The San Francisco call., 1896-01-22
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. n. y, Jan. 2I.-BuSiness at the
Stock Exchange continues dull, the sales to-day
footing mp only 10000 shares. The opening of
the market strong prices in the first half hour
of trading having advanced LOLA per cent. The
rise was based Washington advices that the
outlook for a speedy settlement of the Venezuelan
boundary question had improved. The impress
sion that the new Government bond loan Will be
heavily over-sub scribed also led TO buying
This time. The engagement of s., ,500,0 600 gold
bars for shipment TO Europe announced at
early hour was ignored so far the stock market
was concerned. and the rumorS of heavy ship
ments late in the week also fell fiat.
In the afternoon the industrials and Western
mon ruled weak. chicago Gas fell from 6612 to
64I2 on reports from Chicago that the Secretary
OF STATE of Illinois the advice of Attorney-G Gen
eral Mooney hau refused TO accept the consoda-
tion papers OF the reorganization committee. The
committee backed by the Showalter decision, will
fight the matter Tobacco was feverlsh ranging
between 7712 and 1915, closug at rs bid. West
ern Union sold down 10 81 Is on rumors OF light
earnings and increased competition.
The market closed barely steady. Net changes
snow advances of 14tG3s per cent, Louisville and
Nashville leading. The industrials, however, lost
14al per cent, except for General Electric, which
gained Us per cent Western Union fell 5s per
cent Bonds were frmer. Sales were $685., 900
Atch ison fofrs when issued rose to 1919; 90 sec
ouds, class y certificates, l to 22Ss; Chicago Gas
frsts IA to 9l1a; Chicago and Eastern Illinois
singing fnnd sixes- . TO ia. Ohio Southern tours
1 o %: Western New York and PENNSYLVANIA
general fours, ia TO 45S4, and Wisconsin Central
Grain
FIoDR = Moderate demand, firm: city mills.
S1td4 ~. W inter w neat, low grades, 81 20G
S. do fair to fancy. So 65 q 3 80: do
patents, S3 As a rs; Minnesota clear 81 SO
a 10; low extras, 81 25@2 65; City Mills, So 80
al; DO patents. S4@4 20 Rye mixture So lO0
common to fair extras. 81 1902 so; good to choice
do. 81 90G3. Rye four-More active, steady,
50 40@2 s5. Buckwheat -four, 81 30.
BUCKWHEAT-3Sc
C0RNMEAL-steady yellow Western, 50 ESQ
2 80: Brandywine. 81 25.
BARLEY-Nomtnal; No Milwaukee, 47c; un-
graded Western, 39940c.
BARLEY MALI-Nominal.
WHEAT - Dull easier; No. red store
and elevator, 1ac; afoat, 7234c; +. o. b.. 7214@
7414c; ungreded red. 66@67c: No. 1 northern,
oPtons-7Active, steady; at 18@s8c decline on
realizing; May and July most active No. 2
7O$4c; May, 68JRc June and July, 6S14c
CORN-Firm; No. 2, SO elevator: &c afoat.
Op1fons-Dull and steady at 1sc decline, follow
ing the West and on realizing. May most active.
3634c
oATs-Active, stronger. Options dull. steady;
spot prices No. .. 2414c: No. white, 2534@
No: Chicago, 25l4c; No. 3, 231ac; No s
white do, 25G28c: white state, 25@2Sc
FEED BRAN-6O@621ac.
Provisions.
BEEF-Moderate demand, slO@12. Beef hams,
steady SO so. Tierced beef, quiet firm; city extra
India mess, SIS 00@l7 90; cut meats, frmer;
picked bellies, 712c; do shoulders, &c; do hams,
EARD-Easier: Western steam, Sc: city,
50 90 January s6 90; refined firm; Conti-
nent: So 80; South america, Sc so; compound,
PoRk-steady; moderate demand; mess $40 rs
oil.
BUTTER-Du1: liberal receipts; lower; state
dairy, 16@l9c; do creamery, 15@19c: Western,
creamery, 10000; DO June. 14@lS12c; do factory,
912@l512c; Elgins 20c; imitation creamery, 14@
CHEEsE-Fair demand, firm: State large,
714@814c do small, 7s4@10A; part SKINS,
S14d1c; full skins, 2(d3c.
EGGS-QuIet; steady. State and Pennsylvania,
1s@l9c Southern, l6129l712c lcehouse, 1901 &c;
lined, ! Sc.
TALLOW-Quiet City 37sc: country, 4@416c
COTToNSEED OIL-Slow. firm. Crude, 24IS0
25c; yellow. prime, 2S12929c do OIL grades, 2Sc.
RosIN-Quiet. Strained, common to good,
TIggFKiPlEE6NITIINE-Dull, IgF ilE6II d-, weak; Sl1a@s2c
RICE-Firm, fair demand. Domestic fair to
extra, 3953zc; Japan, 3a4@4c.
CoFFEk-Firm. ao i, 10 10 points down: January.
May, @12 6OGl2 70; September, $ll 70(1ll rs;
December, sll 5o@ll so. Spot Rio, dull steady
;.7 sTGARZRaw, as firm: @ dull; fair refining, sssc;
No. 8 4f i6c 40 No 10, ana 1880: so 20 IL o-lac &C.
No. -, 3 l5-16c; No. IS, 37sc; of a, 415@
confectioners' A, l-l6c; cut loaf 4 s-I6:
crushed, 9-l6c; powdered and cubes, 3-I6c;
granulated, 15-16c.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Apricots - Bags esa
@l2c.
PEACHEs-Unpeeleo, 4sl@S1ac.
PRU NES-4C.
RAISINS - London layers. S5c6$l 25; do
4-crown, 41g@5c: do 3-crown. 314@31ac.
ALMoNDS-Nominal; paper-shell, ll@12c; do
soft-shell 913c.
WALNUIs-standard,n nominal, e5a97c; 90 soft
shell. S12G10c.
HOPS-Quiet, unchanged.
WOOL-Firm, unchanged.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Quiet; American, s11 75@I3 so.
COPPER-Dull; Lake SO 10
LEAD-Quiet; domestic S3G3 Or
diNT9nlet; Straits, Sl3 10; plates quiet.