The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK N. v, Dec. 31.-Speculation at
the Stock Exchange to-day was chars cterized by
extreme dullness The good feeling that pre-
vailed ut the close yesterday Oh account of the
sharp rise IN sug ar disappeared at the opening OF
business Tn is morning because of a disposition on
the part Of traders o turn paper profits into cash.
Sugar, the Grangers. Louisville and Nashville,
Manhattan and other shares yielded rs TO "a per
cent, but subsequently Oh cago Gas WAS taken IN
hand and advanced from 1915 10 743s. Ma1hat-
also deN eoped strength, rising from SSSs %
80 on the refusal of Judge rrua1 10 restrain Day
Near the close the stock receded to s91s and
Chicago Gas st he same time ran off to 1855. I :
bacco. after decinin 23s. rallied to 1884. Read
ing was rather stronger than the the list,
| declined ia and preferred 216 on the death of
Mark Holt, the president of the company The
loss afterward partially recovered. The total
transactions were only S7,2l7 shares. Specu a.
| tion closed toerably firm. Net changes show de-
Bonds were higher, tFhe sales footed up 1924
Central Pacific, san Joaquin hrsts. to 102;
Cleveland Lorrain and Wheeling Consolidated
igan Central fves + 1902, 2; Northwest gold v
ems, regular /; Reading first preferred /; DO
thirds, Is; ST Paul Chicas0 and Missouri River
In Government bonds coupon fours vi 1925 sold
at 12O141l 2O5s: do of 1907 at l12, and registered
fours OF 907 at 11012
Grain.
FLOUR - elected Winter wheat low
patents S4 2e@5 25; Minnesota clear S5 500
I 90; strai ghls $4@l 60: patents 2505 rs; low
extras, 81 COOS 80: city mills, 81 O0@5 90: pa
ents So logs IS; rye mixtures S3 60@3 80:
super or sS lO@S 80; tine' s3 O5: Southern -four
to cnolce $3 55@S IS. Rye flour dull, steady
81 S5@3 25:
COkNMEAL-DulL steady: Yellow Western
RYE-oulet. Western 45c delivered.
.BARLhl-Steady; 29c cit Bufa o. opening OF
WA rAT-spot market dull, easier: +. o. b.,
81 O0a4; ungraded red, s1c@s1 Oh; No 1 North
| options weredull and unchanged to 14c lower
clos .ng eady with only local trade. Mar, July
March, 911sc; May, $3.50; July, 861sc
CokN-s OTIS dull, steady No - 2s5sc ele-
op ions were dull and firm at UNCHANGED prices
with trading only local: May only tradedin Jan
uary, 291sc; May. 3l6sr.0,
March, 26I4c; May, 23s4c.
spot prices: No. 2. 201sc: No. white,
8 white 24s4c; mixed W estern. 22@24c; White do
25@30c; white State 23@30.
Provisions.
LARD-Quiet steady: Western steam, 81 0711s;
| CITY, $ 6215 January, 81 10. nominal; renned,
dull; continent. p 80; compound. 4ss@412c
PUKk-Steady, duh. New mess, So ZOOS rs.
+ LU91kk-Quiet. Western creamery. 14@21c;
do factory, 7@lzc; Elsln> 12c' imitation cream
| Chr hsE-Firm, quiet. Part skins, S1s@7 12c;
full SKINS. 213@5cs
EGGS-Wsak er quiet Icehouse lbc; Western
fresh. lao .7c.
ALLoW-Firmer. City, Si1ac; country, s14@
$3.50.
20c; yellow prime. 23c.
k1Ck-Flrm quiet Domestic, 3s4@6c; Japan.
&OLAssks-ouie New orleans. SAC.
tOFFEE-Quist, TO 10 poi Is up January,
SO 7O@9 IS; March 50 1903 So; ii ay. SO SO@
9 80: September, SO eOG9 95; spot Rio. dull. firm;
sUGAK@Quet on A, 41sc p b; mold A,
1896; standard A, 4asc; coniectioners a, 414c;
cut loaf DC: crushed, sc; powdered and cubesi
45sc; granuIated, 4%sc.
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTS-Bags 9(0llc.
TEACHEs-PeeIed, boxes, l4915c; unpeeIei
bags, Ia &c.
PRUNES-Eour sizes, nominal, 51sc
RAlSINS-Two-crown, looseo mu catel, 41ac D
D; 3-crown, 512c; 4-crowp. .612@c712 90 do Lon
11@12c.
WALNUTs-staudard. 71sc; soft shell. &c.
HoPs-Steady. Pacific Coast, 31ac.
NOOl-Quiet Domestic fleece, 1olD23c; pulled
19@Slc; Texas 7@I2
Merchandiss. -
! FIG1RoN-Quiet, t1rm. American. sl1@13.
COPPER-FIrm. Lake. $lI So
LEAD-Firm. DomesLIe, S03 O5
1lN-Quiet. Straits, S13 Plates quiet
kfkL1 EK-Dull. Domestic S4M4 TO-