The San Francisco call., 1898-12-06
LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The Evening Posts financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were quiet and dull to-day, business being checked by Saturdays gold withdrawal. There improvement at the close however when it was announced that there had been no further gold effiux to-day. Americans were quiet The arbitrage business was nterfered with by the Interruption of cable service at New York. The close in, this market was at about the best. Brazil stocks were flat on a sharp Tall in exchange, which is partly due 10 the large amount of Brazilian treasury bills held here to mature next month. I learn that next Saturdays withdrawal of s25, ,00O in gold from the Bank of England was special op- eration. the fact being that Spain had to send a large amount of French or Spanish gold coin to Havana. The Bank of France re fused to part with the gold Spanish agents had to take bar gold from the Bank of Eng land and give to the Bank of France in change for coin. am also told. but I cannot confirm the report. that Spain gave as security Tor the gold a lien on the S20, 900, 900 expected from the United States.
 Gold continues in strong demand for Ger many at 7Ss per ounce. The best-informed operators say that e2,OOo,oOO in gold is still to go to Germany.
 It appears that in recent shipment an un- profitable exchange rate had been forced by proceeds of a Russian loan issued in Ger many some time back should be paid in gold on certain date u oc,,c
 Canadian Pacific, S7as; Grand Trunk. IFS; Bar Silver steady, 27ssd per ounce. Money, 211 per cent. Spanish fours closed 41A, against
 
 NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE
 NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-FLoUR-Receipts, 25,5l1 bbls exports. SS,O46 bbs. Sales, 1000 packages. inactive and lower to sell Minne- sota patents s 7OG4.
 WHEAT-Receipts, 525, 400 bushels; ex- ports 4O7,O1S bushels. Spot easy; No. red. f. O. b. ahoat Options opened dull and easy on cables The interrupted wire services coupled with late weakness abroad and ah- sence of export orders promoted depression all day and final prices were 3s@Ac net lower. March 735sG74c. closing 7S7sc.
 HOPS-Steady.
 WOOI-Steady
 starts with sentiment favoring lower prices and with business at low ebb Lead spelter and copper went off slightly to-day and the outlook was for further sag to prices unless radical improvement occurs in news from abroad or outside points in this country. At the close the metal exchange called: SIP 65
 LEAD-Easy; brokers, ss45; exchange, PIG IRoN-warrants quiet at s7 20.
 LAKE CoPPER-Quiet, with SIP 65 bid and LEAD-Dun and easy. with 8 57la bid and TIN-Easier. with SIS bid and SIS 15 asked.
 SPELTER-Dull, with s 20 bid and s 30 asked. The firm naming the settling price quotes qGr sq ead s s'S 4S anu S'ei's'S the west COFFEE Options closed steady. unchanged to 10 points net lower. Sales, 10 800.
 SPOT COFFEE-Rio quiet. but steady; No. invoice CSC; No. jobbing, 6Ac. Mild holders adhere to former prices.
 SUGAR-Raw firm, but inactive; fair re- fining. 15-16c; centrifugal 96 test, 7-16c. Molasses. 3-16c; refined, dull and irregular.
 BUTTER-Receipts. 665S packages; steady at decline. Western creamery, 15Q20c; Elgins. 20c; factory, 12G1415c.
 EGGs-Receipts. 4e54 packages; firm. State and Pennsylvania, 26G27c; Western. 26c.
 DRIED FRUITS.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-California dried fruits: Apples steady, other fruits firm.
 PERFORATED APPLES-Common, rose; prime wire tray. s1zc; choice. 9Qshc; fancy. 10c.
 PRUNES-d101kc.
 APRICOTS-Royal 11G14c; Moorpark 149l7c
 PEACHES-Unpeeled, S14q12l1c; peeled. 1s9 PC.