The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-12
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, n. Y, July 11.-Speculation at
the Stock Exchange was less active in all depart
ments. Sales of stocks amounted to 271, 6S2
shares, against 32201S yesterday, while the trans
actions in bonds footed up S1,07s,Oo0, against
So, 1S3.o00 on Wednesday. At the start the mar
ket was decidedly strong, the Government crop re-
port for July having been favorably interpreted
The result advance of 14@9114 per cent,
Missouri Pacific leading. The increase Of S97. 900
in the earnings of the latter for the first week of
the current month had good deal to do with this
speciality. The industrials, however, soon de-
veloped weakness, and simultaneously with the
slump in these issues systematic attack was
made on the grangers-
A prominent operator in fact the acknowledged
leader of the bear contingent, resumed active oper
atoms to-day and kept number of brokers' busy
selling the grangers The reason given out for the
selling was that spring wheat had been damaged
by frost. Good Judges that at least 1000 shares
OF various stocks were put out on this theory
could not be confirmed, and the stories found but
little credit in usually informed quarters The loss
In the railway list, however was equal to "A TO
25s per cent and well distributed The indus
trials were feverish and in the main lower
Chicago Gas, however, showed more resistance
than of late and after an early advance to 571s
receded to 54126155. Statements by officials that
the company had earned its dividend but could
not pay 1t because OF legal complications had re-
assuring effect il fatty contradicts the alarm
lists reports circulated of late.
Leather was weak and depressed common sell
ing down from 1888 to II, and preferred from
81 to S71aGSS12. The talk on this stock was
decidedly bearsh because OF the heavy capitaliza-
ton OF the property, the peculiar methods of de-
olsrng dividends and the failure of the directors
impart Information except in vague way, as to
the condition OF the property.
Sugar, Tobacco and General Electric were weak
and 1@3 per cent lower on liquidations. Specula-
1912 per cent Bonds were quiet and strong. st.
Louis and Southwestern frsts rose IS to 81 Is :;
Southern Railway iyes, 2s4 TO SS72; Western
debenture fves, u to 9S1z2 Louisville and Nash
vile Generals, l1a to 100; Lake Shore Registered
lrsts, IA to 115, and Iron Mountain ives to 50.
In Government bonds at the board $4,000 regis
tered fours of 1907 sold at 1925 and $4,000
registered hves at 1854.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK, n. Y, July IL Flour Dull,
steadier, with Winter wheat, low grades, 50 700
80; do fair to fancy, 50 5094; do patents, 81 20
"a %; Minneapolis clear, SO 1903 40; do Straits,
50 30@3 go do patents, So S0@4 So low extras,
81 7093 80; do City mills, 81 Is; do patents,
81 60; Southern -four dull, steady; common to
fair extra, 50 40@3 Is; good to choice do SO 2Oa4
2 so. oO
Rve-Nominal: State, zoe.
store and elevator, 7Oc afoat, 711sc: f. o. b. ?O7s
orc; ungraded red, 64@172c; No. l Northern, 74co
Options.declined 114@13sc with the West foreign
selling and weaker cables and local Iiquidations
rallied 2s4c on unfavorable crop news from South
Dakota and local covering closing firm at 7s9132c
TENDER and December active. No. 2 Red July,
zoe; August, 7o12e; September. Tic; October,
71$zc; December, 1880; May, 1896
Corn-Spots dull, scarce, frmer: No. 2, Assoc
elevator 491ac afoat options were dun but firm at
Ts(G11sc advance, following the West and wheat
and on local covering. September most active.
July; 48ssc; August, 1890; September, 491sc;
oats-ouiet: Steady. Options dull, frner: septenl.
Der and July 2714c. Spot prices: No 2, 27@272sc
No. 2. white, 3314c; No. 9, Chicago. 2s@2Ss4 O.;
No. 3, 261ac: No. 3, white, 33c; mixed Wes-
tern, 2s@29c; white State, 5000.
Hops-Fair demand: firm; State, common to
choice, 3@9c; Pacific Coast, 3@sc. London market
Pig dron-Firm; fairly acttve;. American, I'll so
Copper-steaiy: Lake, $40 9O@lO s5.
Lead-Steady domestic, So 80.
Tin-steady; straits, $14 10; plates,fair demand :;
spelter-Quie:; domestic, So 571z@3 go.
WoolLFairly active, firm; domestic fleece, i5@
Ice; pulled, l2@Soc: Texas, 9@12c.
asked; city, $6 10: September, $6 rs, nominal.
Refined dull; continent, 81 05: South American.
Pork-Firm; fair demand: Mess, s12 25@l3 90.
Butter-Moderate demand; choice steady; State
dairy Iol@@119Sh2c; do creamery s 17c; Western
S9l2c; Elgins, Tic; imitation creamery, 1l@l4c.
Cheese-Quiet and weak: state large. 6G7
Skins, 21a@6c: fulf SKINS 11a@2c.
Eggs-Steady; fair demand; Stale and Pennsylva-
mia, 1312gl5c; Western. fresh, 1212@1312c; do
TalIow-ouieJ, easy; city. 4asc asked; country,
Cottonseed oil-ouiet, unsettled crude. 23c bid Z:
yellow prime 25$4@26c; do good of grade, 2534c.
Rice-Fairy active; firm; domestic, 41A@6c;
Molasses-Fair demand; firm foreign nominal !:
New Orleans, 26G32c.
Coffee-Quiet; unchanged to 10 points down:
July, $14 80; August S14 rs: September Sl4 rs
OLA 80: october. $14 80; December, $14 rs;
March, $l4 50; spot Rio, steady, quiet; No. z,
SIS so.
Sugar-Raw, firm; fairly active: fair refining,
27sc: centrifugal, SO test, 314c bid; refined, firm
and fairly active; OFF A, 41s(o43sc: mold A, 11-16
@47sc: standard A, 7-16@l45sc: confectioners'
A. 5-16@41ac: cut loaf and crushed, 1-16@
614c; powdered. 4s4@4 5-16c; graduated, 7-16
@43zc; cubes, 4 1I16G47sc.