The San Francisco call., 1895-10-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, y. V. Oct. 16.-Ghe stock market
still retains its professional character. In the open
ing dealings the tendency OF prices was upward,
encouraging advices from London regarding the
fortnishtly settlement having induced moderate
purchases of the leading railway issues. The for
eignerS at this time in market as buyers,
one arbtrage house placing the purchases for this
account at about 5000 shares, of which ST. Paul
figured for nearly twothirds of the amount. The
upward tendency, however, was checked soon after
The opening by an advance of the posted rates OF
sterling exchange OF - TO ass and 4Sq. on Mon
day they 4S7 and 4sS. This OF course led to
talk of resumption of gold exports
For a time the rumors had no influence but later
when evidence was forthcoming that when one
more of the cohee-importing firms became more
active in the sterling exchange market more at
tenton was PAID 10 this feature OF the situation by
the professional element. They sold the Indus
TRIALS Grangers Louisville and Nashville and other
leading stocks and this started moderate liquida
lions for the long account. Prices receded any
Where Where from "A to lS+ per cent Sugar fell ia 10
lO!S4; Tobacco. l12 10 1924: Burlington and
Quincy, us 10 S6t4: 81. Paul. u TO 1881; Rock
Island, TO IS; General Electric, Is 37S4; Ten
nessee Coal l12 TO 421s, and Leather preferred,
Chicago Gas sold down Is to 6s24 and later rose
10 6S$4969t2. The governing committee of the
Stock Exchange at late hour this afternoon listed
Central Trust Company receipts for the Fidelity
Trust Company certificates. The recovery IN Chi
caSo Gas in the closing dealings steadied the
ket and a fractional recovery noted. Net
changes ihow declines OF Is TO lsls per cent the
latter in sugar In the inactive issues Consolidated
Gas rose l TO 1863, Cleveland, Lorain and Wheel
ing preferred, l34 TO 63$4, and Morris and Essex
10 10
Bonds ere lower. The transactions aggregated
sl,6S9 600 Colorado Midland consol fours certifi-
Gates fell ia 10 2Sl4 Fort Worth and Denver City
skies, to II; Illinois Central fours of 1851. TO
III; Missouri Pacific consols SKIES, TO lO2; lew
and Delaware consols IL to lO4. Akron and Chi
cagO Junction fves rose 3 TO 115 and Louisville
The Mercantile safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand. 21S,062 ounces deposited,
69,526 ounces; certificates outstanding, 2ls.
Grain and Merchandise.
changed, steady. Winter wheat-Low grades, 81 25
az so; do, fair to fancy, 81 sOG3 45: do patents
S5 50d3 rs: Minnesota clear, 81 1903 25: dc
straighls So 20@S so; dopatents. So 35@4 20: low
extras, - 25G2 so: city mills. So S5@4: do pat
ents. ST 20G4 As: Southern -four dull steady
common 10 fair extra, 81 l092 50; good TO choice
do, So so.
Rye iour-ouet but firm at 50 5o@3; buckwheat
-four quiet at 81 209l rs.
az 65. w. W
Rye-Nominal. No. . Western, 42a4sc: State
and Jersey, 46@4Sc.
BArley-N ominal; No. Milwaukee. 46@5oc;
Wheat-Qniet and easier: No ? red in store and
elevator, o7S4@6Sc; afioat. 6S14c; f. o., 6914c:
No. Northern. 671s167I4c
options opened dull and firm and advanced IA
reacted 5s134 on local realizing and the increase
east of the Rockies, closing steady at ssa1a below
yesterday, with moderate trade. December ano
MAY most active. No. red: January, 6S3sc
March, 70tsc; May, 70I.c; October, 66s.c; De
Corn-Firni. quiet; No. 2,3sc elevator: 3sc atioat
Options were quiet and closed at 1se114 advance
with only local trade May and November mosl
active. October. 3714c; November 36Zsc: Decem-
,ber S512c; May, 351ac.
Oats-Spots steady: fairly active. Options steady
October. 24c: November 237sc: December, pic
May, 257sc; No White November, 251ac Spot
prices: No. ? 24Iac; No. 2 White, 2512c; No 2
Mixed Western. 25@26c: White do, 25d3Olsc
White State, 25CG3012c.
Feed-Bran, 61126721ac; Middlings 756SOc
Rye Feed, S0dS5c.
Il SO -
Copper-DuIl. Lake Sl26I2l5
Lead-Firm; Domestic. So 371a6p3 40.
Tin-Qniet. Straights, sl4 so. Plates firm.
Spelter-kas Ter. Dom mestic S4 05@4 Is.
Wool = Firm, quiet; Domestic fleece, l6@22c;
pulled, 15@34c; Texas, 9@13c.
City. s5 rs; october, So O5 nomirai: retined faI
Continent So 40; $. A, So so; compound
Pork-Quiet: steady. Mess, SO 750lO.
Butter = Moderate demand: unchanged State
dairy, l2G2lc; do creamery, 22la@23c; Western
dairy, lO01l &C; do creamery, l4G23c: do June
tation creamery, 11016c.
cheese - Firm, fair demand. State large
612G9l4c: DO fancy. 96l4c: do small. 7@IO1Sc
part skins, 3I2@712c; fun skins. 21a6Sc
Eggs-Steady; moderately active: State and
Western, fresh, ls@2Oc: do a case S2a3 =
Tallow-ouiet: easy. City, 5-16c asked: country
Cottonseed on - Firm: far demand. Crude
&c; yellow prime, 2sc: good of grade, 27@
Rice-steady. Domestic, ss4@6c; Japan, s5s
Moiasses.Foreign nominal; New Orleans oper
Coffee = Options easy unchanged to 10 point.
down. october, Sl5 40Gl5 as: November ST. 70
GIo 20 December. Sl5 10: January, sis 95
16@161sc. ~
sugar~Raw duh, steady. Fair refining. s1Ac
dull, steady: on A. 5-l6041sc: mold A. Sc
standard A, 4s4c: coniectonersi a. 45sc; cut loaf
o$sc; crushed, e$sc; powdered. 5c granulated
4S4d5c; cubes, sc.