The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-11
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK. N. Y. Dec. Robustness was
quiet, tn g transactions footing up only 119,4l1
shares. During he early trading the market was
characterized by strength. London advices were
more favorable, and at the start the foreigners
bought moderate amounts of st. Paul and Read
ing. The advance in prices, while general,
confined TO narrow limits. In the afternoon trad
ing the market developed weakness on the fears OF
an aggressive action by the United States Senate
on the Cuban question and an advance in Tn g
posted rates sterling exchange of 12c to 81 "a 2c
and 50 S719c Some wide changes were recorded
in stocks and certain speeiatie Among
the latter Long Island conspicuous for
break of PER cent on sales of ouly 100 shares of
the STOCK, but later rally followed and the stock
advanced to 90.
In gas stocks Consolidated Gas fell 21s. Chicago
Gas IA and Bay state Gas 10 l01a. The anthra-
cites weaker for Reading and Jersey Gen.
trail The former declined Is. The Changers were
firm early in the day. but the close were
Four weak and fell 21a Missouri Pacific was
weak and declined TO 20s4 and Sugar went down
Net changes show losses of 4@21s per can't
Manhst titan was an exception aud gained IA per
cent OH the day.
Bonds were frmer to-day. The sales footed up
81, 66l 600 Atchison adjustment tours rose IA;
Richmond and Allegheny tirsts consolid ated tours,
!; Duluth, south shore and Atlantic fives q do
prior lien fours ~; Kansas and Eastern fves, 2;
Oregon Improvement consolidated fves IA: 10
certificates IA Rock Island registered firsts, l;
st. Louis and Southwestern frsts, l1a; 81. Paul
consolidated sevens, 2; do southern Minnesota
wanna general tours 1S4.
In Government bonds coupon tours of 1925 sold
at l2U@12O1s.
FLOUR - Dull, irregular. Winter wheat
low grades, 81 .O@3 80: fair to fancy So 40
GA IS: do patents. S5@5 40: Minnesota clear,
s0g4 10; o do stTaignss o SdS4 so; do patents
Iurs: IS 90@5 SO; superfne, 50 20@s 20 fine 50 so
Ialr. extra, So 05@S go; good to choice do, 50 80
@S go Rye flour quiet essy. 81 9o@3 rs.
Western, 81 90@2 O5.
RYE-Dull. Western, 45c aioat.
BAkLEY-Dull, steady; 2s12c c. f. Buffalo
WIFE AT-spot market moderately active, w eak-
er f. O. b. e61sc; ungraded red e09s7c; No 1
Options declined 1865 on easier cables foreign
selling and weak west and local trading; ad
vanced 70 ale on expected bullish 6 overnment re-
port and local covering; declined Js0l1s ON local
a md foreign selling and weak West. Clos ed steady
al 12dS4 under yesterday, with trading moderate
ly active. May and. Decr mber most active JAM
nary, S734c; March, s71sc; May, S4asc; July,
1890; NUvem Der. SSS4c
CokN-spot dull. frmer No. .. 2e1s@2s Ia ele-
vator, 3Olsc nhoat: NO. 3, 251zc.
Options we're dull and st 1sc decline on
local trading and feeling from the West. Deem
Der, % 70 May, 81 sc
OATS-Spot more active, easier
Options m oderaIelv active. weaker. December
221sc; January, 2S1sc; February, 2S6sc; May,
spot prices: No. ?, 221s@22s1c; No. white,
2514c: No. Chicago 23$4c; No. g. f014c; No.
3 wnlte, 22s4ci mixed " estern, 22@Z4c; white
do, 23G32c.
Provisions.
LARD-Flrmer, quiet. Western steam 81 171s;
City. SO 0034: December 50 10. nominal. he
fined quie.; Continent. s4 As; eouth American,
"a rs; compound. 4ss9412c.
PoRR-Firn, quiet. n ew mess. So 25(9S rs.
BUTTEk-Quiet, unsettled. Western creamery.
15@2415c; do factory. 7@l2c; klsns. z41ac;
CHE EsE-tirm, moderately active. Part
ekima 315d &c; iull skins 21a@3c.
EGGs-Weak and quiet. Icehouse. 1e@19c:
Western fresh. 20Q2lc; do per case, 50 25G4 20:
lined, 151a@l6c.
VALLo WSDull and steady. City, 31sas14c;
CoTToNsEED oIL-Quiet Crude, 2o1z@2Ic;
yellow prime, FAC.
extra 3s4@6c; Japan, 414@41Ac.
MOLAo ShS-Ffrm. New Orleans, open kettles,
good to choice new, 25@S5c.
COFFEE-B Barely steady, Is to IS points down
December 80 25; March. SO 39Gl9 IS; May, SO 80
as 40: september, So 40. spOs Rio dull, easy.
sUGAR-Quiet. on A, 41sc; mold A, 4ssc;
standard A, 43sc; confectionery A, 414c; cut loaf
and crushed &C; powdered. 45sc; granulated,
Eruit and Produce.
APRICoTs-Bags, s@l1c; boxes 1O@l5c.
IkACHks-Peeied, bags, 14Gl5c; unpeeled,
PRUNEs-Four sizes, nominal, 15@l5Ac
RA1SINS-Two-crown Loose Muscatel 41S6
4s4c; do 5-crown, 512@59sc: do 4-crown, 6G714G I:
do London layers. 81 as al so; 90 clusters, 81 rs
NOTWITHSTANDING. nominal, s@s1sc; soft
AIMosSDs Paper shell. 11@1so; soft shell,
hoPs- Quiet, Pacific Coast s@l4c
WOOL - Firm; Domestic fleece, 1S@23c;
pulled, lS@31c; Texas, 7@l2c.
Merchandise.
PIGIRON-Quiet American sl1@l3
CoPPER-Firm. Lake. $ll 3og so.
LEAD-Firm. Domestic. 9@3 35
1lN-steady. Straits, $12 50; plates. quiet.
kPEL1 Ek-Quiet. Domestic 81 %