The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-27
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

Financial.
NEW YORK, n. V, Oct. 26-stocks opened
firm on covering of short contracts. The Changers
were especially firm at this time, and moved up
aoout /. per cent on a belief that the September
statement OF the ST. Paul Will make an excellent
showing. The southwestern and International
shares also moved up fractionany The strength
Of the market short-lived, wever, and in the
last hour of trading speculation was positively
weak. There were Hquidatiug sales in the indus
trials, and the bears resumed aggressive tactics
Leather was the special feature, and dropped from
121a 10 1I4aGllS4, and preferred from 7414 TO
1O5sG711s. Considerable long stock came out on
the way down. Sugar was also heavy in the
closing dealings, and fell from l05ss to lO33l@
1885; lead sold down TO 321a; General Electric.
"a 10 351a; and Tennessee Coal and Iron to 3s1A
Western Union beef rose "a 10 - on declaration
OF dividend OF 70 per and later declined to
u. After the payment OF the dividend the com
pany viii have balance of 500 900. Chicago Gas
declined Is IS. The deposit of Fidelity receipts
for Central Trust receipts now aggregate $685.
200. The slump in leather and sugar led TO reali-
cations In the railway list and decline OF IA 10
per cent. The market closed heavy. Net changes
show losses OF Il 10 ia per outside leather
prerFre0, which declined l3s per cent on the day.
Total sales were 1868 shares Including % loo
sugar. p 400 leather and $500 ST. Paul
Pacific Mail was easier and declined 10 3O613O14
the reports current yesterday about a settlement
with the Panama not having been confirmed.
Bonds hrmer. Sales footed up 1927. 600
Rock Island hves rose to 1882 Northern Pacific
consol dves, ss 70 $685.: do certificates 1s to 80:
Morris and Essex sevens to l47; Manhattan con-
sol fours, IA 10 49, and Houston and Texas Cen
tr2l general tours. TO II.
in Government bonds at the board S25. 900
coupon fours Of 1925 sold at l22ss and $1,000
coupon hves at 1859.
The Mercantile safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 1877 ,O25 ounces; withdrawn
22,0S9 ounces; certificates outstanding, 1877.
Grain.
FLOUR - Unchanged; dull, steady. Winter
wheat, low grades, 50 2ba2 so; DO, fair
10 FANCY, 50 S0@3 As; do, patents, So so
@3 75 Minnesota clear, 50 $50 %; do.
straights, So 20 O 8 so; do, patents So IS
"a 90; low extras 81 2562 so; city mills 50 SIS
g; 40. patents, 81 2Og4 45. Southern Flour
good TO choice 90. - eo@3 SO. Buckwheat flour
Quiet al 81 60.
CoRNM EAL-Dun. steady. Yellow Western,
RYE-NOminal, No. 2 Western, 42@4sc; State
and Jersey, 464fSc.
BARLEY-N ominal No. 2 Milwaukee, 46@5Oc;
Western, 45G5Oc
wHEA T-spot market frmer, dull. No red,
711Ac; No. ! Northern, 6S1z. Options opened AT
14e3sc advance on local coverings and war talk
with foreign houses buying and cables firm, be-
came unsettled on local trading, closing steady at
sc over yesterday. May and December most ac-
tive. Sales Included Ne. red, February, 7O14c;
March. 1855; May 7l14c; October 67asc; De-
CORN-SIo;s quiet, steady; no. 2. 3s1ac eleva-
tor, 4Olsc ahoat. Options opened steady with
wheat, but free realizing caused weakness and
the close was easy at 1sG12c decline, with light
trade. December and November most active Octo-
Der, $3.50; November, 3sc December, sec;
oATs-spots dull, steady. Options dull, easier.
october "a; Noyember, 237so: December. 24c;
White, 25c; Mixed R' western 24ias251Sc; White
do, 25q29c; white State 25@29c.
FEED-Bran, 6712@7212c, Middluss, 75@S0c.
Provisions.
BEEF-steady, dun; family, 9@l2c; extra mess
LARD-ouiet, steady: Western steam closed
at s. 95 asked city, IS 60; sales, SO tierces; Oc
90 Az; South American, Sc rs: compound, 41a@
PoRK-Quier. steady; mess, SO 75alo 25.
BUTTER-Quiet, unchanged; state dairy l26
&c; do creamery, 2217923o; Western dairy, 100
factory, s12914c; ElgIns 23c; Imitation creamery,
fancy. 9s4@loc; do small. 74adlIc: part skins,
242gae; full Skins, 21a93c
2O@2lc; Western fresh, IsG2oc; lined. Isai6iSc,'
TA1.aoN 5s7,5sYy country. 414@41ac.
low prime, old and new, 2794c; do, OF grade, 261a
RIfE-steady; domestic. 8A@ec; Japan, sss
MoLAssEs-F Foreign. nominal: New Orleans.
open kettle 26@32c, scarce and firm.
COFFEE-Quiet and steady; 5 TO 20 points up:
December, sl4 II; January si4 45@I4 65; March,
s14 25@i4 80: May, $l3 80 spot Rio dull
IS sTG3AR~Rsw. dull, steady. Fair refining s1sc:
Centrifugas, 96 test S1zc Rehned-Dull, steady.
on A, [s-l6@4s:c; mold a. Acc: standard 4.
45sc confectionery A. 412c; cut loaf and crushed,
514c: powdered, 47sc; graduated, 45s@47sc;
cubes 47sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Rasins, London layer
81 30d1 40; do 4-crown, 3I5c.
PRU NES-Four sizes, 41zc.
APRICOTS-Bars. SG1lc.
PEACHES-Unpeeled, bags 534@7c.
ALMONDS - Paper-shell 1l@l2c; soft SHE'LL
914@91ac.
HOPS-QuIet. State common TO choice, 3SlOc;
Pacific Coast, S1z@l0c; London market
W0oL-ouiet domestic fleece 1s@22c; pulled
14(GS4c: Texas. 9@13c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-SteRdy, American. S12@14 SO.
COPPER-Quiet; lake 81 S5@l2.
LEAD-Dull; domestic. SO 1903 3712.
TIN-Quiet: siraights $l4 80: plates dull.
sPELTER-Dull; inactive; S4 05G4 10.