The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

opening and fractional decline in prices, stocks
improved on covering OF short contracts The ad-
vance outside of sugal which moved up ABOUT a
point was insignificant. The reduction OF the olvl-
dend on Canada Sou hern, however started sell
ing movement winch gathered force as the DAY
advanced. The bank failures at the West also
had q disturbing effect and timid holders cut
down their lines Delaware and budson scored
the heaviest loss and dropped SIS per cent; Long
island fell 5: New Jersey Central AS; sugar,
lsL; Canada Southern, ga; Burlington ana
Quincy ia; Chicago Cas- IA; st. Paul, 1875;
Rock Island. So; Consolidated Gas. ia; Louis
vile and Nashville. 11s; Manhattan, "a; Read
ing, L; Tennessee Coal, ia: Rubber, 15s, and
western Union IA. Speculation closed weak in
tone. ,.s ,,.a,,, - 49,.
outside OF Delaware & Hudson Jersey Central
and Long Island which lost S1sGoSs per cent
Tobacco made an exceptional gain of per cent.
Considering the shrinkage In prices the dealings
were comparatively small, footing up only 1oo4fS
shares.
s765 600 Alton and Terre Haule fves rose l. Bur
hngton and Quincy Drover fours OF 1922. IA; Chi
cago, ST. Louis FaduCah first hves, i: ocSlng
Valley Conso idated hves l; American spirits
skies IA: Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis
first consolidated f1ves, l, and New York Central
first coupon sevens, !: Utah southern general
sevens fell 10: STANDARD Rope ana Irvine s. Xes,
IL: Northern Pacific third skies, rs. and KAN
sas Pacific consolidated hves. certificates, 2.
In Government bonds coupon TOURS OF 1925 sold
at l913Gl195s ana coupon hves at LISA.
Grain.
FLOUR - Dull Winter wheat. low grades,
80 2O@3 80: fair to fancy, So 1894 rs: do pat
ents, S4 90@5 IS: Minnesota clear 80 6Og4;
do straights. SAGA 80: do patents. 81 25@5 10;
low extras. So zOtaS so; city mills, S495; do pat
ents, SIS 1913 10: rye Mixture 50 ~; SUI
-four dull, steady; common 10 1alr extra S3G3 55;
good to choice do. S5 6593 s. Rye flour,
Quiet, steady, 81 s5@3 20.
CoRN MEAL Quiet. steady. Yellow Western,
RYE-Dull. Western. 45c.
A VI irruf
WHEAT - Spot market moderately active;
Options opened frnl at 12@lc advance on firmer
cables, fell 129$1c, rallied 5s9$4c, and clesed
most active. 80 2 red January SS1sc; March,
ss9sc; Nay, $3.50; July, sl7sci December
CoKN-spots dull, firmer; No. =. 2s7sc ele-
vator; 297sc ahoat; ungraded mixed, 29c
Options were dull and firm at 1sq14c ad-
vance. May most active. December, 70 1sc; jan
uary, 29c; May, 3114c
OATS-Spots, dull steady.
Options quiet, steady. december, &c; Janu-
airy, 221ac; February, 2314 I: May, 24c.
Spot prices: No. = 22Ae; No white,
25I4c: No Chicago, 2314c; \ o. 80 white, Ice;
mixed Western. 2O@2Sc; white do 22GS1c
Provisions.
LARD-Easv. quiet. Western steam. 81 1912;
City, s. 621R@gS 20: December. 81 05, nominal.
Refined dull. Conunen:. s4 40; South American,
PoRK~steady. : CIV mess So 25@s rs.
IUTTEK-Fancy firm. Western creamery. Il
eYZzc; 90 IacGOry 0t46 &C. 1-ISluS go lnlltdton
creamery, 110l612c.
CHE EsE-steaGy; moderate demand. Part
skins, 31a97c; full skim s, 212@Sc-
EGGS-Firm. Icehouse. 15GlSc; Western fresh.
2I623c: do case S2@4: lined 15@I515c
IALLOW-Firmer. City, $3.50 country, 31s9
SSsc.
CoTToNsEED oIL-Firmer Crude, 20c yell
low prime. 2312c
R1CE-Fairly active. firm Domestic, Ss4@6c:
Japan 41s9412c.
leans. new, 25G34c.
COFFFE-Ouiet; unchanged to S up December
SO 35; January. So AZ; March, So As; May, So 45:
July and september SO so spos Rio, dull, steady;
SUGAR - Dull. on A 4@41Sc 2 h: mold
A. 1850; standard a, 43sc; confectioners' A
414c; loaf SC: crushed, sc; powered and
cubes 46ac; granuIated, 42sc.
Fruit aud Produce.
APRICOTS-Bags. SGl1c
FEACHks-Peeied, boxes, 14@15c; unpeeled,
bags, Z n SC.
PRUNEs-Four sizes, nominal, 51s@514c.
RAISINS-Two-crown. loose mu catel, 412c p
u; 3-crown, sligo; 4-crown, 61ae; London layers
81 As; clusters, 81 65d2.
A MoNDS-Soft Shells S@915c; paper she'll
11@l2c.
WALNUTs-Standa ard. 71sc; soft shell. &c.
HoPs-Quiet; Pacific Coast. 31z@l3c.
MOOL-Quiet, firm; domestic fleece, 1920;
pulled, 1S@5lc
Merch andise.
PIGIRON-Quiet; American. Sll@13.
COPPFR-Qufet Lake $1l 20Oll so.
LEAD-Firm. Domestic 3Gg3 05
IIA-Frm. Straits, S13 Plates quiet.
ePELTkh-Quiet Domestic, $1412915