The San Francisco call., 1897-02-20
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

the day drew to close the bears showed more
confluence and succeeded IN bringing about gen
Manhattan aud LEATHER being noticeaby heavy.
The general market closed barely steady in tone.
Lake Shore jumped 2ss, while Jersey Central
In the total transactions Burlington and Quincy
figured for I2,4OO shares, Sugar II, 200 and Read
ing 10.500.
The bond market was irregular sales footed
up $l,774,OOo. Hooking Valley consols fell q
to 6S12. but afterward recovered aud cosed
points b CHER the day At o. Inoiana, Bloom
ington ard Western first sevens rose IA; Kansas
City and Pacific first fouTs, 4; standard Rope and
Tvine skies, 3s Texas Pacific first. 81 and W est
North Carolina first consoida. ed skies, /.
Union Pacific sinking Fund slxes fell o g. II
Union Elevated siNUs !; Ranswha and MiChiga n
first fourS !. and Kentucky tours, l.
in Government bonds coupon fonrs OF ls97-lg25
sold al 12212, and coupon fours OF 1907 a. ll3
and do regular at IL
Grain.
FLOUR - Easy. dull Winter wheat. low
grades 81 so@8 SC' fair TO fancy, - 4s
50 lOe3 81; 90 straights, S4G4 20; do patents
s5 1904 s5; low extras. 81 SU@5 80; CITY Mills
81 9U@3 so: superhne, $2@2 IS; fine, ST 909- %.
southern -four dun weaN: comm9n no lo 70 fair
extra S3 2O@05 so: good 10 ,hoice do. So 5OG5.
Rye -four. quiet, steady, at 81 50gS.
CoRNMEAL-Dun, steady. Yellow Western,
RYE-Duli firmer. Western $3.50
BAKLkY-tirm, quiet; feeding. zo@26 I2c c. l.
WaEAT-spot quiet, duh, stronger with options {;
f. o. B., soc; migrated red, 72@9lc; No North
ern. $500.
Vance firmer cables. foreign buying, war ak
and foreign following the West with local shorts
covering, May andeJuiy most active. No red,
February, S6L4c: March, $3.50: April, S2Ssc;
May. SIC; January, $3.50; July, 7Ss4c; septem-
Der, 77c.
options dun and firm at 1sc advance. May
and July only traded in. February, 2s$4ci May,
50Ssc.
OATs-Flrm. higher. No 3 2O14c: No. 3
white 2ls4c; mixed Western. 2134c; white West
ern, 22@SUc; white State, 22@3O-.
Provisions.
LARD Quiet: stronger. Western steam. s4 20,
nominal; City, So so: May, - S5. nominal; re-
hnea, dull; Conlinen; 81 As; south American,
81 IS; compound. i@412c.
fORh-Quiet, quiet; new sss, SS 25gS rs
LU1IkL-Fancy, steady: moderate demand.
Western creamery, 13@20c; do iactorv, 100
1312c. Elgins, 2oc; imitation creamery, 11@l6c
CHI Esr-Flrm, fair demand. Part skins,
6@912c; full skins, S@312c.
Western fresh. l9c lined, i 1s@lS42c
CoTToNsEED Oh. : 1rm, quiet; crude, 209
2012c; yellow prime, 2"12G-2c.
RICE-Firnl, good demand; unchanged
OLASSES-Fair demand steady. New Orleans,
CUFFEE-Far demand. eady, unchanged to
10 ponts up. February. SO 0JG9 10; May. s9 ! 5
G9 25; July AID eptember, SO 20; December,
sUGAK-Fair demand. No g. 3 I3-I6c:
No Is, 342c ? h; off \, 4@41sc p fbi mod,
458c standard, 4ssc; coniecJ oners, 414c;
cut loaf, SC; crushed. 5c; powdered 45sc; granu-
lated 4ssc; cubes, 1850
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTS-Bags, 9@l1c.
ItAIHks-PeeIe,i, boxes l212S15c; unpeeled,
bags 7@9c.
FRUNES-Four Sizes 43ta5c.
RAISINs-Two crown L. NJ, 4J4c; three
crown, 514c; four crown, 6G6lac: LonGon layers,
81 35Gl 75; clusters. 81 40Gl So
A MONDS - soft shell S9eLsc; paper shell,
1l@12c.
WALNUTs-standard, 7esc; do soft shell, &C.
EOPS-F1rm. Pacific Coast, bGl3c.
WOOL - tirm. Moderate demand. Domestic
fleece, 22@2Sc; pulled, 1S9S1c; Texas, 791Zc
Merchandise.
TIGIRON-Moderate demand. American, SI1
@l2 so.
COPPER-Firm. Lake. S12
LEAD-Stea iy. Domestic. - 25@3 so.
~ Quiet. Straits, sl3 359l3 SO; plates
fairly active.
sPELIkR kR-Qniet. Domestic SAM4 nh-