The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-16
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK n. Y, Dec. l5.-Speculation at
the stock Exchange during the morning was
tame. At the start sugar eli quickly from
1924 10 rs, and this lei TO recessions in the
general list OF 1s012 per cent but the losses
soon recovered. In the late dealings sugar dis
played sonnet hing like its oldtime activity, and
the stock broke from 1924 to 1101s (ex-div). 1t
rallied 10 l1o$4, but at this fignre there was
fresh supply OF stock, under VIII CHI it yielded TO
and olosel at llG1A. net loss for he day of 212
per cent. Manhattan dropped 26s, the decline
being accelerated by the execution OF stop orders
The Gould stocks also weak, Westeri
Union selling down from $685. TO S51s and Mis-
souri, Pacific from 20S4 10 1912 Chicago Gas de-
cn-d from 1914 TO 7l5s but in the general list
the losses We're 14@ll per cent. Among The spe-
caltes American spirits preferred SUITE ed sharp
freak selling down nom - Hs 10 Y, Win a maj
rally to "a II. Consolidated Gas rose from l51 TO
l53 aud later fell to $50. Metropolitan Traction
rose Is TO l091s and later declined to 1014e.
Tennessee Coal and Iron dropped l3s to 251s,
Gle sing the figure last men Toned
Specu lation clos d weak in tone. Net changes
show losses of "A to 21a per cent on the day
Chicago Gas leading. 1o,al sales were 19S,5S7
shares
S1,247,OOO. Chitaeo and Eastern illinois general
fves fell l: Burlington deb nture ives, !; Denver
and kio Grande first ives, 81: Amer can Spirits
SKIES 2; Kansas and Texas tours, /; Kansas and
Il astern first hves, u; Rochester and Pittsburg
consOl skies, 4; and ST. Paul consol sevens, i
Norfolk and Western preferred rose Il Spring
field division SevenS. 2.
In Government bonds, coupon tours Of 1925
brought 1905.
FLOUR-Dull, steady. Winter wheat, low grades
81 20@3 30: fair to fancy, So 1904 10: do pat
d so's al s so Do patents osS o s.
low extras. 81 zOG3 30; city mills S4@5; do pat
EMS So l9SS 2 S rye m s5 9n 60 soS S9 su
-four steady; common 10 iair extra, 1898 SIS;
good to choice do. s. 5593 So. Rye -four dun.
quiet, ste ldy, 81 85g3 20
CORNMEAL-Quiet, steady. yellow Western,
81 ESQ., O5.
RYE-Duil. Western, 45c.
RAkIEH-Ouipt. Feeding.
WHEAT-Spot market steady, active, weaker
with options; +, o. b. 1850; ungraded red sO0
$50; No. Northern SO 1sc.
Onpions advanced IL O. frmer cables, moderate
foreign buying ard light offerings fell 7s(911a
5s@1c under yesterday. with trading fair No. 2
red, January, 7e@7S7sc: March, S91zc; May.
65sc;:July, 81 7sc December, S77ac.
CoKN-SpoJ Iairly active, firm. No. ., 2e14c;
elevator; 3G14c aioat.
Options were dull at Is, decline following the
West without features. May only traded in. De-
cember 29c; May, 3ls4c.
OATS-Spot, dun, steady.
Options weaker, dull; December, 22c; Janu-
ar, 2219c; February, 231sc; May, 241ac. spot
lineage 231ac; No. = G41sc; No. white, 221xc;
mixed Western, 2l@23c; white do, % G3lc
Provisions.
IARD-Esser Western steam 81 10; CITY.
So 70: Decem ber 81 10. Refined dull; Continent.
"a 40: South American, 81 rs; compound. 43s
PORK-Easy, quiet New mess SO 25@S rs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., moderate demand. West
ern creamery. 14@n21c: 40 factory, 7G12c; ElginS,
zlc:. imitation creamery, ll@16c.
enthusiastically, fair demand part skins
31aG7c.
EGGS-Firmer, better demand. Icehouse l5@
lie; Western fresh. 10000; do case, sega lined,
15c.
FALLow-Q Quiet, nominal. City, 314c; country,
31S@3ssc.
CUr1ONsEED OIL-Steady better demand.
Crude, 2OGd2O12c; yellow prime. 221&@23c.
RlCE-Fairly firm. Domestic, 33lG6c: ia
pan, 41s@412c.
MoLassEs..Firm, moderate demand. New
Orleans, new, 25@S4c.
COFFEF-Quet unchanged to points MP. De-
cember, SO 35G9 40; January, SO 35@9 As; March.
SO 35@9 40; May, So 35@9 AZ; July SO 40 spo.
Rio SIT ady, quiet. No z, l0c.
SUGAR-Qulet unchanged. OFF A, 41sc; mold
!. 1880; standard A, 43sc; confectionery A.
z14c: cut loaf Sc crushed. SC; powdered, 4skc;
graduated, 1895; cubes, 45sc.
Produce.
WOOL-Firm. Pulled, lS@3lc.
HOPS-Quiet Pacific Coast 3014c.
MerchandiSe
PIGIRON-American Sl1@I3
COPPER-Quiet. Lake. $1I 3OuIl so.
LEAD-Quet. Firm. Domestic. a303 o.
1IN-DulL. Straits, $l2 S.
- hPELt Ek-Quiet. Domestic, 81 2Oa4 Is.