The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. " Jan l6-Business was
active at the STOCK Exchange to-day than
for long time past. The sales for the two hours
OF trading reached the large total OF 203752
shares The activity was accom- panied by de-
Cidedy higher range Of prices, and taken alto
gether, more cheerful tone prevailed in financial
ana stock circles The revival OF speculative in
terest due principally to the magnificent
showing ade by the Bureau OF Statistics of the
condition Of The countrys international trade for
the past year. For the period named the excess of
exports over imports aggregated S525, 322 1874,
the largest total in twenty The steady in
crease in the amount OF net gold held By the
u eesJry department the tota' standing at over
$14O, 100000 at the commencement OF business
to-day, Ogether with the great ease in money in
the Local market, were also foVoraole tattoes.
further gain in the bank reserve stimulated buy
ing in the clos ng trading The lncreas- in serve
amour ed TO SS, 1917 D, ana the banks now nold
$J2,U99 go OF legal requirements The
increase ia specie $9ZS, 500 and III legal ten
der -, $50, SOU.
TIE i'm provenent in STOCK prices was equal 10
14Go per cent The latter in Illinois steel which
rose from 81 TO ~. The usually prominent issues
ad snced 1a12 per cent sugar LED the last in
pom i.Ity, SO, 400 share, chauEin- hands at
Il4Sl0i l71A Speculation osed strolg with
price, he highest point vi the day anu week.
Net changes show gains OF 149S per cent on he
Bonds wer- active and strong. The sales footed
10 j, 65S GOO lison jus iours rose /:
Chesapeake and OHIO second folrs 81; Detroit GAS
consolidated, hves. !; Equitaoe Gas and Fuel OF
Chicago. SKIES Ann Aroor tours /; General Elec-
TT fives, 2; HANNIBAL ana ST Joseph consolidated,
=
tension and Improvement, sinking funds, hves,
112; Toledo, - LOUIS and Kansas cry nrst SKIES,
certificates rs; Union Pacific sinNlnS 1und,
Ell hts. u; vi consiu Central, lives CERTIFICATES
II Government bonds registered TOURS of 1925
Grain.
FLOUR-Duu. unchanged Southern flour quiet,
steady. unchanged. Rye flour, quiet and stealy,
CoKNMkAL-Dull steady. Yellow Western,
81 9Oe2.
lots, 43g4sc i. +. Buffalo at n; O. b. at 4s12c,
BAKLEN-FIrm.
options, No. red, +. Q. b., s8c ungraded red,
7S09Sc; No. Nor,.e rn, CSC.
options dull and steady at 12@34c advance.
May most active No red January ss$4c;
March, 9Os4c; 81 av, 9Tc; July, S312c
CORA bull, steady. No ?, Z9c e,evatori SOC
afoat
Options dull and steady at unchanged prices
n ay only traied in. January, 291sc; NJ ay, 3O9sc.
OPP ons duh, hrm. January, 221sc; February,
2zSsc; May, Z27sc
Spot prices: No. 2. 2214c; No. 2 white,
Paige; No. Chicago 2314c; No 3, 2O12c; No.
wh!te &c; white mixed Western, zO@ -312c;
white do, -OG3Oc
Provisions.
LARD Quiet; steady. Western steam, 81 %;
City, s. So; Janua4y, 81 25: refined, steady;
Continent 81 90; :. A, S. so; compound, 4149
PORK-Moderate demand; steady. New mess,
IEK-FairIy firm. Western creamery. IS
49, ~ taCtoly S@47C' I2iS'lSt EOCI lIultallon
creamery, 11Gl6c.
CHEESE : Firm. Part skins, 4@012c; full
skins, 212G3c.
EGGS-W eak. Icehouse. 1916; Western fresh.
15c; 90 case, 81 1898; lined. ! &c.
IALLOW-Steady. City 312c; country, $3.50
5Ac.
COTTONsEED oIL-steady. Crude, 2O1ac;
yellow prime 2312c.
RICE-Firm; uncn anged
MOLAS Sks-Steady. New Orleans. 203c
COFFEE-Steady; unchanged To 3 points M
March. SO 1893 50; May, SO SO; September, SO 6a
@9 20; December, So 70 Spot Rio dull, nominal;
No. 7, 10c
SUGAR - Quiet: No 10 No 2. lis mn:
NO. g to No. l3, 3-l6c lower; No. Ii 1sc down:
No b. l-I6c: No Z 334c: No. g. ) ll-{6c; No
g. 11-l6c; No. 10, 1880; y il. } 9-l6c; 80 IL
3L2c; No. Is, 37-l6. On a, 4G4 49,; mold a. 45sc;
standard a. 43sc; coniecuoners' A, 414c:
cut loaf, &C. crushed. SC; powdered, 45sc; granu-
lated, 1885, cubes, $3.50
Fruit and Produce.
ArRICOTs-B Bags 9allc.
IkACFlS- Peeled, boxes, 121a9l5c do INV
peeef, bags 1913.
PRUN ES-L.ur sizes, nominal, 5Nsc
RAISINS-Two-crown, Ioos- mu cateI. 41ac p
h; 3-crown, 51yac; 4-cTown. 612cl London layers
AGA 1-5c; clusters, S. 6562
ALMONDS shells, &c; do paper shell. lie.
MISUNDERSTANDING. &c: soft shell. SC.
WOOL-Quiet. Domestic fleece, 10 G23c; pulled,
1S93lc; Texas, 7@l2c
Merchandise,
TIG1RON-DuH. American sI10I6
COPPER-ttrm. Lake. 81 709l 80
LtAD- Steady. DOmestIc So 05
GlN-Firmer. Straits, S13 1913 %; plates,