The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-15
". Il. HAMMoN, Forecast offiC
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.


NEW YORK, y. Y, Dec. l4-Speculative in
terest at the Stock Exchange was confined almost
exclusively TO the iudustrials to-day. These issues
were buoyapt and there was scramble to get back
short contracts. Keen brokers the largest
buyers, and bid up prices all around. Tobacco led
the list, both in point of activity and advance rs-
ing nearly per cent 10 1880. Rumors were cur
rent 10 the effect that steps had been taken looking
10 a settlement of the fight with the Western man
ufactUrers but nothing OF this was given out.
Leather preferred jumped per cent 10 20. and
brokers of the leading traders in industrialS
large buyers Chicago Gas sold up to ia the high
est price for a long time past, and the stock was
bought on a belief that the WhiJner case, now be-
fore Judge Bischof viii BE- decided in favor of the
company. Sugar dragged TOR a time but in the
final trading rose to 10414 from 1027s. Pacific
Mail advanced TO 327s on the announcement that
the deal with the Panama Railroad had been con-
GUIDED al last. railroad stocks were duh and
featureess.
The selling of Reading continued and the stock
fell TO s. The reorganization plan is expected on
Monday. On the other hand Mort hern Pacific
bonds were in better demand and the seconds rose
5 10 lUb me grAngerS ana anthracite coalers
were Quiet and steady. Speculation left OF dull.
Net citsn show gains of Is and per in the
railway IiSt ana a TO per cent ia the lndusirals
Total sales only 1875, 065 shares, including
$3.50 tobacco, 26200 leather preferred, 2O,400
sugar and 10 800 Chicago Gas.
Bonds were strong. The sales footed up (for a
half-holiday) the large total of $685., 600. Burng
ton Cedar Rapids and Northern trust fives rose
tiicates - to 4514 Erie second consois certificates
stamped 10 IS, New Jersey Midland skies l to
solidaIed trust skies l to s212, oregon Short
Line skies "a to 1929, do Consolidated fves
Consolidated tours / TO 471a, St. Louis South
western firsts "a to ~, do seconds 81 to 1884,
Texas PacItic nrsts to 81, Denver and Gulf
6Yes certificates to 4712.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand, 206. IS ounces; certificates
outstanding, 206.
FLoUR-DuIl; steady. Winter wheat. low
sgaas g. 2a@2 s5 g. 5s 70
clear 81 5O03 10; DO. straights. So 10: do, pat
ents. So 1904 TO-: low extras. 50 25@2 So city
mills, So 90@4; do. patents S4G4 10. Southern
Flour-Dull: steady. common TO fair extra, 81 10
az SO: good to choice, 50 9O@3.
CORNMEAL-D Dull, steady. Yellow Western,
RYEA BARLEY-Nomina
WHEAT-Weaker; quiet. NO. 2 red, store and
elevator sec: afioat, 701a@l705sc; +. 0. b., FOG
7O14c; Mol Northern, 6714c. Options were dull
and sold OF 14@1ac on the easier cables and dis
Northwest and long realizing, closing weak.
MAY most active January, b6c; March, 6734c;
NAV, &C; July, $500: July, $3.50: December,
OV Cg65fRN-weak: quiet No. 2, s3$zc elevator:
3434c afioat. Options were moderately active and
weaker on heavy receipts and light cash demand,
Der ~ active December, 38s4e; January,
% oXTsMBuili; lover. Options dun and easier De
cember, 225sc; January. 22sze; May 2412c.
Spot prisesSS,o z a23s9SS5Sge no No. s Ms
10. white &c; mixed Western, 2S@24c
white do, 25@29c; white State, 25oZsc.
Provisions.
LARD - Dull; unsettled; Western steam,
IS 524a. nomiHsla City, So 10: December, 80 90;
refined slow; contfnent, So 90: South American,
IS AZ; com pound, 46e@oc. 80, -. Z y
PoRK-DuIl: steady old mess, So 1908 20
BUTTER-Fafr demand; choice firm state
dairy, 13@23c; do creamery, 4 egZSci sWesteIn
dairy ll@lsc; do creamery lsgs27c; SO &C. Js
tatfon creamery, l5@22c rolls IL al SC.
do fancy. e84@I0c; do small, 9s4glO1zc: West.
erD small 9l4Gl014c; part skins, 314@7c; flii
ESe;s1Fsney steady: State and Pennsylvania.
24@26c; Southern 2l@o3e: icehouse, l7@2Oc; do
per case So 2514 so; Western. fresh, 21025c; do
per case. IS 1904 IS: lined, 17@17iac = s
TALLoW-Qniet, about steady. City. 4c, conn
'f Ssio NJ ojNs;EED oIL-stesdy, unchanged.
RICE-Frnl Domestic, 3@5s4c; Japan, 5s4g4c.
MOL SSES-Firm.5 New Orleans, new, 2S@36c.
COFFEE-Qnet unchanged 10 5 points down.
Spot Rio, dull; No. Z, l412c ,,,,.,., =
SUGAR-Dul. easy. Fair refining. 3ZsC9314c;
81 test n9d 5c Standard 4
45Ac: confectionery A, 412c cut ioai ol4c;
crushed 514c: powdered, 4 7sc: graduated 1880
43zc: cubes, 43sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITs-Raisins. 3-crown, 8
@31Ac: do 4crown, 4941ac; do. Lonoon layers
SosP5 RTIIC0rs-Rags, 1014@12c.
PEACHES-Peeed, 15c: unpeeled 6s4@S1ac.
PKUNES-Four sizes, 514@5l2c.
AIMONDS-Paper-s ll@l2c; no. softsneI'
ip @9AAJISGnrs-soft-shel 1oc; do. standard, nomi
nal. ,~,o, % cboice
s@l6c; Pacific Coast, 31a@lOc. London market
VI W0oL@Firm. slow. Domestic fleece, 1e@22c;
pulled, 15034c; Texas Boise