The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-06
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, \. Y, Dec, 0.-Stocks were IT.
regular but in the main weak There were heavy
foundations in certain Of the industuas, notably
Leather preferred and Tobacco, and moderate sell
ing of Louisville and Nashville, Chesapeake and
Ohio St Paul and Denver and Ric Grande pre-
ferred for London account. This sales for foreign
account were estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000
shares and were attributed belief that Congress
will not take up currency matters at once
pected. An advance in sterling exchange here
and the certainty of exports OF gold by Saturdays
steamers add the bearish feeling. 1t is thought
that at least one and perhaps as much as three,
millions Will be forwarded on the date named
The usually active railway issues ran on "a TO
10 per cent the decline being most pronounced in
Manhattan, Louisville and Nashville, Chesapeake
and ohio Denver and Rio Grande preferred and
Missouri Pacific. The grangers lost about "A to Is
per cent, but when the dividend of 212 per cent
was declared on Northwestern common. which
practically places the stock a per cent basis,
Northwest rose 1s to 1US7s and the other Western
shares rallied fractionaly In the lndustrtals
sugar as Usual was the special card "a 900 shares
changing hands at l037sG105Ts.
The suit brought by Syracuse parties had not the
slightest effect the stock in fact, short sellers of
yes erday and the day before were badly punished,
and were forced cover during the first hour.
when the stock touched 1057s. When the usual
dividends were announced the price settled back
TO lU31s. One broker bought $4,000 shares. sup
posed TO for prominent operaIoE Tobacco and
Leather preferred were depressed under free on r
ings OF $40 * Tor the long and short account. The
former dropped 334 TO 1914. and the latter ia 10
s234. Chicago Gas again ruled quiet and irm at
6t3s665.
Pacific Mail, after an early decline 10 BIZ re-
turned 10 321o and left OF at 322s bid. Up TO the
c ose of business no announcement had been maize
of the signing OF the agreement with the Panama.
In the last hour of business Reading was more
active, and on buying by brokers Identified with
interests opposed to the karie-Ucott committee
the stock rose 1a point to 1912 Rumor which
lacked confirmation was to the effect that assess
ments the JUNIOR securities would be cut down.
Twenty per cent on the stock was the inquire pre-
Viously reported Philadelphia advlces stated that
me company mao fellred nan Inlion car u
from earnings Speculation closed irregular Net
changes show declines OF "A to per cent. To-
bacco however. dropped 314 per cent; Leather
preferred l3s per cent chicago Gas, Reading and
Western mon gained 10 10 as per cent. Total
sales were 223,1S2 shares.
Bonds lower. Sales were 81, $4,000.
Atchlson adjustment fours fell to 4912: Brook
lyn elevated skies, l 10 10i; Oregon Short Line
cons0l fyes certificates 4 to 15l1s; Rochester 81
Shore and Eastern first certificates, to 40: ST.
Louis southwestern seconds, IA TO 2734; Mani
yer and Gulf consol lives, ia to 81, and Wi.con-
sin Central fves, certificates, to So Cincinnati,
rose l12 TO 1O7 Colorado Midland general skies,
certificates ia 10 1914, and Louisville and Nash
vlIsd unified tours. "a to 6 s2 comD,Dv
silver bullion on hand 206,0 ounces, certificates
outstanding 206.
FLOUR Quiet steady. Winter wheat, low
grades, 50 25@2 So do, fair to fancy, So 6563 30:
do. patents SO aO@3 TO- Minnesota clears, 81 go
So 5G4 10: low extras. 81 2512 65; city mills,
81 s093 so; do. patents. So e0G4 Is. Southern
Elour-Quiet: steady. Common 10 falr extra, 81 10
az so; good TO choice. 81 90G3 80.
CORNMEAL-Quiet, steady. Yellow Western,
81 4O@2 As.
WHEAT-DuI. firmer. No. red, store and
elevator, zoe: atioat, 7l12c; f. o. b., 7014@7lc;
No. 8 red, 67@6714c; ungraded red, 73c. Options
were fairly active and firm al 5s0l1sc advance
on better cables, frner West and local offerings;
May and December most active. No red, Jan
uary, 6612c; March 6S12c; May and June bSc;
July, 6S1sc; December 60c.
CORN-Dull, firmer No 2, 3514@3512c eleva-
tor: 3414(G341ac afoat; steamer mixed, 34Tsc.
options were dun and firm at ss@1ac advance on
local covering and following the West; May most
active December, 347sc; January, 34s4c May,
oATs- Quiet, frmer Options dull firm er
December 22s4c January, 231sc; February.
No. White, 2ss1a24c: No Chicago. 1856:
No. 9, 2134c; No. 3 white, 23c; mixed Western.
22@2S12c; white do, 2312@27c; white State, 231a
Provisions.
LARD-Quiet, steady. Western steam, $5 90;
city, S5 60@5 65; December SIS 60, nominal; re-
fined, quiet; Continent So 05: South American,
SO 40; pound, 45s65c
PORK-Quet. easy; Mess, S9@9 10.
BUTTER-Firmer: light receipts State dairy,
15@22c; do creamery, lsC925c; Western dairy.
l1@l6c; do creamery, 16l20e do June, l6@
211ac; do factory. 9@lec; Elgins 2sc; imitation
CHEEsE-Steady; fair demand state large.
714@lOc; do fancy, ,9s4@10c; do small, 7s4@
314g7c; full Skins, 2@3c.
EGGs-Fair demand; steady; state ana Penn
Se.
16M2Oc; do per case, So 50@4 so; Western fresh,
21@23c; do per case SO 5o@4 Is; lined, l612@l7c;
do per case, So 50C04.
TALLoW-Steady. City, 3-lec; country. 41s
@43sc.
COTTONSEED OIL-Quiet; steady: crude, 26c:
yellow prime, new, 29@291ac; of grade. 2Sc.
RICE-Firm. Domestic, 3s4@6c: Japan, $3.50
3s4c.
MOLA SSES-Quiet; unchanged.
COFFEE-Firm; 5 to % points up on local cover
ings: December. s13 45@13 so; January. $l3 As;
March, $l3 2O@13 IA; May, $12 75@l2 90; July,
$12 25012 40: September. $12 go: Spot Rio, quiet;
steady. No Z. 143sc.
SUGAR-Raw, quiet: firm. Far refining. $3.50
314c: cenrifugals, SO test, 312@39kc; refined ac-
tive, firm on A, 3-16@43sc; mold A, 41sc:
standard A. 1880; confectioners' A, 412c; cut loaf
and crushed, 5i4c: powdered, 4Tsc; graduated,
49S@434c: cubes, 47sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Rasins London layers,
90cGS1 25; loose muscatels, 4-crown, 4G412c: do
3-crown, 3d314c.
PRUNES-Four sizes. bags, 514c.
APRICOTS-Rags, 1014@12c.
PEACH ES-Peeled, 15c: unpeeled, 6A @S1a.
ALMONDS-Soft-shel, 101ac; do, paper-snell,
11@l2c.
hoPS-Dnll, easy: State common to choice,
3@lOc: Pacific Coast, 312@l0c; London market
WooL-Steady. fair demand Domestic fleece,
l6922c; palled, l6934ci Texas 9@l3c.