The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-17
Markets.

SAN FRANcISCO, Oct. 10 1897.
The remittance of treasure by last large as
we had anticipated but II would have been very much
larger had not happened that government bills TO the
OF half million, had been sold TO the bankers,
which they enabled to remit in the place Of gold
We look to another large shipment on Tuesday al
though the amount OF goods sold during the past fortnight
would not seem to warrant such a supposition.
The Superintendent OF the Mint gives notice that that
establishment will be closed until further notice. on the
t1snstan in order to make the annual settlement OF the
accounts of the coner and meter and rener As there
abundance OF coin in circulation and about all the
bars for shipment Inconvenience apprehended from
the suspension of operations for month or two at the
mint
BARS arc already active demand and scarce 800 fine
sold yesterday al par.
The market is again bare Of Mexican dollars $20,0 900
sold few days since 10 per cent premium The
last adyces from Manila quote them at rs per cent pre-
MUM.
Money is in but moderate demand as yet for this mail
rates remain without change. Upon unqucstonable
real estate security, long time capital is seeking invest
mcnt at u per cent per month.
In stocks little has been done City audited accounts,
which receivable in part payment for taxes sell
ing readily to-day at two per cent discount.
TRADE REPORT.
Since last semi monthly business has been
characterized by great quetude in almost every respect
The demand from the country has been moderae dis
position whatever has been shown to operate upon specu
ation, and the obbers, with hardly exception have
made greater addition to their stocks than they
necessitaed by the of their The
dton Of affairs existing at this time last year in many
respects similar: the demands from the country were
equally moderate the iall trade ,.o WAS sun
that OF depression and dizziness. then
hoped that when the set in, there would be
decided reaction caused by the interior dealers coming
down for winter stocks but will be remembered, the
latter part of the year marked by perfect stagnaton
i'll every department Of trade. remains TO be seen if the
present will terminate in similarly unsatisfactory
Speculation had tarer field in this mar
ket than al the present moment stocks generally speaking
moderate, and the number Of vessels on the way
hither from Atlantic ports is only onethrd of what
1t at this date last year. But parties who might
embark in operations (f past experience were not
hair ,nAS Epnu that thA hull nf thu
country merchants estimate quite accurately the ques
ton Of stocks and expected supplies, and II they hold
little likelihood that combination with the view Of get
ting higher prices would be sustained Money getting
scarce in the interior, owing to the long continued dry
weather, and we doubt If the traders have the means
aside from the disposition to lay in large stocks either at
high or low prices. Two years since they might have
done upon credit but since then the city obbers have
been gradually curtaing the scale OF their engage
mens, and have necessarily had to circumscribe
the very liberal and somewhat indefinite credits
which they were accustomed to give their country
toners II is probably not to be regretted that the ae
ration which has taken place in business holds out but
faint inducements to speculation except upon occa
sions. We shall have Of those enormous and I'M
reasonable fluctuations in the value of goods which have
shipments hiher from the Atlantic States Importatons
will thus be graduated nearly to the actual wants Of
the country and the trade will acquire that stability and
uniformity which II has hitherto lacked.
FIouR-Jobbng sales Of 400 or. sacks domestic at 80
IS 800 do. City Mills at - So 400 do Alviso at So 100
half sacks Golden Gate extra 100 or do do and 500 do
American at $40 So 400 do domestic 80 SO $40 5o
200 do. do at 50 Isl loo do. Eaton Bostwck extra at
$40 rs; $50 do. sell. raising at Sll.
Bran tons sold in lots AT $24.
WmAT-Saes OF lbs bags at 3tsc.; 100 do. at &c
BAMKr-Sales Of 400 bags and 100 do coast at 81 81
$50 do. 3s4 do and 200 do. at 81 IS.
oArs.-S00 bags sold at &c. 900 do on private terms
PARTNERSHIPS Of 800 bags at lie. per ID. 800 do at 81
per bag
HAy-l0 tons sold at Sl4 so.
BrrKR-2oo irkins Eastern butter sold on terms not
stated.
CorEE-Sacs Of $50 bags Rio ut 13c. 80 days; 100 do
al l3Ac.: loo do. at 13c., cash.
sreAR.-so0 mats China No. ! sold on private terms.
RcE-Ssam No. sold AT 5s.c
SALr-75 cases and 10 H. bags Eastern sold on private
terms
CrRRASTs-10 casks Zan,c currants sold at 10c.
CASDrrs-300 boxes first quality and 500 do various
brands adanantincs sold on terms not made public.
Moss-9 bales sold at &c.
ArocHor-5o bbls New York manufactured sold at
NE. cash.
Oil--Sale OF 200 jars China nut oil at 81 05.
CoAL-100 casks Cumberland, here and 10 arrive, sold
on terms not stated
DKsiJonss.-30 dozen assorted German, sold at So 10
do. gallon, American, at SIS
Prfs-l0o boxes I. D. clay pipes sold a, soc.
fr.s--Sale Of 81 sea otter skins, at Ss2 So