The San Francisco call., 1897-02-06
WORLD.
THE COMMERCIAL

Trenton, N J.. with a capital of 100000 TO fight
Arbucklr ros. This was accepted as meaning
sharp onhct between those the head of the
sugar and coffee trades and further reductions in
the prices OF both articles
sugar opened at full point lower-113s4 to
11312-tnd later sold down TO 1875. The Stock
fguiad for $500 shares in total for the whole
list of 6,746 shares.
The general m arSet yielded "A TO i per cent,
the grangers, Manhattan and, hcago Gas leading
the downward movement The ad vices from
LIZ ndon that matters unsettled in conse-
quence of rumors of South American complica-
tions and the Illness of the Czsr had Influence on
local spec ulation The grangers were weake red
ny the statement of the Chicago Burlington and
quincy, showing only "A little Over per cent
earned on the stock Tor the calendar year and
Boston houses were sellers the start During
the afternoon most OF he losses were recovered
under purchases to cover short contracts and in a
sugar recovered from 1885 to 114Hs. but the
rise brou ht in fresh offerings and the stock sold
back TO ll35s.
Among the specalties Illinois steel fell per
cent and the Nickel Plate stock was offered down
on reports that the company will pass the divi-
dend on the frst preferred stoc(: Speculation
closed quiet in tone. Net changes show losses OF
"a 10 rs per cent, excepting Northern racine pre-
ferred and the coaiers which gained "A TO per
cent.
Bonds were strong. Sales footed up $2,ss6 600.
Northern Pacific thirds were the feature having
risen l3s to 6614 on larg' transactions Atlantic
and Pacific fours, ceriihc ates. rose to lO21s;
Maine fours l1s to 1878: Consumers Gas OF Chi
cago irsts 1s 10 81; Hooking Valley consolidated
fves ! to rs; Metropolitan Elevated firsts, Is 10
1885: Ontario and Western rebuilding tours.
l to 9214: Ohio Sou hsrn firsts, 11a to s61s: st.
mond and Danville debenture fives, stamped
brought lOl against 95 tie last reported sale
1926 sold at % and $50 600 registered
fours OF 1907 at 1I16s9ll112.
Grain.
FLoUR-Quiet, steady. Winter wheat low
grades, 50 30@3 80; fair to fancy, So 1904 so; do
90 sraig6ts, $4@4 45: do patents 81 ioS4 IS;
low extras, 81 S0@3 SO; City Mills, s4@5; do
Peff Perfne, s2gS Ss SO: ii fine, S 81 500 S. ''' 'O'
southern hour; dull common 70 fair extra
$3 logs 50: good TO ,boce do. So 1904.
Rye -four quiet, steady, at 81 60G3.
CoRNMEAL-Dull, steady. Yellow Western.
431.c c. l. f. New York; 20. Western, 446sc
f. o, b, opening of navigation.
BA ARLEN-Quist, steady. 1890 C. 1. (. New
York; 2S1a@2sc C. f.. +. Buffalo: o512 +. O. b.
wHEA1-spot market dull, steady. +. o. b.,
941sc; ungraded red, 75S95c; Nc. Northern,
options opened weak at 4sc decline on easier
cables, weak west and local realizing; rallied l9
11s on local covering fell ~ on late weakness
west, closing steady at lac advance on Februa ry
and March. unchanged TO 1s ecline on her
months, with trading dull, May and July most
active. No. red February, SAC; March, S51sc;
May. s212c; June, 15Sc; July, 791sc: septem Ger,
1850.
COKN-spots dull. easier No 2, 2SYsc eleva-
tor, -97sc afioat
lowing the west and easier cables May only
traded in. februarJ, 2STsc; May, 297sc; July,
OATS-Spots fairly active. firm.
Options dull. easier. February, 211ac; May,
22c; July, 225sc.
spot prices: No. ?, 211ac; do white, 24c; No.
cnicago, 221sc; No 3 2O12c: No white 22c;
mixed Western 2l14@22c; do white, 22@3Oc;
white state, 22@SUc.
Provisions.
IARD-steady Western steam, 81; City,
So So; May, 81 0212 refined slow; Con-
tnent. 81 70; South American, 81 50; compound,
PO~K-DulI; easy Mess, ss@s 75
BU11Fk-Iho!ce, steady, 10@lSc; do Cream
cry, l4@20c; Western Creamery, l4@2l 12c; do
factory, 1g 4c; Elgins, 2I@2oc; imitation cream
CHkksk-strong. fair demand Part skins,
5@9i%c; full skins. 3@S12c.
kGGS-kather easy. Icehouse, per case $293;
Western fresh. l3@l 19c; lined i9@1Slsc
COTTON SEED Oh. Quiet, barely steady.
Crude, 2Oc: yellow prime. &c
RICk.tirm, fair demand. unchanged
MOLASSES-Quiet, unchanged
CoFFEE-stf ady. 5@lO } onts down March,
80 30; MAY, SO 50; July, SO AS September and
Dece mber, So 40. spot Rio, duh, steady; No. z,
sUGAR-Raw, quiet, easy. Refined, fair de-
mand, unchanged.
Fruit and Produce.
APRICoTS-Bags s@llc
II 1IACHLs-Peelei, boxes 121z@15c; unpeeled,
bags 1890.
PKUN NEs-Four sizes nomins', 51sc.
RAIsINs1lwo crown L. NJ, 414 9414c.; three
crown, S14(1512c; four crown, 60612c; London
layers. 81 3UGl 50 clusters 81 50Gl go
A, MoNDs-soft smell. e@s4ac; paper shell,
LNUTs-standard 7c; do soft shell, &c.
HUPs-Moderate demand; Pacific Coast, SAC
WooL-Firm and unchanged.
Merchandise.
FIGIRoN-ouiet, unchanged.
COPPER-EIrm. Lake. Sl2.
LhAD-Strong Domestic. 80 2099 IS.
?lA-ouiet. straits, Sl3 so q IL 50; plates,
sPELTER-FIrm. Domestic 81 O5@4 10.