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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-09
FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY. JANUARY g.

and 81 for trusts. ocks were checked by the re-
viva OF talk about Cuba at Washing on, and by
reduction OF the dividend on the Delaware and
HUDSON Earnings reported for December
amounted TO S3l, 121, 905 in the United States
alone "a per cent less than in 1895.
The railway recevershirs noted by the Railway
ge cover So S2l 500 900 stocks and bonds in the
years 1896 and $2U94,5 $4,000 In the previous
nine years; foreclosure sales OF the past three
cover S2231, $4,000, against $1673 044000 in
the previous ten years.
Wheat rose 10 92c on Monday, but has declined
again to S914c, with Western receipts 900, 900
bushels smaller than last year. while Atlantic ex-
ports. flour included, were 2,3U7, 800 bushels,
Trade accounts indicate a great quantity in farm
ers hands. enough to permit more tnan 100 100000
bushels TO be exported in the remaining six
months.
Cotton started up shade but receipts from
plantations still too large for low estima tts,
aud the condition of the cotton mills fores hadows
cur ailrnent rather than large consumption. The
fer that IN e unprecedented stocks of print cloths
indicate similar surplus Of other gods. he
logic is bad, but in many branches the mills have
DOUBT ess manufactured goods anticipating de-
mand which has not come. 1t is now proposed to
re We the market by selling quantities of print
cloths abroad or by locking up 100000 pieces
until the market improves The only change In
quotations Is lac reduction in some beached
goods
Stocks of WOO January rot owned by manu-
facturers or far ers are 123,558, $50 pounds do
mestic and 26,s44,00o foreign, according to the
Boston Commercial Bulletin, and the official esti-
mate Of production shows a decrease of 20 per
cent in three years, but sales are only 3,Ss5.00G
lower and quotations by Coates Bros. are COM
pared. showing decline in six years of IL cents
in prices of Northern states wool, vii relatively
great decline in Western and Territory wool,
which goes far explain the large reported stocks
and quantities held by manufactu are probably
larger than is commonly supposed
n wooden goods the only change is reduction
of 712c in clay worsted and mixtures and or iers
are not more frequent Orders for boots aud shoes
have aim st ceased except for few qualities,
which have been advanced only 212c 10 &c in
price, but iobbers buying little more
Leather 1
stronger Enormous purchases OF billets came
with rush. most of the large concerns contract
ing FOR all they required for months, and even
year come, and some of the largest contracts
said to have been $15, less. but there is
better demand for structural WORKS. Bars
weak. Nails have declined to 81 40 for wire and
ST 80 for cut, and little is doing in rails pos
sble buyers think $l5 is 100 much. Neverthe-
less, a great trade is expected when relative
prices become settled.
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WORLD.

| lures. SO 25@S 80: superfine So SOFAS 80; fine,
| 81 SO@2 s. southern flour quiet, steady. Com
mon TO fair So 3U@3 IS: good TO choice,
| So rs. Rye flour steady, quiet, at 81 85@3 10.
CoRNMEAL-Quiei steady. yellow, $l eb@
RYE-Dul firm; 4s7sc +. o. b. afoat
BARLEY quiet, steady; feeding at 354a
WHEAT-spot market fairly active and easier.
with options C. osing firm +. o. b. CSC; ungraded
red. 7s@9sc;No Nortnern 921sc.
Options opened firm and unchanged on fair
foreign buying and firm cables dec inso 1891 5sc
on liquidation here and West, rallied 14c closed
steady o at !as@lasc below Yesterday with trad
! No. red January. 9S1ac: Nav, S7t; July. SEC.
CoRNospoS fairy active, 14c lower, closing
Options were duh at 1s93ac decline; following
the West, with trading only local. May most
OATS-Spots more active, steady. Options dull,
easier January, 22c; February, 221sc' May
spot prices: No. 2. 2214c: No. white,
Paige: No. 9 Chicago, 2314c; No. g. 2O19c; No.
white 22c; mixed Western, 22@24ci white do,
2S@S0c.
