The San Francisco call., 1897-02-19
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial

NEW YORK, y. y, Feb. 1s.-Anars at the
Stock Exchange were dull the sales footing up
only l1S.031 shares. An unsettled feeling pre-
vailed throughout The session. The indus,rials
were frmer, while the railway list drifted to a
lower level. There was n steady drlbbling Of the
Changers, although nothing new developed on
which a selling movement could be predicted,
Hooking Valley common declined I5s Is and
the preferred on red at 25, the reported
sale having been at 30. The skies and consol ives
dropped 496 per ceut. Wheeling and Lake Erie
fel 3s TO y, ana preierrel rs TO IN. the low
est figure Yet touched. Among the anthraCiJes
Jersey Central the feature. declining nearly
two points. There was rally of nearly per cent
IN the late dealings. he Gould stocks continued
feverish and Manhattan fuctuated between $50
s634 with the fnal sales at 81. Missouri Pacific
declined 70 and rallied 3s. Sugar rose'to 1l41o,
bu- the i'm provement was afterward lost. The
market close weak. Net changes show losses of
IA TO 21s per cent the coal stocks leading. Amer-
can Spirits and Leather preferred, however
gained i4GSs per cent.
Bonds wete irregular. sales footed up 81. 3l6,
600. Chesapeake and Ohio slxes OF 1911 !;
Cleveland, Cilc nnatL Chicago and st Lou 8 co..
lateral trusts iours Il: Consumers Gas of Chi.
firsts ! IL: rdi a IlIumina ing of New York
consoliia ed tives. IS; Morris and Essex coDso-
lated guaranteed sevens. l; Oregon Short Line
skies, :ss; Richmond and Danvllle consoll ated
si1e'' Hoe, ing Valley issues continued heavy
and reached the lowest points ever touched. The
consolidated fives fell 3. and the general SKIES 81
first prefe red l3s. Rock Island debenture ives
z; st Louis ana san Francisco -cond SKIES, class
and Wabash De roit and Chicago extensions 2 2"
500 at 1II3zS. ii 70; registered fours Of e25 at
1229s and 90 coupons at l221a.
Grain.
ELoUR-Dull weak qnies. Winter wheat.
so; do patents 81 6OG4 IS; Minnesota clear
s3 10g3 g3 50: 90 siraiEhts, $4@4 IS; do patents
saga 90; do patents S4 S0@5 U5: Rye mixture
81 9C@S so; superfne, s2@2 IS; fine, 81 500. 25
extra, s3 2O@8 So good TO choice do So 5O@5.
Rye flour. quiet steady, at 81 50G3.
~ l. hui Nalln
RYk-DuH firm. Western. SIC c. /. +. Buff
BARLEY-Dun; feeding 26c c l. T. Buffalo
WHEAT-Dnll, frmer: No. red, f. o. b., 9lc;
Options opened weak AT 14c decline, rallied H@
lc, fell 14c and closed firm at 42@5sc over yesIer
rnary, S214c: March 8 s4c April. 8 5sc: May
Sic: June, SO3sc: July, 7o12c; Septe m ber, 1890
options were dull and hrmer. May only
traded traded in February, 2e7sci May, 297sc; July,
oATs-spots dull firm. Options duh. frmer;
Spot prices: No. ?, 2I14c; No white 221zc;
No Chicago, PC; No. 5. 2Oc: No. white.
g.. ern, 2l@2sc.
Provisions.
LARD Quiet; Western steam, 81 10; May,
"a 30, nominal; refined, slow; Continent. "a IS;
South American, 81 so; compound, 41414c.
PoRk-Quiet, steady; new N ass, 81 75ep4 IS.
fUIIhI.-Cuo.ce, steady; Western creamery,
tion creamery. ll@l6c.
CHEESk-FIrm, fair demand. Part SKINS
6G912c; full skins, 39312c.
tGGS-SI eadler. Icehouse. case. 50 25@S 30:
Western fresh. 1S12c: lined, l21z@l31ac.
IALLOW-DulL City, SAC; country, 31s9
GoTToNsEED OIL Quiet steady; crude,
2O9+012c; yellow prime 2a12@24c.
ASSES-Steady. fairly active. New Orleans
ls@3Oc. 0---D''
COFFEE-S eady. unchanged to points up
March, 50; May. 1898 O5; June, So O5; July,
80 10; Feptemb Der, SO 05@9 TO- December, 50 10
99 10. Spot Rio dull; No Z 95sc.
SUGAR-Farly active, frmer. No O. 3l3-l6c:
No. 13 312c p b; on a, 4941sc p n; mold,
45sc; stand ard, 43sc; confecJ oners 4IAc;
cut Loaf. &c; crushed, sc; powdered. 45sc; granu-
lated, 1885, cubes, 1850
/ ruit and Produce
APRICoTS-Bags. 9@Ilc.
fA(hEs-Peeed boxes l212@15c; unpeeIed
bags 7@9c.
PRUNEs-Four sizes, 4sl@5c
RAISINS-Two crown l.. M 41Ac. thraa
crown, 514c; four crown, ga 6Lac; London laver.
81 1901 45 clusters. 81 4o0i Sd
MONDS - soft shell. SG91sc; paper shell
ll@l2c. ''
wALNUTs-standard, &c; do soft shell, SC.
HOPs-Choice fairly active. Pacific Coast, On
16c. W.
WOOL Firm Moderate demand. Domestic
fleece, 22@2Sc; pulled, 1s@31c; Texas, 7@l2c
Merchandise.
JIG1RON-Quiet American, $40 256lOsO
COPPER-Firm. Lake. S12
LEAD-Easier. Domestic s3 25@3 30.
9lN Dull. Straits Sl3 35@I3 SO: plates,
moderate demand
sPELTER-ouiet. Domestic. s4@4 10.