The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.


NEW YORK, y. Y, Oct 31.-The local stock
market presented a frmer front to-day, and this,
too in face Of important declines in British consols
and French rentes and further decline in Kafirs.
The heaviness of the foreign market attributed
TO fears OF serious trouble in the East on account
of the Armenian disturbances. Our market re-
coded fractionally at the opening, but soon there
after a moderate demand set in which carried
prices up anywhere from "A to l5s per cent. In the
recovery the Indnstrials, the Changers Southwest
ems and Southern Railway preferred were most
prominent. The principal buying, however, was
for the short account one firm which has been
credited with working on the bear side during the
pas, few weeks having bought fully 10000 shares
OF various stocks on the theory that rally now
overdue.
afternoon rise. London was again seller, but on
Il smaller scale than yesterday, parting with only
5000 shares Reading much quieter, and the
belief is that the liquidation in the stock IS over for
the present. Manhattan frmer
nouncement that the companys passenger trafhc
yesterday was 1852 greater than for the cor
esponding day in 1894. Chicago Gas ranged be-
tween 81 and SO. The amount OF Fidelity Trust
amounts TO about Sl9,0000O0. Near the close
foreign houses came in the market as sellers of
Louisville and Nashville, and the stock dropped
~ TO 56s4, closing at the lowest point.
The list ran OF 1s97s in sympathy. Tobacco,
however. declined 112 per cent. Net changes
show losses of 1901 % per cent, outside OF Sugar
Texas preferred. Tennessee Coal and Iron. which
proved 1$s per Ia, cent.
In the inactive stocks Michigan Peninsular Car
Company jumped 4S4 10 6234 Total sales were
231,077 shares, including 81, 500 Sugar 23.SOO st.
Paul, 400 Burlington and Quincy, 20, 100 Read
ing, and II 900 Louisville and Nashville.
Bonds were higher. Sales were 81 1855 900.
Chicago and Erie firsts rose 1s4 to A; Cleveland
and Pittsburs consolidated sevens, 134 to 120;
Missouri Pacific thirds, 12 10 IA; do trust fves,
TO SO; Missouri, Kansas and Eastern fves, l to
81 Morris and Essex fives, 10 147 Ohio South
skies, IA to 90I4: Reading, second preference,
l 10 1879, and \ orfolk and Western, Maryland
and Washington division tives l 10 6712. New
York and ROckaway Beach second incomes
brought 43, against 50 before to-day.
In Government bonds at he board $40, 600 of
coupon tours OF 1907 sod at 1l2.
The Mercantile safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 22S,207 ounces deposited,
l165 ounces with withdrawn; certificates outstand-
ing, 22S.
Grain.
FLOUR - Firm, moderate demand. Winter
wheat, low grades, 50 25d2 so; do fair 10 fancy,
81 sOGs As: do, patents, So bOq3 20, Minnesota
clear, 81 1903 %; do, straightS So 20G3 SO; do,
mills, So s5@4; do patents, 50 2094 SO. Southern
Flour-Quiet firm; common to fair extra, 81 10
az 50; GOOD to choice 81 eo93 80:
CoRNMEAL-Dull, steady. Yellow Western,
RYE-Nominal. No. Western, 42@43c; State
and Jersey, 44g45c for car lots.
BARLkY-N ominal No Milwaukee, 46@50c;
Western, 45@5Oc.
WHEA r-Spot market dull firm No Q red,
store and elevator, 70I4c afioat, 7114c; f. o. b.,
7114c: No. Northern, 6712@675sc. Options
were fairly active and 1ACd8sc lower on early for,
eign selling and reports Of rains south of the Ohio
Advanced on covering and on rumors closing
firm f@7$c lover than yeseTday May most
March. 7O14c; June, zoe; December, 6714c.
CoRN-Spots steady. No. 2, &c elevator,
firm on local covering and reports of lighter crop
movement closing at 1s@12c advance. May, De
cember and November most active. November,
S67sc: December, 355sc; May, Sec.
oATS.spots active frmer. options more
cemSer 24isc3: Nav, 257sc No . White. oe
to6er, 24ysc; November, Csc. Spot prices-No.
2, FAC: No 2 white, &c. No. ?, Chicago, Csc; No.
24@26c; white, do, 25@2ec; white State, 25@29c.
Provisions.
LARD-Quiet. firm; Western steam, Sc or re-
fined, quiet; Continent, Sc 35; South American,
Sc 20: compound, 412@47sc.
PORK-Dull; steady no sales; mess, SO 759
BUTTER - Moderate demand; steady: State
dairy, 12G2iL2c; do creamery, 20@23c: Western
dairy, l0@15c: do creamery, l4G23c: do June,
1b@2le; do factory, e9l4c; Elgins, CSC; imita-
CHEESE : Firm; moderate demand; State,
large, 7l4@l014c' do fancy, lo14c: do small "a
EGGS-Quet, barely steady: State and Pennsyl-
wanna, 10@22c; Western fresh, lS@20c.
@is So" : ouie'' 'l'y' 4''0' country "a
CGTToNsEED oIL-Dun; steady: crude 24c;
yelIoy prime, 271ac bid CSC asked: do, OFF grade,
RfSE-Steady; domestic, $4,000; Japanese,
MOiAssEs-Foreign, nominaI: New Orleans,
2312c: firm.
So e. 9anaaT to so March
sl4 So; April; sl4 3o May, STA O5. Spot Rio
steady. dull: No. 7, 15550l534c.
SUGAR = Raw, quiet: fair refining, s@31Ac;
CentrifugaIs, SO Iest: 39s@31ac: Refned-Q1iet,
steady. OF A. 3-1664ssc mold a. 4Tsc: stand
ard a. 45sc; coniectiOners' A, 412c; cut loaf and
crushed. 5l4c; powdered, 47sc; graduated, $3.50
47sc; cubes, Acc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Rasins, Scrown, 314@
DC; do 4-crown, 434 abe.
PkU NES-Four sizes, Size
ALMONDS-Papershell SG111c.
APRICOTS-Bags Sole.
WALNUTS-Standard,9 &c; soft she'll lie
JIOPS-Fair demand. steady: State common
TO choice. 3@10c; Pacific Coast, 41a@lOc: London
market unchanged.
WOOL@Lmited demand. Domestic fleece l66
22c; pulled, l5@34c; Texas, 9@l3c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Moderately active, steady. Ameri-
can, $l2@14 80.
CoPPER-Dull; lake, 81 65@ll rs.
LEAD-Qulet domestic, SO 2712@3 80.
TIN-Steady: straights, $l4 rs: plates quiet
SPELTER-Dull; domestic, So go.