The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
NEW YORK MARKETS.


NEW YORK, y. y, Jan. S.-war street was
quiet today and more confident tone character
lied the dealings. Prices with rare exceptions ad-
vanced quickly in response TO buying orders and
the supply OF stocks offered AT the higher quota
lions so small that this feature of the spscula-
Ton led TO comment. London buyer of st.
Paul and Louisville and Nashville to cover shorts.
Far more important, however, in bringing about
the restoration OF confidence among sock traders
was the general impression that there strong
understanding among the big bankers and the
Treasury Department whereby the gold reserve
viii be strengthened in case of raid.
no facts were forthcoming to sustain this theory,
but II nevertheless had a reassuring effect. Minor
factors at work were the reduction in the posted
rates OF sterling exchange of u. the decision of the
Delaware and Hudson to maintain the regular
dividend OF per cent during 1895, the compare
live OF money call and the Hight withdraw
as OF gold from the sub-treasury. The refusal of
the clearing house banks TO open special gold ac
counts with clients also had some influence in
favor OF higher prices.
The opening prices ranged from IN to 8 per cent
aud was most marked in the anthracite coaeTs,
the eTauEers IndustTals, Louisville and Nashville,
western mon ana the SouthwesternS. Man
haitian ruled firm until near the close, when it
sold down 3@4 10 ~. The break was due a raid.
Speculation closed quiet ana hr1n- Net changes
show advances OF s6211e per cent. with the an
thractes in the lead. Manhattan lost 212 per cent
On he day. The total sales were l72,6O0 shares.
Bonds were higher. sales footed up S2,10S 600.
Atchison fours when issued rose 1s4 10 741a do
certificates, li2 10 IL: Brooklyn elevated skies,
10 lO012; Ann ArbOr fours, TO IS; Kansas and
Texas seconds. to 5512, do tours, , TO 50; Read
ing first preferred, l12 to 20; do seconds l54 to
do thirds 10 4l2; san ANTONIO and Arkansas Pass,
~ TO 80; =. Louis Southwestern frsts, IA TO
7lI4, and Union Elevated skies, to 100
Grain.
flour Quiet, steady, unchanged. Southern
four-Dull. unchanged. Rye hour-QuIet easy,
So 55a2 80; Buckwheat flour, 81 80.
RUCkW II EAT-3Sc.
CORNMEAL-Dull; steady.
RYE-Nominal.
BARLEN-Nominal.
BARLEY MALT-Unchanged
WHEAT-Dull, easier. with options closing
steady. No. ? red. store and elevator, 6Ss4@s9c:
al lA "a I'd l. .GTtV lns Inl
rel. 65a7$c: 20 nor thern, 65a68sic D-s A'e'
Options advanced 1stG$sc on frmer cables. and
Incs; declined 12G sc foreign selling, weak
West and realizing; rallied 1sc and closed steady
SC under yesterday with fair trade. May
most active No. ?, red. January. 6714c; March,
sec; May 67ss; June and July, &c.
CORN - Duh, hrmer No 2, 3534c elevator;
options were firm, May and January most active.
January, 35$4ci February and May, 3358c July,
OATS-More active frmer. Options quiet. firm
er JanuarJ ana februaTy, Z4ci May. 2412c. Spot
prices; No 2 24l4c; No. 2 white 2514c: No.
chicago, 25i4c; No. 3, 2314@231&c; No. 3 white,
24l4c: mixed Western, 24Is@2o42c; white do
ana white state, 241a@2Sc.
FEED BRAN-57I 2d621ac.
MIDDLINGS-5712g65c. Rye feed, 6O@621a.
Provisions.
BEEF-Dull, unchanged Beef hams, quiet,
80 80; tierced beef, firm. unchanged; cut meats,
lirmfr; picked bellies, 47sc; do shoulders 414c:
LARD-QuieE; firmer. Western steam, SIS 10:
City. So 30; January, SIS 70; refined. dull.
Continent, SO 10: South America, So 40; com
pound, 81 6212G5.
PORK-Steady, unchanged
BlITER-Quiet, fancy, frmer: State dairy,
12@2lc; 90 creamery, 1sG23c: Western dairy
2l12c do factory. l0@l7c: Elgfns, l5c; imita-
ton creamery, 14@19c: rolls. 9Gl2c.
CHEESE-Moderate demand; State large, 7140
loo; 90 fancy, 9s4@lOc; do small, 734@1O12c;
Western small, 9I4gl014; part skins, 31497c;
EGGs-steady. State and Pennsylvania, 20
@26c: southern, 2l@24c; icehouse, 17@2lc: do per
case. S4@4 so: Western fresh, 22G25c; lined,
TALLow-Quet, steady. City, 33lc: country,
CGTToNsEED oIL-Firmer: crude, 24a241ac;
27Iac si-'Oe Z 'g
k0sIN--Dun Strained, common to good
TUkPENTiNE-Qu Quiet; SO14a3Oslc.
POTAI OES-Firm. Sweets 81 so.
NOLASSES-Firm, active. New Orleans, open
kettle. unchanged; choice 27G37c.
COFFEE-Dull: easy down TO 10 points up;
closing unchanged; spot Rio, easier; dull; No. Z,
lac
SUGAR Raw, dull. steady; fair refining 33,sc;
centrifugal, 80 test, 334c. Refined, quiet steady:
1s@1 &c lower; on A, 442G4@sc; mold A, 518c;
5lac; crushed. 5Lac; powdered, 51sc: granulated
47s95c; cubes 5tsc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Apricots-R Bags, 1914
PEACHES-Peeled l5c; unpeeIeo. 5sL0s1hc
PRU NES-Four sizes, 5Is95I4c.
RAISINS-Loose MnscaleI, 3-crown, 3@312c; do
ALMONDS = Paper shell. n@12c; do, soft
shell, 9@91ec
~WALNUTs-standard, elz@7c; 90 soft-shell
HOPs-Quiet Unchanged London market un-
changed.
WooL-Firm; moderate demand; unchanged.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Dull, unchanged.
COPPER-Easy. Lake. SO 9O6lO.
LEAD-Wea k. Domestic, S393 05.