Provisions.
LARD- Quiet, steady; Western steam, 81 10;
city, 81 rs; JanuaIy 81 y, nominal; refined,
FGKk-Firm: new mess. So 20@s rs.
EU4TEk-Sieady, quiet; Western cream cry.
13@2Oc: do factory. f@l4c; Eiglns. .0c; imita-
tion creamery, ll@16c.
CHkEsE-Fair demand firm. Part skins,
EGGs~Quiet; iceho1se. 14a15c; Western fresh
ITO SC; do case, 81 1898 80; lined, 14M1412c
lALLoW-Dull, nominal: city, Sss@312c;
country, s3sG334c.
CoTTONsEED oII.-Quiet, steadier. Crude,
zoe; yellow prime, 23c.
R1CE-Fairly active, firm. Domestic, Ss4@6c;
Japan, 41s@415c.
MOLA SSr S-Quiet. New Orleans. new, 25@34c.
COFFEE Dull; unchanged 10 10 points down.
January So IS; March. So S0@9 IS; May, SO $50
80: July, SO; september, SO 1O@1U 10; De-
cember $40 %. Spot Rio. dull, steady; No. z,
l01Ac.
sUGAR-Quiet. on A, 4s4c: mold A, 46sc:
standard a, 43sc; confecuoners A, 414c;
cut loaf, SC; crushed. Sc; powdered, 45sc; granu-
lated, 4$sc; cubes, A5sc.
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTS-Bags. 9@llc.
FFA CP ES-Peeleu, boxes, 14@15c; unpeeled,
bags, Ia &c.
PRUNES-Fou sizes, nominal, 55sc.
RAlS1NS-Two-crown loose mu catel. 41ac p
n; 3-crown, 61ac; 4-crown, e1aD714c; do London
layers 81 400 40; clusters, 81 65(02.
A MONDS-Soft Shells Sc 12c; do paper shell,
1l@l2c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 71sc; soft shell. &c.
AOPH-Firm, moderate demand Pacific Coast,
S13@13c.
MooL.oulst. Domestic fleece, leS2sc; pulled
1s@31c; Texas, 7@l2.
Merchandise.
FIG1RON-American Sll0l3
COPPER-Firmer. Lake. $lI 60 oil rs.
LEAD-Steady. Domestic. SO 021a0S 071h.
11N-Firm. straits, Sl3; Plates, quiet.
ePELtkh-DulL Domestic, SO 90@4.
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and another ship has been taken for his account.
Quoted at 81 35@l SO q ct for common grades,
81 o21a@l o5 q Gil for average No. /, 81 5T12 Tor
choice and 81 6O@1 IS q cti for extra choice
milling
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SEssIoN-9:l5 o'clock-May-SOU0
cts, 81 1914; 1000 81 1913.
SECOND >EssIoN-May--2000 ctls, 81 o73S;
1000, ST. 571a
REGULAR MORNING SESSION : May = l4OO0
cts. 81 b7sA; 10000 81 577s; 5000, 81 5s
AFTERNOON SESsIoN-May-4OOO ctls, 81 %;
5000. 81 57Js.
BAkLEY-Futures are lower. but spot prices
are unclaimed. We quote Feed. 771a@S5c; choice
Drieht, S614QS112c; Brewing, 921a@SI12 NO.
Cheyalier, 81 l0@l 20 u ctl.
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SFssIoN-9:15 oclock-No sales.
SECOND SEssIoN-May- cts, seize: 2COO
soc; 1000. $3.50
REGULAR MORNING sEssIoN-May-2OO0 ctls,
soc; 1000, eS7sc.
AFTERSooN 3.EssIoN-May-lO.O0 900 ctls, sS7sc;
200O, e9c; is 00U, $3.50
OATS-Fancy Feed 81 As. Common to GOOD
White range from 81 10 10 81 35 o ctl, according
10 quality Black, for feed, 95ct9$l ~; Tor SEED,
@1 zugI ~; Gray nomina; Red 81 U71201 l2H2;
surprise. 81 5t@! 50 p ctl.
