The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

| do preferred Az end National Starch first pre-
ferred 3s4 per cent.
& ota sa es were only l6l, 7e9 shares,
10. OU st. Paul and 92O0 Leather prsferred
Bonds closed firmer. Total sales sl,254, ooo
Denver and Rio Grande first sevens rose ~ 10
1l2; Duluth and Manitoba first skies, l1s to 81;
Lake Shore Consolidated second sevsns. dI9 70
skies. 2 to 81; Pennsylvania four and half, y
TO 1111s; Rock Island coupon frsts, us 70 22S1a,
S71h Reading firsts preferred, fell l1s to 49140
4712; DO seconds, 10 36@Soi4; do thirds, 10
3414 6345s Interna ionaI ana Great Northern
seconds declined s to g..
In government bonds $4,000 coupon tours OF
Of 1907 s9'a Il do at
l1U14al U1s. aud $4,000 coupon tves at 1885.
The tune OF the market WAS firm
Grain.
rLous Steady quiet. winter ;.ncI whess e. lSg lSg
go; do patents, Sd 5O@5; Minnesota clear
So q "a IS: do straights. 8 sog4 IS: do patents
81 4c(95; do paten;s. IS 1O@5 IS: rye mixture
So 25@3 75; superfne, so 4O@S 10: fine. 81 s0@
81 s5@3 As; good to choice do So 45@3 6u. Rye
hour. dull, steady, at $a@S 70.
faio.
BARLEY-ouIet; 2ss4@2sc. c. i. +. Buffalo.
BARLEY MALI-Nominal; Western, 50@60c.
WHE AT-Spot marke dull, frmer. Z. o. b.,
s914c; ungraded red. S7@S913c; No. Northern.
on easier cables foreign selling and realizing
advanced l@17s with the West, fell 1sS14c and
closed firm at 1tIl14 over Wednesday, with falr
trade. May and Decem Der most active; No. red.
January, 9Ossc; March, e2c; May, S93zc; No
vember and December. 9o14c.
elevator: 301ac afioat Options were dun aud
weak at 1s@3s decline. from the West and local
Der, 29sso; December, 299sc: May, s3ssc
oATS-spot dull, hrmer; options dull, tirmer.
2, 24c, 40 white. 26c; No. z Chicago csc; No.
3, 2112c: No. white, 23c; mixed Western, 23@
25c; white do, 2312Go2c
Provisions.
LARp.Quiet firmer; Western steam, 81 %;
City, So 70; December 81 % nominal. Refined.
firm: Continent. 81 80: South American, 81 90:
t P3RKDfirmer. GR n.9 New mess. ss 25es rs.
era aaTE FssePs S aney . West ST.
factory, 7@l2c: klgins, z219@23c; imitation
CHEEsE = Moderate demand; steady. Part
EGGS : About steady. Icehouse. 16@lsc:
Western fresh. 22@2ac; do per case, So ao@5;
TALLoWSQuiet. nominal City. Sssc; country
CoI I1SNsEED oIL-Dull. Crude. 22c; yellow
RTIE-FIrm: fair demand Japan, 41s@41sc.
MoLAssEs.Firm; moderate demand. New
cor FEE-Barely steady; and 10 points down.
November. 50 SO; Decemter. 50 5@9 20: March,
SO 2U@9 l5; Ma SO 2U@9 rs: in y. SO 25@e so;
september, So 80 spot Rio, dull, easy. No. z,
l0c.
sUGAR-Dull, unchanged. on A. 37S@4c: mold
A. $3.50: standard a, 4ssc: confecuoners A, 41zc;
cut loaf. 5c crushed. &C; powdered, 46sc; granu.
lated. 41sc: cubes 1850
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTs-Bags, s@l1c
FEACHLS-UnpeeIed, boxes, 7dec; do peeled
149l5c.
PKUNES-Four sizes. 51sc.
RAISINs = Two crown, loose Muscatel. 4slc:
do 3-crown. 514@53sc: do 4-crown, 534@6s4 ;
do London layers, OIL al so; 90 clusters
81 75@2.
ALMONDS-S Softshell, 9@11c: do paper Il1a@
l21ac; Walnuts, standard, S1a@9c; do softsneII,
9S4@1O1ac.
HOPs-Firm fair demand. Pacific Coast. SO
141ac.
WooL-Quiet. Domestic fleece. 16@23c; pulled
lS@31c; Texas, 7@l2c.
Merchandise
PIGIRoN- Quiet; America sI1@I3
COPPER-Quiet. Lake s11 25dll SO.
Il AD-Firm. Donfslc. OJtdS H.
T1N-Duli. Straits, $13; plates quiet.
eFkLIEk-Firm. domestic "a 25.