The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK MARKETS..
Financial.
NEW YORK, y. ", Jan. 14-Higher prices
were the rule at the Stock Exchange during the
early trading. The improvement due 10 the
better political outlook abroad and the advance in
American railway securities IN London which fol-
lowed intimations that the Venezuelan dispute is
likely 10 be settled by arbitration after all. London
houses were the principal buyers at the opening
and 1t was stated that the fortnghtly settlement
there had developed the existence OF heavy short
Interest in Americans
The early advance was equal to 14@l 7s per cent
in the general run of stocks, while Metropolitan
Traction jumped from lOZl2 10 100. An uneN-
pected engagement of $l,l00000 gold for ex-
port to Europe tomorrow by LaZard Freres
rather upset the calculations of the bulls and not
only induced reaZations, but led to sales for the
short account The pressure TO sell, however. was
of insignificant proportions, and the losses which
followed were confined to fractions except in
few cases. Chicago Gas was depressed at one time,
and fell from 6612 to 64ss on reports from Chicago
that the Common Council intended making fresh
attack on the property.
There was an unfounded rumor to the effect that
Attorney General Moloney intended TO decide
against the reorganization plan. Leather pre-
ferred ran of about point to 573s the failure
OF the directors TO declare the dividend on the
stock to-day. 1t is understood that the directors
did not discuss the matter at all, and that the
meeting was held simply for the purpose of max
ing certain changes IN The bylaws of the company.
In the last hour the market was dull ana about
steady in tone. Net changes show declines OF 3s@
ts per cent out OF chicago Gas, Rock Island, Jer-
sey Central and Baltimore and Ohio, which gained
l49l14 per cent. In the inactive shares Cleve-
land, Lorraine and w heeling preferred brought 53
against as the last previously reported sale. Total
sales were only $4,000 shares.
Railway and miscellaneous bonds were higher.
Sales, 81, ,33S, 900. Chicago and Erie firsts rose
10 1868; Colorado Coal and Iron skies, 5l2 to
100; Erie second consols stamped certificates, 314
10 10; Iowa Central tirsts, 112 TO 90; Kansas Pa
cifc consols SKIES certificates, l12 721a; Louis
vile and Nashville unified fours, 13i to rs:
Michigan Central consoll sevens, ) to lO9; North
Pacific consol fives, l 10 3415: Northwest
debenture fves of 1909 2to lO5; PEOPLES Gas of
frs pSOl u, n a.
eral tours, 35s TO S712; Southern Railway consol
ives, TO 81: Texas Pacific frsts, 11a to s5.
In Government bonds 81 1900 coupon fours of
1907 brought no, and $1,000 registered fours of
1907 109a4.
FIOUR-DulI. Barley, steady. Winter wheat
low grades, 81 25@2 65 do fair to fancy, So 656
so; do patents, So 45@3 75 Minnesota clear,
81 5OG3 10; do Straits, s3G3 35; do patents So Is
"a 10: low extras. So 1902 65; city Mills S. 90
20; superfne, s2a2 20 Southern fiour%Easy;
do, 81 eOa3. Rye four-Quet;. 50 40G2 S5.
Buckwheat flour, 81 25G1 80.
BUCKWHEAT-3S12 &c
CoRNMEAL-Q Quiet; yellow Western, So 25@
30: Brandywine, 81 25.
BARLEY-Nominal; No Milwaukee, 47c; un-
graded Western, 39940c.
BARLEY AlALI-Nominal.
WHEAT-Duu frmer. No. red. store and
elevator 6St96S14c; atoat, 6934c; +. o. b., 7OI4
@7154c; ungraded red, 64972c; No northern,
Options dull and firm at 14@ssc advance follow
ing the West and on local covering. May most ac-
tive No. red, January, 6712c; February, 6S14c;
March, 69c; May, $3.50 June and July, 661Ac
CORN-Fairly active, firmer. No. 2, 34346135c,
elevator; 357s@36c afioat.
Options were dun and firm at 1s@s4c advance
on local covering and following the West. Nav
only traded in. January and February, 35c; May,
oATs-Quiet, steady. Options dull, firmer jan
uary and February y, % 3Sc: May. 24i4c Spot
Chicago, 25c: No. 9, 24I@c: No. 8 white.
2S14c: mixed Western, 24@25c; white State and
MIDDLINGS- -65@7Oc.
RYE-Feed, 60965C.
Provisions.
BEEF-DuIl, unchanged. Beef hams. inactive.
Tierced beef quiet; city extra India mess, Sl5 So
GLE; cut meats firm; picked bellies, SIS: do
shoulders, 412c; DO hams, SGS14c: middles nom
LARD Firmer. Western steam, So rs:
city, SIS 2595 50: January, SIS 70; refined
quiet; Continent So 05; South America, So 35 !;
compound, 81 1895.
BUTTER-Moderate demand. unsettled. State
dairy, l2@21c; do creamery, 1sQ2215c; Western
dairy II9I7c; do creamery, 18@24c 90 June Is
iation creamery, 14@l9c: rolls 9aiec. 'i-''
GHEEsE.Firm, fair demand state large, IA
@1Oc; do fancy. 10c; do small, 734@lO1sc;
Western small. e14@lO14c: part skins, 314@37c; /;
full skins, 2G3c
EGGs-Large receipts, unsettled. State and Penn
sylvaua, l7@1s12c; Southern, 16917c; icehouse,
!5gl6c: do per case, 81 50@3 so; Western fresh,
TALLow-steady. City, 37sc; country, sz4@
CoTToNsEED oIL-Quiet easy. Crude. 24a
24aac; yellow, prime, 2s@2S14c; do, OF grade, 27I4
RosIN-Dull, weak. Strained, common to good,
81 60@l 6219.
TUKPENTINE-F Firm, 32@321hc.
>I PoIAI0ES S y Choice I0.d firm Jersey, 50985c;
Long Island, s5e@$l; Bermuda, $685. Maine,
81 1901 70: Sweets, 1904 10.
RlCE-Fairiy active Domestic fair extra, 3@
MoLASsEs- Fair demand. New Orleans open
kettle, good TO choice, 27937c.
co FF EEoD1ll, 5 points down to points up
March, Sl3 70; May, $12 S5@12 90: Sep
tember, $12 o5@12 Is. Spot Rio, dull, steady
SUGAR = Raw, dull; fair refining sa3ssc; :;
centrifugal, 80 test, S54c;, Refined, dull ;
DISC; No. II, 4c; No. u, 3 1916; No. l3 37Sc:
of A, 41aG45Sc: mold a, 51sc: standard A ;
41sc; confectioners' A, 434c: cut loaf and
crushed, 612c; powdered and cubes, 51sc; gran
ulated, 43s95c.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITs-Apricots-Ba Bags, 1o14
PEAcHEs-Peeled, l5c; unpeeiea, 6s4@s1Sc.
PRUNES-Four sizes, 5I4c.
RAISINS-London layers. S5cGSl 25: do
4-crown loose Muscatel, 4@5c; do 3-crown, 3Q
ALMONDS = Paper shell, lie; do, soft-shell,
WALNUTs-standsrd, e1a@7c; 90 soit-shell,
H0PS~Dull, weak; State, common to choice, 3
csc; Pacific Coast, 31a@ec London market un-
changed.
WooI-Moderated e demand firm; domestic fleece,
l6922c; pulled, 15@54c; Texas, S913c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-ouiet; American, $1@9l4,
COPPER-Quiet; Lake. SO SOEn9 80.
IEAD-Quiet; domestic, So
tTiN-Dull; Straits, S13 10; plates dull.
5PELTER-Nominal; domestic. S4