The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-14
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, y. y, Jan. 13-The more pacific
advices from Europe to-day regarding the Nenez-
uelan and south African questions, the statement
by Mr. Morgan that the Government issue
viii be placed beyond doubt and higher prices
for American securities in London led to adj
vance in all prominent issues. The Improvement
ranged from 2 TO 3ts per cent and was most pro-
nounced in the international and granger stocks.
Lake Shore rose 37s 10 l44; Louisville and Nash
Nlue, ZHe 10 4oi4; 81 faul, LA 10 oS1s; BATH
more and Ohio, 3 20 Al; Kansas and Texas pre-
ferred, 1Ss 10 25Ss. The strength OF these issues
led 10 covering in other parts OF the list, and
result prices were advanced about "A to per cent
all along the line.
The industrials were irregular and rather fever
ish. Leather preferred, after early advance TO
5-34 dropped, TO 5714, and later returned to 5S$4
5SIo. The Stock continues TO be affected by the
uncertainty regarding the dividend. Manhattan
fell from 9S = 9TSs and later returned $3.50.
The stock was sold on the announcement that the
assessed valuation OF the property had been in
creased about 100 per cent : compared with 1898.
The sellers OF the stock conten ed thar This yonld
increase The charges Tor taxation something like
S275.000, and considered ii a bear argument.
Business light, only $4,000 shares having
changed hands. Net changes show gains of Is to
SIS per cent. Lake Shore, Baltimore and Ohio
and Lead preferred scoring the greatest advances.
Bonds were higher. sales footed up ST. $50 900.
East Tennessee consolidated tves rose IN to 10Y;
Consumers Gas OF Chicago firsts, l to "a; Fort
tional and Great Northern seconds, ? to 70; Kan
sas and Texas seconds, to 5912; Lake Shore con-
sHliiated seconds u TO l1912; Mobile and Ohio
tours, p to o+F2; Northern Pacific seconds, to
102: Oregon short Line skies, to l04; do certif-
cafes, ZoE 10 1U4%S, Reading arSC preferred first
insJallment paid, Il to ~; RIO Grande Western
tours. rs TO 1875.
In Government bonds $4,000 coupon fours of
1928 brought 1l6, and $4,000 registered tours
1857.
Grain.
FLOUR-Dun. Barley, steady. Winter wheat
low grades, 81 25@12 IS; do fair to fancy, So Goa
3 80; do patents, So 1898 rs; Minnesota clear
So 5093 10; do Straits, 1898 So; do patents So S
"a; do patents, S4td4 25. Rye mixture So IO0
20: superfine, $2G2 20. Southern 1our-Easy;
common to fair extras, So 1902 so; good to choice
do, So 90d3 Rye fOur-Qulet, easy; 90 4O@2 SIS.
Buckwheat -four, 81 25al 80
BUCKWHEAT-3S1ac
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. dull, steady; yellow
Western, So 25@2 30; Brandywine, 80 %.
RYE-Nominal.
BARLEY-Nominal; No. Milwaukee, 47c; I'M
graded Western, 39940c.
BARLEY MALT-Nomnal.
WHEAT-Fairly active weaker. No. 2 red store
and elevator, CSC; atoat, 691ac; f. o. b.. $500
zoe; No. northern, CSC.
options were moderately active and weak at 3s
C112c decline on easier cables, foreign selling weak
West and local realizing. May and July most ac-
March, 6ss4c; May. 661ac; July, $3.50.
stocks OF grain store and atoat January II:
666; rye 81 .9lS; barley, 643, 43S; malt 9s2e.
peas. 1852 bushels.
COKN-Dull, easier. No..2. 34840S5c, elevator.
353sdS6c aioat; steamer mixed 341ac.
