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

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Financial.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Feb. I.-Speculation at the
Stock Exchange to-day was quiet and in the main
firm. Ar the opening the market was weak for a
time on London selling. Local opera. ors also
sellers 10 moderate extent, the belief having pre-
vailed in certain quarters that the passage OF the
free-silyer bill would have an adverse influence.
The selling, however, was not important and the
decline slight. Shortly after the opening the
market began to improve, and under the leader
ship Of General Electric, Sugar Tennessee Coal and
Iron Iron and ne gransers' an advance OF "A to per
General Electric scored the greatest gain. going
up from % 10 81 The rise in the stock was que Id
the revival Of the report that the company had
secured contract 10 furnish the Manhattan Com
say that al there is to the story is that the Electric
Storage Battery Company VIII make an expert
ment Oh the Thirtl-fonrth street branch within
the next three months. Union Pacific rose a "a
8; sugar, 1 10 10l1s: ST. Paui SIS 10 726s; Rock
Island, TO 7Oa4 and louisville and Nashville, q
Hearthe close there were sales to realize profits
and prices ran on "A 10 per cent. Boston was q
a5emeng of earnings. Net changes show gains
of "A 10 IA per cent. Burlington lost 5s per cent
ana Eeadlng and Jersey Central "a each Total
Bonds easier. The sales footed up $4,000
Kansas and Texas seconds fell l1a TO SO; Missouri
Pacific consol SKIES. 80: Northern Pacific con,
sol nyes ! TO Sfs4; DO collateral trust skies, to
81; Reading first preferred. 10 S5: do seconds
IN Government bonds $1,000 registered fours
OF 1925 brought ia, and 100000 do coupons
r ]s1A- Grain.
FLOUR-Firm; quiet. Winter wheat low
Eraaes, 81 so@2 go; do fair TO fancy. 81 s0a3 so:
20; & DO los st[aignts sS@S g. & ~; Cd do patents So 2o@
4 20: do patents, S4 25@I 20. Rye mixturs'
50 40@S 20; superfine, 81 1otd2 65 fine S26l2 40
ulheTn n n0urmoaiet n0 ffn common 70 lar extra
-four : Firm, quiet; ~ 40 q 30. Buekwheai
BGGk EAT-40c elevator; Ale delivered.
81 2sg2 go: Brandywine, 80 55.
graded Western, SIC.
BARLEY-Nominal.
BARLEY MALT-Nomina
nominal. No. red. store and elevator, 6OIsd
graded red, f3@s3c: 10. northern. fo1A lsTo1Sc.
Options opened firm and excited with prices ad-
vanced 16q2l4c On decidedly higher cables, large
covering; declining 149ssc ON local realizing and
foreigB selling closing firm at 114c over yesterday
May and July most active. No. z red, February
741Ac; March, 75@7514c; May, 731sc; June and
c5okN@Dull. frmer; No. 2. se1sc elevator
S71kc afoat. Options dull ana firm az sac
advance or firmer cables higher West and follow
ing wheat. May most active. February, 37c
OATS = Duh, irmer. Options frmer, dull
s e. sc xhs @sy s se Nop?! Ghssso Bss N2
No 3. 24c: No. white. 2si4e; mixed Western
FEED BRAN-6OG621ac.
rye K1PihiE62esss9i6c fEE6zssS9dcs 6c''
Provisions.
BEEF-sleady. quiet; family, $40 5o@ll; Bee
extra India r1eFs. SIS 5O@SIT; cut meats firm
nrm; picked bellies, II lbs, 5lac; do shoulders
tARD-Quiet.' nominal; Western steam. SO
city, S4@5.
BUTTER-Quiet. weaker; state dairy, loo lS1ac
do creamery, 1441Tc: Western, creamery, 12@15c
factory, sGI}c; EIgins, 1sc; initiation Creamery
12@l6c: rolls; 919@1S19c.
6l0c; do fancy, ie@14c; do small, 7s4@loc; par
EGGs-sTeady:. State and Pennsylvania,, !5e
Southern, 1Sla@14c; icehouse per ca. e, 81 SOC
8 25; Western. fresh, 14@l41ac; lined, per case
T1LIow-q Quiet: City. 81 s-1e@sl 9sc; coun
REsfNvouiet easy; strained common to good
= tTTUyRfsPGSfiNE-DulL Tyfsp SSffTii easy; so@so1sc.
P0TAT0Bs-Quiet: Sweets, SSa4.
RICE firm: domestic, fair TO extra, 3@5szc
MoI AssEs-FIrm New Orleans open kettle
gSs g is Ia@sE steady to points
down. March. $l2 45@12 so; May, Sl1 75@
II so: June. 81! SO; July, 81 As; September
;i, suGAR.Raw. dull arm; fair refining. Sac
sesRs oeaTiusss No e:f i5lse ' No ehpsa 7iss fis
10 g. 434c No; ,ss' o. o,s. sie; No No. Ss o,i 10
41Sc: No. III &C; NO. IL 8 o-lbc: no. ID, 3Iac
of A. 41aG5sc; mold A, 3-16c: standard A
1916; contectioners' A, 1880: cut loaf
s,lSc; cruseee IL s11sc gcgwSGered, a-lsc
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITs-Apricots. bags, 9N@
l2c.
PEACHEs-Peeled,1 14@lbc. dounpeeeo. 41z@
615c.
RAIsINs - London layers, s5@e5c: do clus
ters, 81 250l 40; do 3-crown loose Muscatel, 314@
312c; do 4-crown, 415@5c.
PRUNES-Eour sizes, 51zc.
ALMoNDS-Paper-shell, ll@f2ci do softrshell
71z@9c
WALNUTs-standard, s1a@7c; 90 soft-shell
s1a910c.
HoPs-ouiet steady. State common TO choice. Z
@sc; Pacific Coast, $4,000. London market un
changed.
WOoL-FaIr demand; firm. Domestic fleece
l6@22c; pulled, l5@34c; Texas, 9@I3c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Quiet. American, $lI 1913 so.
COPPER-Firm. Lake. SO 90
LEAD-Quiet- Domestic. SO O5.
SPELTEK-Firn. Domestic, 81.