The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-30
NEW YORK MARKETs.


NEW YORK, N. ", Aug. 29.-Speculstion at
the Stock Exchange was rather quiet during the
carly session. lower cables from London, further
rise in sterling exchange and the engagement of
about Sl,6OO,O0O gold for shipment to Europe on
Saturday having had tendency check trading.
1t also induced some of the weakened bulls to part
with their holdings and prices reeeded about 1a5l
per cent. In the afternoon the market became
decidedly more active, the result of lively cover
ing movement in sugar and break in tobacco.
Sugar has been s1d of late on reports that the
Philadelphia refineries were to be closed on Mon
DAY. To-day it was officially announced that such
action was contemplated. Immediately there WAS
q rush 10 cover and the stock rose from 1884 to
111ss.
Tobacco on the other hand, was pressed for sale
and broke from 963l 20 92i4 on rumors that the
AttOrney-GeDeral of New y DIRK intended TO bring
suit under the antitrust law. Nearly rs OCO shares
of the stock were traded in. The deposit OF ST.
100000 gold by the bond syndicate, which will
practically Offset the Withdrawals for Saturdays
afternoon trading and neutraliZed the break in To-
bacco. ST. Paul, Omaha, L. and N, Missouri Pa
cific, Pacific Mall Tennessee Coal, Canada South
erH Chicago and Eastern Illinois and Reading
were conspicuous in the afternoon rise. Pacific
Mail sold up ia 3l3 reports that the troubles
with the Panama Railroad Will be adjusted shortly.
The activity in the Readings was due to an i'm
preston that the coal trade troubles are much
nearer settlement than the average operator is
of. Speculation closed steady. Net changes
show losses OF 14(Gl per cent. Sugar gained 1S4 ;
Michigan Central and Pacific Mail IL, and Cana
dauSouthern SIS per cent.
The market for railway and miscellaneous bonds
was active and strong. The features were the
Reading issues. Transactions were IS, 599, 600.
Reading first preferences 13s TO 37Ss ::
Reading seconds, "a to 2312; Reading thiras,
Certificates S to 79dl sconsn ceniIs
frss, rs TO $685. do. incomes, l 10 11s4: Cordage
first certificates, Ia to AS; Union Pacific Sinking
Funds, Fights, to 1012; Denver and Gulf frsts,
Ia TO All Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City
first certificates 1s4 to IS: Rochester and Pitts
burg consols, 112 10 1872; Louisville, Evansville
and ST. Louis consol fves, l TO 40; Kansas and
Texas seconds, ] TO 6S14 do. TOURS, to 81: Kan
sas Pacific consols, 17s 10 1875; do. certificates,
ia to 76: Erie, fourth extension, / Ia to III;
Denver and Rio Grande 1ves, pa to SO14, and
Hooking Valley fves to s5.
silver bullion hand Ia, OLE ounces certificates
outstanding, l42
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK. n. Y, Aug. 20. = Flour, dull,
weak: free offerings. Winter wheat-Low grades,
50 1882 so; do. fair TO fancy, 50 1903 U.s. do
patents SIS 50@3 rs; Minnesota clear. 81 65@3 90;
do, straights, So 1903 45 DO, patents. So 80 q 4;
low extras, So 1902 so; city mills, So 9O614 Is :
do patent, 81 1904 35; Southern -four, dull,
weak; common TO fair extra, $2@2 20: good to
choice do, 81 SO@3.
Cornmeaf : Quiet, steady; Yellow Western,
81 1892 rs.
Kye-DuiI, steady Western. 54655c
Wheat-Fairly active, frmer, wi h options. No.
2 red, in store and elevator, 66c aoat. SIC; o. b.,
6634 9167 1ac: ungraded red, 60(d6Sc; No. North
ern CSC. Options were fairly active and Irregular
closing firm at 11s@114c advance, following the
ering. December and September most active. Aug
ust, sc; September, 6614c; October, 661ac; De
ce 1I 6s$Sc; May 7212c.
afoat. Options were dull but firm at 1401ac ad-
vance, following wheat and the West with local
shorts covering: September and October most &C
361sc.
Oats-Dull, steady. Options dull. frmer: Au-
gust 2414c; September, 2e5sc: October. 23ssc:
6 6o 1h, s6e spot prices No z
IN. lL-Os aA n
26c; White State and Western, 25@33c.
Pigiron. Firm; moderate demand; American,
$]1 5UGl4.
Copper-Quiet. Lake, So 25.
Lead-Dull; domestic, So 50.
Tin-Quiet. Straights, $l4 25@14 80; plates,
spelter-ouiet. Domestic, 81 20.
Hops-Quiet. weak State. common TO choice,
don market unchanged.
Wool-Quiet. steady. Domestic fleece, 16@22c;
pulled, 1Sdl34c: Texas 100l4c.
Lard-Cuiet, lower. Western steam, IS 621a
city. So; Septembe IS 10; refined dull lCon-
tinent, Sc 50; South America. $6 90 compound,
Pork-Active, lower Mess, $40 TOOL rs.
Butter-Light demand; fancy steady. State dairy,
91a@l3c: do creamery, l3@2Oc: do factory, Ga,
12H2c; Elglns, Zoe; Imitation creamery, l1@15c.
Gheesemonet: closed easier STATE large, So
skins, 2i4@612c: full skins, 11aa2c.
Eggs.Cnoice steady: others easy. State and
PENNSYLVANIA. 15@l6c; Western, fresh, 1890
15c: do per case, 81 25@4.
Tallow-Quiet, easy. City, 41sc; country, 4as
@41zc. 20
Cottonseed oil-Quiet about steady. Crude 24c:
yellow prime 20 I2d35c; do OFF grades, &c asked
Rice-Quiet, firm. Domestic, 37s@6c; Japan,
334 04c.
Molasses = Moderately active, firm. Foreign,
nominal; New Orleans, 26@32c.
ala 1904 So c:o6eT lb G os1S Is
S14 90@l4 95. Spot Rio, dull, steady: No. z, l6c.
Sugar-RaS, dull: unchanged. Refined, steady,
quiet: OFF A, 3 13-16@41sc mold a, 7-16@45sc
standard a, 3-16@43sc: coDfectioners' A. l-16
@414c; cut loaf and crushed l3-1e@tc; pow
dered and cubes, 7-l6@45sc; granulated. A g. 16