The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 16-Business on
=; the Stock Exchange less active than, ON any
previous day of the week, only. 122, 093 shares
having changed hands. In this small lot Tobacco
figured for So 800 shares Distiing and Cattle Feed
ing, IL 800, Chicago Gas for 5000. and Burling-
ton and Quincy for $500 shares. Tobacco was heavy
throughout and broke from los rs 10 106120l07
The selling of the stock based on report that
the opposition to the company is growing and that
manufacturers in other parts Of the country will
Join with Western competitors of the concern. The
duced selling of this stock and price receded from
ll71s TO HAYS. Distillfng and Cattle Feeding was
sold by the brokers supposed 30 be acting for the
Greenhur-Morrfs interest. Chicago, Gas was taken,
up TO 61Ss by. houses with " estern connections,
. The general railway list held very firm through
out, operators having been encouraged by the
excellent crop adyices, the weather at the West.
according to reports, being simply ideal, and the
engagements of only S400, 900 gold for shipment TO
Europe by the LQcania tomorrow. II had been
expected that ut least 100000 would be for
warded and the falling on IN the engagements had
securities sold abroad increased materially, a firm
identified with the Susquehanna and Western.
Road being the heaviest seller. The, changes.
however, except in rare instances were confined 10
the fractions Speculation closed quiet and steady
Net changes in the usually prominent stocks.
q were slight. Among the specialties New England.
dropped 3. Manhattan 29s, Lake Erie and West
Louis preferred rose 134 per cent. ). -;
Bonds were firm. Sales footed up to S1290,O00
Reading second preference incomes 81 to 2O14
Kansas and Texas seconds rs TO 64Ss and Kansas
u a.
20 8712. Oregon Navigation hves certificates ad-
In Governments bonds at the board $1,000 coupon
fves brought 11514.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion hand 212, 229 ounces: certificates
outstanding 212.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 16.-Flour, neglected
weak. Winter wheat - Low grades 50 5O03 TO-
do fair to fancy, So 1908 so: do patents So 60@
4; Minnesota clear So 65@3 Is: do straights So Is
as so: do patents. So 65@4 40: low extras So SO
as 10; city mills $4(04 20: do patents, 81 4O0
65. Southern flour, dull, weak; common to fair
extra, 50 1892 go; good to choice do, 1903 65.
Cornmeal-Quiet, steady: Yellow Western 81 Is
O. IS.
Kye-Nominal: Florida and Jersey, SIC.
D.. Wheat-Spot market dull, easier. No. q red, store
@721ac; ungraded red. 65@7Sc; No. Northern
7412c. Options were dull and weak at 12(01c
o6g N the west an1 on Gregn selling with
active. No. 2, red closed: May: (1S96), 761ac;
August, 70zge; SEPTEMBER, 7114c; october. II 5sc:
Corn-spots dull; firm: No. 2, 451sc in ele:
vator; 467 sc ahoat Options were dull and irregu-
Western and local reports. September most active
September. 4ogSc; October, 42s4c; November,
oats-spots@ quiet: mixed frrner Options mod
erarely active, hrmer: August, 2514c;' September
2ls4c; Oct October 25sse; May 97s4e Spot prices
2714c; No. 81 251ac; No. 8 White, 2711ac:; Mixed
Western. 27@2s1ac; White Western and. White
Hops-ouiet. state, common to choice, 5@sc;
Pacific Coast, Base. London market unchanged.
Pigiron.Firnl; fair demand. firm: American
81 bO@14.
Copper--Tirn. Lake, s12 %: :; :
Lead-Quiet; Domestic, So 5.12. =.
Unsteady. straights, S14 10: plates, steady;
quiet. =:
: spelter-steady. Domestic. sl4 1904 20 !:
Wool-Moderately active, firm. Domestic fleece,
16(922c; pulled, 15@34c; Texas, 1G@14c -.
Ldrd-Quiet higher Western steam closed at
Sc so asked; city, Sc 1906 26; September SO SO
refined, moderately
:. lea, So Is; compound, 1850. e.
Pork-Firmer, light demand. Mess, $il 70.
Butter-Quiet. Fancy, steady. State dairy, 100
Western creamery 13@2Oc: Western factory, s1js
@121zc Elgins. zoe: imitation creamery; Hal SC.
Cheese-Light demand. Fancy steady: state
large, 51a@71ac; do fancy, 7i4@714c; do; small,
: Eggs-Quiet, steady. State and Pennsylvania
81 5O@3 CO.. =. :.
Cottonseed oil-strong: moderate demand; crude.
24c: yellow prime, &c; do, good OF grade 26Ha
Rice--Fafr demand; firm. domestic. 4i4@sc;.
Molasses-Fairly active; firm; foreign, nominal;
New Orleans, 26@32c.
,S sd se 9sY unchanged Spot RlO
Sugar-Raw,; aull, firm; fair refining &c. cen
trfugals So test, 3 5-l6c; refined, fairly active :
steady. of A, I-l6@4ssc: mold A, 4 l. -16@f1sc
@41ac: cut loaf, 1-16@512c; crushed i-l6@
SAC; powdered, 43l IA 15-l6c; granulated II 8
@434c; cubes; T1-16@47sc.
California fruit Quotations: Oranges - None
lett, So 1902 SIS. ,Plums-ColuInbia 6O07Oc; Egg
S0c@$r 80; Victoria, 65c@Sl 25;. Bradshaw, GOA
'66c. PruGes1Gross, 55c@$1 Is; Silver, 7O@75c;
German, S191 TO- Ralsins, 8 crown, S14c
Primes 4 sizes. as 3blI5 80.