The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Financial.


1 NEW YORK, y. y, Feb 6-The dealings at
Abe STOCK EIchan ge to-day were on very small
Scale. ocks were rather weak at the opening,
and few of the pet issues receded fractionaliy,
but before the expiration OF the first hour the
lnarKet showed imp ovement sugar was de-
cidedly steadier and the bears on the STOCK were
less aggressive. American Spirits more
active, the common rising Is and the Ireferred
IA in the railway group Northern Pacihcs were
notably firm. The variations in the general rail-
way lisl were lnsign ifcant, and the trading an
unusually su all scae In the inactive issues Long
Island dropped -. The market in the clos Il ,
dealings was firm in tone. Net changes show
gains OF 1s6 1s per cent. the industrials leading.
Bonds were s.rong. The sales footed up 81, 81
600. American Spirits skies a. Edison
Electro Il um1naiins OF New York consolidated
fves 81 Kansas City and Pacific drst tours o14
Knoxville and ohio first skies, 12. Oregon Sh, ri
Line skies, l1s: do consolidated fves !: P. op IS
Gas and Coke OF hicago second skies, l34, and
Western Pacific first sixes1
In government bonds coupon fours of 1907 sold
at 1llSs anu do or 1925 at l2-Ss.
Grain.
grades, 50 3o@3 30; fair TO fancy, SS 1904 %; dc
patents, $4 25@5; Minnesota clear, IS 5O@5
low extras. 50 SO@5 so; City Mills, S4G5: de-
patents, $5@6 %: Rye m x;ure, sSg3 80; su
'perhne, S2CG2 so; fine, 81 eO0- 50.
southern Hour. dun: common to fair extra
80 SOG5 80: GOOD To hoice do. SO 75@4
Rye flour. gu ct, easy 81 60@I5
CoRNMEAL-Dul, steady. Yellow Western
RfE-Dun, firm. Western, 3e14@ss12c; West
eTn. 43c elevate
:, BAkLkY-steady; :eeding 2s14a29c, c. l. +
MREAT-spot market dun. firm F Q. b.
S4s4c; ungraded red, 75Gs5ci No. Northern
Options opened weak and declined ssN5s : raj
cd 1@1sc. fell l1sc. and closed rm 1T "a 5sc
over over es .erda: az ana september apI ) u,
most ac;ive. No red February, si1zc; Mach
$3.50; May. $3.50; June. eZ14c; July, 7Sa4c;
COR RN-spots dull, frmer No 2, 2s1sc eieva
Options dull, firm; 1s@14c advance May and
July only !raded il. February, -91s;; May
O4TS-Spols dull; mIxer frner.
optioGs d1li; nominaily Is a5sc up, closing firm.
February, 2112c; May. . 1zc: July, 23c.
Spot Prices: No. 2, 22c. do white 24c; No.
naked Western 2OG24c; do white, PIG Soc
white state, 22G3Uc
Provisions.
\ . LARD ouiet,weak. Western steam, 81 90; City,
50 56; May 81 O712; refined, dun; coz
Ll9e9t - 2Si south Ani-ri 81 6J' compound
'P09K- liet; easy; new Il, ess. ssgs rs.
o ET1TF I-Choic-, firm. 1OGlSc; do Cream
cry, 14@20c: western Creamery, 14G2l12c; do
factory 7g 4c; Elgins, 2I@2 c. imitation cream
CHEksk-strong. fair demand. Part skins,
T. '7@4sLge full skins, S93l4c-
western iresh. l51sc: lined p pis@i3Isc @ o.
IALLOW-Steady, IN hanged
COTToNsEED OIL-Quiet. Crude, 2Oc: yel-
low prime. 25c.
AULASSES-Qui unchanged
CoFFEE-UnchanGed 10 3 points up. March,
80 80; May So 35; July, So As september and
December, 50 40 spot kIo dun, steady; No. z,
sUGAR-Dun unchanged.
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTs-Bass, 9@IIc.
. bags ZGec.
PRCN ES-Four sizes nomina', 51sc
. hAlSl y wo crown L. NJ, 414 d312c; three
crown, 514G512c; four crow, 6146s6 Lac; London
layers 81 SUGl SO; clusters, 81 aO(9I go
1lGl2c. FF'- i
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 7c: do soft shell, &C.
sHOPS-Qulet: Pacific Coast, 31lOnl Sc
%OOL-Firm and unchanged
Merchandise
TIGIRoN-Quiet, unchanged.
COPPER-FIrm. Lake. SIC
1EAD-Strong. DUmesuc. 3 2OG3 25
9lA-Quiet. stIats, S13 SO a I3 81; plates.
quiet. w. P'@''S'
sPELTER-Flrm. Domestic, 8 O5@4 10