The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. y, Dec. "a - Stocks ruled
higher to-day, and feeling of confidence prevailed
in financial circles. Purchases large scale
were made for both the long and short account,
under which prices scored gains ranging from l to
5 per cent. This further gain due to the gen.
eral belief that Morgan's visit TO Washington is for
the purpose of consulting with the powers that be
in case by any chance, measures for the relief of
the treasury should fail TO with Congressional
approval. Another important influence at work
was the comparative ease of money, Stock Ex-
change borrowers having experienced no difficulty
in supplying their wants at per cent, and even
below this rate.
No demand was made the Clearing house
loan committee for certificates. ana none is looked
ornnless the unexpected happens. An important
fac;or which made for improvement the com
paratively light engagements for shipments of
gold TO Europe tomorrow. Only S2OOO,O00 were
engaged. II is to be said. however that the diff
Guilty in securing greenbacks hampered certain
shippers. Features of the trading were purchases
OF small lets for investment account, and buying
by brokers who lost their heads in the panic last
w eek and closed out their customers accounts.
There was also a disposition to view the Venezu-
ella boundary dispute from a more pacific stand
pont and this led to more or less buying of securi
ties. The result advance in prices ranging
anywhere from l Is to 4S4 per cent Rock Island
rose 4s4 to SO per cent, Consolidated Gas Az to
State Gas Az to 24l4, Canada southern 2s4 to
49s4, Big -Four 314 10 3714, Burlington and
Ss 80 ~ TO o gs g. pas Paul to
S. Delaware and Hudson to 127, Iowa Central
preferred, 3l2 to 2912, Lake Erie and Western
preferred PSI to $685., Lake Shore 2s4 to l448I
Louisville and Nashville,2$ to 1914 Manhattan,
219 to 1C3; Minnesota ana ST Louis, second pre-
ferred l3s TO 46; Kansas and Texas preferred, pa
to 2512; Missouri Pacific, 21a to 1884. Lead, pre-
Ierred, 2s4 20 s514; Pullman to 157; Southern
Railway preferred, 21a to %; Omaha, 2 to 81,
and Omaha preferred, 4$4 10 120. In the final
transactions there some disposition to realize
profits and reaction of IL to PA per cent fol-
lowed Union Pacific AMI Reading were heavy
and tell AS and 55s respectively. Speculation
closed firm. Net changes show gains OF 1a to
Ver cent: Delaware and Huson, the grangers and
industrial lea ling. The total sales were 3S3 1874
SHARES, including 45.40O sugar; 34,700 st. Paul;
19500 Chicago gas and $500 tobacco
The bond market was firm. The demand was
good. Sales footed up S2.335. 900. Atchison adj
iustment tours when issued adva need 214 TO 4514.
{. and o. general four and a halls 312 10 721a Mo-
2to 40, Kansas and Texas seconds 212 to 5SI5,
do tours ZIG to S312, Northwest debenture fves OF
1891 3 TO 1U6, Oregon Short Line SKIES 80 to
1021n do consolidated fiYes certificates 2S4 81,
Texas Pacific tirsts PA to s414, do seconds to
2134, Southern Railway consolidated 6ves "A to
95 Rio Grande and Western tours 2 to 1919, Rock
Island fives 3l4 to 10434 Pittsburg and Western
fours Az TO So Reading general tours PIG to So,
do irsts preferred 11a to 251a, do general tours
certificates l5s to rs, Wisconsin Central fves 31a
TO 411a and do certificates 2 to Al.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion hand 20S 1873 ounces; certificates
outstanding, 2OS.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Raisins. 3-crown, 30
314c: do 2-crown, 49412c: London layers coco
81 %.
PKU NES-Four sizes. 514@51sc.
APRICOTS-Rags, 1014MI2c.
PEACHES-Peeled, l5c; unpeeled, 53z6S1hc.
ALMONDS-Paper-shell, 11@12c; do, soft-shell
1O@l012c
VAIN UTs-soft-sh 1Oc. Market dull and