The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-02
LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The Commercial Ad-
vertser's London financial cablegram says:
Business was reduced to-day and consols were
dull on the news that a Chinese five per cent
loan of 1900, 900. secured by the Northern rail-
ways. will probably be Issued at the end of the
week.
The American market is much shrunk. Deal
who came over from Africans are return
ing thither and nervous bulls sold all morn
ing but New York bought Denver issues and
Atchison. Chesapeake and Union Pacific and
the close was at the best 1 confirm the report
Of the early appearance of the Central Pacific
reorganization scheme The assessment Will be
$lV in exchange for % per cent OF fours or 20
of fves. southern Pacific bonds.
bear failure in Paris. There was rise IN cop
per of Is shillings ton. l hear from good
source that the years output of Rio Tintos
has been taken at 10 10 IS. Anaconda's mine
statistics for the fortnight show supplies down
564 tons The bank has bought 116 600 pounds
in bars. including 1900 pounds African gold
CLOSING.
LONDON. Feb. canadian Pacific $685.
Grand Trunk. 7$s Bar Silver, steady, 2712d per
ounce; Money. 1GlA per cent
NEW YORK GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-FLoUR-Receipts, 49,
765 bbs exports, 9s05. Neglected and lower on
spring wheat grades Minnesota patents, 81 10
"A %.
WHEAT-Receipts. ia. 400 bushels; exports
6065. Spot steady No red, S29sc f. o. b.
afoat to arrive. Options opened frmer on the
unexpected frmness of cables and the unfavor-
able Western news. Shorts stubborn,
however. and failure to run them in provoked
more and heavier liquidation at midday, helped
also by small clearances. In the last hour
moderate mo- FRA rallies followed on export rumors.
cline. March. SoAQSl1sc, closed S07sc
HOPS-Steady.
WOOL-Steady.
METALS :, The advancing movement in
metals is still unchecked. To-day copper, tin
and lead made another generous gain in heavy
points and strHg cables. practically the
same class of information as has dominated the
market for some time past Sellers were hard
TO find even at the advance, and the outlook
IS all that holders could desire. At the close
the Metal Exchange called:
PIGIRON-Warrants, firm, at IS so nominal.
LAKE COPPER-Strong and higher, with 81
bid and ST. % asked.
TIN-strong. with s25 bid and s25 Is asked.
LEAD-Strong, with 81 65 bid and 81 70
sPELTER-Firm, with IS 70 bid and IS 80
asked.
The brokers' price for lead is 81 30, and for
copper sl7 90
COFFEE-Options closed steadv at net I'M
changed prices. Sales IL. 500 bags, including
March, s. so; May. IS Is; July, s. So September.
S6 05; December, Sc %.
sP9t cPeeKio quet' f mld ,e dnet
centrifugal. Sc test, 4 5-I6c; molasses sugar.
slice; refined. firm.
BUTTER - Receipts. 1892 packages; firm.
Western creamery, l6Gl9c; Elgins. 1sc; West
ern factory, 10G14c.
EGGS-Receipts, ss4O packages: firm. West
ern, 1910; Southern. 1Sdl9hc
DRIED FRUITS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-CaIifornia dried fruits:
Apples. steady other fruits firm.
EVAPORATED APPLES - Common, Ease
sat@ioc WI "' '''~''' '''O-'s' '*~''a'' Fancy
APRICoTs- Royal 1la14c: Moorpark, 1sai7c.
PEACHES-Unpeeled. sd11c; peeled, 22g25c
per pound.