The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. y. Y, May l6-The dealings at
the Stock Exchange were unsteady to-day. only
100, 600 OF stocks being dealt in. Stocks
opened rather heavy on offerings by profes sonal
operators who fear Cuban compiled tons and a
continuation of the effiux of gold. The uncertainty
regard ing he position of Mckinley on the cur
by the bears. notwithstanding the prep Jrder-
ance in bearish sentiment the decline in prices,
except in rare instances was confined 10 frac.
ons. Mani suffered the creates, loss fall
Ing from 1852 TO l0eH, and lacked support
weaker. Leather Preferred and TOBACCO we're
firm.
Business in the standard railway issues WAS ex
tremely light st. Paul the most active out
side of Manhattan Commission houses were with
out orders and London firms ala little or nothing
Even the bucket-shops complained, and some of
the proprieiors have decided to cut commissions
Speculation closed weak for Manhattan and barely
steady for the general list
gated 100000 Baltimore and Ohio fves rose 2
TO 9S12: Western New YORK and Pennsylvania
firsts u to ZOE: oregon Short Line sizes cerif
S S7ts "a to ilz'S and do consolidated hve' u to
Grain
FLoUR-Dull. easy: Winter wheat low grades
81 50@3 90: do fair to fancy, 81 65@3 IS; do pat
ents, SIS 9O@4 20: Minnesota clears. 81 50a3 is:
straights, 50 COOS 80; 40 patents. So z5@4 50:
low extra: 81 20G3 90; city mills, 81 1904 20; do
patents, 81 30@4 SO: rye mixture, 81 5O@3 30.
superfne 81 OO@z 35: fine, 81 OO@92 80. South
as 90; good to choice. So 0o@3 80. Rye -four,
quiet, steady; 81 40G2 So. BucGwheat -four, 81 ~.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
CoRNMEAL - Quiet, easy; yellow Western,
81 0542 10: Brandywine, 81 Is.
RYE-Nominai; NO. Western. 4044412c.
BAkLEY-Quiet; ungraded Western. o8G41c.
Harley MALI ominal; Western. 4S@53c.
WHEAT-Dull; 1sCa14c lower; f. o. b. 76c 10
rive; ungradeu red, 6o@D11c; No. Northern, II &c
options closed weak at 1sG3sc decline Gu easier
cables, lower West ana loeai realizing. July
most active. No. red, May, e91sc; June and
July, $500; September, eS1zc: december, 7O14c.
afoat.
Options were dull and weak at JsC9s4c decline
ionowlng the West and on local realizing. sep
Temper and July most active. May, 3514c: July,
35s4ci September, 36Zsc.
DATS-Sieady.
Options steady. May and July. 2416c.
spot prices: No. 2. 243zc; No. = white 261Ac:
NO; .. 2as4c: No 8 white 254ac; mixed Western,
FEED BRAN-571s@e21sc
MIDDLIN GS-65@7Uc.
RYE-Feed, easier, 65c.
Provisions.
BEEF-Quiet: extra India s76S beef hams
quiet, $l4 b0@15; tierced beef slow; extra India
mess, $13G15 cut meats quiet, uncEanged: bellies.
picked z pounds, Age; do shoulders, 4Lac; do
hams, 9(g912c.
LA RD-Steady; " estern steam and May. 81 SIS.
city, 81 rs. Refined quiet; South American SO so;
com pound, 41sc
PokK-Quiet, weak; old mess, IS 1903 rs; new
mess, SO 25-
dairy, s0D151ac: do creamery. 11G16c: Western
dairy, 7Gdl1c; DO creamery, 1lGl51ac: do held.
9@llc; do factory, 7td1Oc; Elgins, 1512c; imita-
ton creamery, 91aG1Zc.
CHEESE-Quiet; new, easy: State large. new
61a@8c; do new 614GS1ac: do small, old 41s
full Skins, 2@21zc-
EGGS-Steady; state and Pennsylvania 1O1s@
llc southern. SdS12c: Western fresh. 9@l012c; !
DO per case, 81 25@2 10.