The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK. n. Y. Aug. %. - The stock
speculation to-day narrow and almost entirely
professional The sales were only 1856, 2S6 shares
against &c 1894 yesterday. Sugar figured for 49,
800 shares tobacco for 19 400 and Burlington for
1880 shares, II will be that the dealings in
the industrials dwindled to small proportions The
interest in these stocks is on the wane. and even
that rumor that directors have about come TO the
conclusion that the st. Louis combination against
tobacco is not powerful its friends would
have the holders of tobacco stock to believe. Sugar
fell IA 10 lOSIs and then rose to 1l014(Gl 10.
Tobacco declined to q51a. and later. on covering
Of shorts advanced 70 oS1h Chicago Gas Jagged
until near the close. when, in sympathy with the
rise in tobacco, an advance to 90 followed. Lead,
cotton oil and General Electro were dull. Leather
preferred advanced to SO and later receded to S41
In the railway list the grangers held tolerably
firm. London turned up as buyer in moderate
way of st. Paul and other CT its favorites. The
variations in the other prominent issues were fr-
ENGLAND. however, rose j. So to 615s and closed at
6O12 bid. Lake Erie and Western preferred con-
tinues in demand and furthef covering of short
contracts advanced the price TO S2@S1.
To-morrow's consignment of gold for Europe
consists of S935.00e. taken from the local sub
treasury, and $lS5,000 bullion obtained from
Western smelters II was announced from Bos-
ton that the sum of 100000 in gold had been de-
posted with the suh-treasury to-day. This makes
leaving 1t at Sol ,4S3527.
Speculation closed about steady for the general
list and strong for tobacco and Chicago Gas. Net
changes show gains of PA per cent in tobacco and
losses of from IA to per cent.
Bonds were higher Sales were 81 ,621 900.
Cordage SKIES rose 10 as: do certificates, to AS:
st. Paul C. and NJ. fives, IA 10 40; do S. p skies,
Ito 119; do southern Minnesota firsts to 1171a !;
do, ST. Paul and Duluth seconds. TO 115: Oregon
and Western firsts, 2I15 20 1875: Kanawba and
Michigan firsts, ~ 20 S212: Richmond and
siyes Of 1898, 81 to 1885, and Burlington, Cedar
10 is'5P g. 'nd Northern Collateral Trust fVes'
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand, 212,229 ounces: certificates
outstanding, 2l2.
California fruit quotations. Oranges, cold stor-
age 81 ! az 65. Plums-Vlctoria, 95c@S1 05;
yellow egg, 6Oc@$l 10; Columbia. 706sOc.
Prunes-Hungaran, 90c91 80; silver, S5c@S1 10;
German aOcISl 35. Grapes-Chasselas, 70t1S5c;
Pinat, 75@S5c. Pears-Barlett, 50; Buerre Hardy,
81 GOAL so. Rasins-Three- crown, So 25. Prunes,
four sizes, So $500 so.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK. y. Y, Aug 23.-Flour, dull;
weak: 5610c lower to sell. Winter wheat-Low
grades. So 1502 80; do, fair to fancy, So 90a3 80
dc, patents. So 5073 80: Minnesota clear, 80 65G0
25 do straights, So 1903 50 90 patents. So 500
50; low extras. 50 1902 so; city mills, So 600
is: DO patent, 81 2o@4 As: Southern flour,
dull weak: common to fair extras. $202 80: good
Cornmeal-ouiet; yellow Western. 81 1892 so.
Rye-Nominal.
Wheat-Fair.y active; 6rmer. No. 2, red, in
store and elevator, 6714@6712c; afoat, 6ss4@
No. Northern, 691sd69s4c. Options weak and
declined 14@3sc easier cables, weaker West
ing better late cables and local covering. declining
lac realizing, closing firm az 146u3jsc advance
September most active. No. red August, 673sc;
September, 675sc; October. CSC; December, 695sc;
Corn~Fair and frmer. No. Q, 4414c in elevators
445sc aaoat Options opened at 1s0ssc, declined
on easier cables and local realizing, rallied $40
SIC with the West on local covering, closing firm
at 1s6ssc advance with dull trade September
most active September, 4214c; October, 4134c;
December, 3s14c: May, 377sc.
steadV. OPTIONS
August. Csc; September, 24ssc; october, 25ssc;
M@y 23asc. Spot prices EsGesao No ST., z 29l4c No:
No. 3 White, %: Mixed Western. 26@2Sc: White
State and Western, 27@34c.
Pigron-~In good demand; firm. American,
Copper-Firn Lake, s12 25.
Lead-Quiet. Domestic. So so.
Tin-Firm. Ssraights, $14 3o915; plates, firm
spelter-Quiet Domestic. 81 I5
Hops-Quet and weak: state common to choice,
34@7c; Pacific Coast, 4@7c; London market I'M
changed.
22c; pulled, l5@34c; Texas. 10@14c.
Lard-Lower. Western steam, So 321a; City,
So 10 asked; September. So so, nominal: refined,
quiet; Continent, Sc 80; South America, 81 20;
compound lac
Pork-Quiet and weak; Mess, $11@l1 so.
Butter-Moderate demand, unchanged.
Cheese-Fairly active; firm. State. 6(1734c; do
ai%64cs f fu1 SKINS I'M . 1909 part 'Aii''
EggsIFirm light receipts state and Pennsyl-
Gana lass1lSfz ia Western tresh' 131a@141sc;
Tallow-Quiet. less firm. City, 4ls04slc.
Cottonseed oll-Quet, easy. Crude, 24c: yell
low prime, 2634c; do good OFF grades, 26ssc asked.
Rice-steady, quiet Domestic, 37s@6c; Japan,
33z (G4c.
Moasses-Moderate demand. firm; foreign NOM
inal New Orleans. 2e@32c.
coffee-Barsly. steady. 1925 points. down;
S14 e5@14 rs: March, $14 45@14 so. Spot Rio,
dull, steady: No. z, Ice
1516c: cenrifugals. 90 test. 3L4c; refined quiet
steady; off A. 3 15-le@414c; mod A. A 7-16@4szc:
standard A, 4 5-16141ac; confectioners' A. 81 6
943sc; cut loaf, 15-16G51sc; crushed, 4 15-l6
eD51sc; powdered and cubes, 916@4s4c; granu-
lated. 5-16@45sc.