COhN-Onerings continue too heavy and the
market Is weak and dull. Large Yellow, 77Ie@
soc y ctl; small hound do, 971zc; White, S212@
S5c Is ct
RYE-921a695c u ctL
BUCK WHEAT-Quote at 81 1901 40 % ctl.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Caicutta Grain Bags, spot, 4Ac; June
July delivery, 47sc: Wool Bags 241a@261ac
COAL Wellington. IS D ton: New Wellington
So y ton; southteld Wellington, 81 so = ton
Seattle, So 50: Bryant, SIS so; Coos Bay, "a 70;
berand, SIS DO in bulk and SIS in sacks; Penn
: nthracite ss@I0: Camel. IS p ton; Rock
Springs. Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, D! 6o;
Coke, 81 l@l2 in bulk and S13 p ton In SKIS
COFFEE-C. e. Bickford's circular gives the re-
ceipts this ort thus far this year at 130,229
bags aranst lsUs7S bags during the same perIo os
bags. against lao. 496. The stock In first hands
January l was 31sS bags. against 1855 The
bags, aganst s,55z.7s2 January /, 1896 The CIR
cular says: some trading etween second hands
in Central Americans, and sales of santos and Ha.
waiisn that do appear in list of first hand
transactions, make the total volume Ter the past
10 days OF fair proportions. general Tone of
Coffees and the scant and poorly assorted supply
of old crop have prevented better business. as
dealers who now find themselves in need OF stock
especially of good and fine grades, are ready 10
supply their requirements whenever the goods are
ootainabe. About 800 bags new Guatemala were
sold last week for shipment overland at 20A@
2l12c for good to strictly prime washed and there
further inquiries from that quarter also, nearby
arrivals apt to find an active markeL To-day's
sock consists of n Nicaragua, ITO Salvsdor
l7O2 Guatemaa-in all "a bags as against 1 2oo1
Newport are due about / lth inst with So50 bags"
We quote:
COSTA RIcA-191a@2U1ac nom. for good TO
prime; 171a@l9c nom. for good mixed with black
beans; l6@l1c nom. for fair; 12@l51ac nom. for
common 10 ordnary
sALvADoR-ls@l9c for good to prime washed:
1714Ql7sz C for fair washed; 1G@2Oc Tor good to
prime washed peaberry: 171a@l7s4c for superior
unwashed; lie for go d unwasned; le1a@lSc for
good to PRIME unweshed peaberry.
GUATEMALA AND MExICAN-2l@2l12cF q ID Ier
prime strictly prime wa,hed new crop; 1874
@2Os4c for go, to richly good washed ne = crop;
lS1aM1sc for good washed old crop: 16@1S14c
Tor fair washed old crop; 14@l51ac for medium
old crop: 1l12@l314c for ordinary old crop; S1a
G1l1c tor inferior TO common old crop: 1912D2O1ac
for good to prime washed peaberry Old crop;
1s12@1sc for good TO prime unwashed peaberry
old crop
@3 go q ell: extra No. !, 50 1O94 3d. Hawaiian
81 25@4 3712; Japan, $AtG4 81
LINSEED Oils ,Ower at Soc for raw ana 5oc
for boiled, in barrels: cases, &c more.
SUGAR-The w esterH Sugar Re filming Company
quotes terms net cash: Cube and Crushed 512c;
Powdered, &C; Fine Crushed, 51ac; Dry Granu-
lated, 43sc: Confectioners' A, 4%sc; Magnolia A,
4c; Extra c, 37sc: Golden c. 3S4c; half barrels
I4c more than barrels. and boxes 12c more.
