stripped down to select columns: https://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql?q=select Bid,Symbol from yahoo.finance.quotes where symbol in ("GLD,VTI")&format=json&env=store://datatables.org/alltableswithkeys&callback=
Other columns are Ask, Volume, or * to get all columns.
Sample ways to query with JAX-RS and GSON: http://www.skbh.in/restful-webservices/consuming-restful-web-services-with-the-jersey-client-api/
