The San Francisco call., 1896-02-05
NEW YORK MARKETS.

Financial.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. Avail street oper-
Ators to-day took more cheerful view of the sit
uation than for some time. The news from reliable
sources that the Government loan will be largely
over subscribed and that too, at prices considera
bly, above those named by the Morgan syndicate
impaired greater confidence in financial circles
and led to free buying of securities In addition
this, there the highly encouraging report OF
the St. Paul road for the fourth week of January,
showing an increase in earnings of 100000 as
compared with 1895.
The Rock Island statement, with its gain of
nearly $6S,000 for the month of January, was also
better than expected. AS exchange continues to
rule at about the low current yesterday, and
the indications are that considerable gold would be
imported to pay for foreign subscriptions the
Government loan, the bulls had pretty much every
thing their own way. That the market has great
inherent strength was plainly attested by the way
In which it took the break of nearly four points in
nlssourl racine. MS STOCK lell from Z112 10
2Os4 on rumors that receiver is about to be ap-
piled for and that Russell Sage and George Gould
were at loggerheads
These stories were promptly denied and the stock
rallied 10 1888 While IL was on the down grade
the general list held remarkably firm, only frac-
tiopal declines having been recorded outside of
General Electric which ran of 11s per cent. At
the afternoon session speculation developed still
greater strength and sharp advances were recorded
right through the list There was brisk demand
from the shorts and livelier inquiry for the long
account. The Improvement was equal 10 14l31s
per cent. United States Leather preferred rose 31a
sugar 21s st. Paul, Rock Island and Consolidated
Gas 2; Northwest, Burlington and Delaware and
sey Central 1S4 Southern Railway preferred l12;
and Tennessee Coal and Iron 7s. The sales were
$4,000 shares Speculation closed strong In tone.
Bonds were higher. SAles were S1,217,U00 Bal
timore and Ohio fives rose 212 to 971a; Houston
and Texas Central ives, l12 to 1091a; Oregon
Short Line consol fves, ia 10 6O1s: Chicago Gas
and Coke Company first consol skies to 101; Read
ing first preferred, to 1884 do thirds, 114 TO
1885; St. Louis and Southwestern hrsts, l to 73,
and st. Paul, Southern Minnesota skies, ia to
1884; Missouri Pacific thirds fell 2S4 to 10914
do fours ia TO IO1, and do consol skies to 95.
Government bonds a
1907 brought 103; $4,000 do coupons 1870
113M and $4,000 coupon tives, 112.
Grain.
FLoUR-Firmer; more active. Winter wheat.
lower grades, 81 5n@S: do fair to fancy. 50 S5ln
so: do patents IS 90@4 Is; Minnesota clear,
% 70@3 50; do straights sy@3 50; do patents,
81 1904 25; do patents, 81 $500 so. Rye mix
ture, 81 5O@3 so; superfine So 1Od2 rs; fine, $2G
extra. 81 4O@3; good TO choice do, s3@3 80.
Rye fouI-ouiet, firm 50 40@2 50. Buckwheat
BUCKWHEAT-4Oc elevator; Ale delivered.
CORNMEAL-Quet, steady: yellow Western,
81 25g2 40: Brandywine So %
RYE-Noniinal. No. 2 Milwaukee, 47c; un-
graded Western, SIC.
BARLEY-Nominal. No . Milwaukee, 45c de-
BARI BARLEY SYs MAIr0Nominai AL SSsnlT, H072@700
WHEATaDull, firm at 1850 decline with op
tons No req, store and elevator SO34c: afoat
No. northern, Zoe
Options more active and Irregular closing
Ing weak cables and local liquidation. May and
July most active. No. 2, red, February, 1884 C
e ease7 June sSe JULY seIs1Ss 79
S712c afioat. Options were dull and closed weak
at 14@12c decline on local realizing. May most
active. February. SIC; May, Sc l2c; July, 1850.
OATS = Dull. steady. Options dun, easier
February, 25c; March, 251ac; May, 2614c. spot
prices: No. 2, 25c; No. white. 25c; No. Chi
cago.' 26c: No. 8, 24c: No. ) white, 25c;
mixed Western, 25@26c; white, State and West
ern, 26@2Sc
FEED-Unchanged.
Provisions.
BEEF-ouiet, firm; family, slO@12: extra mess
81 50@s. Beef hams. dull, SO so. Tierced beef
quiet, easy; city extra India mess. $l5@l6; cut
shoulders, 5@5i4c: do hams, s1.@sc.
LARD.Lower, quiet; Western steam, s5 90
So 20; s. A, Sc As; compound. s4$4@51
PORK-Easy; mess, 81 l0@l1 l5.
dairy, s@l7c; Western, creamery. 1S9lsc; 90 held
lS@l6c; do factory, s@1S12c: Elgins, 1Sc: imita
tion creamery. il12@lsc; rolls. s@l2c.
1O1lc; do fancy, 1o1lc; do snail small, 7s@1o3@4e @
part SKINS 3146n7c: full SKINS, 11ae53c.
EGGS-Firmer; better demand: State and Penn
sylvanla. l5c Southern, ice; icehouse, pei
case 81 5O@3 so; Western. fresh, l4915c; lined
TALLow-oniet, easy: city. s-1sc; country
{GSodT7T6NsEED o1L-Quiet, weak: Crude. 24@
81 571z@l so.
lORrEN 1lNt-Oull, weak; ZS120GSUc.
PoTAToES-Quiet,e easy; Sweets, $2fe4 so.
RICE-tfrm, fairly active: domestic, fair ex-
'fS MSGsgsEsPPTm Gss s3aPan s4 lg demand, New orean,
open kettle, good to choice 27137c.
COFFEE Barely steady, 5@l5 points up. Febru.
$11 95; May, $1l 604ll 80; June, $ll As; Sep
tember. $40 65@l0 so: December, $40 550lO Ga
spot-Rio, dull, steady: No. Z. 13c.
SUGAR-Raw. firm, active; fair refining, 31ac
eentritugals, So test, s7sc Refined, quiet
8, 316; No 10, 4ssc; No. II, &c: No. IL
1880: No. l3, 3Jsc: off A 7-l664 g. &c;
cut loaf and crushed, 51bc; powdered and cubes
61sc: granulated, 47sc.
Fruit and Produce
CALIFORNIA FRUITs-Apricots, bags, ss4 a
PEACHEs-Peeled. 14@15c: do ounpeeied, 41a@
Bye, 14S
RAISINS - London layers S5095c. do Gins
ters, 81 256l 40; do 3-crown loose Muscatel 31IG
S12c; do 4-crown, 412(G5c ~
ALMoNDS-Paper-shelI,l ll@l2c: do soft-shell
,WALNUTs-standard, e@7c: 90 soit-shell
HoPs-steady. State common to choice. 9
@ec: Pacific Coast, 31z@sc. London market un-
WooL-Fairly active: hrm. Domestic fleece
16Gzzci pulled loCSS4c; Texas, s@l3c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Fairly active. American, s1l 75@
coPPER--Firm. Lake, slO@1o 90.
IEAD-Firmer Domestic. SO 1898 1919.
TIN-Firm. Straits, $l3 60@13 so; plates
sPELTEK-Firm. Domestic. "a
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