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% Clear 0 Partly Cloudy
@ GoudyO Ram 8 Snow
FxDIauation.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures
at station indicate maximum temperature for the
days; those underneath it. II any, the amount of
RAINFALL of melted snow in inches and hundredths.
during the past twelve hours lsobars solid
lines, connect po4n OF equal air pressure; iso-
therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
word "htgh" means high barometrc pressure and
is usually ACCOMPANIED by fair weather: '1ow''
refers TO low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
Lows" usually first appear on the Washington
coast. When he pressure is high in the interior
and low along the coast, and the isobars extend
north and south along the coast rain is probable:
but when the Glow Is inclosed with isobars of
marked curvature, rain south OF Oregon is improb
able. With thigh" in the vicinity OF Idaho, and
the pressure falling to the California coast warmer
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions
VIII produce an opposite result
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POTATOES, ONION, VEGETABLES.

All descriptions under his head are quiet. Re-
cepts of Pota toes were very heavy, being II ,S66
sacks
PoTAToEs-sweet Potatoes, 81 25@1 60: Early
Rose, 70@75c: River Reds 50@6Uc; Burbank
seedlings 4O@5Oc p ctl for Rivers and 60c@S1
for Salinas
ONIONS-4O@65c p ctl.
VEGkTA BLr.o- Hot house Cucumbers, $1@1 so
q doz; Hothouse a spara u.s. 10@15c p ID; Rhu-
barb, ST. 25 q box; Los Angeles summer Squash
7bc@$1 q box; Los Angeles Green Peppers ESQ
75c q box: ~ ushrooms. lU@2Uc q ID, lat er fz-
IRE Tor buttons; Marrowfat squash, $5 q ton;
Los Angeles Tomatoes, 50@. &c y box; Dried
Peppers, 1850 p b: Green Peas, 597c p ID: Los
Angeles String Beans, $685.; Dried Okra, s9ec y
ID; Cabbtge. 40@5Uc r ctl; Carrots, 30@40c y
sack; Garlic, 1a@2c p ID.
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PROVISIONS.

The market is inactive at the fam iliar prices.
CURED MEATS-Bacon, &c u ID for heavy, 7c
q ID for light medium, 91ac for light, 10c y ID for
extra light and II 1ac a ID for sugar-cursd East
Hams, lie q ID: Mess Beef, S7@7 5O extra
mess do SS@S so; family do, So 50@10; extra
primo Pork, 81 80 a 8; extra clear Sl6 Dbl;
mess. $l4 D Dbl: Smoked Beef 1Uc q b
LARD-Eastern tierces is quoted AZ b12c for
compound and 6@61ac for puie: pals, &c; CALI
fornla tierces 5@51ac q ID for compound and 6l4c
71ac q ID.
COTroLENE-6@614c in tierces and 7s4 @s1sc
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NoTICE TO MARKERS.

branch of the United sta,e. Hvdroor.pb,c
once located In the Merchant Exchange Is
maintained In San Francisco for the benefit of
expense. -
Navigators are cordially invited TO visit the
oilIce, Wnere complete sets of charts and sailing
directions of the world are kept on hant tor com
parison ano reference, and the latest information
can always De obtained regarding lights. dangers
commerce.
the time ball on top OF the building on rele-
graph bill Is hoisted about ten minutes before
noon, and Is dropped at noon. 12Oth meridian. by
Geographic signal received each dav from the
Cal. Au'
notice stating whether the time ball was
cropped on time. giving the error II any IL
puoiished the same day oy the afternoon papern
ana oy the morning papers the following dav.
W.. HUGHES
Lieutenant U. g n. in charge
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-Fancy Creameries sell readily enough
at full figures, bu: lower grades of Butter dull
aud weak.
CREAMERY-Fancy nearby Creameries, 21@
22c: seconds. l9@20c: Hum boldt, 22@24c p H.
DAIRY Fancy, 1891 &c; good TO choice, 1890
1719c; lower grades l5@l6c 4 D.
PICKLED-15c p h.
FIRKIN-l4@ll5c p ID.
CREAMERY TUB--l741Sc q b.
