The San Francisco call., 1895-12-14
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.


NEW YORK, n. V, Dec. 13.-There was an
extensive covering OF short contracts the Stock
Exchange to-day particularly in the induStrals.
Leather preferred the special feature OF the
trading, and dealings of nearly 10000 shares
jumped SIS per cent to 6S. Keen brokers were
conspicuous buyers of the stock, and number Of
big bears were compelled to cover at the advance.
The rise in this speciality had but little influence
the other industrials which ruled quiet throughout
Sugar sold up from 1919 TO l03, ex-dividend OF 3
per cent. Chicago Gas stronger, and moved up
10 6915 the dismissal OF the Levin receiYerShfp
application by Judge Horton OF Chicago.
The railway list frmer, and there was some
good buying of the higher-prced issues for invest
n ent account On tn is buying Lake Shore rose 10
1919, New York Central TO 10O12, Michigan Cen
trail TO 1O2 and Consolidated Gas 10 1917. Balti-
more and Ohio was the weak spot and feil 70 4534
regular AT one time the stock offered at
441a. seller 50. The stock was absolute ely without
support, the official denial OF the receivership
stories having fallen fiat. The anthracite coalers
lower for Read ng and Jersey Central the re-
fusal OF the Delaware and Hudson 10 agree TO the
method of restricting the output for January hav-
ing lei III. selling for both accounts
London buyer in the first hour Of business,
the dec aration OF q dividend on DenVer and Rio
Grande preferred having had lood effect abroad.
Pacific Mail sold up 20 81 5s on the announcement
that the Panama directors mad authorized Presi-
dent simmons to sign the agreement with the
steamship company. In the inat u. e issues the
Bay state Gas rose TO 22s4 and Long Island
Traction 81 @122 to 20 Cleveland. Lorain and
Wheeling preferred dropped 315 to 56 and recov-
cred 10 SO. Hooking Valley coal was more active
Pittsburg Western preferred fell 41a per cent to
2i1h. Speculation closed quiet Net changes
show gains OF Us to per cent in the railway list
and IS to 51s in the industrals. Total sales were
1S6,77l shares
Bonds irregular, but in the main firm.
The sales were $1,4745o0. Chicago and North
ern Pacific fives certificates rose 12 4412; Bur
lington and Quincy conSol sevens i to 121;
Detroit Gas consolidated hves l TO 1912: Susque-
hanna and Western refunding fives, lS4 TO l0Z14 /;
Peoria and Pekin union seconds, 2 10 90 12; ST.
Io is and san Francisco consolidated fours, Zig
~ hENp 10
Deliver and Gulf consolidated nves, 10 1864 and
Wabash seconds, 1$s 70 1888. Metropolitan Ele-
waited frsts fell 10 12l; Pttsburg and Western
fours to so. and Wisconsin Central hves certifi-
Gates, to 46.
1907 brought 11z12, and $4,000 registered fves
1875.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand, 206,1 ounces; Certificates
GU standing, 206.
FIoUR-ouiet; prices about steady. Winter
wheat. low grades 81 25(d2 65: do fair to fancy,
81 o5@a 80: do. patents, so 4>@3 10; Minnesota
clear 81 5043 10; do, straigIts, S3G3 8; do, pat
mills, 80 9o@4; DO. patents. SAGA 20 southern
Four-Dul: steady. ommon tafr extra, 81 10
az 90; good TO choice do, 50 9o@3
CoRNMEAL-D Dull, steady. Yellow Western,
s. 35@2 40.
RYE AND BARLEY-Nominal.
WHEAT-Weak; fairly active; No. Q store and
elevator 691Ac; atoat, 7O5sc; +. O. b., 7014c; No.
l Northern 611 We. Op ions ruled duh mos of the
day, with dealing entirely local. and the later
weakness due to estimated heavy surplus in the
Argentine crop. The close easy at 14Cd12c de-
cline May most active 10: 2 red, January,
663sc; March, CSC; April, 6s7sc: May, 6714c;
July, 673sc; December, 65 5sc.
COkN-Dull; easier. No. 2, 341sc elevator;
%51sc afioat Options were fairly acIlve and 1s0
ssc lower with wheat and the liberal crop move
ment. May and December most active. Decem-
Der, 341sc; January, SAC; May, 347sc; June, 35c;
oATsZQniet; steady Options, dull: easier De-
eember 225se; JangaTy anna o2z2asc' May, 224sc
241ac: No. 2 Chicago. 1884 G1Z37sc; No. 3, PC;
No. white Z314c; mixed Western, 23@24c:
white do, 24@2Sc; white state. 2412@2Sc.
Provisions.
LARD-Quiet, frmer; Western, steam, S5 O5:
December $5 80 nominal; refined, quiet; Con-
tnent, So 90: South American. SO so; compound,
45e@5c.
BUTTER-Egnt receipts; fancy strong. State
dairy, ls@23c; do creamery, 19926c; Western
l6@23c:' do factory S1a119c; Elgns, 27c; imi-
tat oH creamery, l5122c; rolls, llG1lSc.
CHEEsE-kirm; fair demand. state large.
goc; DO ansy e%a, SG1o9s DO small ns1i Tag
3l4Gsic; full Skins, 2G3c
EGGS-Quiet; fancy steady state and Pennsyl-
Wa MIA. 24@2Sc: Southern, 2l@23c; icehouse. l7(9
$4 25: lined, 17@l712c.
TALLOW-Active lower. City, 4c, country, 40
4I4c.
CoTToNsEED oIL-Better speculative demand.
steady. Crude, 251ac: yellow prime, new, 29c;
do oil grade. 2s@2S12c
BICE-Fairly active, firm. Domestic. 3G5s4c;
MOL SsEs~Firm. New Orleans, new, 27@35c
COFFEE-steady, 5@20 poin;s up. December,
SIS So March. $13 5G@l3 50; May, $l2 95@
II so; September, $l2 05@12 l5 Spot Rio, dull,
steady: NO. T. l412c.
314c; centrifugals, e6 test, 31a@36sc; refined,
quiet steady; on A, 4 3-l6@43sc; mold A, 47sc;
standard A, 4sse; confectioners A. 412c; cut LOAF,