The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. y, Dec. 49, Stocks to-day
were more active, the sales footing up 264, sos
shares. The business was also better distributed
than of late, the railways for the first time in
weeks figuring prominently in the dealings. Man
haitian the special card, rising from 102 To
lO7 on extensive covering of short contracts. All
the old shout the properly were revived, it
being stated that the capital will receive i'm
portant concessions from the city; that bids had
been made for controlling interest by parties
friendly TO the traction interests and that leading
capitalists had bought back their stock
Nothing of a definite character developed, except
that long outstanding short interest had taken
fright and covered up. The squirt OF activity in
Manhattan affected the bears in other railway is
sues and there was general covering movement
all along the line. In the rise which followed the
grangers, anthracite coalers and the Vanderbilts
most conspicuous and improved anywhere
from 12 TO per cent. The industrials were fever
fish throughout, owing to sales realize profits.
Leather preferred and Tobacco were inclined to
weaEness and sold down TO 678s and 1872, re-
spectively. Chicago Gas rose to 7l3s and receded
10 7014@7034. Sugar weaker, and on mod
crate trading receded to 1031s@l03s4 In the clos
ing dealings Manhattan, which had run OF from
107 to 1854, returned to 10Y, and the whole mar
ket left on firm. Net changes show advances of
1905 per cent, Manhattan leading. Sugar lost
IA Leather preferred Is and Tobacco 21s per cent.
In the inactive issues Bay State Gas rose Pig to
251 IL and Erie Telephone ~ to SAG. Total sales
Bonds we're active and strong. Sales footed up
S1,964000. Atchison, Colorado and acitc SKIES
rose 134 to 403s Chesapeake d Ohio four and
halls. l to 1879, Colorado Midland consol fours
certificates to %, Kansas and Texas seconds to
6214 Manhattan conSols tours 112 TO 1914. Ore
gon Short Line fves certificates to 6212, Reading
first preference 112 10 81 do seconds l TO 10, do
thirds l12 to 1214, do general tours 23s to 907s
Denver and Gulf Consolidated hves TO 1894 and
Wabash debenture series u to 2612
In Government bonds S6OOO coupon tours OF 1879
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion hand, POS, 1873 ounces; certificates
outstanding, 2OS.
FLoURaoulet; very steady Winter wheat low
as sss g. d SSa 61 49, U.s. 10
clear So 5O@3 10; do, straghts, S3@3 80: do, pat
enis, So 1894 10; low extras. 81 25G2 s.; city
mills, SO 90@4; do patents. $494 %. Southern
Flour-Dull; steady. Common TO fair extra, 81 10
az SO; good TO choice, So 9O@S
81 35G2 40.
RYEAND BARLEY-Nominal.
WHEAT-Fairly active; easier. No. 2red. store
and elevator, 691ac; afoat, 7lc; f. O. b., 69L2@
7012c; ungraded red, 63@72c: No Northern, 66c.
@12c decline on easier cables increased stocks,
Increased visible and local realizing. May and
July most active; No. red, January, 653sc; Feb
66I4c: December, 651sc
C0RN-Dull; higher. No. 2, 331a@S9s4c eleva:-
tor; 2434@35c a1oat. options were dull and
steady at 1s@14c decline, following the West.
May and January most active. December, 1850;
1a9aaFy ySc; t May SSci Judy gn So s:sr de-
No. white, December, 241lc; January. Paige,
=
No. 2 Chicago, 231Ac; No. 5, 2134c: No. white.
23c; mixed Western, 23@24c; white do, 249
2Sc; white State 24@29c.
Provisions.
LART-Firmer; better demand; Western steam,
So so, asked; City, So 1925 10; December, SIS so;
refined, quiet; Continent, Sc 05: South American,
30 35 mpound, 45s(15c
@9 rs.
BUTTER-Fancy firmer. State dairy, 13@23c;
do creamery, 2O@2612c; Western dairy, 1l(G19c;
do creamery, 19@2Sc; do June, l7@23c; do fac
tory. S@l9c; Elgns, 28c; imitation creamery,
15@22c; rolls, ll@1Sc.
CHEESE-Quiet, firm. state large, 714@lOc;
do fancy. 934@1Oc; do small, 934@l012c; West
ern small, s14@1O14c: part skins, 314e7c; full
EGGS-Quiet, unsettled; state and Pennsylvania,
24@2sc; Southern 2l@23c: icehouse, l7@20c; do
per case, So 50@4 so; Western. fresh, 2l@24c; do
per case, So 1884 25; lined, 17@1712c.
TALLoW-ouiet, weak City. SEC bid, &c
A coT'ToSsEED oILEweak quiet. Crude 251a
@26e; yellow prime, new, zoe asked; do, OF grade,
KICE-Firm, fairly active. Domestic, S@5s4c;
Jr Rof3 szse fair demand New Orleans,
2s@36c.
CoFFEE-Steady. unchanged to Is points up.
January, $13 80; March, $13 60@13 65; May,
$l3 10. Spot Rio, dull, steady; No. z, 1412c.
SUGAR-Dull, steady. Fair refining, 31s@314c;
centrifugals, SO test, 31a@35sc; refined, quiet,
steady; on A, 3-16@4ssc; mold A, Age stan
and crushed, 5@514c powdered, 43sc: granuated,
46s@4s4c: cubes, Use
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITs-Raisins, London lay
ers, S0c9$1 IS; do loose Muscatel 3-crown, 30
312c; do 4-crown, 4G412c.
PRUNES-Four sizes. 514@51ac.
APRICOTS-Rags, 1014@l2c.
PEACHES-Peeled, 15c; unpeeled, 5s4@S12c.
Acknowledgment, l1@l2c; do, soft-shell
10@1012c.
WALN UTS-Soft- shell, 10c.
HOPS-Dull easy: State common to choice,
2@l0c: Pacific Coast, 312@lOc London market
unchanged.
WOOL = Firm. Domestic fleece, 16@22c;
pulled, 15@34c; Texas, 9@l3c
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Dull. American, Sl2@l4 80.
COPPER-Dull. Lake. SO so.
LEAD-Quiet. Domestic, SO 20(d3 25.
TIN-Dul. Straits Sl3 IS; plates quiet.
sPELTER-Dull. Domestic So 40.