CHE ESr-The market rules easy. Choice mild
new, IL al 11ac p h; common to good old, Sd10c;
Cream Iheddar, 1l@l2c; Young America, l1@l2.;
Western, l112@1212c: Eastern. l3@l412c p b.
EGGS Fresh stocks of Eastern the mar
ket at 20d-lc. California Eggs are weak and
ranch are lower. Ranch Eggs. 26@29c; store Eggs,
2S@a25c; Duck Eggs. nominal-very few here.
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DEC1pUous AND CITRUS FRUITS.

There are large stocks of Eastern Apples here,
and they do not sell.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples 75c@sl U box for choice, 81 1901 % for
fancy Red, 33@65c for common; Eastern, $1@3
q Dbl.
Pears 76c@$l % p box.
Persiu mons, 36@75c p box.
BERRIES
Eastern Cranberrle,, s6@7 SO q Dbl.
CITRUS FRUTS-Oranges and Lemons con-
time dull. Lines are still scarce. Mandarin Or
anges 75c0$l p box: Navel Oranges 81 5002 so
p box; Seedlings, S1@1 so; Grape Fruit IS 50(0
SO; Lemons 75c@$l 80 for common and $2@2 SO
for good to choice; Mexican Lines -; alifornia
Lines, 81 SO; Bananas, $1@2 q bunch; Pine
apples, $2d4 y doz
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i E-5z H2uJ3C q CIT
UCk WHEAT-Q Quoted at 81 1901 40 p ctl.
FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLoUR-shipment of 1929 barrels to China.
Net cash prices are as follows: Family extras
So@5 10 p bbl Bakers extras. 81 9O@6; Super
fne 81 lb@4 so % Dbl.
CoRNMEAL, ETC.-Feed Corn, $1s@19 q ton;
Cracked Corn $l9920 p ton.
MILLSTUFFS- Prices in sacks are as follows
ususl discount to the trade: Graham Flour, So IS
So rs: Cornmea. So IS: extra cream do, $3
atmeal. $3 so; Dat Greats $4; Hominy SIS o
@3 80; Buckwheat Flour, So 2o@3 80; Cracked
Wheat $3 80; Farina, 81: Whole Wheat Flour
So; Rolled Oats (bbis) $6@6 40; Pearl Barley,
S375@4; Split Peas SIS so; Green do, 81 70 D
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POULTRY AND GAME.
pouLr aY-The market is steady at about

PoULT market is steady at about the
same prices
Live Turkeys, 14@1bc p ID for Gobplers, l4@l5c
q ID for Hens: Dressed Turkeys l6@lsc y h:
Geese, p pair, 81 2a@i so; Ducks, $5(G6 p doz;
Hens, $4a5 SO; Roosters young. $5a5 so: do,
old, s4@l4 80: Fryers, 1895 so: Brothers. a. b0@5
for large and 1894 for small: Pigeons 81 25@1 90
p doz young and ST. Tor old.
GAME-A few narrow fluctuations will be seen
here and there. Quail ST. l21s@l rs p doz: Nj al
u dozen: Teal, 81 2b@l So g dozen; WiIgeon.
81 SO; Small Duck. 81 70; English Snipe, 81 so
y dozen: Jack Snipe, $1@l 90 p dozen; are,
81; Rabbits, 81 so for Cottontails and S1@l rs
for small: Gray Geese. So so; White Geese, 76c
@sl: Brant, 81 2501l SO; HonkeIs $4@4 so.
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS

HIDES AND SKINS-Are still dull and I'M
changed. Heavy sailed steers are quotable at &c.
culis and brands, 7c; medium. 7c: culls and brands
&c; light &c; culls and brands, &c: Cowhides, 60
6lac; cuIls and brands, b@51ac; sailed Kip. 6@
&c: sailed Calf, 7@sc; salted Veal, 6@7c: dry
Hides, 12@13c p ID: cults and brands, 9@1Oc;
dry Kip and Veal, 9GpIOc; culls 7@Sc: dry ALI,
DC; cus. l0c; Goatsklns, 2U@35c each Kids,
sc; Deerskins good summer, 20t4z5c p n; me-
dunn, 10000; winter, 1000; sheepskins, shear
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lings 1901 SC each; short WOOL 25@S5c each; me-
dunn, 30@45c each; long wools 4J@6Oc each.
