The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07
NEW YORK. MARKETS.
Financial.

Financial.
NEW YORK, n. V, Feb. 6.-The financial
markets were better to-day the heavy subscriptions
for the Government loan having had a
strengthening effect on securities of all kinds.
According bankers. the good effect of this will
be reflected in further improvement. not only at
the stock exchange, but in the commercial world
rs well. Already there is more disposition the
part OF. banks to discount paper that it is
known that the new loan is a success. This de-
parture the part of capitalists will be welcomed
In business circles for the reason that the buying of
paper had been practically suspended for nearly a
month.
The deposits of over four millions in gold at the
Sub-Treasury in connection with the bond sub
scrption induced purchases of stocks for the rea-
that il clearly indicates that there will be little
difficulty in securing the funds 10 make the settle
ment with the Treasury Department The pre-
MUM on metal was shaded a bit to-day. and from
all accounts the first installment will be met by
bidders without disturbance to the market. Lon
don did not respond 10 the extent generally eX-
pected and this was a disappointment. This,
with some proft-taking, rather dampened the bull
tsh ardor and in the afternoon trading The early
advance OF "A to 212 per cent partially lost.
The features of the speculation were the indus
trials, the grangers, Metropolitan Traction and
Southern Ra lway. Sugar again in sharp de-
mand and rose TO l1l3s. Havemeyer brokers
were conspicuous in this crowd. Rubber, common.
dropped TO 2512, on the reported resignation OF
President Bannigan and talk of serious differences
among the directors. Pullman jumped 3s4 TO
1914 and Rio Grande Western preferred 90 TO
4312. Chicago Gas broke from 6534 $3.50, on
Chicago rumors of fresh legal troubles for the
company. Manhattan declined l to 106s4, on the
denial OF the report that bid of 140 had been
made for controlling interest in the property.
gains of IA to 212 per cent. Sales were 316,500
shares
Bonds were strong; sales were 81 ,731, 900.
Chesapeake and Ohio general 412's rose 21s to
TIA; Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and Indiana
conso rs, 21s to l221a Illinois Central AS OF
1883, 2 TO 102; Louisyille and Nashville N c. and
NJ. second 6's 2 to 100; Pittsbure and Western AS
to rs; Rock Island debentnre SIS, 10 50.
In Government bonds $4,000 coupon As Of 1925
brought 11612@116M.
FLOUR-Quiet, firm. Winter wheat, lower
grades, 81 5e@3;. do fair to fancy. 50 s5G
3 go; do patents, SO 90@4 Is; Minnesota clear,
80 1908 50; do straights 1903 so; do patents,
50 3594 40; low extras, 81 50@3; City Mills,
lure s6 90 So ps saperne 1 fS III ge 51
2 65. Southern four-Flrm: common TO fair
extra; 50 4093; good to choice do. S3G3 80.
coRNMEAL- steady; yellow Western,
81 25G2 40: Brandywine. So rs.
BUCKWHEAT-4Oc elevator; Ale delivered.
RYE.Nomnal. No. Milwaukee. Ate; un-
graded Western, SIC.
BARLEY-Nomnal. No. 2 Milwaukee, 45c de-
BARLEY MALT-Nomina!.
WHEAT-Spot market dull, firmer: No. 2 red,
store and elevator, S1129S1$4c: afoat S3@S314c;
+ Q; b. s21a@@ a3 uhgraded red, 7o@s3c; No.
Options were dull, closing firm at ss@1ac adj
vance on better West and firmer cables. May and
CoRN-spot firm. No. 2, 365sG36$9c elevator
37$4c atoat; steamer mixed; 35s4c. Options were
duh and hrm at 1493sc advance following the
West. May most active. February, SIC; May,
$685.; July, s7zsc;
white 2614c; No. Chicago. 2614c; No. 8. 2414c:
No white, Csc: mixed Western, z31a@26c;
white do. 2612Q2Sc: white State 2611612Sc.
Options frmer, dull. February, 2514c; March
2512c; May. 2634c; No 2white, February, 2614c.
Provisions.
BEEF.Quiet, steady: family, s1O@12: extra
mess, 81 bO@S. BEEF hams. quiet, 81 so. Tierced
beef, quiet, steady; city extra India me,s sl5@I6;
cut meats, quiet. slow; picked bellies, II ms
eiac; do shoulders should 43z@5c; do hams, s1a@ss4c.
continent, SIS Is; S. A, Sc 40; compound, s4szG
PoRK-Firm. quiet: mess sll@sll 25
BUTTER-Fancy, firmer: Western creamery
13@lsc: do factory. 9@12c; Elgns. lsc; initiation
@lsc.
CHEEsE-Fair demand: State, large. 71A@
TALLoW-steady: city. 8 IS-lse9S 5sc country
GUTT0NsEED oIL-ouiet easy: Crude. 2sa
231ao; yellow, prime, 2712c: do of grades, 261a@
REsIN-Dull, steady; strained common to good
81 571a91 so.
POTATOES - Moderate demand; Bermuda
RICE-Fa demand, firm; domestic, fair to ex-
ira. S@534c; Japan, 3sz@4c.
M0LASSES-Fairly active, firm; New Orleans
open kettle, good TO choice, 27(937c.
COFFEE-Quiet, unchanged to ID points down
February. Sl2 20: March, $12 15@l2 25; April
81 SO@1l 95. May, $ll 6OGIl 70: Septem Der
$40 654iO 50: December, $40 50@10 SIS. Spot
Rio, dull: No. T. 13c
SUGAR-Raw. firm, quiet; fair refining, 31ac;
centrifugals, 96 test, 37sc. Refined, quiet
No g. 414e: No. z, age: No. g. 412c; No.
8, 3-16c: No. 10, 42sc; No. IL, 4c: No 10
1880: No. Is, 37sc: OF A, 47-16@4 9-16c;
cut loaf and crushed, 51ac; powdered and cubes,
DISC; granulated, 47sc.
Fruit and Produce
CALIFORNIA Reconsideration Law
ers, S5@95c: do clusters, 81 25@l a. do Musca-
tells 3-crown, 314@31ac; do 4-crown, 41s@5c.
APRICOTS-Bags, 934 Gl2c
PEACHES-Peeled, 14G15c: do unpeeled, 41a@
Size 11S
PRUNES-Four sizes, 51sC0514c.
ALMONDS-Paper-shell, n9l2c; do soft shell,
WALNUTs-standard e1a@7c; 90 soft-shell,
612@lOc.
HOPS Steady. State common to choice. 6
csc; Pacific u az. 31s@ec. London market un-
wooL-Firm. fair demand Domestic fleece.
ls@22c; pulled, l5@34c; Texas, e@l3c.
Merchandise
PIG IRON-Fairly active. American, s1l 75@
Is so. ~ ivy
CoPPER-steady. Lake, SlG@lO 25.
IEAD-Steady. Domestic, So lO@3 l21b
TIN.-Quiet. Straits, $l3i3C@l3 40; plates. mod
crate demand. ~
SPELTER-Quiet. Domestic, SAGA O6.