The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-20
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. 19.-Amerlcan 10
bacco was the sensation at the exchange to-day,
the stock figuring for 132,9S1 shares in a grand
total OF SO0,673 shares. Sugar which was the next
in point of activity, was traded in to the extent of
40 700 shares while Chicago Gas and Rock Island
figured for % 600 and Il, 200 shares respectively
American Tobacco was under the hammer all day
and dropped from 1O41a to 50, the pressure to sell
being greatest at the close. Just week ago to-day
the stock brought ia. The decline accom-
panied by a number of unfavorable reports. 1t
said that manufacturers outside the trust Will
hold meeting this week to decide upon line OF
policy TO be pursued It was also said that the
United States courts will order the proceedings
against the company referred back TO the States, as
pettioned for by Attorney-G eneral Moloney Of
American Sugar was weaker in sympathy, and
fell from 141s to 11134@l1212. Chicago Gas
fell TO 6l5s and later rose TO 63I4@63. The rail-
road list was not affected by the manipulation in
Tobacco, and some Of the prominent issues were
decidedly strong This strength of the market is
accounted for partly by the brilliant prospects for
a bountiful harvest and the fact that the actual
engagements OF gold for to-morrows European
steamers were only $150,000 Furthermore, the
firm which sold a block of new Government bonds
in the local market for foreign account stated that
the amount of gold required by them in liquidation
of the deal VIII fall far below the streets estimate
Of 100000: that in all probability their shipment
would not reach third of the total needed
This led to more confident feeling in the last
hour and prices rose II 10 23is per cent, the inn
provement being most pronounced in Manhattan
and the Changers. The market closed steady to
firm, except for Tobacco which left OF heavy
142 per cent. Tobacco lost 1914 per cent and pre-
ferred 4.
Bonds were higher and sales aggregated $1.14O,-
600. Oregon Short Line consol fves rose to
5534 do, certificates, 21s TO o6s4: Mobile and
certificates l "a to IA; Lexington Avenue and Pa
vonia Ferry firsts 10 1929: Columbus and Ninth
Avenue frsts l to 1885, Brooklyn Wharf and
Northern fves l to 105 oregon Improvement
ffrsts fell l to 81; Northern Pacific consol fves
certificates TO 401s and st. Louis Southwestern
seconds to 90.
In Government bonds at the Board $4,000 regis
tered fves brought 11514.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK. NY. Aug 19.-Flour, weak. offered
freely. Winter wheat Low grades, So SOFAS 10:
do fair to fancy, So 1908 50; do patents, SIS 6O@
A. Minnesota straights, So 1898 so: do clear 50 S.
as 25:-do patents. So 65G4 40: low extras, 81 so
as 10; city mills, $4@4 20: do patents, $4 4O@
4 IS. Southern flour, dull, weak; common to fair
extra. 80 1902 80; good to choice do, 1898 65.
Cornmeal-Dull, steady; Yellow Western, So rs
az S5.
Kye-Nominal; State ana Jersey, Sc.
Wheat-Spot market dull, easier with options.
No q red and elevator, $3.50; af1oat, 7114c;
+. G. b. 7O34@715sc; ungraded red, 65@73c: No
Northern, nc. Options were Inoderaty active,
weak at 1sC0l14c decline, following the West longs
unloading and foreign selling. September and De-
cember most active. No. Red May (1S96), 751sc;
August, SO 7sc; September, zoe; October, 707sc;
December, 7234c.
Corn~Fairiy active and lower, closing firm. No.
and weak at 9s@ic decline on local realizing, and
lower West September and december most
active. September, 4414c; October, 431sc; De-
cember, 3S1sc.
Oats-Dui easy. Options dull, easy Aug
ust, 2514c; September, 24s4c; October, 2412c;
White 3Oc; No. 2 Chicago, 271ac: No. 8,
25c; No. White, 2712c: Mixed Western, 27@2Sc:
White Western and White State, 27G135c.
@ flsiF0n-fi'm' fair demand. American Sii %
Copper-steady. Lake. sl2 25.
Lead-Quiet. Domestic, So 5O@3 521z.
spelter--F:rm. Domestic, 81 1904 20.
sc: Pacific Coast 3@Sc London market un-
changed.
pulled, 15@94c; Texas, 1O@l4c.
Lard-Firmer Western steam, Sc so: Septem-
Der ST So: refined. hrmer: continent. 81; South
America, 81 30; compound, 434 @5lAc.
Pork-Quiei- firm. Mess SlI@11 rs.
Buster-QuIet, about steady. State dairy, 12@
1s1ac; do creamery, 100000; Western dairy,
91ggl3c; Western creamery. 13@20c: Western
factory, 8@l212c: Elgin, 20c imitation creamery,
11@l5c.
sCheese-Fancy firm. moderate demand. State,
large, 512@712c; do fancy, 73s@752c; do small,
6@s14c; part SKINS, 21a@5c; fun skins, 11a@2c.
Eggs-Steady, fair demand State and PeDnsyl-
per.case, 81 5O@3 so.
Coftonseed oil-Quiet, about steady Crude, 24c:
yellow prime, &c asked; do, of grades, 261a
Rice~steady, quiet Domestic, 414@6c: Japan,
4@412c.
New Orleans, 26G32c.
Coffee-Quiet. 5 to 10 points down: August,
SIS rs: October, SIS IS: December SIS 05. spot
Rio, dull, steady; NO. z. 1614c
Sugar-Raw. firm; fairly active. Fair refining,
&c. centrfugals. SO test. 8 Bloc; refined, fairly
active, STEADY: of A. 43sc; mold a. 11-16@4 Zee:
standard A, A 7-l6G45sc: confectionery A. SIG
@41ac; cut loaf, and crushed, 1-l6@514c; pow
dered, 4sl@4 15-l6c; graduated, 7-16@434c;
cubes, 4 l1-16(047sc.
California fruit quotations: Oranges-Nominal.
Peaches-La.e Crawford, 75c@sl IS: California
Cling. 10000; SusQuehanna, g 5c@S1 10; Nc
Dewitt, 81 1901 20. Plums-Kelsey Japan, 90c6
81 IS: Egg, 55690c: Bradshaw, 70695c; Comm
bia .7OcGSA. Prunes-Gross 70cN$I 40; Hun
garan, 90c@$1; Falienberg. $lQ1 05. Pears
Bartlett, 81 1902 80 Ralsins, crown, SAC.
Prunes, sizes, SIS $500 so.