The San Francisco call., 1896-01-24
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial,

Financial.
NEW YORK, y. y, Jan. 23.-The railway and
miscellaneous market was quiet again to-day and
the general run of active issues were lower A few
stocks notably Manhattan and Sugar, were strong
and closed with net gains The other prominent is
sues were inclined TO weakness throughout and
lacked support. In the early trading London,
which had been buyer previous days of the
week. turned up a seller of 81. Paul and Louis
vile and Nashville, the result of rumors current
abroad OF an alliance between Russia and Turkey,
which complicates the European political situa-
tion.
Sterling exchange. also strengthened, because OF
an increased demand for Saturdays mail posted
rates for long bills were advanced 12c. This also
affected the stock market adversely. The loss in
prices outside OF the industrialS, however, was
slight. Tobacco was particularly weak stock.
and fell from IS TO 1888 on reports that an an IL
trust bill will be introduced in the Virginia Legs-
lature. sugar first advanced from l035s to lO4
but later returned 10 lO25s@lO3. in sympathy
with the break in Tobacco Leather preferred fell
to 6l12 Rubber 3s 10 2s12 ana General Electric
to 25Ss@26
The weakness of the last named was due to
semi-ofical denials of the recent reports OF work
ing arrangement with the Westinghouse people
Railway stocks were lower, but the decline in no
case exceeded point. Manhatta was stronger
tl1. loI d LoAs tiS past anu on covering OF short
contracts rose TO 4U2 t2 The market closed barely
steady in tone. Net changes showed declines OF
14G1a OUTSIDE Of Manhattan, which gained 15s
per cent. me IndustrlalS, with the exception OF
Sugar, lost Ss92ls per cent sugar gained SIS.
Bonds were irregular but in the main lower.
Sales footed up Sl,335,0O0- Hooking Valley con-
So hves rose 3iy2 10 SS12, Iron Mountain seconds
J 10 l0l, ouisville, New Albany and Chicago gem
oral tives.11a 6S, Reading second preferred IA
10 1917, Reading thirds In TO 1872, and Reading
Certificates fell 10 20 kansas,and Texas secoDds
ia to 1884. Minnesota and ST. Louis consol fves
212 to ga Pittsburs and Western tours ~ 10 "A.
In Government bonds $1,000 OF coupon tours OF
1907 sold at 1O94291lO and $4,000 OF coupon
fves al ll3@ll31s-
Grain.
FLOUR-Steadier: moderate demand. Winter
Wheat low grades. 81 30@2 40; do fair to fancy.
N.
clear. 81 5OG3 Is; do straits, S3d3 40; do patents
50 20@4 ~; low extras 81 3092 so: City Mills,
saga 10; do patents. SAGA 25. Rye mixture, So 40
@3 so; superhne. S2@2 20 sou hern hour-Quie.,
steady; common TO fair extras So 3O92 90: good
81 4OG2 S5 Buckwheat -four, 81 25.
BUCKWHEAT-3SL2 delivered.
GoRNMEA AL-Nominali yellow Western, So 259
BARLEY-Nomlnal; No Milwaukee, 47c; un-
graded Western, 39G4Oc
BARLEY MALI-Nominal.
WHEAT-Dull, easier; No. red. store and
elevator, 72S4 G73c; ntioat, 74@7414c; (. @. b..
633sd161sc; ungraded red 56@76c; No. north
Options advanced 14a3sc on better cables and
foreign buying, fell 7sGlc on realizing and folow-
ing the West, rallied ssc on covering and foreign
buying, closed firm aud unchanged to lac down
with moderate trade: May and July most active.
No. red, January, 7l1sc; February, 7114c;
March, 72c; May, 697sc: June and July 69Ilac.
CORN-Dul., easier; Nc. 2, 3534c elevator; 36s4 c
aioat.
Options dull and 1sG5sc lower on realizing and
following the West, closing firm May most active.
January, 35ssc; February 357sc; May, S5$4c;
OATs-Fairly active, stronger. Options. dull,
Spot prices: No. ., 24ss9241ac: No. white. 20;
No. ? Chicago. 2512c; 40. 3, 2234c; No. 3 white.
224s4c; mixed Western, 2b12c; white State and
FEED BRAN-6O@621Ac
Provisions.
BEEF-Firm, slO@l2 Beef hams, dull, SIS SO.
Iierced beef. quiet, steady, city extra India mess
S15 OO@l7 90; cut meats. dull, steady; picked
bellies, 129l4c; do shoulders, SC; do hams S1s
CSC. ~
LARD-Dull, firmer: Western steam. So: city.
IS 5O January, s5 go; refined, quiet; Cont
neDt, $e 1905 so; compound. "a 1906.
PORK-Dul, steady.
dairy, l6@l9c; do creamery. 15@1ec: Western
creamery, 15@20c; do June. 14@lS S12c: do factory,
SI052G : digins' 2Oc' imitation creamery l3G
CHEESE Fairly active, firm; State large. ia
part SKINS, s14d7c; full skins 2Q3c '
EGGS-Dull, lower; State and Pennsylvania
17@lSc: Southern, l6@1161sc; icehouse I4Gal 511c:
Western fresh, l61a@17c; lined, lac.
IALLoW-Quiet, easier; City, 1850; coun-
coTToNsEED oIL-steady: Crude. 241Sa25c:
yellow. prime. 2S12G29c; do of grades 27i2d2sc.
RosIN@Quiet, steadT; Strained, common 10
TURPENTINE-DulL easy; 3I@3i1zc.
POTATOES-Qniet, steady: Sweets, S2(l4 rs.
KlCE-Steady Domestic fair 10 extra, go
OLASskSZUnchanged
January sls 25is 80; Fesruary SIS To- PoPss Mareb
$I2 s5@lS: May, sl2 6o@l2 co; September
$ll 65@ll 70 Spot Rio, easier, quiet; No. Z. Tsc
SUGAR--Raw, dull, firm; fair refining, 33,sc
centTiugsls So deg. test. 334c. Refined, quiet
steady: No. 6, 43sc; No. z, 43sc; No s.
Lice; No 8, 414c: No. 10. 315c; No. IL
l-l6c; No 12 37sc; No. l3, 8 1916; off A.
e-l6c; mold A, 514c; standard A, sc; con.
fectioners A, 47sc: cut loaf and crushed, 55sc;
powdered and cubes, 514c; granulated, sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUTTS-Apricots, es4@ @l2c.
PEACHES-Peeled 15c: do unpeeied oS1 as lac
PRUNES-Four sizes, 514c
RAISINS - IOndon LAYERS S5c60Sl Ok. dn
41a05c.
ALMoNDs-Nominal; paper-shell, ll@I2c; do,
Boft-shell 9991ac.
soft-shell. S12@10c
HOPS-Dui. unchanged
WOOL-Fairly active; firm UNCHANGED
Merchandise
PIG IRON-Quiet: American Sll 7b6l3 5o
CoPPER-Quiet; Lake. So 1898 1919.
IEAD-Steady; domestic, S3 O211613 IJ5
TiN-Easy; Straits, S13 Ob@i3 10; plates
moderate demand. FS