The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
Financial.

NEW YORK, N Y, Jan. 9.-The stock m ar
ket was Irregular but in The main weak to-day.
Trading was a all scale, the total sales foot
ing up only 1887 shares The losses in the
leading shares were confined to narrow limits.
sugar was strengthened at the opening by Toledo
sdvices that settlement of the war with the Ar
buckles was likely. Insiders here, however
stated that there truth in the report and at
the close the early gain in the stock was lost.
Chica. Gas, Leather preferred and American
Spirits were com parativey firm. Illinois S,eel
suffered breaE of nearly points owing to un-
salts factory trade conditions. Near the close
Jersey Central bounded up per cent on attem pts
to cover short contracts. 4 he rise had no infu-
ence the general market, which left II weak in
The bank statement was a remarkably good
exhibit but it also fell fiat. The increase in re-
serve was enormous, amounting 10 $40 7O4, 500.
The gain in cash, legal tenders and specie footed
up Sl5,Ol7 500 ana the increase in deposits ST.
253 200 The banks hold $43,99l, 450 in
excess of legal requirem ents As rule the active
stocks snow losses Of % to per cent on the day.
Jersey Central. however, gained per cent
Bonds were firm The sales footed up 1851 600
International and Great orthern seconds rose
Louis Southwestern, first tours, ~; ST. Paul
consolidated, Sevens, 212; do, Iowa, Omaha ana
Iron Dvsioa Consolidated, skies. lsz.
ll414.
STEADY so unclaimed + Winter
81 5Oa5 35; low extras. So 95@S As; city mills,
lures res So 25tas so: supertine 81 SOFAS 80; fine,
81 SO62 95. Southern -four duh, steady. Com
mon 10 1aIr extra. IS 3U93 IS: good to choice,
So rs. Rye -four quiet, steady.
CoRNMEAL-ouie', steady. Yellow, 81 esq
RYE-DulI; 4s7sc f. O. b. aioat.
BARLEY-Dull, firm; feeding at 80 "a Z. o. b.
WHEAT-spot market dull, hrmer wit options.
F. o. b., $3.50; ungraded red, 79@S9c; No. /
Northern, 9314c.
eign buying. better West and local covering; de-
clined 140Lzc on realizing; raj led ~ ana closed
firm al 81 over yesterday with moderate trade.
May an july most active No red January.
soc; March 9112c; May. s734e; July, S37sc
CORN-Spots dull, steady. No ., 2e14c ele-
Options were dull and easy at 1sc decline, on
local trade. May most active. January, z91sc;
oATsEspOts dun Steady; options steady, dull.
January, 22c; February, z21zc May, 23c
Spot prices no 2 Jas e. No white
3 white, 22c; mixed Wester4, 22@24c; white do,
Provisions.
IARD-Firmer quiet: Western steam 50 so:
city, SO 70; January, 81 Is; refined, quiet: con-
tinental, "a so; s A, 81 20; compound, 4149
PORK-Firn: new mess. So 25@s rs.
BUTTEk-Quiet; Western creamery. 1362Oc;
do factory. 7eI4c; Elglns, .0c; imitation cream
cry, l1@14c.
CHEEsE-Firm- Part SKINS 4@sc; full skins.
21z@3c-
17C0lSc do case, 81 1903 50; lined, 1441415c.
TALLOW-Quiet, nominal city, 3Ss@312c;
country, 33s93s4c.
COTTONsEED OIL Firmer, better demand.
yellow prime 23@2314c.
RICE-Firm. domestic, $4,000; japan, 41s@
41sc.
MOLAsSEs-Qu New Orleans new. 25@3zc
COFFEE Barely steady; 10Gl5 points down.
January. 50 So: March. 50 65@9 10; April, SO 10:
May, SO 1893 80: July, SO S5@9 90; september
sc 95N1U 05; December $40 10. Spot Rio, nom
sUGAR2Qulet. on A. age: mold A, 1850;
standard A, 43sc; confecuoners n, 414c'
lated 4asc; cnbes, 45sc
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTs-Bag s@Ilc.
TEACHEs-Peeled, box es, 14@15c; unpeeled,
bags, 76 &c.
PRUNES-Four Sizes nominal, 51sc.
RAISINS-Two-crown. loose mu cate. 44ac v
d: 3crown, bI2c; 4-crowD, 612G714c; do London
layers. 81 40@I so; clusters 81 65fg2.
A MONDS-Soft shells, S@912c; do paper shell,
11@l2c.
WALNUTS-standard. INC; soft shell. &C.
HOPS-Quiet, unchanged.
WOOL-Quet unchanged.
Merchandise.
TIGIRON-American, Sl1@l3.
COPPER-FirmeE. Lake $lI DOLL rs.
LkAD-Steady. Domestic. "a 02129S 071z.
flA-Firm. straits, Sl3; plates, quiet.
EFAL4 Ek-DulL Domestic. $3s90@4