TALLOW-S Shipment of 10000 lbs to Liver
POOL. No. J. rendered, 3{0314c; NO. 2, 212c q ID;
refined, Sc; Grease &c p h.
WOOL-We quote Fall Wool: Humboldt and
Mendocino, 5000; free northern, 71a@S19c; mid
die counties tree 51aGl7c: do, defective, 41296c;
San Joaquin, 3@5c; 90. foothill, 6@7c: Eastern
Oregon spring. 71a@9c: Valley oregon, 11A2 q
121ac do, fall and lambs, 11@1112c
HOPS-6 SC for lair to choice and 9@1Uc q ID
for fancy. Small sales are being m ade.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

BEANs-Bayos, 81 4O@l so; Small Whites,
81 6tQl 80 q ctI; Large Whites 81 10@1 % p
cti; P INKS, 81 05@l 90: Reds, 81 l0@l 20: Black
eve, 81 1U@1 20: Red Kidney, 81 So Limas, 81 IS
@Dl 80: Buffers, 81 25@l so; Pea, 81 20@1 40.
sEEDs-Brown Mustard. So 1898; Yellow Mus
tard, So LOAF 25 p ctl; Flax, 81 36@1 40; Canary
23Ac; Hemp, sc; Timothy 41ac
DRIED PEAS-Nles, $1@l Is q ctl; Green,
81 4O6l 50 q ctL
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THE WEEKS FAILURES.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 26
failures for the Pacific Coast States and Territories
for the week ending yesterday compared with %
fer the previous week and % for the corresponding
week OF 1896. The failures are divided among the
trades as follows; restaurants, l dentist, l
irwelry milkdeaer, liquors, u:cher. groc-
ers = clothing, 2 boots and shoes, 2 publishers
and printers, l millinery, cloaks l books AMI
stationery, l dry good drugs, hotel.
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Choice Wheat Hay has moved up peg No
other changes.
BRAN-S13@l3 so for the best and $12@l2 so
y ton for outside brands
MIDDLINGS-slS@l9 for lower grades and
$20@20 so q ton for the best.
FEEDSTUF FS-kolled Barley, $l9 oOg2O;
Oilcake Meal at the mil, $26 SO u ton; jobbng,
$27 90: clipped Cats ST. 4J@1 SO q I'll.
HA Wheat $e@ll; Wheat and Dat, SIG
$5@6 SO; Alfalfa, $6@7 so; compressed, SEQ
30; stock, $5@6; u yer. $6@8 p ton.
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NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. S.-There were brief
spurrs of activity at he Stock Exchange to-day
but they confined to few shares, and gen.
orally speaking speculation was dull. There was
a general absence OF news calculated either o ad-
vance or depress prices. In consequence the
traders had the market all to themselves, save,
perhaps, in the case of sugar, which, under pur-
chases by firm with close Washington connec-
tons, rose from 11O34 TO l1212 The fnct that a
leading house turned up buyer was sufficient
TO start the smaller shorts to cover, but IL was
noticeable that soon the demand from that
source cea,ed the stock ran off rapidly 10 and
closed with net gain OF only "a per cent for the
day.
The grangers, Chicago Gas, the coalers and Lou
isVilie and Nashville moved irregularly through
out the session, athou- n the fluctuations by
no means important Early transactions were at
tended with comparatively firm tone and mod
crate ADVANCE was scored ~ the shares Just
IN ami d, but in the afternoon there dIsposi-
ton to take profits and decline OF "A to "a per
cent ensued, with ftral rally of IS to 49, Man
haitian wa, weaker the rest and left of at
S75S after selling down from sS34 S73s. Della
ware and Hudson opened IA lower at i'll and
closed at lll3s. Among the specalties tobacco
american Spirits and Canadian Pacific advanced
1@2 per cent, while Wheeling and Lake Erie pre-
A feature OF the days trading was a steady SELL
Ing by arhtrage houses CT Louisville and Nash
vile, st. Paul and other stocks listed abroad
Fully 10000 shares were disposed OF in this way.
