The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK MARKETS,
NEW YORK, y. Y. Oct. 21.-The STOCK market
was dull and weak until the close, when Chi
cago Gas suddenly rose az per cent 10 69s4. and
this impaired irmer tone 10 The general list. In
the early dealings break of "A to 234 per cent
was noted, the bituminous coal shares. illinois
stee', Big -Four preferred, Manhattan, the South
Westerns tobacco and Bay State Gas all being
prominent in the downward movement. The bulk
OF the selling considered to be for professional
account, although ii was generally admitted that
there were some genuine POPULATIONS by tlred-out
holders. This considered as being particu-
-'IN tIue III me cases VI lie otulnlhous coalers,
runorS or labor troubles having been used in some
cases 10 bring about decline. Hooking Valley
made the greatest loss in this group, the stock
selling down IA to 2OS4, the Consols tives 45s 10
soils
Tennessee Coal dropped to 1855 and later rose to
4lls94l. The break in the stock was attributed
10 sales by marginal and other holders, who had
money on the bull side in cotton. Reading was
depressed by rumors that the assessment the
Junior securities Will be larger than generally
pected. Local bears also used stories Of break in
KaffirS London against spectators at the open
ing. Traders generally paid more attention 10
gyrations OF cotton than 10 the fluctuations the
stock exchange The cotton market was again
wildly excited and on sales of $1,000 bales
banner day, broke sixty points. This further break
ought 10 bring about still lower rates for sreriinr
exchange, check gold exports. and this may have
a favorable influence on the stock market.
The first effort was seen today in Il reduction
in the posted rates OF sterling exchange however,
of 70 10 81 S112 and S4 SS1a. The weakness of
sterling exchange, however, had no effect. Neither
September the road having reported a gain OF
S50S,309 for the period named. Speculation left
on firm in tone with prices generally IL SIS per
cent below Saturdays closing. Tobacco lost lSs
and Hooking Valley IA per cent.
Hooking Valley Consolidated. fives fell 45s to
S51s; Green Bay, second income tours. ~ to ia !;
Kansas Pacific. SKIES OF 1895, TO 1O51s Oregon
Short Line consolS hves certificates. 112 10 co.
Reading first preferred, ls4 70 1874 do, seconds
citic, seconds I8s to 23@24 and mon Pscifc
sinking funds, fves, to 100 Northern Pacific
Lons and Kansas City, first certificates, 11a
TO Sl12.
The Mercantile safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand, 207 Oa0 ounces; certificates
outstanding, 207.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK. y. ". Oct. 21.-Flour, quiet
unchanged, steady. Winter wheat-Iow grades
81 25@2 so; fair to fancy, 50 1908 20: do patents
So 5O@3 rs: Minnesota clear, So 1908 25: do
straights. SO 20G3 so; do patents So 1904 20: low
extras, 81 25@2 go; fine, So O592 25; Southern
flour, quiet, steady; common TO fair extra, 81 lO6
50; good 10 choice do 81 90@3 30.
Rye hour-SteadY: quiet at 50 50G03: buckwheat
flour, 81 65Gl 70; buckwheat, 43c asked.
Cornmeal-Steady, quiet. Yellow Western, So 60
o. 90; Brandywine, 81 80.
Rye-Nominal.
Barley-NOminal.
Wheat-Spot market quiet steady. No. 2 red in
691sc: No Northern. 667sc.
options declined 1oc on increased press sure from
the Northwest rallied 14a3sc on steady cables
small increase In visible supply and heavy reduc-
ZION on passage, Closing Hrm at 1eHT1Lc below
urday, with moderate trade, December and May
only traded in. Sae included: No. red clos
ing May 7O1sc; October, 655sc; December,
Corn-Spots active, firm. No 2 3sslc: ele-
vator, $3.50 attoat. Options opened easier and
lost 1,s914c with wheat rallied later with wheat,
closed steady at unchanged prices to lac advance
with trading only local without outside Influences
May and November most active October, 37s4c;
November, 371sc; December, 355sc; May, 355sc.
Oats-Spots fairly active, easy. Options dull
25c Spot prices: 80 3 2Ssc: 10. %iIite Nay g5s
NO. Chicago, 241sc; No: 8; 23c: No. 3 White.
29c; White State, 25@29c.
Psedmran 6712@a2hac; MjadIings 75@soc.
Copper-Dull. Lake. $ll S50l2.
Lead-Domestic So 1903 37La.
IInnouiet ,, straights, sl4 So; Plates, quiet
Hops-Moderate demand easy, Unchanged Lon
don market unchanged.
Wool-Firm. Domestic fleece, l6622c: pulled
15ta34c; Texas, 9Gl3c.
Lard.Dull. lower; Western steam, SIS 771a;
quiet; Continent. So so; s. A, s6 70; compound,
Pork-ouiet, steady; Mess, SO 1910.
Butter-Steady, moderate demand: State dairy
i292lc; do creamery, 2112@23c; Western dairy,
90 factory. s12@l4c; Elgins, 23c imitation cream
Cheese-Firm, moderate demand; state large.
lSaSt2c; 90 fancy, 91l2c: do small 7@101ac; part
Skins, 312@71ac; full SKINS 21a@3c
Eggso oCei about steady. state and Pennsyl-
yanla, 2Og2l1ac; icehouse 16@17c; do per case,
$500 20 Western, 1s@20c; do per case, s2@4
lined, 1bGl612c.
Rice-Moderate demand, steady. Domestic, 3sl
@6c; Japan, 35s6334c. -
Moiasses-F Foreign. nominal; New Orleans omen
Kettle 26d32c; fairly active, firm.
Cofee-Firm; unchanged to 10 points mn. De
cember $l4 1884 95; January. Sl4 6OGi4 65:
March $l4 259l4 30: May, Sl3 9O@l3 e5 Spot
Rio, dull, steady; No. z, l51s@16c.
Sugar-Raw, dull. steady; fair refining 31hc. CEN
trifugals 50 test, $3.50. Refined, dull steady: of
5-l69412c: mold A, Be; standard A. 43L c: con.
fectloners A, 45sc: cut loaf, $780, crushed 5sIoc.
powdered, &c; granulaied 434 @15c; cubes Sc
California Dried Fruits-The market on all Va RI
cites except prunes, remains unchanged Primes
are somewhat lower on the spot, owing it is said To
pressure in some quarters to sell, and there are
also lntlmations that some settlers on the coast
have shown a disposition 10 accept lower prices
for forward delivery. California raisins are NOV
ing out more freely on small orders.
Prunes-Calfornia boxes, 40sG5O's 7s.MSc.
do 50'sG6Os, 59512c; do 70'sC0SOs, &c; do Sirs G
Dos . 14c; do 9OisG100's, 4s4@y5c; do California
bags, 40s050s, 7i4c; do so sd6O's 63L c. do 6tj's
@7V's. 51ag6c; do 7o'sGs0's, 43495I4c; do so's6S
zoos, age. ~ "Y
Apricots-BoKed. 2 b. s@lll1ac: do. bags, p h.
S@,lIb; do, peeled. 1894 = n, l0@l2c T. '''
Peaches-Unpeeled, 1894, 2 ID. 41aCa7c; do, 1895.
:. h. 6CdS12c.
Observation-Disclosures, London layer, new 81 40
al 80; do, boxes, so h, 2 crown, new 8, 1G31hc.
do, boxes. so 10, 3Ed4c; Eew 51ac. '2O
Green California Fruit-Little doing and urices
practically nominal.