The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-05
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

of al 100 bid. Wheeling and Lake Erie were in
better demand the announcement that the
Columbus, Sandusky and Hooking Company had
agreed to use its line from bellevue 10 Toledo at
an annual rental CT $4,000 The Wheeling Com,
pany, it is also stated has decided 10 use electrical
machinery in its coal mines, effecting saving OF
$4,000 per annum. In the final trading the
market was firm, except for sugar. whIcn con
tinued weak. Net changes show gains OF 34g@s
per cent outside of Baltimore, which LOST 514 per
cent. The total sales 1877 1877 shares, incluo-
ing % 800 Sugar 24,500 Southern Railway,
14,lOO Burlington and Quincy and lz,1uo Cnlcako
Gas.
Bonds were strong in tone The sales footed up
81, 322,OOO. Richmond and Allegheny nrst con
sol tours rose to 9712; Chicago and Erie nrsts,
10 11112; Duluth and Manitoba DIX slnking
fund SKIES pig to 80; Duluth and Manitoba 1rso
SKIES, to 49, Erie second exL enslon nVes' W
lis; do fourth, 2 to 11412: Milwaukee, Lake
Shore and Western firsts, o Isl; Northwest ex-
tension fives. N to 10l; Rock Is and deoenture
fives 4 to 90: ST. Paul and Duluth seconds, ia to
1929. and Toledo st. Louis and kansas s, ely
s'xes certificates, IA to $50 oregon improve
In Government bonds $4,000 coupon TOURS OF
1925 sold at 1884 9115Js 81 oO0 do coupon oo o.
$1,000 registered fves at 1885 and $4,000 regis
tered seconds at 50.
FLoUR-Dull steady. Winter wheat, low grades,
50 25@3 %; do fair to fancy, So 25@3 60 do
4I5: do straignts, So 90@4 rs: do patents,
81 5O@5 90: low extras So 2O93 Is; city mills,
IS 50g4; superfine, So 40@3 80 fine. 81 so@
2e6 Southern flour. dull steady; common 70 fa,r
extra So o5S 60 good to shSee DO % 6oo SO
CORNMEAL-Steady. Yellow western, S2S9
2lO.
RYE-Dull: Western, 45c delivered.
BAKLEY-Quiet; 2s@2S12c, c. /. +. Buffalo.
WHEAT-Dull, weaker with options; No. red,
E. o. b., 7S1sc; ungraded red, SO@9Oc; No. L
Options we're fairly active and weak at 1870
23sc decline, following the West with cables easier
and foreign houses selling. May and December
most active. No. red, January, S734c: March,
S93sc; May, $3.50; July, S2Ssc: Deem Der, 81 1sc.
CokN-Dull. weaker No. = &c elevator; ~ q
303zc ahoat; ungraded mixed, 29c; yellow, 30 12c:
No. :, 2512c.
options were dulI and weak at 1s@14c decline
May most active. December, 29c; January, 29ssc;
May. 32c.
oATs-Quiet. steady.
Options dull nominally lower; December, 2314c;
January, 23Szc; May, 26c
spot prices: No. ?, Z392S14c; No. 2 white
2512c: No. Chicago, 24c; No. 5, 201zc; No: 3
white, 23c; mixed Western, 22@241ac; white do,
23@S2c
Provisions.
LARD-Dun; easier. Western steam, 81 100
81 10; City. So 621a 9s3 70; December. 81 TO-
nominal. Refined, dull; Continent. "a so; South
American. 81 80: compound. 4ss@4Ssc
F eaS New s 2S@s 20
creamery. 15@24c; do factory, 7@l24sc; Elgins,
24c; imitation creamery, ll@l7c.
CAEESE-Moderate demand; steady. Part
skins 418@7c: ful skins, 212@3c
EGGS Steady. Icehouse l6@22c: West
ern iresn ZztQz4c; 90 per case, @o9o: llmeo,
rAAGLow-Easy. City, S1sc; country, 1850
$3.50.
COTTONSEED OIL-Dull; nominal. Crude,
2l12@22c; yellow prime 241ac
Cor FEE-Steady; 2O@25 points up. December.
So 20@9 rs: January. 50 25 March SO 30@9 So;
Ma SO 25 90 80; July, So 35; Septemb Der. 80 4O9
8 45 Spo. Rio, dull, easy. No. z. 9sz 7sc
SUGAR-MoTe active Sofs, 1sc up. on A,
4@41sc; mold a, 1850: standard a, 43sc; confec.
TONERS A, 414c; cut Loaf, DC; crushed &c; pow
dered, cubes and graduated, 1850.
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTS-Bags, 9@l1c.
FFACHES-UnpeeIed bags, 7G9c; do peeled
14@15c.
RAISINS-Two-crown Loose Muscatel. 4slc:
do 9-crown, 5ss@56sc: do 4-crown, 6129714t do
London layers 81 40 al 50; 90 clusters, 81 75@2.
ALMo Ds-Paper shell. 1119@l3c; do, soft
she'll 812@10c.
LNUTs-standard, s@s1ac; do softshell,
91ac
HOPs-Pacihc Coast, 3@141sc.
wooL--ouiet, firm. Domestic fleece. 1sG23c;
pulled, 1S@31c; Texas, 7@12c.
Merchandise.
PIGIRoN-Fairly active, firm. American.
s11@l3.
COPPER-Quiet: Lake s11 25@11 so.
LEAD-Easier. Domestic. 021a.
TIN-Firm. Straits, $12 co. plates moderate
demand.
hPELTER-Firm Domestic 81 rs.