The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
NEW YORh nIAEKEYs.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. Y. Feb. s.-Stocks were unset
tied ana irregular al the opening the street being
disappointed az the small amount of bonds Sc
cured by the Morgan syndicate. This induced
some Of the bulls, whose holdings showed them q
profit, TO realize, and in consequence the market
stated, presented rather ragged appearance for
a time. The offerings were wei taken. however,
and shortly after II O'Clock the selling abated and
the market presented q stronger front than at any
other time OF the week Sugar was the great
feature OF speculation. The stock opened 70 per
10 1l3.
The early break in the stock was considered
scoop, as the same brokers who have been promi-
nent ever since the present upward movement
started in biz buyers at the decline. Tooacco
cropped 10 7512 bounded up 70 -, ana receded to
I6B- Chicago Gas and Distlllers were rrm. Gas
was not affected by the Moioney opinion and Dis
filling and Cattle Feeding moved up about point
on reports of good earnings. Leather preferred, on
the other hand. was inclined 10 weakness, and sold
down TO 671a
The railways, after an irregular opening, devel-
oped great strength, aud any number OF the active
issues touches the best figures OF the week. The
Changers especially prominent IN the dealings
at the higher range. The buying OF these stocks
was due to the magnificent statement OF the
Northvest for the calendar year 1925, which shows
g surplus after all charges and full dividends on
the preferred and per cent on the common, OF
nearly $4,000, coo. The gain in the railway
most most marked in the Changers, Manhattan,
Louisville and Nashville, the lower-priced issues,
In the epeciaIties Consolidated Gas rose 1 to
159. Pullman Palace "A 70 1bOS4, oregon Short
about the highest figures OF the day and week.
Sales were lb1 300 shares.
Bonds were active and strong. Transactions
aggregated se73.oO0. Fort Worth and Denver
CITY SKIES rose 70 SO, Ohio Southern skies 70 TO
3 70 "a Rock Island debenture fives l1a 81 and
Western New York and Pennsylvania general
In Government bonds ssOs.ooO coupon fours OF
1925 brought l16129ll6s4.
& rain.
FLoUR-Firrn, dull, steady. Winter wheat, lower
rsee g Sos &c oa far M 70 Minnesota fnnsy % csa
50 70@3 so; do straights, $Sg3 5O; do patents
50 3s@4 co. low extras ~ 2t S9gsi so cy K Mills
ture 81 lOa3 30 superhne. 50 1OtG2 75 fine. S2@
65. southern fionr-cnet, steedy; conm9n to Ialr ian
Rye fiour-QuIei, steady; 81 4O@2 30. Buckwheat
nIstf BnGk WVHEAT-4oc elevator; Ale delivered
coRNMEAL-ouiet, steady; yellow Western,
RYE-Nominal. No. Milwaukee, z7c un-
ssS BARLEY@Nominal No Milwaukee, 45c de.
nvered; ungraded Western 3S12@45c.
BARLEY MALr-Nominal
WHEAT-spot firm. No. red store and
elevator, sl1E@s2c: aioat, 8S14@s313c; I. o. b..
s2s4@s51ac; ungraded red, 7O@65c; No. north.
optio9s were weak and declined 1Jsoassc wit,
the West and on local realizing, rallied 2s@5sc on
the increased weekly shipments and forei,n buy
ing, fell 1sc and closed weak al 3sQ14c below yes
teruay with dull trade. May and July mosl
active. No. 2, red. 751sc: March. 761sc; May
V3Tsc; June and July. 1880.
S7Ac atoat.
Options were moderately active at 1ac decline
with only switching trade and no features. July
and May most active. February, S7ci May, 36szc
June, SIC; jury, 81 Zsc
oATS-Spot dull strong. No. q 251Ac; No
white 261zc: No. 2 Chicago 261zc: No. 3. 2412c
no white, 2615c: mixed Western, 2o1sq261ac
white 40. 261ezGzSc; No. white STATE 261a92Sc
Options easy, dull. February, 2514c: March
251zc; May, 2634c.
Provisions.
BEEE-Dnli, steady; family, $l0@12; extra
mess, 81 5OgS. Beef hams, quiet, sis 3d. Terced
beef, steady; city extra India nlefs, $1b@l6 cul
meats, quiet, steady picked bellies, IL lbs, 514c
BID; DO shoulders, 4sz@3c; do hams 81z@SsAc.
LARD-Quiet nominal: western steam, So S5;
city, $5 80; May, IS 95 Refiued, quiet; CONT
nent. So 10; 5. A, So 80: compound, 81 70.
POfK-Sieady; mess $40 7dtGSi1
BUTTER-Moderate demand; Western cream
cry, lS@lsc; do factory, 9@l2c; Elgins, lee; inn.