The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

close, was due TO the fact hat the bank statement
showed much smaller loss in reserve than was
generally expected The announcement that the
local banks were making preparations for an issue
OF clearing house certificates was fayorabiy inter-
preted in quarters, IL means relief for the
uptown merchants. Speculation In call money is
so limited nowadays that the s,reet's requirements
are easily satisfied so far as money is concerned
1t Is decidedly different in mercantile circles how
ever and the fact that the banks intended TO adopt
measures which will be OF benefit TO the merchant
met with approval
The advance in prices, outside Of Western Union.
was equal to "A 10 ~ per cent, sugar, the Grang-
ers, Louisville and Nashville and Mamma attain lead
log. Speculation closed duh and firm. Net
changes Showed gains of "A to lsz per cent, the
la ter in Western Union
Bonds were weak. sales were s2ss, 900. Kan
Pacific of Montana skies. certificates. 31a to 20:
ST. 10 and jrand Island, first, skies, to 81; Dem
southern RAILWAY consodated, sf fives, 81 to solS.
In Government bonds $72 900 registered fours
1875 at 1925. ~-1'0 eO =
FLOUR : Dull, steady, unchanged. Rye -four
steady, quiet, at 50 1892 rs.
CoRNMkAL-QuleI, steady. yellow Western.
RY E-steady: quiet. No Western ssc f. o. b
BARLEY-Quiet and steaoy: 49-pound, Sic
BARLEY MALT-steady; dull. Western. 4s@
CSC.
esssc; ungraded red 58@69c; No Northern,
667sc-
options fairly active and hrn at 3A(dTsc
advance on better cables, hrmer West fair tor-
eign buying and light offerings. September and
December most active. May, 709sc; A August,641sc;
september, 641se; october, bo1sc; November,
6614c; December 66Mc
CORN = spot, dun. firm, unchanged; No. 2,
2S34c elevator; 2S34c aioat.
O,sions were dali and nominally UNCHANGED,
without trading. August, 2S5sc Septem neG 2SSsc;
october. 293sc: December, 3012c: May. 321a
UATS-Spo-, d ul: firm.
options neglected; nominally unchanged. Au-
gust. 22c: september 22c: october, 22c
mixed Western. 1s@z31ac; white do, l9@3Oc;
white State. le930c.
PROVISIONS.
IARD-Quiet and steady. western steam,
SO s21a city, So so; September, SO 1917: refined,
"a 20: compound. S7s@41sc:
PoRK-steady. New mess, ss@s %.
BUTTEk-Steady and quiet Western dairy,
9@12c: do creamery. 11@l6c; do factory. ia
@1lc: EIgiDs, 16c
CHEEsk-Dull. steady. Part SKINS 2@6c
EGGS-Quet Western fresh l2@14c.
rALLQMQuet City, 1l-16c; country, 30
CoTToNsEED oiL-steady, dull. Crude 1s@
20c; yellow. 2312314c.
RiCE-steady, duii. Domestic, S@5slc: Japan.
MoLAssEs-s Steady, dull. New Orleans 81
@S7c.
Angus, $40 10; september, SO 70; November,
SO %. Spot klo dull, steady: No. Z, 1os4c.
fugal, SO test, $3.50: refined, quiet, steady; un-
changed
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTS-Bags, S@9c.
PEACHES = Peeled, l2@l4c; uDpeeled, 6!s@
S19c.
PRUNES-Four sizes, nominaly, 4s4@5c.
RA ISINS-I wo-crowr, loose Muscatels, S3z "a
&c: do three-crown 5@514c: do tOurcrown 5iec;
do London layers, $1@l Is; do clusters, 81 2J@
! 40.
RoPs-steady quiet. Pacific Coast, 3@61ac.
London market unchanged.
WOOL Quiet, steady. Domestic fleece, 16@2Sc;
pulled, 1SG5lc; Texas, 7G12c
Merchandise.
re 1RoN-DuIl, steady; American. $40 ESQ
u 10.
COPPEP-Dull; lake. $40 f5Q11.
tEAD-Quiet; domestic, 50 6592 6711
11N-Firmer; straits. sl3 55@lS AZ; plates,
dull, steady.
sfkLTEk- Dull; domestic So 1908 rs.