The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-25
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, n. Y. July a. Business at
the stock exchange was less active to-day, 2S7S76
shares against 3O1, 504 shares yesterday. The bond
market, however, was decidedly more active,
S2.9l4.OO0 changing hands of which 81 ,044 600
were Atchson issues. Boston houses were
largest buyers OF these bonds The stock market
ruled firm until the last hour when the sharp rise
IN wheat, due reports Of crop damage led to
general reaction in prices. In the early dealings
Reading, Jersey Central, the Changers and the
Trunk line shares were all in demand. Reading
was advanced to 1914 on heavy purchases. The
story was that the Earle-Olcott committee was
about ready TO announce material progress in the
ork of recognizing the property, but the counsel
OF she committee subsequently, denied this
People in touch with the coal trade ignored these
statements and said the real reason for the firm
ness OF the anthracite coalers is because of the
progress making for the establishment of the In
dustry on paying basis. The work is being con-
Quoted quietly, however, and the street viii prob
ably no. near or II until the matter Is hnally ana
definitely adjourned The Changers were again
bought by outsiders and all touched higher figures.
in the industrials Sugar and Chicago Gas were
strong early in the day but weak at the close.
Leather was strong throughout and advanced "A
TO 177s for the common and 312 to 80 for the pre-
ferred. The rise in the stock was due 10 the COW
ering of latent short interest
Sugar first rose to 1925 on buying of the lower
Wall-street interests and returned TO 1925. Chi
Cago Gas sold up So and later receded TO $3.50
So The gain at the start was due TO unconfirmed
rumors thai the company had discovered the way
TO pay dividends without breaking the law. In the
last hour the reported damage to spring wheat led
to sales toreaize profits and prices ran on "A 10
y
changes show losses OF 11407s per cent. The
Anthracite coalers, however. gained IS to is.
Leather preferred gained and New Engl land 33s
per cent on the day.
The largest transactions were: Sugar. $500
shares: Reading, At, 700; Chicago Cas- 36.100; At
Gibson, 20, 100; ST. Paul, $4,000 Bonds unusu-
ally active and strong. sales reached 81, 914, U00
Atchison issues were the features and figured for
81 ,044 900. The tours rose 134 to 70; do seconds
13s to 311a: Richmond and Allegheny first COLI
soils, 8 to &c. Northern Pacific seconds l12 TO
1O31a: do conso fves, 81 to 4334 do certificates,
13s TO 437s Kansas Pacific consols, IA to 1872 {:
Colorado Coal skies, to 100; Colorado Midland
Inent firsts / TO 9S: oregon Snort Line Skies to
100; do certificates, 100; do ives certificates,
! to As and Union Pacific sinking fund Fights,
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand, 26l, 1923 ounces; certificates
outstanding, 262.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK, y. Y, July 24.-Flour, held
steadier, light demand. Winter wheat = Low
grades, So 50@3 10; do fair to fancy, So 30@3 so;
do patents, S4@4 05; Minnesota clear, 81 90@3 90;
do straghts. So 1903 20; DO patents, So 9094 60 +;
low extras. So 5O@3 10; city mills, 81 Is; do
patents, 81 so. Southern flour, quiet steady; COM
mon TO fair extra, 80 2O@3: good to choice do,
So as so
Cornmeal-Quiet steady. Yellow Western So 80
Rye-Nominal. Last sales at 70.
Wheat-Dull, held 414c higher with options: No.
red store and elevator, 7oS4c; afoat 1854 @77c;
Northern 7Sc. Options were fairly active and eX-
cited, closing firm at 3$4@414c advance, on higher
cables, frmer West, light receipts owing winter
wheat moderate offerings free local covering, with
fair foreign buying. September and December
most active. No. 2 red, July, August and Sep
TENDER, 753zc; october, 761sc; December, TIE :;
Corn-Scarce. frmer quiet: No @ 4e1hc eleya-
6s advance on better cables, firmer West and local
covering. Septem Der most active. July, 49ssc;i
September. 497sc; May, 4l1hc
oats-Quiet strong. Options, dull, hrmer. July,
2s$4c august 271ac; September, &c. October,
white, Sliac: No. 2, Chicago 2S34c; 10. 8, 2Sc;
No. 8. white, 301ac: Mixed Western, 2963Oc;
White State and Western, 320391ac.
Hops-Quiet, steady; State, common t6 choice,
3@Sc Pacific Coast, 3@9c; London market un-
changed.
Il f e. 'afiy active American $la 0O@
Copper--Firmer. Lake, 81 3b@11 so.
Lead-Firmer. Domestic, So 421a03 As.
moderately active.
Spelter-Quiet. Domestic So 7503 so.
Wool-Firm, moderate demand Domestic fleece,
16@22c; pulled, 15@34c: Texas, 10@14c.
citx Sc So september So s ra SIeam 80 90
tinent 81 O5; South America, 81 80: compound,
fork1Dun. steady; mess. s12 25@l2 rs.
Butter.Fair demand: firm; State dairy, ll@
1890; do creamery, 171sc; Western airy,
912Gl3c; do creamery, 12G1715c; 90 factory Sd
1244c; Elgins 1712c: imitation creamery, 11@l lac.
Cheese-moderate demand; firm; State Ia rye,
D SKI SKINS no aSi & SINS so Ss5
IlEggs-QuieI: steady; State and Pennsy lvania,
1312@1412c; Western fresh, 1212@131ac; do per
case, $1@D4.
Tallow-ouiet, easy; city, 411sc; country, $40
43sc.
Cottonseed ol-Strong, better demand: crude
24c; yellow, PRIME 2Sc; do good of grades, 271ac
Kioe-Firm domestic. 414@6c; Japan, 49415
Molasses-Foreign, nominal; New Orleans 26G
32c: fair demand: fairly active
Coffee-Barely steady unchanged to Is points
down; September $l5 05; October, SIS l0@15 10;
March, $l4 1904 so. spot Rio, firm fairly &C
tive; No. 7, 1890.
sugar-Raw. fairly active, firm; fair refining,
27sc; centrlfugals, 90 test. 3I4c Refined fairly
active, firm: OF A, 41sg4$sc; mold A, 1850
47sc; standard A, 7.l6@4 6sc: eonfectioners' A,
434td4 % l6c graduated, 7-16@434c; cubes,
4 11-16@47S.
California fruit quotations: Peaches = Early
Crawford, 55@S0c: st. Johns, 55c. Prunes-Trag-
edy, Isl 65@l TO: German, 81 S563 Is. Pears
bartlett, 81 40t@1 So Plums-Y elbow Egg $40
2 35; Purple duane. 81 25@1 10; Washington
81 30@1 80. Oranges-Fancy Aleditera mean Sweets
81 &hAlZ Id Ia ncr 81 MlcIlnnIs S0Gl2