The San Francisco call., 1896-06-26
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.


the dullest on record The transactions in sugar
aggregated l07 900 shares. Total sales to-day
were 179, 700 shares. The market opened with a
fair degree OF strength, but the traders, who had
the market practically 10 themselves, were bear
ishly inclined and when sugar again started on the
down track they hammered the hist. Despite their
efforts however, comparatively little impression
was made upon prices, the decline at the lowest
varying from "A to 70 per cent outside OF Mannat-
tan, which declined 111. During the afternoon
there was rally of "a on Manhattan, and leading
stocks like the Grangers, Lou sville and Nashville
and Western Union recovered 14C912 per cent.
The coal shares were notably firm, and especially
for Jersey Central and Delaware and Iudson
which moved up 17s@21a points 10 1O77s@
1874 respectively on very light offerings. Gen
eral Electric and Hooking Coal were also strong
All the movements noted, however fell into in
significance when contrasted with the striking
huctuation ana remarkable activity in sugar.
declined rapidly to lis. Subsequently, the
announcement that certain brands of refined sugar
9Sd oeen advanced l-l6, tne STOCK got oacK cs 10 10
1875 and closed at 1885.
The market closed barely steady. Net changes
show losses of 1sG1z per cent. Jersey Central
and Reading scored gains of per cent, while
Sugar lost about as much on the day. Bonds were
quiet and firm. sales were $4,000. Hooking
Valley consolidated fves rose l12 to S612: Kan
SKIES TO 96; Missouri Pacific consolidated skies,
49, 1 to STA Wheeling and Lake Erie five'' ls to
In Government bonds, $4,000 coupon fours o,
1925 sold at 117A to Hts; $4,000 registered
fves at 1l3 and $1,000 do coupons at 113.
Grain.
FLoUR-Dull; weak; Winter wheat, low
grades, 81 7O@2 6s: 40, fair to fancy, So 45@
patents $S 26@4 80: love- low extras, 81 1902 25;
ssy uFe % y os fS 49, snpsrHe soa 3 e
81 50@2 %. southern -four duh. easy; common on
10 lair extra, So lo@2 70: good to choice do 81 20
@3. Rye -four dull and easy at 81 1902 81.
CORNMEAL-Easy; yellow Western, 81 O59
10: BrandywIne, 81 Is
RYE-Quiet; Western. 39c.
BARLEY-Quoted at Sac I. o. b. atoat.
BARLEY MALT-Duu: Western, 4S156c.
ssEsSt sS3ssi unsr'dsd 'sd' 6a@72'' No Northern
OPtIons closed weak and irregular at ssa1Ac
decline on lower West and local liquidation.
September and July most active. No. 2 red June,
623sc; July. 625sc; August, 62szc; September,
ssFSc elevator e 5sC tuMeaa aoat CLOSING "fn' NJ
Options were dull and steady at 1s@14c decline
on foreign selling, local realizing and follow
ing the West. September and July most
active. June and July, $500; September, 349sc;
october, 351sc.
oATS-Act.ve weak.
Options dun, steady; July and september 2oTsc.
white, 22ssc; mixed Weslern, 2I1a@2215c: white
FEED BRAN-5O@55c.
MIDDLINGS-60c-
RYE-Feed, 55c.
Provisions.
BEEF-steady; dull; tierced beef quiet; cut
LAKD-Lower; Western steam. s4 25@4 80;
city, 33z@4c; July, $4 25. refined. dull: conti-
nent, S4 30; south America, 81 80; compound,
POLK Quiet, easy; old mess, $s@s 25: new,
BUTTEK-Fair steady, fair demand; un-
changed: State. dairy, lO@15c; do creamery,
1i4a@l51ac: Western dairy, sla@l11ac; do
creamery 111a@l514c; do factory, s@11c; FL
gins, 151ac; initiation creamery, l0@12c.
CHEESE E-Quiet. weak: State, large, 5@63zc;
do small, 519Gsc; part SKINS 2g41sc; full Skins,
112@2c.
vania 111a@121ac; Western fresh, 101a@111ac;
do per case 81 50Q92 IS.
TALLow-Easier; city. $3.50; country. sss@
GoTTuNsEED oIL-Quiet, steady.
RESIN-Qulet steady; unchanged.
TURPENTINE-Duli steady; 253kc.
POTATOES-Quiet; Southern 35c1S1 IS
RICE-Firm; fairly active; unchanged.
COfFEE-B Bareiy steady. 10 TO 20 points up;
July, s11 I0@11 IS: August $11 05@ll 10; Sep
tember, SO 65@10 10; October. $40 35; Novem-
beT, $40 20; December, $40 10@10 Is; March,
$40 6O@10 80. spot Rio quiet steady; No. z, l3
SUGAR-Raw firmer; dull: fair refining, 3@
l,l6c; centrifugals So test, s1z2@3 el6c; refined
fairly active hrmer, unchanged.
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTs-Bags s1a@lOc.
5@sc.
PRUNES-Four Sizes SC.
RAIsINs-Two-crown loose Muscatel, S15c;
z15s5c; 90 London layers, 9Oc@Sl-
HoPS-Quiet, steady. State common to choice.
21z@Sc; Pacific Coast. 2120a7c.
WOoL-Steady, fairly sctive domestic fleece ?
16@21c; pulled, 15@33c; Texas, 7@l2c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Quiet American $40 6O@I2
COPPER-Dull lake. S11 500l2
LEAD-Steady; domestic, So 0212(03 05.
TIN-Firmer; Straits $13 60(913 20.
PLATES-M oderately active.
etELIEk-Dull; domestic. 81 O5@41 10.