The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. ", Feb Flower cables from
London led to selling of stocks in the local market
during the early trading, and general though
moderate decline in prices followed There was
no special pressure to sell. and reaizings easily
account for the slight shading in prices AS the
day advanced. however, the market broadened,
and in the afternoon trading there was an approach
TO buoyaucy. The Improvement in the market
The result of increased buying by commission
houses a belief that the Morgan syndicate will be
awarded a large proportion OF the new bonds,
which the street interprets as meaning a compare
lively easy working OF the money market. at least
until the settlements for the new loan COM
pleted.
The rise in call loans TO per cent to-day had no
significance and was due TO bidding by beated bor-
rowers. The greatest activity IN the industri-
ais, sugar having risen nearly per cent to 1885
on buying by brokers said to be identified with the
refining interests. Leather preferred jumped
nearly per cent to 671a stories that the divi-
dend would be declared shortly. Distilling and
Cattle-feeding moved up to is12 on an increased
business Chicago Gas was quiet at 6514@651s,
the opinion of the Attorney General adverse the
consolidation of the companies having had no ef-
feet In the late trading Tobacco suddenly
dropped from 1919 1855 aud this started selling
all along the line. The prominent issues receded
ing the market steadier in tone.
Net changes show gains of 14@1s4 per cent ex-
cept for Missouri Pacific, Manhattan and Tobacco,
QUO shares.
Bonds were active ana strong The sales footed
up the large total of s2,A3,000. Burlington,
Cedar Rapids and Northern ives rose / to lO61a;
Hooking Valley consol fves to SO: Detroit Gas
consol fives, 1Sz to 7714: Kansas and Texas fours
to So; Louisville. New Albany and Chicago con-
sol skies. 15s TO 1929; Northern Pacihc seconds,
13z TO 10Y: do thirds, 10 rs; do consol fives,
212 to Al; do certificates, 11s to 401a do collat-
eral trust skies, TO S4s4; 81. Paul and Northern
In Government bonds S275, 900 coupon fours of
1925 brought l161z@l167s.
Grain.
FLoUR-Firm, dull. Winter wheat, lower
grades, 81 5u@3; do fair TO fancy. 50 S56n
gu; do patents, SO 9O@4 Is; Minnesota clear
e. zoos so; do straights s3@3 SO; do patents
81 1904 IS; do patents 81 35@4 so. Rye mix
ture. 81 50@3 80; supertine 50 1O02 IS fine, $2@
65. Southern fiour-Dull: common TO fair
extra. 80 4O@8; good to choice do, Ss@S 80.
Rye honr-Quiet, firm; 81 40@2 95. Buckwheat
BUCKWHEAT-4Oc elevator: Ale delivered.
ALEsteady: yellow Western, 81 25@
RYE-Nominal. No. Milwaukee. 47c: nm
graded Western, SIC.
BARLEY-Nominal. No. 2 Milwaukee, 45c de-
Hvered; ungraded Western. 3S12(G45c.
BARLEY MALT-Nominal.
nd market more sssiye rmer No
sS13@sSs4c; +. o. b., s3@s3s4c; ungraded red,
70ge5c; No. northern: r7!4@771ac
covering, higher west and cold wave West. Nav
and July most active No. 2, red, February
75ssc; March. 76ssc; May. 74iSc; June and
CoRN-spot dull, firmer. No 2, $3.50 elevator;
with the West. May and July most active. Feb
rgary, S71sci May, 367sc; July, 38c; September,
oATs-spot dull. No. ., 25H49251sc; No. 2
white. 26g2e12c; No. Chicago. 261ac: No. g.
ern. %512g2612c; white do, 261a@2sc: white
Options dun, frmer. February. 251ac: March,
Provisions.
BEEF-Quet. steady. family, SlO@I2: extra
mess, 81 6O@s Beef hams, dull, s15 SO. Tierced
meats, slow, easy; picked bellies, II bs 5l4c
bid; do shoulders, 4s4@5c; do hams, s1s@ss4c.
la d. 9 - cfT
May, So O5. Refined, quiet; continent, S. 10;
s.A., Sc 35: compound, 81 1905
POfK-QuieI, weak; mess $40 75(dSll.
BUTrEk-Firm. fair demand: Western cream
cry, 15@l9c: do factory, 9@12c; Elgins lsc: imi
tation creamery 1l12al5c; rolls, S@I2c; State
EEsE-Fairly active. firm: State, large
1896: part skins. sila7e fnli SKINS DG s1S a4s
k6Gs-Steady, fair demand; State and Penn
sylvania, l5c: Southern, 1312914Iac; icehouse
lined. case, s2@$2 80.
TALLoM-ouiet steady: city. 3 lS-160Yzsc
cOTToNsEEB o1L-Dun, steady; Crude. 2sc,
yellow. prime, 2712c: do on grades 261aa27c
hES1NIDnii' n U steady; strained common 10 good
PpGUFRiiEEoNITINE-ouiet, UFiEoII I-o, steady; 2s14c.
RlCE-Moderate demand: domestic, fair to ex
ira; SSSss4c; s. Japan. pan Ss4@4c.
leans open kettle, good TO choice, 27@37c
CoFFEE-Quict points up to points down
March S12 25: April, $l2; May, sli 65@II 20
ber $40 55@10 90. Spot Rio, steady: No. 4 13c
SuGARERaw: frm, quiet; fair refining, S1sc
centriugals SO test, 37sc. Refined, quiet
No. y, 414c: No. 4. 414c: No. 8, 4Iac No
g.. S-l6c: No. 10, 43sc; No. H. &c: No. IL
1916; No. l3. 37sci on a, 7-l6@4 e-lBc
cut loaf and crushed, 512c powdered and cubes
b1sc: granulated, 4Jsc.
Fruit and Produce
@l2c. O@e'' 07A
PEAcHEs-Peeled, IA a l5c: unpeeieo, 41sa
Slac. -7zs
PRUNES-F -Four sizes, 51sG5r4c.
hAlSlNS-Loose MuscaJes, 4-crown, 41aG5c;
do 3-crown. S14@31ac; do London layers s5dS95c
do clusters. 81 2oMI 40
,la,sH aL,MoNDs-sOft-shell. 714@sc; do paper-shell
S12@lOc
HOPs-steady. State common TO choice .
changed ~ ~
WooL-Quiet, firm. Domestic fleece. ls022c
pulled, l5@S3c; Texas, s@I3c.
Merchandise
PIG IRON-Fairly active: unchanged
COPPER-Qniet. Lake, SlO@lO 25
LEAD-Quiei. Domestic. So 1908 l21h