The weakness of Manhattan was ascribed to The
puOiS@Si ~ tue AePol1 VI me INalIOaO NoInnlS-
sion for 1896, which shows a decrease of nearly
100000 in the number of passengers carried by
the elevated road during the year. The specula-
ton closed barely steady in tone. Net changes
were slight. Total sales were 149.013 shares in
Guiding 42,400 Sugar, 15,30D Burlington and
Quincy and Ia, 200 St Paul.
The BOND market was firm. The sales aggre-
gated SI.45t, 600. Baltimore and Ohio fves rose
21a to 921a: do Paikersburg branch skies, 3sl to
113z; Burlington and Quincy sinking fund fl YES,
TO 10Y: Kansas ana Texas OF Texas first fives
312 TO rs: Ohio Southern fours to Is: Pittsburg.
Shenandoah ana Lake Erie first fves, ia to 971A,
ard Rock Island deberture fves TO 81. Iron.
Coal Consolidated, Birmingham division CONSOLE
daied skies. fell TO 80; Union Elevated skies 2
10 II; Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago and st.
Louis collateral trusts fours, IA to 9214; Fort
Wor h and Rio Grande first fives, Ia TO 46Ih.
In Government bonds $20,0o5 coupon tours of
1925 sold at l203s and $4,000 registered fours of
1907 at l1O$4@11l.
Grain.
FLoUR-Steady, moderate demand. Winter
So 5594 80; patents, 81 96@5 IS; Minnesota
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Hogs are a fraction irmer. Other descriptions
are unchanged Wholesale rates for dressed stock
from slaughterers follows:
BEkF-First quality, 6@61ac; extra choice, &c;
second do. 5@6c; third do. 4@5c q ID.
VEAL-LaIge, 6@7c; small. 7@8c p ID.
MUTrON-W others, 61a@7c; Ewes, 6@61ac
q h.
LAMR-7@Sc p ID.
PoRK-Lfve Hogs. s14@3ssc p II for large and
medium and 314@3ssc Tor small; dressed do, 41a
@514c q H.
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FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
AND new YORK STOCKS.
WHEELOCK q co.

4 Leidesdorn St, Tel. Main 1854.
CENTRA L OFFICE
623 Market ST., Palace Hotel. Tel. Main 6144.
Uptown Ofice-Bald win Hotel (adioininE Grill
Koom). Tel. Main 339.
PURDY g. ATKINSON Managers.
Orders instantly executed on latest market quo
tations. Reference LIST National Bank, s. F.
CHICAGO. PRIVATE WIRE NEW YORK.
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Percentage
Tnn na0
NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at 11a@2%; last loan at 115%
and closing at 11a%. Prime mercantile pa
per 31aG4%. Bar silver. $3.50 Mexican dollars
5O1b@ol1a. Sterling exchange steady. with actual
business BANKERS bills At 81 S494 S414 for
90 days and S4 S63494 81 for demand. Posted
rates, $4 S412G4 SS. Commercial bills, $4 S212
IA S312. Government bonds steady; State bonds
quiet railroad bonds firm. Silver neglected.
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RECEIPT, OF PRODUCE.
FAMILY RETAIL MARKET.

Eggs are slightly cheaper Butter and Cheese
are unchanged
Meats and Poultry show no particular change
from last week.
Fruits and Vegetables about usual.
Following Is THE CALLS regular weekly retail
nriea list:
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BANk CLkAkINGs.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Jan. s.-Bank clearing
totals at the principal cities for the week ended
January 7, with comparisons, telegrapned 10
Bradstreet'S: