The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-24
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK. n. Y, May 23.-An Improvement
In the tone of speculation on the Stock Exchange
apparent at the opening of business this morn
ing and prices advanced in the early dealings.
Soon, however, selling movement was developed
in distiing, and it was rumored that big pool in
the stock was liquidating its holdings. Sugar was
lation was depressed, in the hope, il is said, of
reaching stop orders at 116. The stock had risen
down to 1l6, with the effect of bringing out heavy
blocks OF stocks. The sales OF diStilllng were on
an unusually large scale and caused decline in
the stocks of Y per cent before noon.
In the afternoon there rally of ia, but in
the final dealings there reaction of AZ per
cent, the last being the lowest price of the day.
The Changers show gains ranging from rs 10 per
cent on the day. the latter Northwest. The mar
ket steady at the close.
The bond transactions during the morning were
rather light and sales for the most part at lower
figures. In the late session there was an increase
IN activity, with general improvement in values.
The sales were S2,446000. Government bonds.
firm State bonds, inactive. Railroad bonds, firm
Petroleum easier; closed 81 6T12.
Grain and Merchandise.
Flour-Receipts, 237Oo bols; exports. $500
bbls; sales, 10000 pkgs. Market higher again and
demand checked. Only urgent needs provided for.
"a 40; City mill clears, 81 10G4 80; Winter
straights. SO 1894 Is; Minnesota patents, 50 200
4 10; Winter extras, S3@S 25; Minnesota bakers,
So 25@4 10; Winter low grades, So 45@3 05;
Springlow grades, s2@2 80.
Southern -four dull; good to choice, So 1908 25.
Rye -four firm; sales 800 bbls; superfne S4@,
IS; fancy, Sd 2O@4 40.
Wheat-Receipts, Isl, 800 bushels; exports,
14S,o00 bags sales, 27970,O0O futures: 5000
spot. Spot, irregular: No. 2 red store and ele-
vator, 60Ssc; afoat, Sligo; f. O. b. Sl34c af1oat;
excited opening and sensational advance, with
heavy country buying again the feature. Business
subsidized for time but in the late afternoon prices
dropped 234 amid intense excitement and closed
very nervous at 112@1 7sc net advance. Crop
news was bulsh all day. May, S034 @9S21ac, closed
S034c: June Sl@S2c, closed Sic; July, S112@
S414c closed Sl13c; August, 81 5SfGS414c, closed
October, S26S@S6c, closed S25sc; December, $40
S614, closed Sac.
Hops-Unchanged.
WOol-Firm.
Pigiron.steady; Scotch. $1,000; America,
SO 50@12 so.
Copper-Strong; brokers' price, $40 so; exchange
price, SO 50@10 so.
Lead-Strong; brokers' price, So O5: exchange
price, So 2oG3 %.
Tin-Firm; straits, $14 1904 IS; plates, steady
Speter-Firm: domestic So 5503 so; sales on
Change 25 tons tin $14 10: so tons June, $l4 10;
25 tons first half June S14 70.
Cohee-Opened firm at partial advance of 10
points, ruled generally firm, but closed uniet;
traders conservative with Havre and Hamburg
Brazil receipts, closed barely steady at SlO0l5
points advance Sales 10000 bags, including
March, $l4 so: May, $14 As; June $I4 40: JULY
S14 909l5: September, $14 95@15; December,
$14 90G14 %.
Spot Cofee-Rio. quiet and steady; No. 7, l6c:
mild, steady: Cordova 1S14(119c; sales, $500:
Maracaibo, 5000; Central American and 400 Sa-
vanilla, p. I.
sugar-Raw sales, $50 bags Centrifugal. 90 at
3s4sc; one cargo 95 test shipment first half June
at 1882 and L. 900 bags nolasses SO test at 23L
Refined quiet but steady.