The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-10
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

Financial.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec 9.-American To
bacco practically constituted to-day's market at
the stock exchange. The transactions IN It were
2O2. 900 shares, an enormous total even when al
Iowance is made for the fact that it is half stock.
leaving only les. 233 shares for the remainder OF
the list OF this Chicago Gas, Sugar and Leather
preferred figured for 10000 shares, so that the
sales of the usually active list dwtndled down TO
iusig nifcant proportions. Tobacco opened any
where from Go down to 60, and ruled compare
lively steady around 63 TO "a until the afternoon,
when it bounded up to Y and left on at i1A4'
against 671s on Saturday last.
1t developed during the trading that big short
interest had covered and that insiders were willing
TO accord the stock some support. one bear house
returned a Block OF the stock which it had Dor
rowed some time ago and IL was current gossip
that the deal had melted its principals several
hundred thousand dollars. The return OF this
stock thoroughly frightened the smaller bears,
who made frantic efforts 10 get back their con-
tracts in the late trading. There was some buy
ing of the stock for the long account on the theory
that all the bad news about the property had been
made public.
tors is making progress, and it is expected several
other stock exchange houses will JON with B.
Roston and Bass and Bache * co. shortly.
It is understood that the president OF trust COM
pany has been offered the chairmanship of COM
mittee to investigate the Company's affairs, and
that definite answer Will be given in day or so.
The preferred stock dropped S$4 to 90 and rallied
TO 9S1h99S Leather preferred followed Tobacco
so far as ACTIVITY is concerned and SO, 700 shares
Changed hands. The stock firss broke 3 to 5914,
and then recovered to 615s@6114 on covering CT
short sales. Chicago Gas was weaker on moderate
dealings, $500 shares, and receded TO 673s96S.
holder of Fidelity trust receipts, who turned
them IN under the Olcott-Flower agreement, has
demanded the return OF his original certificates.
The officials of the Central Trust Company have
refused to return fhe ana IL ige t mas
was firm, and, after receding TO 1O5$4, rose TO
1071@lOss The railway list o was aso qpi es but
S15M91A There was q disposition to get out of
the stock before the 20-per-cent assessment is
levied The weakness OF the sterling exchange
mark and a belief that the gold exports will be
light this week had a strengthening effect on the
general list.
from IA to 41s per cent higher on the day, the
latter in Tobacco. Leather preferred and Chicago
Bonds were lower Sales were 1897, 600. Long
Island conso fves fell l to 121; Reading second
4oD6a to 14 son a s s I'd s SO o
tonic ana Arkansas Pass fours, 81 TO SO: Denver
and Gulf consol fves, 12 TO 80; United States
Cordage skies certificates, Us TO SO, and United
states Leather debenture SKIES 81 to Ill. Detroit
Gas consolidated fives rose to rs. and Duluth
South Shore and Atlantic fves, to So.
In Government bonds $4,000 coupon tours of
1925 brought 12O7s, and $4,000 coupon fves
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 206,072 ounces certificates
outstanding 2O6.
FLoUR-Barely steady. Winter wheat. low
grades, 50 25@2 65; do, fair to fancy, So 65@
s 80: do, patents SIS 45a3 rs: Minnesota clears,
50 5O@3 10; do, straights, 1898 50: do, patents
So 1904 10; low extras. So 25(G2 IS; city mills,
So 90@4; do. patents. SAGA 20. southern flour
Dull; easy. Common TO fair extra 81 1902 so;
good TO choice. 50 90G3.
CoRNMEAL - Dull, steady. Yellow Western,
RYE AND BARLEY-Nominal.
WHEAT-stronger: quiet No. red store
and elevator 7lh4@!3Ssc; afoat, 72s4sSs1155c c
b. opahsd du and DO deensa Seer on easy
cables favorable crop report and sales large spring
receipts; advanced 3zc on the decreased visible
firm at s9@5dc over Saturday with trading more
active. Nay and March most active. No, red,
January, 6S14c; March, 7Ossc; May, o9H4c; July,
$3.50; Decen ber 663sc..
CORN-tirm: fairly active No. 2, 35@353sc
elevator: S6@36ssc afioat. Options Were quiet
and steady at unchanged prices to Use decline on
q local trade. May only traded in. December
SOC; January, '347sc; May, $685.: o,,,ons ann
and steady, 1s@14c lower: December: 22s4c;
January, 23l4c;, May, 25l4c. Spot pr e,e.o
Western, 24@24ffscc; white do, 24@2sc white
Provisions.
LARD-Quiet, weak. Western steam, SIS 5219
asked: December. IS so, nominal; refined quiet
Continent, So; South American. SO 80; compound
FoRK-Dull; weak. Mess, $500 so.
BUTTER-Choice strong: fair demand. State
dairy, lO12@l7c; do creamery, 16@27c; do June
16@22c: do factory. 9@l7c; rolls, 17@1Sc; Elgins
II, imitation creamery, 130dZUc.
CHEESE = Firm; moderate demand. State
large 714@l0c; do fancy. 9s4@10c; do small
7s4@l012c: Western small, 914t91O14c; part
SKINS, 314G17c; full Skins, 2@3c.
EGGS-Firm; fair demand, state and Pennsyl-
vania 22@26c; Southern, 21@22c; icehouse. 10
@2oc; do per case, So 50@4 SO; Western, fresh,
@I7c: do per case, SIS 50@4.
TALLoW-Quiet, weak. City. 41sc country,
C0TT0NsEED oIL-ouiet, firm. Crude, 26c:
yellow prime, new 29@2914c; do off grades.
RfCE-Flrm; fair demand. Domestic, 3@5Ac:
MoLASsES-ouiet firm. New Orleans new 81
@35c.
S1375@I3 80: January, SIS 1913 80; March,
$13 50@l3 IS; April, Sl3 %; May, $12 95@13 05;
July, $l2 46Gl2 60; September. $500 Spot Rio,
quiet. frner. No. z, 1412c.
SUGAR-Raw. quiet firm. Far refining 31s@
314c; centrifugals, SO test. S12@356c refined
moderately active, steady; OF A, 3-le@43ac;
mold a, Acc standard A, 45sc; confectioners' A.
41ac; cut loaf and crushed 514c: powdered, 4zsc:
graduated, 45s@4s4c; Cubes 41sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITs--Raisins. loose musca-
tels 3-crown, 3@314c: Co. 4-crown, 4@41ac; Lon
don layers, 90c@$1 o.
PRD NES-Four sizes. bags, 514@512c.
APRICOTS-Rags, 10149l2c.
PEACHES-Peeled, l5c; unpeeed, 53l @S1ac.
ALMONDS-Paper-shell, 11@12c; do, soft-shell
WALK UTs-soft-shelI loc
HOPS-Easy: State. common to choice, 36lOc:
Pacific Coast. 31a@l0c; London market I'M
WOOL-Quiet, firm Domestic fleece, 16@22c;
pulled, l5@34c; Texas, 9@13c
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Quiet. American. $12@14 SO.
COPPER-Easy. Lake, SO 65
LEADGQuiet. Domestic, 80 211sg3 81.
sPELTER-Quiet Domestic IS 5093 60.
CHICAGO MARKETS.