The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD

Cuba OF the special Commiss.o oner Of the admins
Iration.
he first was reflected in higher prices in the
local wheat market which might have been en-
pnss zed except for the closing OF the Chicago
Boaru OF Trade over the holiday. AS far the
cuban question is concerned, II is improbable mat
the street will b. any more enlightened the
subject for some time than it il now, though the
al ministration has displayed its hand suhciently
alarm In financial circles. In expectation of
declaration of re ~ular dividends tomorrow Sugar
Refining, Western Union ard Manhattan were all
s -rong features, though Western Union declined
in the morning rumors that new issue of
bonds was contemplated Industrials as a ru
were very steady, the granger shares being the
only ones OF the ge neral list showing reactionary
tendency.
The bond market was fairly active and firm.
The holiday closing of the London and Chicago
market deprived this market of Two possible
sources OF additional support The day devoid
OF news of general import ance The foreign
offerings OF grain bills No gold was taken for to-
morrow's steamships. The closing generally
strong. Govern nm- lat bonds were quiet and steady.
Railway and miscellaneous bonds were again
active and prices firm.
all money, l and ia per cent: time-2 per
months and per ent for 10 months on good
stock Excha' ge collateral Commercial paper,
8 IL per cent for Endorsements 31464 per cent for
hrs,-class and 495 per cent for good 10 d months
: ingle names. Domestic exchange on New York
graph 2Oc premium.
Wheat and Flour.
WHEAT 1880 II 100 1900 100 2:lo
july ......::.. 727s 1883 7sN 78N 7Z1s
D:s:%Ss5 s4 Ssii :: e. 5S7s s;s. ss;s ~ ~ sa ssG2s
ern spring New YORK, 7s1sc; No northern
spring Duluth, 77slsc: NO . hard winter 1880;
No. hard winter, 745sc
Future closing: July, 73Jsc; September 695sc;
December. 7l14c-
straighfs. 81 iO@4 20; patents 81 6oS4 IS
GRAIN FREIGB Ts-New Iork 10 Liverpool
by steam, 1szd-
Produce.
Lar G
Quiet
PoRK-Mess So 5OGs76. Dull, but steady.
BUTTER-Creamerv. Western, i5c
EGGS-sta.e. fresh gathered. l1@ll15c
os, ss-dagree test, Use Refined firm; Nos
4 3. z, 9, 10 aad ID advanced l-I6c. Quiet but
PETRoLEUM-New y ork rehned. So 15; PhiIa-
delphia and Baltimore refined, So TO- refined IN
HOPs-Crop OF 's5 Se4c: 'se 6Gec; coast
'95 894c; coast SO SOLO. Quiet
WOOL-Domestic h-ecs 1S@Z3c: pulled, $50
pc London market 5O@7Os. Steady.
HIDEs-Buenos Ayres dry 1S1sSlsc; Calves
LEATHER-HemIock sole. Buenos Ayres, light
10 heavy we ghts. ls920c; acid, le1s922c Firm
FOtnra spot dS M 609 o15 1rm M no s94G0
q IS; September, 81 40@7 AS December, 81 is
Dried Fruits.
RAISINs-Caifornia 5O-Ib boxes 2sIc: crown,
8$4954ac: seeded. 7s4@s1ac: seedless muscatels,
CTRKANTs - 4a1@5149 in barrels: cleaned
bulk, 61z@5c; cartons, 6@g71zc
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., boxes, S1sGI Sc; bags
71z9l0c
EACHES-California unpeeled. bags. 6@Sc;
boxes, 799c peeled. 10@l2c
PRUNES-California, 25- b boxes, 3@7c; SON
boxes 3@7c.
DATEs-Persian, Col boxes. 21a@Ss4c; fard.
boxes. 43l G5c: cases. 5S4G6c
FIGs-f Fancy ordinary, l2@lsc; fancy washed.
2O@24c
CITRoN-l1@1214c for fancy boxes.
ALNUTS-CaliforDis standard, 612c; soft
shell, SC.
ALMON Ds-sheIled. 154a2sc
Metals.
PIG IRoN-southern SO 259lO 25: Northern,
$lO9l2. Dull.
PIC TIN-strairs $ls 5o@l3 60 ouiet
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