Options were dull and weak q 3ls(l5sc decline
following the West and wheat Nav and Jul9
most active. January, 343sc; February, 343lc;
May, 3412c; July, 355sc.
oATs--Quiet. steady. options dull, easy Jan
uary and February, % 7sc; May. 241sc. Spot
prices: No: 2, 2412c; No 2 white 25s4c: No 2
Chicago, 25l4c; NO. 3, 2312c; No. 8 white
and Western, 25G2Sc
FEED BRANS60@621bc.
MIDDLINGS- 6567Oc.
RYE-Feed, 70@75c
Provisions.
BEEF-Quiet, steady. Family. $lO6lO SO: ex-
ira mess 81 50GS; beef hams. dull 81 5 So tierced
beef dull steady; city extra India mess SIS so
@l6; cut meats, firm; picked bellies, SIS; 90
shoulders 412c; do hams, SGs14c; middIes, NOM
LARD-Lower. dull. Western steam, SIS 70:
city. So Is: January, So 60; May, So 95; refined
dull; Continent, So 80; South america, So 40;
PORk-Dull, steady. Mess. So 1906 Is.
BUTTER.Quiet closed weaker state dairy
12@l212c; Western dairy. 11@lsc; do creamery,
1sG23c; DO June, l5922c; do factory, 91b6l7c:
Eglns, 24c; imitation creamery, 14@19c; rolls 8
@l6c.
CHEESE Fairly active, firm, State large, ia
@lOc; do fancy. l0c; do small 734@lO1ac:
Western small, 914@lO14c: part skins, 3I4a7c;
full SKINS, 2G3c.
EGGs-Laree receipts, lower State and Penn
syIvania, 1s@25c: southern, 179171ac: icehouse,
l5dlSc; do. per case, 1903 rs; Western fresh. II
TALLOw-Quiet, barely steady City. 37sc:
COTToNsEED oIL-Quiet easy. Crude. pam
24!2c; yellow, prime, 2s92s14c; do of grade, 27IZ
koSIN-Dull, weak. Strained common to good,
81 60@l 6212.
POTATOES - Choice firm. Jersey, 5O6s5c:
Northern New York, 5o99Oc; State Rose, 70as0c::
81 l0Ql 70; Sweets, 1904 rs. -1'''ie'
RICk-Fair demand and firm. Domestic fair
extra, 3(G5S4c; Japan, 334 04c.
OLASSES-Firm, fairly active. New Orleans
open kettle good TO choice, 27G37c.
COFFEE - Quiet, unchanged to 5 points nm
March, S13 2Odl3 25; May, $l2 75@l2 so; Sep
TENDER, $l2; December, $l1 70. Spot Rio, dull
steady, No. Z, lac. '
.SUGAR-Raw, dull, steady: fair refining. 3a
$3.50; centrifugal, SO test, 334c Refined quiet easy
No. o, 1850; No. and No. 8, 5 l-l6c; No 10
41sc: No. II, &c; No. j, 3 1915; No l3 376c:
on A, 412G45sc; mold A, 51sc; standard A
4Hsc; coniectioners' A, 43Ic; cut loaf and
crushed, 5lac; powdered and cubes, 51sc; gran
uated, 43sG5c. e'"
Fruit and Produce
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Ap ricots-Baes. 1o1h
GIG e'' Ao72
PEACHES-Peeled, 15c: unpeeled, bsl@s1hc.
PRUNES-Four sizes, nominal 51Ac
RAISINS-London layers. 85cGSl Ok. 1oo.a
Muscatel 3-crown, 39514c; 4-crown 4C05c ~
shell, 9@912c. N0' 'oi'
S1aG10c. Snei
HOPS-Dull, weak; State, common To cbo,co Q
csc; Pacific Coast, 312@9c. London market nm
Changed. ~"
W0oL-Moderated demand, firm; domestic Aeace
16922c; pulled, l5@34c; Texas, 9@l3c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Quet: American, Sl30l4
CoPPER-Easy; Lake. SO SOFAS 40.
IEAD-Easy; domestic. S363 O21s
I4N-Easy; Straits, Sl3 l5@13 20.