The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08

touary temperature; light easterly winds.
NevAda-Cloudy in the Lortheru portion; sta
uouary temperature.
UUan-FAir; sta, iOnary temperature
Arizona-Fairi stationary temperature.
San Francisco and vic nity-Cloudy and threat
ening weather probably with showers; stationary
temperature; southeasteriy winds
y. MCADIE. Local Forecast Official.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.
NEW YORK, y. ", Jan. 7-Speculation at the
stock exchange was nervous and irregular to-day.
Business was on smaller scale, however, the trans
actions amounting 10 262.150 shares. There was
an approach 10 decentralization at the opening,
owing 10 the lower cables from London. The break
in the active list at this time ranged from IL to
pa per cent, Pacific Mail, Big Four, Consolidated
Gas, the Changers and the international issues
leading. Some OF the specalties which rarely
dealt in scored even heavier losses on light deal
ings
The decline in he general market was checked
in the first hour strong houses having turned up
buyers of the 'andard issues for investment.
London subsequently bought literally of St Paul
and other international issues. The foreign BUY
ing OF $. Paul on large scale. some estimat-
in il AT fully 10000 shares. he result was rise
OF anywhere from Il 10 312 per cent Tobacco
led the forward movement, and sold as high 80.
The Changers Louisville and Nashville, sugar,
Chicago Gas. Leather preferred. Manhattan and
Western Union all shared in the improvement.
In the afternoon some highly sensational rumors
regarding the European poHtlcal situation We're
circulated. one was that the German Embassador
had been fired on in London. The rumOr origl-
mated here. was eegraphed to Boston as report
current in the board, and was later sent from Bos-
ION 10 New York as an actual fact OF course
there was nothing in il. The gold Withdrawals had
a little more effect in the last hour. The with
oraWalS and engagements of the metal for export
were reported at S3,475,OU
Against this there was deposited S17, 000, 900 in
gold IN exchange for greenbacks by various city
banks and bullion deal ers. The sensational ru-
mOrs and the gold movement resulted in a reaction
OF 14Gl per cent in the general list and 212 per
cent in Tobacco. Speculation closed barely steady
.1aar gcHnsarr
cent in some of the active stocks and gains OF
1sG12 in others. s.. Paul, which the most
active STOCK, figured for $4,000 shares; Sugar
which came next, sold for A., 600.
Bonds were weak; sales footed up 81 1850, 600
Denver and Rio Grande fours fell 1 to 80: For
Worth and Denver City SKIES, 212 to IS; Kansas
and Texas twos, 3l2 10 5312; do fours to so; Dc
Of Texas frsts, pa 10 1924 oregon Navigation
sizes 2$4 10 lO5: oregon short Line skies, 10 tc
l03; do certificates. TO 100: Rio Grande West
ern tours, Us 10 80: Reading general tours. un
stamped, 334 TO 81; Wabash dehenture B, 8 10 20
$7Iz. . .
Grain.
FLoUR-steady, quiet. City patents, 81 al 25
others unchanged. Southern iour-Unchanged
Rye four-Quiet, easy, 50 55@2 50. Buckwheal
CoRNMEAL-Dun; steady. Yellow Western
81 25@2 30; Brandywine, 81 %.
RYE-Nominal.
BARLEY-Nominal.
WHEAT-Spot market active: frmer. No.
red, store and elevator, 1O14c; afoat 7214c
I. o. b., 1904 Q71S4c; ungraded red, 65973c; No
Options were more active and stronger at 1sd
1896, upon firmer cables, better West and Ioca
coverings. May WIS most active. No. 2, red
6l5sc; February, $3.50; March, $3.50: July
CORN-spot dull, frmer. No. 3, S51ac, eleva-
tor; 36l2c. atioat Options were quiet and firm al
3s65sc advance on firmer cables, better West and
following wheat May was most active. January
3512c; February and May, 3514c; July, $3.50
oATS-Quiet; trmer. No. 2 1884 @24c; No.
221 &C; No. 3 white FAC; mixed Western. 246
25c; white do. 24Q2712c; white state, 24G2712c
May, 24Iac: No white January, 25c.
FEED BRAN-5596Oc.
MIDDLINGS-571a@ 65c,
Provisions.
BEEF-Steady, SIS 50; tierced beef Quiet
City extra India mess, SIG 50@17; cut meats
steady; picked bellies. 43Lc; picked shoulders
4l4c :pckled hams s@s14c; mindless nominal.
City. SIS 25G5 30; January, IS IS; refined, dull
Continent, SIS 10; compound, 81 6214@5.
PORk-Steady; mess. SO 50@1O.
BUTTER-Fancv, firmer: Sta.e dairy, l2@2lc
do creamery, 1Sq23c: Western dairy, l1@lsc; dc
creamery 1S@25c do June, 1921 12c; do fac
tory, l06l7c: EIgins, l5c; imitation creamery
14@l9c: rolls. 9d12c.
CHEESE Quiet, firm; State large, 714GlOc; dc
fancy. 934@l0c; do small, 724GlO1ac: Western
small el4gl0l4; part skins, Sl4@7c full Skins
EGGs-Choice firm. State and Pennsylvania, e
@26c; Southern, 2l024c; icehouse, l702lc: do pei
case. S4G4 so: Western fresh, 2.@25c; lined
TALLoW-Quet, firmer. City. So 1903 s71sc
country, So 81 5294.
ROSIN-Steady. Strained, common 10 good
81 6212Gl 65.
TUkPENTINE-F Firm; 3O14@3Os4c
PO1AI OE>-Weak. Sweets, 81 so.
MOLASSES-Inactive. New Orleans open ket
tie, unchanged; choice, 27(d37c.
COFFEE-W eak: 20 points down; Februar,
and March, SIP S5Gl3 10: May, Sl2 4O@l2 so
september, Sll 75@Il IS; Spot Rio, dull; easter
No. I. 14Gl4i4c.
SUGAR-Raw, quiet, firm; fair refining, sssc
centrifugal, SO test, $40 Refined, quiet, Ia Il
lac lower: OF A, 412G45sc; mold a, 5ilsc: stand
ard A. 43sc; confectioners' A, 434c; cut loaf
5l2c; crushed, 5l2c; powdered, 51sc; granulated
41s95c; cubes, 5isc-
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Apricots- lO1l
@l2c
PEACHES-Peeled l5c; unpeeled 53l@S1hc,
PRJ NES-Four sizes. 51s65I4c
RAISlNS-London layers, S5cGSl %; do looss
Muscalel, 3-crown, 3@3l4c; do 4-crown 46741ac
ALMONDS - Paper shell, ll@12c; DO, soft
shell, 9d912c
WALNUTs-standa1d, 61l@7c; 90 soft-shelI
S1ad1Oc.
hOPS-Dull, unchanged.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Duu unchanged.
COPPER-Easier Lake. $40,
LEAD-DulL Domestic, So O5G3 Ola
TIN-Stcady. Straits, 81 3 so.