The San Francisco call., 1896-01-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. y, Jan. Misrepresentation at
the stock Exchange was quiet again to-day. The
total sales were only las, 500 shares The opening
was strong on the announcement from Washington
OF the modification in the second circular whereby
the lime Tor the payment for the bonds is dis
tribuJed over period OF four months. This, ac-
cording TO bankers means comparatively easy
money market while the Government bond Dill is
being carried out. London came higher, and this
had good effect on prices during the early
trading.
Foreign holders however, sold in advance but
not in important amounts. For that matter, some
operators were not any TOO anxious TO take any
new commitments in the railway list and specuIa-
ton dragged throughout In me lhdustrlus mere
lair degree OF activity, the result OF covering
OF short contracts Leather preferred was the special
cara ana rose nearly points 10 of "A on me al
of the rumOrs that the company intended paying
? par cent cash dividend in February
Tobacco broke from 1884 to 777s the an
nOunCement OF the formation OF combination
OF The southern manufacturers of tobacco.
Chicago Gas sold up to 81 on reports from the
West thai AttOrney-Ceneral MolOney will decide
in favor the REORGANIZATION committee in the
matter OF consolidation The strength OF The
industria.s had q GOOD effect the general
market, which closed frm IN tone. Net changes as
rule show fractional gains IN the railway list.
per cent, gained 1sd3I2. Manhattan closed at
par, gain OF nearly points on the day. The i'm
contracts.
Ponds were higher. Sales footed up sl.321 900.
Hooking Valley cousol fves rose 3 TO Ss; do gem
eral skies, 3 TO SS; Erie second consols stamped
certificates, 10 72: Louisville and Nashville.
y tW orleans ana MOOlie nrSt SXeS s TO IlS: NJ In
nesota and -. Louis consol hves, az to 90;
Northern Pacific cCnsol fyes, ! II to So: Wabash,
Detroit and Chicago eX-ives "A 10 l0O14.
In Government bonds $4,000 coupon fours OF
1928 brought III.
Grain.
FIoUR-DuIl. Winter wheat, low grades
s. 25@2 IS; do fair TO fancy. 81 500
80; do patents, SO 1898 IS; Minnesota clear
s. 5O@3 10; do straits s3Ca3 So; do patents s. )
"a 10: low extras. 50 25Gs2 65; City Mills, So go
G4; do patents. saga 25. Rye mixture. 81 100
20; SupeTtine S2A2 20. sou hern fOur-Quiet
common TO fair extras 81 1902 80: good choice
do 81 9OG3. Rye flour-Dull, easy, 50 4Od2 S5.
Buckwheat flour, 81 25Gl 30.
BUChW HEAT-3Sl2c
CORNMEAL-Quier; yellow Western, 50 ESQ
30: Brandy wine, - 25.
RNE-NOminal.
BARLEY-Nomiual; No. Milwaukee 47c; un-
graded Western, 80 940c.
BARLEY MALI-Nomnal.
WHEAT-Dull, easier, with options; No. red.
store and elevator, TOG70i4C; atoat 7114@T112c;
/. o. b., Tl1sG73Isc; ungraded red 666174c: No l
northern. TOGT0i4c.
opt ons &C decline, following the West
ana on local realizing with trading only local.
February, 6S5sc; March, 6915c; May, 671Sc;
June and July, 665sc.
CORN-Duil; firm. No. 2, 351499512c eleva-
tor: 361 14d3612c afoat
Options were dull and Il lower on free receipts,
weak West and local realizing. May most active.
February. 353sc; May. 35c; July, $3.50.
OATS - Dull; firm. options 0ull: easier.
January and February. 23Isc: March, 241sc; May.
24SsC Spot prices: No. p 24d24I4c.No , white,
2412c: No. Chicago 25025I4c; No. g. 231Ac;
No. white. 2414c: mixed Western, 2412@1251zc;
white state and Western. 25 G2Sc.
FEED BRAN-60d621 12c.
MIDDLINGS-65d7O
RYE-Feed, 60465c.