The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-30

NeNada-t air thursday coIutE III SouOAeIu PoI-
ton.
Utah-Fair Thursday: colder.
Arizona-Rain Thursday; colder
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Thursday;
fresh northwesterly winds.
a. McADIE, Local Forecast Official.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.
NEW YORK, \. y, Jan. 29.-American Sugar
was the feature of the market at the Stock Ex-
change to-day, the stock figuring for nearly $4,000
shares in grand total of 223,500. Sugar rose TO
1882 from 1854 and closed at OS1s. No expla-
nation was forthcoming TO account for the recent
steady improvement in the stock. II is known,
however, that brokers having the confidence of in
soers have been picking up the stock for the past
two weeks. The strength OF the stock had favor
able effect on the general list, which inclined
TO sag early III the day because OF foreign selling OF
81. Paul, Louisville and Nashville ami other stocks
with the International market.
The anthracite coalers displayed great strength
during the early session on the revival OF the
mors that the subcommittee of the presidents APP
pointed at the recent meeting of the mpanies
had reached an agreement as to percentages which
will meet the approval OF the controlling inter-
ests. 1t is said that the Reading and Ontario and
Western are especially favored in the new allot-
ments.
Northern Pacific and Manhattan opened Irregular,
and in he main weak, but later improved. Man
haitian, Burlington and Quincy had better support
than of late and sold higher than for some time.
Chicago Gas dropped 10 6514 from 665s on rumors
from Chicago that AttOrney-General Moloney had
the matter OF consolidation In the last hour the
market strong under the leadership OF Sugar.
Speculation closed strong with prices anywhere
from "a to 2 per cent higher than at the close on
Bonds were strong. The sales footed up 81 621-
threes TO 20, do consol fives Ia TO $3.50 Chicago
and Northern Pacific fves 15S TO 401s, Chicago
and Erie incomes 412 10 Is, Kansas and Texas
skies to 80, Kansas Pacific tours 8 to II, Louis
Vile and Nashville consol sevens 1874 to 1919, ST.
Paul, Chicago and Missouri River fves 112 to
1861, and Toledo, st. Louis and Kansas City
skies certificates to 70.
In Government bonds $1,000 registered tours Of
1907 brought los, and $1,000 tours coupon of
1907, Hale.
grades, s. 3ca2 so; do fair to fancy. So s053 SO:
do patents, So 70G4 Minnesota clear, 50 6O@
%; do straights, $$93 70; do patents, S. FOG
~: low extras, 81 50@2 50; City Mills, SAG
81 40G3 20; supertine. 81 1O62 IS; fine, $2G2 40
southern four-Quet, firm: common TO FAIR extra
four-Firm, quiet, 81 40@2 go. Buckwheat
-four, 81 25.
BUGKWHEAT-4Oc elevator; Ale delivered.
CORNMEAL-Quiet; yellow Western, So 25@
so: Brandywine, 81 55.
RYE-Nominal No. Milwaukee, 47c; I'M
graded Western SIC
BARLEE-Nominal.
BARLEY MALT-Nominal.
WHEAT-Dull, frmer. No. red store and eIe-
vator 7612c; atioat, ISc; + o. b.. 7612@7S12c;
ungraded red, 6s@79c; No. northern. 7414c.
realizing; advanced 1@1$sc with the West and
free local covering, closed at lie over yesterday with
fairly active trade. May and July most active.
7l12c; June and July, Tic.
, CORN-Dull, easier: No. 2, 3614c elevator;
3714c afoat. Options were moderately active, firm
at 14c advance. May most active. January.
FebEq mar and March; S614c; July 1886
spot prices: No. 3, S5e; 10 white White. 1850 ss;
No. white, 25c: mixed western, 2SS26c;
white, state and Western, 26@2sc.
FEED BRAN-60@6212c.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
RYE FEED-65@7Oc
Provisions.
BEEF-Quiet firm; family, $40 5O@11. Beef
hams; quiet, SIS so. Tierced beef, dull; city
extra India meFs. SIS 50G17; cut meats. quiet;
picked bellies, u lbs, 512c; DO shoulders, 51ac
LARD-Quiet: closed firm; Western steam, Sc;
city, 50 4595 so; January, So 95; refined, dull
Continent, 50 %: South America, So so; com
pound. 81 75@51s
PORK-Quiet: mess, $40 1901.
BUTrER-Fancv, steady, ftir demand; State
dairy, 10@l9c; do creamery, 146319c: Western,
creamery, l5@2lc; 90 June. i40I9c do factory
9gl5c; Elsins, BIC; imitation creamery, 13@17c;
CD ESE~Fairly active; firm. State. large. III
@lOc; do fancy, l09l4c; do small, 7$4@10c; part
SKINS 314dt7c.
EGGs-Lower: liberal supply: State and Penn
sylvania, l512@16c: Southern, 14@16c; Ice
house, 12@l312c: per case, $2@2 rs; Western,
fresh, 1412@15c; lined, 13c.
TALLoW-steady: City, 81 3-16@317sc; coun-
coTToSsEED OIL Quiet, steady: Crude,
PC SeliOW prime. ZS12C: 40 on grades.
RESIN-Quiet: common 10 good, 81 60g1 50.
TURPENTINE-Quiet steady; 301a@3lc.
FOTATOES-Qui easy: Sweets. $30Q4.
RICE-Firm; domestic, fair to extra. 3@53zc C;
Japan, 33z G14c.
sEs-Firm; New Orleans open kettle,
good 10 ice, 27(G37c.
CoFFEk-Easy: January % points down: others
unchanged to points down: February Sl2 so;
March, SIP 45@l2 90: May, $l1 goal O5; June,
Sll 20; July, $1l 50Gll 60: Septer Der Si0 9O@
II 10; December $40 so@10 IS. Spot-Rio, dull,
weak No. z. 1890.
sUGAR-Raw. firm: fair demand: fair refining,
332c; centIHugals, SO test, 37sc. Refined, quiet,
nrmc No s; l5-l6c; No; Z, 7-16c: No. 8, 414c;
3-l6c; No ID, 37sc: OF A, 41a95sc mold a,
3-d6c: standard A, 1870; coniectioners A,
1850: cut loaf, 9-l6c; crushed, 3 e-16c:
3-16c. !,
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITs-Aprcots, bags, ga @
PEAcHEs-Peeled, lOl4c; do unpeeed, 41s@
612c. 20
PRUNEs-Four sizes, 5l4c.
RAISINS- Loose MuscaCel 3-crown, 314G315c;
do 4-crown. 49z@5c; London layers, S5@95c
,ALMoNDs-Paper-shell ll1ac; DO soft-shen,
WALNUTs-standard. e1s@7c; co softshel
H0Ps = Easy. state common to choice 3
@9c; Pacific Coast 31a@sc. London market IN
wooL-Firm; fair demand Domestic fleece
1e@22c; pulled, 15@34c; Texas, s@l3c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Quiet; American, sIl 75@l3 so.
CoPPER-rirm; Lake. SlO010 25.
LEAD-Steady: domestic, So 05.
TIN-Firmer; Straits SlS 25@l3 3d. plates,
quiet.
sPELTER-NOminal domestic, 81.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
CHICAGO, I'll, Jan. 29.-The selling OF whea {