The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

leading shares improved rs to "a per cent Buy
ing orders were limited. however. and as soon as
the traders saw that the big operators taking
little interest in the course OF The market they ost
time In getting out.
A mild stir created by the announcement
that receiver had been appointed for the Column
bus. Hooking Valley and Toledo road, and eS-
pecially as TO the stock. which declined and the
consolidated hveS 11a per cent: but the conSon
dated hves and skies subsequently advanced 10
51s per cent on weilauthenticaed reports that the
road VIII oe reorganiz-d d by j. +. morgan * 70.
and that that firm will probably offer 10 advance
S25 a bond on the per cents deposited with them
penoing the preparation of plan fo- the rehaDlll-
tation OF the properly. After the action OF the
Senaie on the -anguilIy matter became known the
bearS were more aggressive, and a decline OF "A 10
lSs Per cent ensued. the market CLOSING at about
the lowest point
Among the high-prIce issues Omaha preferred
advanced 2, while Consolidated Gas and New
YORK aud New Haven declined l@l12 per cent.
The weakest stocks in the late transactions were
Sugar, Manhattan Jersey Central. Grangers and
SUI ar figured for 1880, Hooking Valley 1O6OO.
burlington and Quincy $500. = Pau $500, ! O.
bacco 5000, Leath preferred $500 and Re aiding
$500 shares. No other stock was traded in 10 the
extent of 5000 shares. Net changes showed de-
clines Of 1s S. Sugar and Jersey Central ieAd-
ing Hooking Was an exception, and closed 1913
lower on The day.
the sire 9Th Of the Hooking Valley Issues The
consoi fives made decline in The early part
of The session. advanced and closed SL9 per cent
higher at 721a and the general skies rose to 551a
b. ooklyn Elevated tirsts rose TO 72A2; Denver
vaed 1rsts, to At; ong Islant Ferry four and
one-halfs TO SO: Ohio and mississippi, Spring
field division, seVenS. 3 10 1O1 ana West and North
Ca'oliDa first consolidated skies, ~ TO 113 Atchi
son adjustment iours fell ~ to 4612; international
AMI Great Northern seconds, 10 70; Peoria and
rastern consolidated urs, IA to I3; Rock Is and
coupon frsts l TO 129: ST. Paul, Chicago and
Missouri hiver fives, TO l09 and Western New
Hor@ and lennsylvania general fours 20 4SM.
In overnment bonds $1O4 00v coupon tours OF
1925 so at 1221211225s. The total sales OF rail-
way and miscellaneous bonds were $l,3SO,O OOU
Grain.
FLOUR Quiet easy. Winter wheat. low
a
5O do patents, $4 6O@5; Minnesota clear,
sS 50@3 95; straights, 50 25 GA SO; do patents
saga so; do patents, 81 sO@5 %; Rye mixture.
81 S0G3 so; superine, s2@2 so; fine 81 6O02 2a'
Southern flour, dull easy. Common to extra,
$3 20@3 50; good to choice. So COCA
Rye flour. quiet. easy. at 81 50G2 S5.
CORNMEAL-Dull, steady. Yellow, 81 1901 S5-
KYE-Dun, steady. Western, 37149s71z C. +.
Buffalo; 4! C. j. I. New York.
BAkLEY-Dull. Feeding, 2615c C. l. T. Buffalo.
WHEAT-spOt market more active for export,
firm f. 0. b. S914@S914c: ungrad ed red, 74@9Oc;
No. Northern, o544c
Options declined 1s@5Sc easier cables, fair
foreign selling, weaA west and local realizing;
rallied s4@lssc on late strength west and local
GOVERN elos ng firm at Ss9s4c over yesterday
with trading more active. May and july most
actiye. o: 2 red February, 8 14c; March. E. sl12o;
April s0s4c; May S0$sc; June Soc; july
CORN Spots dull, finer No. p 29c elevator;
optlons dull and closed firm at 1sc advance,
with the west and following the wes,. May and
July only traded IN. February. 2Sc; May. :92zc:
oATs-spots dull, steady. Options dull. firm.
February, u 14c; NJ ay, 2l14c. spot prices: No =,
No. 3, 2U1ac; No. s white, 22c; mixed Western,
20@2Sc; wnlCc do, 25@SOc
Provisions.
LARD-Qu ct; firm. Western steam, S4 rs; city.
So S5; May. S4 81, nominal Refined, dull Con-
unent, 81 As; south American, 81 65; compound,
4@412c
Po@k-Lsteady; moderately active. New mess,
BUTTEh-Fancy. steady; moderate demand.
Western creamery, l3QlSc; factory, 7@l3c; I'll
ghs; glsc i''' imitation Creamery i1si' 1s' rolls
CHEEsE-Firm; fairly active. Part skins, SO
EGGs-Moderate demand. Icehouse, case, 81 20
@3 so; lined I3c
TALLow-Firm; moderate demand. City, 31sc;
COTT oH SEE . oIL-Quiet; firm. Crude. 2O9
2O1ac: yellow prime, 2312@24c-
RGCE-Go demand; firm. Domestic, 97s@6o;
AssEs-steady; active, New Orleans, ls
scCoFFEE-steady; 1O@l5 points up March.
81 70; april 80 10; May 50 1893 20; June
sUGAR-Easer; quiet on a, s16-le@4 lice
ers A, 414c: cut LOAF, SC; crushed, sc; powdered.
45sc; granulated, 4$sc; cubes, 45sc
ruit and Produce.
APRICOTs-Bags 90llc
IACHhs-Peelei. boxes 1414@15c; unpeeled,
FRTNEs-Fo Four sizes. 4$4c
HAlSINS-1Wo crown L. NJ, 414c; three
crown, 514c; four crown, S6S 15c; LondOn layers,
81 1901 20; clusters. 81 40@I 20
a. MoNDS-sOft she'll 71a@9c; paper shell,
1O@l2c.
WALNUTS-Standard 7c do soft shell, &c.
HoPS-Moderate demand Pacific Coast, 5G13c.
WOOL - Moderately active. Firm. Domestic
fleece 15@25c; pulled 1o@2lc; Texas, 7@lZc
Merchandise.
yIG1RoN-Moderately active. American, $I1
9l2 so.
COPPER-Firm. Lake. $12.
IEAD-Firm. Domestic. - 3063 35
1IN - Firm. Straits, Sl3 550l3 65; plates,
moderate demand.
sPELrkR-Quiet. Domestic. saga 10.