The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, y. Y, Oct IA little regularity
characterized the opening trading at the stock ex
change but this soon gave way firmer TONE
especially in the Grangers which improved "A 10
y per cent on the increase of nearly S2OO0 900 in
the gross earnings of the st. Paul road for the sec
ond week OF October. An advance in the posted
rates OF sterling exchange of p to 81 SSlo and
81 S9l y. however, dampened the bullish ardor and
started a moderate selling movement. II was rot
generally known, however, that at the decline a
leading bear-trader covered fully 5000 shares of
Burlington and Quincy and 2U00 shares OF distiI-
ing ana Catte Feeding The average operator,
with gold shipments staring him in the face. was
more inclined to taAe the bear side of the account
ana the sales for this account led 10 a decline of "A
to Il per cent.
sugar, Leather preferred, Pacific Mail and Chi
the speculation in the usually prominent stocks
was gain OF retail character. This will be seen
when it is staed that the total sales OF the dav
were only I64 ,45O shares. of which SO 900 shares
were Sugar, Il, 400 Burlington aud Quincy, II 500
Chicago Gas, II 200 St Paul and 10 7O6 ieaiber
preferred. In the specialIies Pullman Jumped 4
per cent, to lT6, and promptly returned TO l72
ralne and Wheeling preferred sold at 64@641a
The market closed weak under professional selling
with prices 5s 10 Is below yesterdays final figures
Bonds were lower. Sales footed up Sl.22O 600
Chicago, Burlington and Northern hives fell , 10
100; Louisville and Nashville fours, us to S6Ia;
Kansas Pacific conso certificates, TO 81; Oregon
Snort Line consol tives, IA 6l14; Texas Pacific
hrsts, 5s 10 1875, do seconds, ! 10 25; United
southern Railway tives, 12 10 go. Omaha and st.
Louis tours certificates rose to A ST. Paul, Hast
lngs and Dakota fves l2 10 los and Savannah and
Western consois TO 6634.
In Government bonds the board s34, 200
coupon tours OF 1928 brought 1221a@5l 225a.
The Mercantile SAFE Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand, 2lS ,oU2 ounces deposi ted
none; Withdrawn, none; certificates outstanding,
2l7.
Grain and Merchandise
NEW YORK, y. Y, Oct. l7.-Flour. quiet
and steady. Winter wheat-Low grades ~ Pa
az 50; DO, fair to fancy, 81 S0d3 As: do, patents
So 50@3 IS; Minnesota clear So 7563 25. do
Qiuafc n. do
extras, 81 25@2 co. city mills So 8564: do pat
ents, 81 2O9+ As; Southern -FOUR duh, steady
common TO fair extra 81 lO92 50: good TO choice
Rye foar-Quiet but firm at 50 5o@3; buckwheat
flour, 81 65Gl rs.
Cornmeal-Duu, steady. Yellow Western, So 60
@2 65. 'N'H' 90 ~
Rye-Nominal. No. Western, 42@43c; State
Barley-NomInal; No. 2 Milwaukee, 46M5Oc.
Western, 45@50c.
wheat-Spot market more active: No red in
store and elevator 6s1ac; atioat 691@c; f. O. D.
roc: No. Northern lac.
Options opened firm and advanced 1,ac on local
covering and following the West with less favorable
crop conditions declined 12c on realizing closing
steady at 1s914 over yesterday, with trading dull
December ana May only traded in. Sales Included
$3.50; December, 671ac.
Corn-Spots moderately active strong: No q
3s1sc elevator: 391sc aioat. Options advanced
from 1sG14 on decreased receipts West, with trad
Yesterday. May and December most active.
October, 37$sc; November, 367sc: December,
oooSc; MaN,3o tSc.
oats-Spots quiet easier. Options dull, easier;
October 233sc November, 237sc: May, 25&z c.
Spot prices: o. 2. 1884 92414c: No. 2 White 251ac;
20. Chicago, 2514c; No. 3. 2312c: No 3 White
24c: Mixed Western, 24G25c; White 25@3Oc;
White State, 25CG3uc.
Feed-Bran, 6712Q721ac; Middings, 7a@soc
IA So 50. u 'I' IAN Os'-i''''D <AH'e'''AH sizC9
Copper-Quiet. Lake. SII 9n@12 TO-
Lead-Quiet; Domestic So 37Iaa3 40.
Tin-Dull Straights, $l4 So Plates, moderate
demand. firm.
spelter-Dun. Domestic, 81 O5@4 1919.
Hops-Dnll, easy State common TO choice 3O
&c; New, 79l0c; Pacific Coast, 312@7c. London
market unchanged.
Wool = Quiet, firm; Domestic fleece, l6@22c:
pulled, 15134c; Texas, 96l3c.
Lard-Quiet lower; Western steam closed Sc
City, $5 70; october, So nominal: refined slow !;
comment 80 40; >. A, So so; compound
S45sf95
Pork-Dull steady. Mess SO 75GlO
Butter-Steady, moderate demand. state dairy
12G2lc; do creamery, 221a@23c; Western dairy
10914c; do creamery, l4@23c: do June l66n2l c !:
creamery, ll@l6c.
Cheese-Firner fair demand State, large. 6sl0
91ac: DO fancy, 9Ss@91ac: do small 7@iOlJac;
part SKINS. 314@7l2c; fun skins, Please.
2Ot92l12c; Western, fresh, lS@20c lined l6@
Tallow-Quiet, unsettled. City, 414@4ssc: sales
$50 pounds country, 43s6145sc
Rice-FaIrly active, steady. Domestic 52L 66c.
Japan, 35s9334c
Molasses-Forrign nominal: New Orleans open
kettle, 26@32c: moderate demand.
Gomez = steady, unchanged to 10 points down.
October, Sl5 35; November SIS lCal5 Is. ne
cember. SIS: March. Sl4 90: Nav Sl4 %. Snot
Rio steady more active: No Z, l6dl 61sc.
Sugar-Raw, steadier. dull. Fair refining 31Ac:
centrfugals SO test, $3.50. Refined quiet steady !.
on A. 5-l69412c. mold a, 5c standard A. 4sl G.:
confectoners' A, 45sc cut loaf 5stoc. crnsbsd
easci powdered &C. granuated, 4s4@5c; cubes, SC