The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

.portant say Is to s4 per cent. The stock named,
however.ro rose 12 TO 14S1a, aud commission-houses,
especially those connected with the sterling ex-
change syndicate, were more bullish in their
views, at least so far as the Investment issues
concerned.
Between IL and 12 o'clock this morning all the
bulls were inclined to take profits ana their offer
1ngs brought about decline of Ola per cent and
1s@l per cent in the usually active list. Nianhat
tag was weak throughout and fell ! 11a to 80 on the
old reports that the statement for the June quar-
ter Will be unfavorabe aud that the dividend rate
VIII De reduced The statement referred to will
not be filed until some time in August, and the
dividend matter will not come up for two months
or So The grangers were Influenced in the closing
hour by the reported decentralization in rates at
me west, but the bulk of selling was for profess
sional account
Speculation closed weak in tone and generally
70 TO l3s per cent lower the day. Lake Shore
gained "a per cent and Consolidated Gas per
cent. minneapolis and st. Louis frsts prefe rred
brought 81 against 81, the last previously re-
ported sale. otal transactions were 66,700
shares share including 2S,lO0 sugar. 90 st. Paul and
Bonds were firm. The sales footed up $e1S .O00
os G to to @ DO
Pacific first lives certificates, 8 IA to 391a; Iron
Mountain general consolida ed ives, / 10 20:
southern Railway fves, l 70 s21a; Denver and
Gull consolidated fves, to 291a.
FLOUR-Steady, unchanged Winter wheat, low
grades, So so: do fair to fancy, So 40@S 40:
80: do straighss. sz sOa3 20; 40 patents.
$S 1904: low extras, 81 7O@2; city mills. 50 90;
do d 81 patents. 81 1904 80: rye mixture 81 400
ern flour, dull and steady common to far extra,
$2e2 80; good to choice 40, 81 60@2 80. Rye
RNMEAL-D Dull; yellow Western, 81 15@
2 10.
RYE-ouiet; Western. 3sc I. o. b.
BARLEY-Dul; 40 pounds, 531zcf 4. o. b.
BARLEY MALT-Dull; Western, 4S@53c
red 5sdsc TmfE To N SoTtbern
Options advanced 3s@4ac with the WesC, fell
14@ssc on foreign sellng, closing steady at $50
nrlxv nCoIfr ID
Der and December most active August, 6315c;
September, 64ssci October, 651sc; December,
CORN Dull; firm: No. 2, so5sc elevator; 81 ssc
afoat
Options were dull and closed firm at 1sc ad-
vance; september and october only traded in.
August, 301sci September 5O5sc: october Sic.
0ATS-Dull. firm.
Options frmer, dull. August 22szo; Septem-
Spot prices: No 2. 23c: No. 7whIte. 251ac: No.
2 Chicago. 24c: No g. 22c No. 5 white, 241ac :
mixed Western, 24@25c; white do, 25lS0c; white
State, 25@30c.
Provisions.
LARD-Flrmer, dull Western steam closed at
S3 80 asked; city, $S 10: September, SO 55: re-
fined, steady: continent So 80; south American,
"a 90; compound, 334@4c.
PORK : Firm. Cid mess, 81 25@7 So; new
BUTTERoSteady. fair inquiry: Western dairy.
99l2c; do creamery, 1l12@15c; do factory. So
CHEEsE-Quiet. steaoy, Part skins. 2@5c;
full skins, 1011 12c.
EGGS-Steady, duh. Western fresh, 11@121hc;
do per case. 81 26@3
TALLOW--Easier. City, Sc: country. 3031sc.
COTTUNSEED OIL-Quiet, steady Crude, 190
zoe; yellow, 221a@23c.
RICE Dull, steady. Domestic, 3@534c; Japan
4@414c.
MoLAssEs-stea quiet. New Orleans 27@
SIC
CoFFEE-steady. August, 10 up: others un-
changed 70 down; August, $40 o5@10 %; Sep
tember. SO 6D@S9 rs; October, SO 25@9 80; De-
Gem Der, 5000 05; March, 50. Spot Rio, dull, easy
No q, 1l12@l1s4c.
sUGAK--rlaw quiet; firm. FAIR refining. Sc:
eentrifueals, 3ss@3 7-16c: refined quiet
1rm. No. 6. 414c; No. z, 3l6c; No.
8, 41sc; No. 9, 1-16c; No. TO- 4c: No IL.
15-I6c; No. 13, 1890: off A, 4 5-l6@412c;
mold A, &c: standard a, 434e: confecnoners A,
45sc: cut Loaf, 53sc; crushed. 53sc: powdered,
DC; granulated, 4s4c; cubes, SC.
Fruit and Produce.
RA1SINS-Two-crown loose Muscatel, 3s4 14c;
do three-crown. 6@514c: do iourcro 51ac; do
London layers, $l@l 90; do London clusters,
81 25@1 40.
APkICOTs-New. s@sc.
HoPs-steady; State. common TO choice, 2@
71ac; Pacific Coast, 3@51zc.
WOoL-Quiet easy; domestic fleece, 16@22c;
pulled, 15@33c; Texas, 7@12c
Merchandise.
ZIG IRoN-Steady, quiet; American. $40 ESQ
u 80.
COPPER-Dull; lake. $40 750l1
LEAD-Quet; domestic 81 9062 96.
11N-Firm: STRAITS, &13 40@13 so.
PIiATES-Quiet.
sPELTER-Quiet; domestic, So eo@A 80.