The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06
NEW YORK MARKETS
Financial.

NEW DIRK. n. Y, Dec. 5.-Stocks were quiet
and irregular to-day. The to;al sales footed up
only 79, 500 shares including TO- 400 Union Pacific,
$500 Chicago Gas and 1900 Sugar The trading
was mainly professional commission-house orders
being few and far between. The bank statement
was for the better, but it had influence spec
ulation. The statement showed increase in
surplus reserve of 81 ,05 49, gain IN deposi Is
of 81 !, All, 700 and expansion in loans of So,
623,6O0 A new gain in cash OF nearly 81 600 600
reported. Baltimore and Ohio displayed little
more strength, and on buying to cover short COLI
tracts recovered 8 to 16.
Union Pacific the most active stock on the
list and Ia per cent to 1l1a the formation
OF a committee TO reorganze the road. In the n
dustrials Chicago Gas was in sharp demand and
moved up to II. Brokers Intimately connected
with the Flower Brady party were buyers of the
stock, and one firm took 5000 shares n the way
up. Sugar erratic, while Tobacco and otton
Oh were heavy. Cotton Oil TELL 213 to 1912 and
Tobacco lis to rs on lquidations The grangers
trunk lines, Anthracite cOalers aud southwesterns
moved With marrow range. southern Railway
preferred ran OF "a 10 3014 on realizations
The market closed quiet and ir egular in tone.
Net changes show net losses of IS Is per cent,
Tobacco leading: Unto PACING declined l per
cent. 4 he bona marke. was irregular. The tran
sactions footed up Sl,211,O00. Consumers Gas Of
& eat Northern thirds, 112 TO %: and Lake shore
registered second seve ms, ! ~ TO III; Elizabeth,
Lexington and Big Sandy lives ose to 100.
Iron Mountain firsts extension fives 31s 10 l012;
and Lake shore registered f, st sevens, 2 to IL
In Government bonds $1,000 registered ives
sold at 1885.
FLOUR-Dull, steady. Winter wheat, low grades,
81 5(@3 25: do fair TO fancy, So 25@3 so; do
patents, 81 19gS Mi III geSa clear SS 4o9
"a 50@5 so: low extras. 81 logs %; city mills,
50 4O@5 Is; do patents. So 45@5 IS; rye mixture.
50 5u@4; superfne, 50 40@3 80 fine 81 500
95. southern flour. dull steady; common 10 fair
extra, So 05@S 80; good to chic ce do. So 6J@3 80.
Rye -four quIet, steady; 50 S5@3 25.
western, SZ0
2 10.
RYE-Dull: nominal
BAKLEY-Quiet; 2S@2S15c, C. i. +. Buffalo.
MHE AT-spot market Gun 114@l 80 higher
with options, advance choosing business I'm
91lsc.
Options were moderately active and firm
tine, bullisn west and local covering. Mays and
December most active. No. red, January,
9s1sc; March, 9O5sc; May, ssc; July, s38zc:
CoEN-spots dull. frmer. No ., 2s1sc eleva-
Options were auIl and firm at unchanged prices
TO 10 advance, feeling the West. May and De-
cember only traded December, 291sc; January,
291ac; May, SIC.
oATS-spots, dull, steady.
Options dull, irregular, "A up to "A down. De-
cember, 2S12c; May, 25$4c.
spot prices: No. 2 231ac; No. 2 white
251ac: No. 2 chicago. 2414c; No. ), 2Oslc; No
vember VIII e, 23ci mixed Western, zZ@2412c;
white do, Z3@32c
Provisions.
LARp-Dul1. weaker. Western steam, 81 so;
City. So 81; December. 81 05, nominal. Refined,
easy; Continent. S4 45; south American, "a So;
compound. 43s045kc.
PoRK-DuII; easy. New mess. So 25@S rs.
BUTTER = Choice, firm. Western creamery.
15@24c: do factory, 7@121ac; klglns 24c; imita-
ton cream cry, l1@l7c.
CHE sE-ouet; steady Part skins, 31z@7c:
full skins 21s(G3c.
EGGs-Quiet; steady. Icehouse. 1e@22c: West
ern fresh. 22Q24ci do per case, SS@5; lined,
TALLow-Dun: barely steady. City, 31sc:
country, 31s@33sc
CoTToNsEED OIL = Quiet; easy. Crude,
2l1ac yellow prime, 2415c.
RlCE-Firm; unchanged.
MOLASSES-Firm;u unchanged.
COFFEF-Firm; I50D25 points up. December.
SO 20@9 25: January. 81 20: March, SO 5000 80;
May, SO 40@9 So July, So 40@9 65; August, SO so.
spo. Rio quiet firm. No. Z, $40.
SUGAR Firm Sofis, 1sc up. Of A,
z@41sc; mold A, $3.50; standard a, 1890; confec
TONERS A, 414c; cut loaf, sc; crushed Sc; pow
dered, cubes and granuIated 45sc.
Produce.
HoPs-Omet Pacific Coast 3014c.
WOOL-Firm, quiet. Domestic fleece 1S923c;
pulled, lS13lc; Texas 7@12c.
Merchandise.
PIGIRoN-Fa active, firm. American.
t0PPER-ouiet: Lake Sill 25G11 so.
LEAD-Easier. Domestic. 0212
1IN-FiTm. Straits, $12 80; plates, moderate
demand.
kFkLTER-Firm. Domestic, 81 25.