The San Francisco call., 1896-05-02

that the exchange there was closed according TO
the custom on May day The gold shipments
naturally occaSioned considerable comment AT
one time it was stated that $1,700,00O would be
forwarded, but at the close of the day 1t was stated
amounted to SI,450,OOO According to good au-
thority, however, only $l,200,000 will go. Specu-
laton closed steady In tone. Net changes show
declines of 1s034 per cent outside of tobacco,
which fell 212 per cent. Sugar, st. Paul, North
western and Western Union gained 14@5s per
cent.
The bond market was dull and firm The sales
footed up 100000 Chicago Gas hves robe "A to
1914; Hooking Valley Consolidated fives, 1s4 to
S534; Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western exten-
sion fves, 10 1857; st. Joe and Grand island
skies certihcates 10 4412; Northwest extension
u bonds $4,000 soapon, iSgFs o6a 2,
registered fours of 1907 at 1895.
Grain.
FLoUR-Unchanged, dull. easy. Southern -four
unchanged. easy. Rye -four dull, easy, unchanged.
and barley malt unchanged.
WHEAr-Quiet, easier with options; Z. o. b.,
1880 TO arrive; ungraded red, 70@Soc' No
Northern, 721sc TO arrive.
Options were moderately active. and closed weak
s465lc decline. following the West with good
weather reports and free. local liquidation. July
and May most active No. red May and July,
1855; september. 697sc: December 7l12c
options were quiet and steady at unchanged
prices to 3sc decline with the West. July ami May
most active. May, s53sc; July, sec; Septem-
per- 3714c
Options-DuIi, easier: May. 237sc; July. 24c.
Spot prices: No. q 25c; No white, 26c; No 2
Chicago, 26c; for No. 8, 231ac: No: Swhite, 24$49
25c: mixed Western, 25@26c; white do and white
State. 26G2Sc
EFbBTBRasE54gbssss.l TFbB 5RASJSs3a@s29sc
RHE-Feed, b712@6Oc.
Provisions.
BEEF-Duli, unchanged.
LARD-Quiet, stronger: Western steam, S5 90;
city, 81 SO; May. $5 10; Refined. slow; continent,
(. pOnnd
4Ssc
PoRK-ouiet, steady. unchanged.
@15c: do creamery. lO@l5c: Western dairy
7@l1c; do creamery, 11@1sc: do held. 9@11c,
do factory; 79l0c, Elgins' l51a9l6c; imitation
CHEESE-Moderate demand, unchanged.
EGGS-Quiet, Irregular; State and Pennsyl-
vania, 119l11ac; southern, 9ae1ac; Western
TALLoW-Quiet, lower; city, 3 5-1ec; country.
C0TToNsEED oIL-steady. quiet, unchanged
R0SIN[Qniet, firm unchanged.
TURPENTINE-Stead quiet. 1884 6D29c.
PQTAToEs-old quiet: new fair demand.
RICE Unchanged.
M0LAS -ES-Firm, unchanged.
COFFEE Unchanged TO 10 points down.
May, Sl2 SIS: June $12 65: July, S12 4O012 as:
AugustS11 50@ll 60; September. Sll 20: Decem
No. z, 1876.
sUGAKSRaw. firm, dull; fair refining, sac; cen
trifugals, SO test 414c; refined, quiet, unchanged
Fruit and Produce.
CAI1FORN1A
ALMONDS-Nominal.
PRICOTS-Bags, S12@12c.
PEACHES-Peeled, 2 ib, 10@l2c; do unpeeled,
5GS12c.
PRC NES-Four sizes. Sc
sINs-London layers, e0e@si; do s-crown
muscatel 3s4C94c
wALNU1sS Nominal Standard, 6I9@7c; DO
soft-shel S1aG1l0c.
HoPS-Dnll, unchanged; common to choice.
2126Sc: Pacific Coast. 215@7c-
MooL-steAdy, unchanged: domestic fleece, IS
92lc; pulled, 15@SSc; Texas 7@71Sc.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Moderately active; firm.
CoPPER-Quiet: Lake. $40 rs.
LEAD-Quiet: domestic S3 O5.
T1N-Dull: straits, $13 S0@l3 40: plates, fair
demsnd.
SPLITTER domestic, 81 O594 10