The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
NEW YORK. MARKETS.


NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. 22.-stocks were
feverish to-day and the bulk of the business
was in the industrals. Tobacco monopolized
the speculation during the early session. but in the
afternoon Sugar forged rapidly to the front. To-
bacco was very erratic in its course. The stock
opened at ga, fell to 9312, bounded up to 961a and
closed Is per cent higher the day 95 "a.
The selling at the start due to the announce
meut that the outside manufacturers will meet in
this city September to complete their ar
rangements for fighting the trust. The STOCK,
however, was hard to borrow, and commanded a
small premium for use. This had q tendency to
make small operators cover and accounts for the
rise noted. Sugar dropped from 1882 to 10634 on
the reduction in the price OF refined Toward the
close, however, the stock was taken IN hand and
marked up TO 1l01s. Lead, linseed oil and cotton
oil were weak and declined from Is 10 23s per
cent. Chicago Gas dropped q to 49, u and rose TO
615sG6l 3s. Operators in the railway and Stand
ard stock paid very little attention TO the move
ments OF the industrlals and railways ruled strong
throughout.
The crop news was of a favorable character
There was no new withdrawal of gold for ship
ment 10 Europe, and at the same time the sterling
exchange market was inclined TO greater use.
London sold block of St Paul but the stock was
quickly absorbed. Rock Island was taken by
brokers supposed to be acting for insiders Chesa-
peake and Ohio was sold down 70 to 20 by the
plungers who recently broke Tobacco. Northwest
higher the increase of $435433 in earn
ings for the month OF July. The August receipts.
1t is understood, will be favorable. Lake Erie and
Western jumped from 77ss to S2@S03z and Min
neapOIS and St Louis from 1884 TO Z6GG}2513. In
the last hour the market in sympathy with the
squirt in sugar speculation, left off firm. Net
changes show gains of Is to Is per cent In the in
dustrais the improvements ranged from "A TO rs.
Lead, however, lost l@21s per cent. Sales were
26S.6S9 shares. including 1880 sugar, 40 700 to-
bacco and 20, 500 ST. Paul.
Bonds were higher. The sales aggregated ST.
COL, 900. Columbus and Niuth-avenue firsts rose
] 10 l14Ss; Galveston, Harrisburg and San Anto-
MO irsts, to 107: International and Great North
ern seconds. 10 to S01a; Manhattan Beach Hotel
and Land tours 2 to SO: Northern Pacific copsol
/ tO | "a lrpr IN
Line consol fives, "a 10 5S1a: Wabash seconds,
q TO 1914. and COrdage frsts, IA to 44943;
brought SO, against 9712 before to-day.
The Mercantile safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 212,229 ounces; certificates
outstanding, 2l2.
California fruit quotations; Oranges, 50 sO@8 40;
S1@1 90: California cling, $1@l 3d. Susquehanna.
35c@S1 20; Albright. ST 0561 10. Plums-Kelsey
Japan, 81 1902; yellow egg, 81, Prunes-Gros,
-Four sizes, So 35@5 so.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK. n. Y, Aug 22.-Flour, weak
freely offered; light demand Winter wheat-Low
grades 50 1892 80: do, fair to fancy, So 90@3 80;
do, patents. SO 50c63 80; Minnesota clear, So 65@
25 do straights, So 1903 so: DO patents. So 80 d
30; low extras, 81 1902 80; city mills, So goa
Is; do patent, 81 20@4 55; Southern -four
dull weak: common to fair extras, 1922 80: good
TO choice do 81 90@3.
az 80
Rye-NominaI.
Wheat-Dull, lower, with options steady No g
red in store and elevator, 67g6714c afioat, 6734G
CSC; f. o. b., 6734@6Ss4c: ungraded red 61@70c:
No. l Northern, 69I46691ac. Options opened
firm and advanced 3s012c with the West: fell "A
@13sc on easier cables, foreign selling and free
realizing, rallied 14912c on covering; closing weak
at 14@5sc below yesterday with trading more
active. December and September most active.
No. 2 red August, 671sc; September. 675sc; Octo-
Der, 6734c; December, 6914c: May, 1880.
Corn-fairly active, weaker No. 2, 1890 in ell
evator; 443sc afo3t. options were more active
ana weak at $3.50 decline T on weakness in the
Der and sGeteber most active. September "a C;
October. .41Ssc; November, 407sc; December,
oats-Quiet and steady, 14@1ac lower. Options
dull and easy. August, 25c; september 2414c;
S51sc; No White 2sc ao 2p Chicago. No 2se
No. 3, Csc; No. White, 26@2614c: Mixed
Western, 26@27c: White State and Western 25@
Pigiron-~Firm; fairly active. American, $ll so
Copper-Firm. Lake sI2 25.
Lead-Quiet. Domestic, IS so.
Tin-Firm. Straights, $14 20@14 rs; plates,
speIter-steady. Domestic, 81 Is.
Hops-Quiet.
&c; pulled, l5@15$4c: Texas. 10@1014c.
rLard-Quet weak. Western steam, So 40; City,
$6 ID; September. So 3712, nominal refined,
quiet; Continent, 81; South America, 81 Is; COM
pound, S4@51sc
Pork-Meak and quiet; Mess, $Il@11 SO.
-Butter-Qulet. Fancy steady state dairy, l2@
1876; do creamery, 1912@2Oc; Western dairy,
912Gl3c;. Western creamery, 1302Oc; Western
factory, S@l212c: Elgin, zoe; imitation creamery,
Cheese-FLrm. State. large 697s4c; do fancy,
71a@7Ac; do small, 614@S$4c; part SKINS 2146I
&c; full SKINS, 11a@2c.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania, 14@l51Sc:
Western, fresh, l312@1412c: do per case, 81 5O(l4
Tallow-oniet, strong; City, 412c bid; country,
412@434c.
Coitonseed oil-Dun easy Crude, 24c: yell
low prime, 2634c; do good, of grades, 2634e
Rice-Steady, quiet. Domestic, 1896: Japan,
334@4c
Molasses-Firn, unchanged.
Coffee-Steady, 1920 points down; August,
$l4 IS; September ga S0Qn14 80; October, S a 80
@15; November and December $l4 75al4 so:
March. $l4 50@l4 So Spot Rio, dull, easier
No. z, Ice.
15-l6c: centrifugas. SO test 314c refined, lower
fairly active; on A, l5-l6C9412c mold A. $3.50
43zc: standard A, 5-I6@l412c: confectioners A.
3-I6@4$sc; cut loaf, 4 1516@51sc crushed,
13-lo951sc; powdered and cubes, 4 9-16@4s4c;
graduated. 4 5-16@456c.