The San Francisco call., 1896-11-26
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

dividend declared yesterday Consolidated Gas,
which recently enjoyed harp rise, fell back S3s
70 l64 on realfzatons, and finally recovered 10
dividend. The reaction was also credited 10 Iiqui-
dations. Sugar fell about per cent the an
nouncement Of the closing of the refneries. Nearly
the entire list moved up, and n net loss of 14012
was recovered. Manhattan. Western Union. Me,-
ropoitan Traction and American Spirits were
notably firm. Spirits preferred bounded mp from
3Os4 to 3314 on repor.s of a new trade deal Man
haitian and Metropolitan Traction were bought on
rumors that negotiations looking to q WORKING ar
rangement had been resumed.
In the final transactions the market was irregu-
lar, but in the main hrmer. Neat changes show
gains of 14@1s per cent in sugar and Manhattan
anu tosses oi Aoout as mucn IN the generai list
Leather preferred lost z3s and Consolidated Gas
The bond market was lower to-day. transactions
aggregating $l12l,0 ,000 Denver and Rio Granue
fours fell "a to SO; Erie first extension sevens,
ia TO 1924; BROOKLYN Rapid Transit fives. "a to
soliaated skies. 4 to So; Missouri, Kansas and
Eastern first fves. TO 80: Northern Pacific c.
4S3s; do seconds 10 81; do thirds. "a TO 3.1,s {:
and Minnesota and Manitoba first mortgage fives,
tered fonTs Of 1907 sold at iio1S, 5000 do esn-
pons at l1014, $1,000 coupon ionrs OF 1925 at
1873 and $4,000 COUPON fives AT l1312@ll3$4
Grain.
FLOUR = Steady quiet: winter wheat low
CO. do patents 81 50@5; Minnesota clear,
% 40@4 ! 8; do straghts, 9O@4 rs: do patents.
S4 sU95: do patents, SIS lO&5 50: rye mixture
So 25@3 rs; superfne, 50 40@3 Is: fine. 81 500
60 20 n9I[, qnlee m 70 iair m extra,
flour, dull, steady, at S3@3 IS.
316.
RYE-Quiet. firm: 4O@441sc, c. l. +. Buffalo.
BAkLEY-Firm; feeding, 2Ss4@29c, C. i. s..
BARLEY MALr-Nominal.
WIFE AT-Dull, firmer, with options No. 2
Northern, s21s@s2s4c Options were active and
Irregular opening firm and advancing 2Ss@l ESQ
on hSner Ga cables gooa foreign ouyins rmer West
and closed firm at 7S@7s14c over yesterday.
May and December most active: No. red,
January, S91sc: March. 91c; May, $3.50; No
vember and December S914c.
COkN-Dul, hrmer; No. =. SOC elevator; 81
aiioat; ungraded mixed, &c elevators: No. g
27 Options were dull and tirmer with the West
ard on local covering. May and December only
traded in. Novem ber, 29s4c; December, soc; May
231ac.
oATs-Eull. frmsr. Options dull, 14cup Decem-
:o2 oer FAC: February ", 25i4c: May. 2o1ac spot
Chicago, % 1ac: No 5. 24c: No. white, 2234 c.;
mixed Western, 22@24c; white State and Vest
Provisions.
LARD-Quiet nominal: Western steam. 81 90
@4 20; CITY, City; - 20: December, 81 l71a nominal.
81 80: compound. 41a@4slc.
PORk.Quiet and steady. New mess. sS@S SO
BU1TEh-Fancy. firm Western dairy s@l6c;
do creamery. 161z992212c: do factory SOL 2c
Elgins, 22@221ac: Imitation creamery, IO1s@ I6c
CHEEsh-Quiet steady. Part SKINS Ola q
EGGs-oulet. Ice6ouse. l615alsc: Western
fresh. 23@24c; do fresh, 2l@2o do lined, l51s@
16c. '-S
TALLow-Dull and weak. City, $3.50; country.
S3s G35sc.
CO11oNsEED oIL-Quiet and weak Crude,
22c; yellow prime 25c.
RIIE-Frm. Japan, 41s@41ac
MoLAss Es-Firm. New Orleans, new. ESQ 34c
COFFEE-Weak.15 / points up. November SO rs;
December. SO 25@9 40: Januar,, SO S5; March
and May, SO 5000 as; June. So as; Seutem ber
So 40 spot Rio, quiet, firm No. q l0c bid
sUGAk-Quiet. unch ranged UfY A. 37sGd4c: mold
A. $3.50; standard A, 43sc; confectoneTs' A, 414c;
cut loaf &c; crushed. DC: powdered, 45sc; granu-
lated, l1sc; cubes, 45sc.
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTs-Bags, e@llc-
PkACHEs-Peeiso. boxes, 14@l5c; unpeeled
bags, lace.
PRUNEs-Four sizes. nominal boxes, $50
514c. 1S
RAISINS - Two crown 414c; do 3-crown
6Hs@5Ac; do 4-crown, 5s4@6s4c; do London
layers o1 459 al 80: 90 clusters, D. 7502.
ALMONDS-S Softshell 9G11c: do paper IL Ian
d212c; W Walnuts, standard. 612@9c; do softsheil,
hOPs-Frm, fair demand. Pacific Coast, sa
1412c.
MOoL-Quiet. firm. Domestic fleece, l6@23c;
pulled, ls@31c; Texas, 7912c
Merchandise.
PIGIRON-Fairly active; Amarfr,1 Sill
tOPPER-Firm. Lake. S11 30611 so.
LEAD-Firm- DomesrIc. 3 O5013 071h
1lN-Firm. Straits, 1913 so; plates quiet,