The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-05
NEW YORK MARKETS.


NEW YORK, y. y, Jan. 4.-Firmness was the
chief characteristic OF the opening trading Of the
stock Exchange to-day London, much TO the
surprise OF the street, view OF the developments
in South Africa. bought moderately q its favor
ties, and cable advices reported unifonn gains in
American securities abroad. Prices here rose
14G1ls per cent, Louisville and Nashville leading
the railway list with sales up % HISS Tobacco,
which the feature OF the market at the close
Yesterday, gained u per cent, selling at S41a.
The strength OF the market however. was shorI-
lived, and before the expiration OF the first hour a
selling movement set in. which carried prices
down anywhere from y to > per cent.
Jersey Central, however. LOST 355 and Tobacco
3ls. Lake Shore fell =, to 1899; Leather pre-
ierred ,, 10 6015: Manhattan 1Ss, TO 1Ol; Bur
675s; Rock Island lis to 65is: Northwestern
IA, 10 IS; Canada Southern a. to sag; Kansas
and IeNAs preferred s, 10 244s; pelSware and
Hudson 1Ss, to 1925; Reading 11s to 27s:
General Electric / Is, 10 %; Louisville and Nash
vile Is TO fSl4, and Western Union Is, to 1915.
The decline in the market was due primarily TO
the delay in announcing The bond issue and yesIeT-
days debate in the Senate, which Is lot reassuring
50 lar as NaI street IS concerned tepor5s OF
friction IN the bond syndicate had disturbing
ehect on the market The drop in Tobacco was
ATTRIBUTED 10 seHlng OF stock bought on the break
after The passage OF the dividend. Since that time
the stock has advanced over 20 points Leather
preferred was sod on the reeraion OF the reports
about The passing OF the dividend.
The market closed weak a the lowest point
OF the day Iotal sales were 1870 shares.
Bonds were weak. Sales We're 1927 900. Atchi-
son touIs ieH TO s4s4; Bro9dway and seventh
preferences, 13& TO 1915; do twos, l$s TO 67s; do
fhreeS. ! TO 4: do general mort tours, ! TO
IT22<, and Wabash firsts, 1S+ 10 1903.
' train.
FLoUR-Dun. steady, unchanged. Southern
hour-Dull; steady. Buckwheat hOnr, 81 so;
CoRNMEAL-ouiet; steady.
BARLEY AND BARLEY MALT-Unchanged.
WHEAT-Spot market fairly active; frmer.
Nc red, store and elevator 7014c; afoat.
SIC: No. ! northern. BsI4c.
Options were fairly active and firm at s4c ad-
vance No 2, red January, 6I1lsc; May, 6714c;
C0RN@Spot dull, hrmer No. ., 345sc elevator,
8355c ahoat; January 345sc; February S46sc;
O1Ts-sspot dull: firm. options dull: nominal.
January 23i &C; February, 2312c May, 24c. Spot
No. Chicago, 24L4@24Iac 40. 3, white 231zc;
mixed Western, 251492412c; white state and
Nes- ern, 24927c.
Provisions.
LARD-ouiet; weak. Western steam, SIS 70
asked; January, 50 S.; refined, dull. Continent,
s. los. \. So 40; COMPOUND. S45s@5
FORk-Quiet mess, SO sag 20.
BUTTER-Fancy, firm; unchanged.
CHEESE-Quiet; unchanged.
EGGs - Light receipts; firm; state and
leG2Qc do case, 50 1894 25; Western fresh,
TALLoW-steady. City, 3s4c; country, 8zsa4c.
COTTONSEED OIL-Quet; unchanged.
ROSIN-Dull; unchanged
TURPENTINE-U nchanged
TATOES-Quiet; unchanged.
RICE-Firm; unchanged.
MOLA SES-Quiet: unchanged.
COFFEE-Easv, unchanged 10 10 points down.
January, sl9 9Oal3 35 February, SIS IO@l8 is;
March, SIS lO613 Is; September 81 1901 SIS;
spot Rio dun; easy; No. 7. 14l4c.
SUGAR-Raw, firm; dull; fair refining, 33sc;
centrifugal, SO test, 3$4c. Refined, quiet; firm;
unchanged.
Fruit and Produce
CALIFORNIA FRUITS: Apricots-Rags, 1O14
dl2c.
PEACHES Peeled, 15c; unpeeied 5sL0s1Sc.
PRUNES-Four sizes. 3 s05I4c.
RAISINS-Hondon layers s5c@s1 %; do Loose
ALMONDS = Paper shell, I9I2c; do, soft
shell, 10G101Rc
WALNUTs-standard, 61a@7c; DO soft-sher
slA6l0c
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Quiet. unchanged.
COPPER-Dull. Lake. $40.
LEAD-Easy Domestic, So 071@a3 10
TIN - Firm. Straits, Sl2 9OdI2 az. ntata.
dull. P1f''eS'
sPELTER-Nominal. Domestic 81 6D