The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK. n. Y, Aug. S.-Transactions at
the Stock Exchange are steadily dwindling in
volume, ard to-day only 113,460 shares of stock
and Sl,133,000 railway and miscellaneous bonds
changed hands. This is an unusually poor show
ing. The changes in prices except in rare cases,
par with the transactions and as a rule
were confined to the fractions. Brokers and
operators generally seemed be devoting their
time 10 discussing the gold exports and TO reading
dispatches from the corn belt to the condition OF
the crop. The expectation of the yellow metal has
created uneaSiness far among legitimate
holders OF stocks, and the brilliant outlook for
has deferred professional bear traders from ex-
tending their lines.
The result is a sort of a deadlock with the mar
ket in control of the eighth-chasers, who change
their position hourly. AT the start the market was
rather firm, but soon thereafter Sugar, Lead Gen
eral Electric and the Changers were sold by the
Traders and prices of Il TO ia per cent. This
followed by period of almost absolute stag
nation. which was succeeded in turn by move
ment to cover in Manhattan and Sugar. The for
mer on this buying rose l3s to II $50 and the
latter l1k TO 1145S The other prominent issues
rallied IN sympathy and closed steady to firm.
AS compared with Wednesdays closing, the net
changes were merely fractional either way. Man
haitian, however, gained 13s per cent while Erie
preferred. which is rarely dealt in, left OFF 212 per
Leather preferred lost 70 per cent on the day. Bur
lington and Quincy, which was the most active
STOCK, figured for lS,S40 shares. In General Elec-
trio the dealings aggregated l23O0, ana IN sugar
u 200 shares The other stocks on the list were
traded in to the extent of 1000 shares.
Bonds were higher. United States Cordage firsts
rose to AZ; do certificates. 112 to AZ; Manhattan
-Consols. / to 12214; Oregon Short Line consol
fves certificates Is 10 5O7s: Lake Erie and Vest
er1rtwos. = to LOG, and Duluth South Shore and
Atlantic fves, 10 100.
Reading firsts preference fell IL to 3214, Union
elevated firs!s Is TO los, st. Louis southwestern
seconds TO 81, and Cincinnati, Dayton and Ironton
hves " to 11012.
First Government bonds at the board, $25, 600
regular tours of 1907 brought 1924, and $4,000
coupon fives 1151s.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 252,196 ounces; certificates
outstanding, 252.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. S.-Flour quiet,
generally weak. Winter wheat-Low grades,
81 5O63 10: do fair to fancy, So 1903 60: do
patents, So 6O64: Minnesota clear, 50 65@3 25:
do straights So 1903 so; DO patents, So 65C04 so;
patents, 81 4504 20. Southern -four. dull. weak ;
common 20 fair extra, - 1922 60
Cornmeal - Steady, quiet: Yellow Western,
Kye-Nominal: State. $4,000
Wheau-Spot market opened weaker, closed
frmer; dull. No. 2, red store and elevator 721a(d
72s4c; a1oat, 1890; +. o. b., 737s@75c: ungraded
red, 66@l76c: No. Northern, 75c. Options opened
weak and declined ss@1ac with the West and
on realizing rallied 3z0Tsc foreign buying,
frmer West and local covering: fell 1s@1c on
foundations: rallied 12@5sc and closed firm at lac
September and December most active. No. 2 red
closed: May, 1895. 7614c August, 1850; Sep
TENDER, 73c: October, 1890: Decem Der. 75c.
Corn-Spot active, frmer; No. 2, 457s@46ssc;
elevator 465Sc afioaL Options dull and ir-
regular, closing weak at 6s@$4c decline, following
the West and on liquidation. september and May
most active. August closed, 45$sc; September,
447sc; october, 431ac; May, 3ss4c.
Oats-Spot. fairly active steady; options dull,
steady August. Csc; September, 2458c; October,
2434c: May,2S34c. Spot prices: No.. 25@26L4c;
No 3, White soc; No 2, Chicago, 2611a(a26s4c c:
26@2Sc: White do, 2S@3Sc: White State. 2S(03Sc.
Pigiron- Moderately active, firm; American.
Copper-steady. Lake, s11 9O@12
Lead-Steady. Domestic SO so.
Tin-Firin. Straights, s14 25; plates, firm, mod
Spelter-steady. Domestic, s4@4 OF.
Hops-Quiet. weak. state, common to choice,
3@Sc; Pacific Coast, 3@Sc. London market-Un-
Wool-Firm, moderately active; Domestic fleece,
16G22c; 5nll1ed, 15@1S4c; Texas. 10@14c.
LardA Hikher, better demand Western steam
closed at IS so; September. closed $6 so, nomi-
nal; refined, moderate demand; Continent. SIS go;
South America, 81 IS: compound, 34@514c.
Pork-Eirm mess, $11(G11 so.
Butter-Moderate demand, steady: State dairy.
dairy, 912@13c; do creamery, 13920e; DO factory.
S@l21ac; Elgins zoe: imitation creamery II al sc.
51a1a7sac: do fancy. 7IhS7ssc: DO small sS
size: part skins, 2@5c; full skins. 11b@I34c.
Eggs-M oderate demand, steady; State and Penn
sylvana, 1412@l512c; Western fresh, 13@1412c;
do per case, 81 5U(d4.
Tallow-Strong, scarce; city, 41sc: country, ass
CoGtonseed oil-ouiet, steady; crude 24@25c;
yellow prime, 2712c; good on grades, &c.
Rce-Fair demand, firm; domestic, 414@6c:
Molasses-Fair demand, firm; foreign nominal;
New Orleans, 26(632c
Cofee-closed steady, 5 points down to points
up; August, SIS 40; September, $l5 5O@Sl5 SO;
October, $l5 55@15 so; December, $15 30Gl5 80 ;
March, $l5 l0@15 Is Spot Rio, firm; No. z,
16L4c.
Sngar-Raw. firm; moderately active; fair re-
filming, &c; centrifugaIs, e6 test. 8 5-16c; refined
fairly active firm; of A, 41s@4asc; mold a.
4 11-16@47sc: standard a, 4 7-16@45sc: confec-
TONERS a, 5-16@412c; cut loaf and crushed,
5 1-16@514c: powdered A, 49, "a 15-t6c; granu-
lated 7-l6M43lc: cubes 4 IL l604 Zee
California fruit quotations: Oranges = Fancy
Mediterranean Sweets, S0cd$2 O5: ST. MichaeIs
So SOFAS 70: Bloods 81. 556I So Peaches Early
Crawford, 81 25@1 So; Late Crawford, 81 2O@
rs: Susquehanna, 81 15@1-20 Pears-BartletT,
81 S002 80 Plums - Washington, 75c6Sl Is .
yellow Egg s5c@S1 80; Columbia, 70cdSI Is
Purple Duane, 81 U5@1 so. Prunes-B Bulgarian,
6OcGS1 10; Gross. 81 15@1 rs: German, 81 30;
Italian $1@1 05. Rasins, 3-crown 314c. Prunes
4 sizes, 5.35M51bc.