The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-01
NEW YORK. MARKETS.

NEW YORK, y. Y, Jan. 3l-The stock mar
ket strengthened during the early trading by
the agreement reached yesterday by the presidents
OF the Anthracite roads in the matter of produc
tion and percentages The announcement that
the sales agents would put up the price of coal at
their meeting to-day had a good effect and led to
buying of the stocks OF the roads interested AS
predicted the agents met and advanced prices 25 to
80 cents per ton, and fixed the February output at
2,5O0,000 tons.
AS "A result the anthracite issues advanced any
where from TO per cent, Jersey Central, De!a-
ware and Hudson and Delaware, LscNawanna and
WIS ern ieadin-. General Electric was stronger
than OF lac and rose o 2912 on vague repor.s of
an lmDoriani Ueat with the AaInattstu elevated In
tie mater Ia change o. Il i've power. People
ident Fl ed with the n anhaltsn however, claimed
there was nothing III the rumor. During the after
loOu London firms were S.herS and firms nth
" ashng,on cOnnt ctions also parted with fairly
large amounts OF stocks.
The Washington movement was que to the i'm
preston that vote will be taken on the free coin
age amendment either to-day or tomorrow. Local
bankers not disturbed, however and assert
that the bill amended VIII pass the
House or receive executive sanction. In the clos
ing H. urs the 0rangers. Louisville and Nashville
southern Railway preferred and Tennessee Coal
Iron were notable for strength. Speculation
closed strong IN tone. Net changes show gains OF
14g5 per cent. Baltimore and Ohio, however, lost
212 per cent. Total sa es were 225,790 shares.
Donds active and strong. sales were
$2,74l,G0U. Atchison general tours certificates
rose TO 76 do when issued, L to IS: Burlington
112 10 80; Chicago st. Louis and New Orleans
gold fves, to Is; Denver and Rio Grande i'm
Irovement lives, 212 to SLY; Kansas Pacific SKIES
OF 1895, 10 1889; Northwest debenture fves of
1933,544 TO ll012; Reading first preferred 21a to
So ~; 40 twos rs TO 221a do lhrees, TO 20.
In government bonds $1,000 coupon fives
brought 1885.
Grain.
FLOUR-Firm: quie.. Winter wheat low
grades ~ 3u@12 so; 40 fair to fancy So sUeg3 90:
do patents So 7U@4; Minnesota clear, 81 6U0
D 20; do stratehts S3@5 40; do patents. So 2O(a
20; extras, 81 S0@2 so; City Mills, $40
81 4pG3 20 suoertine, 81 lpt02 65; fine, $Z12 40.
sou lern nour-Qulet, firm; common to fair extra,
81 oUGz so; good TO choice do S3@3 ~. Rye
flour Firm, quiet; 80 40 q 80. Buckwheat
BUCKwHEAT-40c elevator; Ale delivered.
CORAMEAL = Quiet, firm; yellow Western,
81 25G2 50: Brandywine. 81 SIS.
HA IN omlnal- No. Milwaukee, 47c; IN
graded Western, SIC.
BARLEY Nominal.
BARLEY MALI-NOminal.
WHEAT-Dull, easier with options. No. 2 red.
store and elevator, 76s4(977c: a1Oat, 7S14@
7s12c; o. b., 777s@79s4e; ungraded red esq
IUc: No. northern. 75@t 51Ac.
opt advanced 1s(G14c on frmer cables and
3st9A2c with the West. TELL s4@lc on free realiz-
ing; closed weak at 3is(d5sc under yesterday and
1airly active May and july active. No. 2,
red, February, 72ssc; March, 1885; May, 17sc;
June and July, ia 2c.
CoRN-Dnll easier: No. 2, 3614c elevator;
3712c afoat. Options dull ana steady at
lac decline with the West and on local real
izlng. May most active. February. 363sc;
OATS = Dull, steady. Options dull, easier
February, 243sc; March. 2514c; May, 263sc.
spot prices: No. =. 25c; No. 2 white. 26c:
No. Chicago 26c; No. 5, 24c: No. 8 white 25c:
mixed Western, 25@26c; white, State and West
ern, 26G2Sc
FEET BRAN-eO@s21zc
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RYE FEED-65@7Uc.