The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-31
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. ", Oct. so. - Liquidations
were the order Of the day at the Stock Exchange
during the greater part OF the session and the sell
ing not confined to local operators, either.
London started of bright and early with sales of
Reading, st. Paul, Southern Railway, Northern
Pacific preferred, Wabash preferred, Louisville
and Nashville and Atchison. Some authorities
placed the foreign selling $4,000 shares, while
others thought that London had sold nearly twice
as much The foreign iquidations attributed
10 the eastern difficulties a rise in the actual
rate of sterling exchange the figures current
when the last gold exports were made to Germany
revi we'd discussion about shipments, and this &C
CELEBRATED the downward movement in stocks
Reading the first stock TO break, the price fall
ing from l41Ja TO 13. The selling was due 10 in
timations that the forthcoming plan of reorganiza-
ton will provide for assessment OF least $40
the stock.
General Electric was then taken in hand and in
ify the stock dropped nearly four points, to 1914
y break in electric stocks in Philadelphia had a
sympathetic effect on these shares. Northern Pa
cific preferred which has been very quiet OF late,
doomed into prominence and dropped fro u 1714 TO
1888 transactions OF 800 shares Holders
were frightened by the size OF the proposed assess
ment Reading and fearing similar treatment
pade haste 10 sell. Other railway stocks conspcu-
for weakness were the Internationals south
westerns, the Changers, Delaware and Hudson and
Jersey Central Missouri Pacific and Atchison
were par: icularly heavy, Missouri Pacific falling
2sts 10 3014 and Atchison IA 10 1914. Consdera-
Bile long Missouri Pacific which held by ma
nipulators was forced on the market bv the decline
In the 1ndustrias, sugar broke to l0l, but later
rose TO 1925. Chicago Gas, Tobacco and
Leather preferred. after a weak opening closed
strong. Lead fell from 1915 10 3012 and recovered
to 80.
In the afternoon indications of support were
noticeable in certain parts OF the list. and this in
duced some of the bears TO up their contracts,
especially as the following the snort side had
become comfortably large The general list closed
barely steady. Net changes show losses Of 1903
percent, General Electric leading. Tobacco, Chi
cago Gas, Pacific Mai and Sugar gained 1sG 70
per cent on the day Total sales We're 500, 81
shares, including II, 800 Burlington and Quincy,
40,600 Sugar, 1880 Reading, IS, 100 ST. Paul and
23.2O0 Atchison.
Bonds were weak. Sales footed up 81, e65. 900.
Atchison, Colorado and Pacific SKIES fell to Al;
AtchlSon general tours, IL to 81; do adjustment,
to 81 12 do second class y, IA 20 80; Ann Ar
Dor tours, to 7212 Fulton Elevated fves, TO rs;
International and Great Nor bern seconds, 112 TO
75 Missouri Pacific threes. ia 10 11215; North
Pacific Consolidated fves 10 to 1914; Ohio
southern SKIES, 10 80; Reading first preferred,
10 S26133; do seconds. 3Ss TO 165s6lS1s; thirds,
21s to -; do four certificates az TO 1884 @7914;
ST. Louis and San Francisco general hves, 10 So;
Savannah and Western Consolidated five certifi-
Gates, ia to 6412 Union Pacific gold SKIES, "a to
So U. 5. Cordage six certificates. l TO AZ; " est
ern New York and Pennsylvania general tours l
to Al; do income fives, to II, and Toledo, nm
Arbor and North Michigan six certificates l34 TO
212; Missouri Pacific Trust fves rose IA 10 SO,
and New Jersey Central general fives 81 to 100
In Government bonds at the board $4,000
coupon tours OF 1925 brought l221a.
silver bullion on hand 227 ,042 ounces; deposited
40,Ol7 ounces; certificates outstanding, 227.
Provisions.
LARD-Quiet, higher; Western steam closed at
50 S112q5 80; city, 50 55q5 so: October,
So 9212 nominal; refined, quiet: Continent. S. 35
South American, Sc 70: compound, 41a@47sc.
clio rs.
dairy, 12@2112c; do creamery, 20@23c; Western
dairy, lO@l5c: do creamery, l4@23c: do June,
1b@2lc; do factory, s9l4c; Elglns, 23c: imita-
CHEEsE Firm, quiet; State, large 7@lo1ac:
skins, 31a@7 1ac; iul Skins, :ls@3c.
EGGS-Quiet, barely steady: STATE and PennsyI-
wanna, 20@22c; Western fresh, 1S@20c; lined, 169
TALLoW-wea dull; city, 418c; country, 4A
COTToNsEED oIL-Quiet, nominal: crude.
24c yellow prime. 2712c bid, 2sc asked; do, of
RIcE-M6 deraLely active, steady; domestic, 3sl
MoLASSES-Forefgn, nominal; New Orleans.
26@32c: firm.
down; october, S15 10; December sl4 9O0i4 e5 !:
January, $l4 75tal4 so; March, Sl4 55tdl4 so !:
MAJ SI4 lo9l4 10 Spot Rio dull, steady; No. z,
sTGARcRaw, unsettled, quiet: fair refining,
fned-DulI, steady. on A, 3-16@ 4ssc: mold
a. 45sc; standard A. 1850; confectioDers' A .
413c; cut loaf and crushed; sac: powdered, 47sc;
granulated, 1891 1sc; cubes 47sc.
Fruit and Produce
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Raisns. Scrown, 31ac;
do 4-crown, 412G5c: London layer, 81 250l 40.
PRUNES-Four sizes, 634c.
acknowledgement Il@12c.
APRICOTS-Bags. SG1lc.
PEACHES-Unpeeed, new, 534@71ac
HOPS-Moderate demand, steady: State common
to choice 3@l0c; Pacific Coast, 3120l0c: London
market unchanged
WOoL-Quiet. Domestic fleece, 16@22c; pulled,
15@S4c; Texas e@l3c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Steady, moderate demand. Ameri-
can. Sl2(G14 so.
CoPPER-Dull, quiet; lake ST. rs.
LEAD-Quiet; domestic, So 80.
TIN-Firm: straghts, $l4 TO: plates quiet.
SPELTER-Dul; domestic, So 30.