The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

W. H. hAMMON. fOTetdSt OLuCldls
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.
NEW YORK, y. y, Dec. 1.-THE tendency Of
prices at the Stock Exchange up to the receipt of
tue Presidents message on Venezuela matters
was upward for the railway list. The industrials
however, were inclined to weakness, and on reall-
cations scored moderate declines. The bull specu-
aton in the railway lisg early in the day assumed
fairly large proportions, and The Western issues
especially were taken with more confidence on the
belief that earnings after the first OF the year will
show material gains. The granCers naturally led
the RISE but Louisville and Nashville, Kansas and
Texas preferred ara Atchison came in for a fair
share of the business.
Reading heavy ard lost point on tha pub
lication Of the reorganization plan, which is even
more drastic than expected. After the publication
of President Cleveland's message 10 Congress on
the Venezuelan question there marked
change in sentiment Snd rush to sell on the part
OF the professional element The brokers' consplc-
uous mainly tor their connection with the acknowl
edged bear leaders we're the most prominent sell
erS during the afternoon. The decline which fol-
lowed was 412 per cent in Consolidated Gas, 3 in
Erie Telephone, 2$4 in Manhattan and Chicago
Gas. 212 IN sugar and IL 10 III the remainder of
tie active list.
When it WAS seen that wheat and Government
bonds wera not influenced any appreciabe ex-
tent by the developments at Washington the
whole list improved Il TO l per cent. Near the
close however the selling was renewed in certain
show losses OF IA 10 15s, Louisville and Nash
Vile leadT g. The anthracites lost 1a to per
cent and the iDdustrials "A 10 per cent Pacific
NJ all which sold 32 7s early in the day. dropped
10 30Ia The deal with the Panama Railroad,
cording TO the counsel OF the latter, has at last
been consummated.
Total sales were 276.226 shares, including 49, 100
Sugar 25,20O Leather preferred, 23, 600 Chicago
Gas and DO 00 St. Paul.
Bonds irregular. The sales looted up S2-
4S0,0O0. Atchison general fours Sc to SO14
Chicago and Eastern Illinois general fves l 10
1O11a, Hooking Valley Consolidated fives 2 to
SO, Tennessee fves 112 to 11512, Long
Island Ferry four and halls i to 90, Ohio
consolidated fves certificates TO "a, Rock
Island debentures fves l to 81, Reading
western SKIES IA to 11si%. Chicago Northern
Pacific fves certificates fell IA to 4334; Kansas
Pacific skies Of 1895, to 1854; Jersey Central
general fves to 1lS; Oregon Short Line con-
solidated certificates, I to 81; Reading first pre-
ferred ls4 to 3014; do. thirds, Us to 1l1s, and
United States Cordage skies l 10 3s.
In Government bends, $4,000 registered fours of
1907 brought 1111s and $1,000 coupon fours of
1907, ll21a.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand, 20S,13 ounces certificates
outstanding, 27S.
FLOUR Il Quiet; firm. Winter wheat. low
grades, So 25@2 IS: do, fair to fancy.
So 65@3 80; DO. patents, $3 45@3 75; Minnesota
ens. s. iss4 @ 10: low low extras s. 2S2 e5 city city
mills, S3 9O(a4; do. patents S4@4 25. Southern
flonr-Dul; steady. tommon @ nn to fair extra 81 10
CORNM EAL - Dull, steady. Yellow Western
-
WHEAT-Dull. firmer. No. red, store and
elevator, 69s4@7oc; afoat, 7114@7115c: +. o. b.,
ern, 691ac. op ions were fairly active and closed
firm at 14@l1lac advance. following the West and
the frmer Liverpool cables with short covering.
May and July most active. No. red, January.
661sc; February, $3.50; March, 677sc; May,
$3.50; July, 669sc: December, $3.50.
CORN-Dull; frmer. No. 2. 331al933$4c eleva-
tor; 3434@35o afoat. Options We're dull and
firm, with only light local trade. May most ac-
tive. december, 1850; January, 3314c; May,
oATs-Dull; steady: whites, tirrner Options,
dull; easier. December, 22asc; January. 2268c:
white, 241ac: 10 2 Chlcago. 2s1lc; No. ), 21s4c:
No white 23c; mixed Western, 20@a4c;
white do, 24@2Sc; white State. 24@2Sc.
Provisions.
LARD Weak. moderate demand; Western
steam, s5 5212; City, s5 10; December. SIS 55;
refined, quiet; Continent, $6 South American.
$6 30: compound, 45e@5c.
90 IS. A-''s''' HiOOe'''''s "''''s' HisS'' 90 20
BUTTER-Fancy firm. fair demand. State dairy,
@19c; do creamery, i9@2sc; do June, 17@24c;
do factory. S@19c; Elgins, 28c; imitation cream
cry, 5G22c; rolls, 11@1Sc.
CHEESE-Moderate demand, firm. state large,
7los do fancy s s@d9,HG DO small TAG
EGGS Dull. easy. state and Pennsylvania,
24@2sc; southern, 2l@e3c: icehouse, l7@2oc; do
per case, SO 1904 so; Western. fresh, 21@24c; do
per case, So 1894 25; lined, 17@17Lac
TALLoW-Steady; better demand. City. .4c; coun-
4tU414c, as TO Quallty.
COTTONSEED OIL-Quiet. easy Crude, 221h
@26c; yellow prime, new, 2812@29c; do, off grade,
CSC.
RICE-Fair demand, firm, Domestic, 3@534c
Japan, 334 @4c.
MoLG-SSES-F Fairly active, firm. New Orleans,
2S@36c
COFFEE = Easy. SOILS points up January,
$13 S5913 95; February, $13 rs; March, S13 10
@l3 85; May, $13 20@l3 25: July. $l2 IS: Sep
tember, Sl2 rs. Spot Rio, dull, steady; No. Z,
l41sc.
SUGAR-Raw quet.steady. Fair refining 39314c
centrifugals, So test 312@35Sc: refined, quiet
steady; on A, 3-16@43sc: mold A, 41sc: stan
dard A, 41sc; confectioners' A, 41ac; cut LOAF
and crushed, 51Ac: POWDERED 47sc: granulated
46s@434c; cubes, 4 7sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA AFRUITS-Raisins. 4-crown loose
Muscatels, 4@41ac; do, 3-crown, 3@314c: do Lon
don layers, S0c@pS1 25.
PRU UNES-Four sizes. 514@51sc.
APRICOTS-Rags, l0146gI2c.
PEACHES-Peeled, 15c; unpeeled 5sl@S1hc
ALMONDS-Paper-shell, lI@l2c; do, soft-shell
1U@1O1ac.
WA WALNUTS-Soft-shell, 10c.
HOPS-Quiet, easy: State. common to choice
2@l0c: Pacific Coast, 319@l0c. London market
unchanged.
WOOL-Firm, quiet. Domestic fleece l6@22c;
pulled, 15@34c; I exas, 91l3c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Quiet. American, $12(0l4 SO.
COPPER-Quiet. Lake. SO so.
LEAD-Dul Domestic, So 20@3 221a
TIN-Quiet. Straits, ST. 95: plates dull.