The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
NEW YORK MARKETS.
financial.


NEW YORK. y. y, Jan. 22-While business
at the Stock Exchange showed no material i'm
provement in volume, the undertone OF the mar
ket was distinctly better. The advance in prices
the direct result OF advises from London indi-
eating peaceful solution of the Venezuelan ques-
ton. London became buyer of stocks which led
10 an advance OF anywhere from II to 134. In the
case of General Electric the stock influenced
by rumors from Boston that the old deal with the
Westinghouse was on again. The stock rose to
2714, the best for long time. Tobacco and Chi
CRgo Gas were weak at one time, Tobacco falling
10 76Ts from 70 and Chicago Gas 10 63Ts from IS.
The decline in Tobacco was attributed TO the
closing or the transfer books, for the annual cleo
tIou practically wiped out the premium so far as
borrowing purposes are concerned. The refusal of
the Secretary of State OF Illinois 10 accept the
reorganization papers of the Chicago Gas people
weakened this stock. After an early and sharp ad-
vance the railway list dropped into dullness and
the market for these specialties continued quiet
until the last half hour of business, when num-
Der OF buying orders made their appearance.
Nickelplate stocks were the features at this time,
the common rising ia, second preferred to 20
and the first preferred S5s to 80.
This rise was due TO the declaration of per
cent dividend on the first preferred stock. Specu-
lation closed strong and with prices 14@12 per
cent higher on the day. Total sales were 152,UO0
shares.
Bonds were irregular. Sales footed up 81 .O94 600.
Atchison seconds, class A certificates rose 112 to
2312; Chicago and Erie frsts. TO 10S; Colorado
Midland cousol fours certificates, IA 10 2114;
SIS; Ohio Southern SKIES fell l to 50; Chesapeake
and Ohio general four and a halls, TO 49, and
Hooking Valley consol hves 2 to Sc.
Grain.
FLoUR-Firm and fairly active; city mills,
s4@4 TO- Winter Wheat low sF grades 81 25
patents, So as a rs: Minnesota clear. So SO
g 0 do do straits $ ssgS SsS So 81 do % Patsns M.
O.; do patents, SAGA Is. Rye mixture, So 109
20; supertine. S2@2 20. southern flour-Steady
common TO fair extras, So 1902 so; good to choice
do. 81 90G9. Rye hour-Quiet, steady 90 40(0
2s5. Buckwheat -four. 81 20.
BUCkWHEAT-3S12c elevator, 3912c deliv-
cred; 3934@4Oc for February.
CORNMEAI,-SteadY; yellow Western, 81 25@
30; Brsndywine, 81 %.
RYE-Nominai.
BARLEY-Nominal; No. Milwaukee, 47c; un-
graded Western, 39040c.
BARLEY MALT-Nominal.
WHEAT-Dull, stronger; No 2 red. store
and elevator, 73c; atoar, 14l4c; +. o. D.. 6s9
options were fairly active at 11ac advance on
irmer cables foreign buying, higher West and
local covering; May and July most active. No. 2
red, 7114c for January; February, 7l14c; March,
CoRNEFirm, dull; No. 2, 3614@961ac elevator;
3714@371a afloat.
Options were dull and firm at 1s@asc advance.
May only traded in January 36$sc; February,
oATsEQuet, frmer. Options, dull, firmer.
January, 24ssc: February, z4ssc; May, z5c.
No. 3, 2534c; No. white, Z4s4c; mixed West
eEn, 2412@2542c; white do, 2592sc; white State.
FEED BRAN-sO@621ac.
Provisions.
BEEF-Firm, s1O@12 Beef hams, dull, s15 So
Tierced beef, quiet, steady, city extra India mess
$l6 OOgl7 90; cut meats. unsettled; picked
bellies, 12@l4c; do shoulders, sc; do hams, s11a
@9c.
LARD-DuI, weak: Western steam. SIS 90: city
$5 So January, IS 80; refined, quiet; Cont
ss75SS. ss"ii 40 'Ou'H AHsf''A' 90 0O' COMPOUND
POkK-Steady
BUTTER-Quiet; liberal receipts: lower: State
dairy, 16@l9c; do creamery. 15@19c: Western
911Ml b1aC. ElgiuS. 2OC. Initiation
CHEEsEEFrm; State large, 71A@s14c; do
small, 7s4@lO14; part SKINS, 314@7c; full
EGGsgsteady, quiet State and Pennsylvania,
1S@l9c: Southern, 61aG171 12c; Icehouse, 1561l &C.
lined, I5c.
TALLow-Quiet, City. 37sc; country, 4a41sc.
CoTToNsEED oIL-Quiet, steady. Crude, 2411z
@25c: yellow, prime. 2S1ac; do of grades, 26c.
RosIN-Dull. Strained, common to good
TURPENTINE-o Quiet. steady: sl1a@32c
PoTAToES-Steady Sweets, S2fG4 rs.
totFEE3oqis{ sasi dun, to 20 points down;
March, Sl3 GO; May, $l2 6O@12 55; September
Sll 60 Spot Rio, dull steady; No 7, lac
ce5Tars. s ee au s Fm ebs5 F refining rsr Ssc
grades higher: No 6. 43sc; No. Z, 43sc; No. g.
l-l6c; No 8, 4l4c; No. 10, 4 3-16c; No. IL
s-l6c; mold A. f614c; standard A, SC; con
fectioners a, 47sc; cut loaf and crushed, 55sc;
powdered and cubes, 614c; granuiated, sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUTrs-Apricots, 9s1 @sRc.
PEACHES-Peeled 1895. 15c: do unpeeied 1895
os4@S12c; unpeeled 1894, 51297c.
PRUNES-kour sizes, 514c.
RAISINS - London LAYERS. S5c6Sl O5: do
4-crown, 4@5c: 3-crown, 314631zc
acknowledgement, l1Gl2c; do, soft-shell
9d912c.
MALNUTs-standard, e1z@7c; 90 so,t-shell,
612dl0c.
HOPS-Dull unchanged.
WOOL-Firm, unchanged.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Quiet; American. slI 750l3 So
COPPER-Steady: Lake. SO 75Go S7Ls
LEAD-Firmer; domestic, S3012G305s
TIN-Steady; Straits Sl3 15@l3 90; plates
quiet.
sPELTER-Nominal; domestic, 81.