The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, y. Y, Aug. 1O.--As had been ex-
pected on account of the absence Of many
brokers and spectators from the street
the stock Exchange to-day was rather dull The
transactions fgyregated 77.105 shares, and Sugar,
Tobacco, Reading and Western Union were the
only stocks that figured for much as 5000 shares
Despite the dullness, however, strong tone char
acterized speculation, the omparauvely small
shipments Of gold TO Europe and the expectations
OF q very favorable crop report for August stinu-
lating purchases for The long account as well as to
cover short contracts. The grangers improved
about 12gl per cent on the average and the quota
tons current were the highest OF the week. The
same Is also true OF Missouri Pacific and Louisville
end Nashville.
Manhattan the only railway stock that dis
played weakness, selling down IA to I171a.
Among the industrials American Tobacco rose 2to
11A12; Unted states Leather preferred, 49, TO IS,
and American sugar Is to 1881.
There reaction outside of United
States Leather preferred which In the final oDera-
lions yielded TO 81. In the speciaIties Big Four
jumped us TO 1914 Speculation closed stTon- in
the main. The net changes SHOW gains of 10 TO 10
per cent, Tobacco leading.
Bonds were quiet and firm. Sales counted up
S53S,OUO. Rock Island nVes rose TO 1861; Cedar
Rapids, Iowa Falls and Northern fives 3 to go:
kanawha and Michigan frss, 70 to 81 Knoxville
and ONO hrsts Y TO 49, and United States Cord
The Mercantile safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 252l96 ounces; certificates
outstanding, 252.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK, n. y, Aug 10. - Flour quiet
weak. Winter wheat-Low grades, 50 5O03 10:
do fair to fancy, So 1923 CO. do patents SO so
"a; Minnesota clear, 81 6593 25; do straights,
So 1898 so: do patents, So 65d4 so; low extras.
81 5OGS 10; city mills, saga 20; do patents
81 1904 20. Southern flour, dull. weak: comnlon
70 fair extra SO 1902 90 good to choice, SSa3 s5
Cornmeal - Quiet, steady: yellow western,
kye-Nominal: State. 57Q6Oc
WhesJ-Spot market dull, easier with options
No 2, red, store and elevator, 7214c; afoat 1881
f. o. b. 731sG7414i ungraded red, 6e@75c: No i
Northern, 74s4@75c options opened firm at un-
realizing rallied 1s114 cents, closing steady at lac
decline, with traders holding or for Government
report. Septem Der and December most active. No.
2 red, May, 7s14c: August, 7214c; September,
723se; october, 7314c; December, 747sc.
477Sc ahoat Options were very dun and closed
firm at unchanged TO 14c decline. following the
West. September and May most active August
461sc; September 45ssc; October, 44c; May,
Oats-spot dull. firm: options firm. August. 25c;
SPOT prices: No 8 sc; 49, e hte ssSGc
No. 2, Chicago, 26c; No. 3, 25c; No. 3, White, 81
@29c: Mixed Western, 26Szsc; White do 2s@S6;
steady, quiet, Spring, 75c; good to choice,
sOc@s1 90.
@i4ss an demand nrn' American Fii %
Copper-Firm. Lake, s12.
Lead-Quiet. Domestic, SO 50@3 521z.
Unsteady. Ssraghts, $l4 20: plates, steady,
quiet.
spelter-FIrm. Domestic. 81 10.
Hops-Quiet, steady. state, common to choice,
Bose: Pacific Coast, 3@3c. London market I'M
changed.
WOOl-Firn, moderate demand. Domestic fleece,
16G2Zc; pulled, l591 &c; Texas, 10al4c.
Lard-DulI easy; Western steam closed at
Sc So city, So 20a6 rs; September. IS so,
nominal; refined, easy: Continent, So SO: South
America. 81 20; compound, 4s4@514c.
Pork-Steady, moderate demand; mess, $1l@s
II 90
Butter-ouiet; state dairy, 12@ls1sc; do
creamery, 1S12@20c; Western dairy, 912(913c;
do creamery, l5@20c; 90 factory, stGl21ac; Ell
gins. 2oc; imitation creamery, 11@15c.
Sheese-Quiet, fancy steady: state large, 512@
f%sc; do fancy, 71497ssc; do, small, 6961sc;
part SKINS, 295c; full skins, 112@1s4c.
Eggs-Quiet, steady: state and Pennsylvania
d4A2gs ilot2c; Western fresh. l39141ac; do per
43sg45sc. ''
ooLtonseed o1-ouiet; crude, 24c; yellow prime.
SlgeZ H2c; good on grades, 27c.
hlce . AR demand; firm domestic, 414@6c:
=, Moiasses-F AIRY active; firm; foreign, nominal;
New Orleans, 24@32c. -
Conee-Closed easy; unchanged TO l5 points
Gown September, SO 35@sl5 rs. Spot Rio dull,
firm: No. z 1614c. '
sugar Raw dull firm: centrifugals. e6 test.
oo-Ioc; renned, nrn1, fairly active off A A1lsS1
sac; mold A: ll-16@47sc: standard A. 7-lSG
$3.50; confectioners' A, 516@l41Sc; cut loaf and
crushed, D l-16g3i4c; powdered, 435 "a l5-I6c:
graduated, f-l6Ig4$4c; cubes, 4 II -16a41ac
Cahfernla fruit quotations: Oranges Nominal
Psars-Barlett, 81 55@2 %; Sickei. half boxes.
II on. Fiums-Coe's Golden Drop, S5cAS1 o.:
Kelsey Jos, 75c@sl So: Bradshaw, 75taS5c'