lssi hour were Western Union. Manhattan, sugar
Louisville and Nashville, the grangers and south
wesl erns. Baltimore and Ohio, which had sold at
- n the opening, fell TO S21z, but closed at 800
50. The market left OF firm in tone with prices
generally Il 10 rs per cent higher than at the
close yesterday.
cent. The largest transactions were III sugar
10000 shares: st. Paul, l4,8UO, aud Chicago Cas-
Bonds were higher Sales aggregated S7l6,ooo
Iienver and Rio Grande fours rose 112 TO IS: Fast
FsnesSee consolidated dves, to 100; Louisville
New Albany and Chicago general fves. to 81 :
Missouri, Kansas ana Eastern fiyes, 10 So: Nash
Vile, Chattanooga and 81. Louis consolidated fives
J 10 100; Oregon improvement consolidated fives
J. 20 35;. St Paul. l. and M segens. to 123, and
southern HaliWsy consolidated lives, ~ TO 90.
The Mercantile safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 2US, l3S ounces; certificates
outstanding POS.
Grain.
Il FIOCR-Duil; about steady. Winter wheat low
grades, 50 25@2 65; do, fair TO fancy. - 65@
3 20; do, patents, S3 45Cd3 IS: Minnesota clear
So 1894: low extras So 25d2 65; city mills So so
al: do patents So 9oG4 15. Southern -four
Dull; steady. ommon 70 fair extra, 81 1902 so;
good to choice DO, 81 90@3.
CokNMEAL-Dun; steady. Yellow Western,
RYE AND BARLEY-Nomtnal.
WHEAT-Moderately active: stronger. No.
red, store and elevator 6S12@6S34c. afoat, 7U@
roc; No l northern, 6614.
Options fairly active and closed strong at
ssg1c advance on foreign buying local covering
and frmer West May most active. No. red,
January, 655sc; February; 6613c; March, 671ac;
May 6558c; July, e51sc: December, 651ac
CORN-Dul firmer; quiet No. 2, 345493412c
elevator, 3514@3512c ahoat.
Options were dull and firm at unchanged prices
ro 3 &C advance on local coverings. May most ac-
tive. December, 3414c; January, 3414c; May,
o8Ts-DuII, firm. Options dull; steady. De-
cember, 2S1sc; January, 231sci May, 2334c.
spot pTices-No 2. 2314c; No. white. 2314c; 40.
mixed Western. 2312@241sc white do. 2492Sc;
white State. 24G2Sc.
Provisions.
.PoRK-Dull steady; mess. SO 1899 25. II
BUTTER-Quiet: choice steady; state dairy. 13
@22c; do creamery. 19@24c; Western dairy, 1l@
! &C: do creamery, lS@Z5c; do June, 1T@22c; do
factory, IO@1se: El.ips, 2Sc; imitation creamery,
CHEESE = quiet; state, large. 714@1oc; do
fancy, s4dl0c: do small, 7$4@l 012c: western,
small. 914Q1014c; part SKINS, 31491c; full SKINS
. eEsSGGs-steady: State and Pennsylvania. 2o@
25c: southern, 1912@21c; icehoqse, 1e@lSc: do
,ase So 1904 25: Western fresh, 2092lc: do case,
So 75614 rs; lined 1612G17c.
TALLOW-Dun; unchanged.
.COTToNSEED OIL-Qulet; unchanged.
MoIL ssESIFirm: New Orleans 2S@36c.
COFFEE = Steady; points down TO IS up; !
January. s13 65@7o: February, $l3 80; March,
SIS 5Oal3 65; n az, sl3 o5@13 10; July, sl2 60@
u 65; Septem Der, SlZ 10; october, $12 spot RIO,
lnli steady; No. Z. 1412c.
SUGAg-Raw, quiet; firm; fair refining 51s9 |
Give. firm; OF 4. A g. 6@419c; mold A. DC; |
standard A, 434c; coufecQoners A. 45sc; cut ioaf'
jssc, crushed, 5$sc; powdered, sc; granuiated'
"a a. 1sc; cubes, DC.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS: Rafsins = 3-crown,
oose MuscateI 3@531zc, DO 4-crown do 49412c, 90
london layers 90cQSl 70.
RRB NES-Four sizes 5l49o12c.
XsPRICt ! s. Rag, 1OA2!9lzc .a /
PEAcH Es-Peeled, i5c; unpeeled, 5s4@s12c
4 ALIONDs - Paper shell, l1@l2ci DO, soft
sAefl. log i01Sc. go
i;1PS-3uil: state common to choice, 39loc;
'dcific Coast, 312Gl0c. ,.e.oo. ,,os
B934c; Texas, 9@itc-
. Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-ouiet. American. sl2@14 5o;
:COpPER-DulI. Lake. SO 25@l0 37I2
LEAD-Inactive. Domestic, 81 1895 11s.
:TIN-Qulet. straits, 81 65; plate aull.
,sPELTER-Dul. Domestic, So 4595 o.