The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

Financial.
NEW YORK, y. Y, Nov. 1S.-The general
run of prominent stocks after an irregular opening
became stronger and higher purchases by the
trading element, which felt encouraged by the
splendid showing made by the st. Paul for the
second week of November, an increase of S2SS, SO
having been reported in gross earnings the absence
OF diSquieting news from foreign financial centers
and the fact that no gold Will be forwarded by TO-
morrow's European steamers. In the first hour
prices advanced 1a01ss per cent on this buying,
Manhattan, the Changers. Sugar, General Electric
and Chicago Gas leading sugar frst fell TO SS "a,
but soon advanced TO 10114, the reduction in the
price of certain grades of refined having fallen fat.
Later London houses sold fully Is, 600 shares
OF Reading St. Paul and Louisville and Nashville,
which encouraged local bears to make attacks on
Manhattan, Tobacco and Western Union. Read
ing was the first yield and fell 7s TO ga. The
reorganization plan which will be given out this
week provides it is said. for 20 per cent assess
ment ali the securities below the general tours.
The present incomes are 10 receive new preferred
stock. but the stockholders will get nothing from
the cash put up. Some of the large holders are
talking of fighting the plan unless the stock re-
ceives consideration. Manhattan rose 10
lO11a and broke TO 9S34 @99.
Long stock came out on the way down, the
nouncement that the NJ ropoi an Traction was
considering a system of underground trolleys for
its new lines having frightened tImld holders 10
bacco dropped from SS3s to S5l4 with subse-
quent rally S65s. ST. Louis houses were the
heaviest sellers at he decline. Western Union
was the weak feature in the late trading. falling
two points 10 1855 Judge Harlan's decision,
which holds that the Union Pacific had no right to
make lease practically giving the Western Union
monopoly OF the telegraph business of the road.
The early gain in the general list was lost in the
afternoon when reports were freely circulated that
at least $2000.000 in gold will be forwarded to
Europe this week.
one commission house. it was said, has sold
cables against 81 100000 gold. and another bank
ing firm, rumor had it, will have TO ship abont
much either by Wednesday or Thursdays
steamers No actual engagements have been
made yet, but with cables at 81 $3.50, the clos
ing price tonight. il is tolerably certain that
ports Will be made. The street is taking the
matter calmly. however and the belief prevails
that something of an understanding has been
arrived al by the powers that be and local banking
interests 10 replenish the treasury reserve when
The market closed weak, the active issues show
ing net losses of 14@12 per cent for the day Bur
lington and Quincy and sugar gained "a per cent,
and leather, preferred. per cent Burlington and
Quincy'S exceptional strength ascribed to buy
ing by of the new speculative combinations.
Total sales were 201 9s4 shares, of which 80, 800
shares were tobacco, 24,200 sugar, % 700 Read
ing, 1860 Burlington and Quincy,and 1890 Man
haitian.
Bonds were very irregular in Tone Sales footed
up S955,000. American Cotton Oil debenture
Fights rose l to l111a; Burlington and Cedar Rap
ids and Northern fves TO l0912; do Trusts fives
! 10 10l: Savannah and Western consol fves GER
tificates ! TO 81. and Western New DIRK and Penn
sylvania general tours l TO Al. Erie first consoI
sevens fell 2 to 142; Kansas and Texas seconds "a
10 6214; Manhattan Railway consol TOURS TO 98
New Jersey Midland first SKIES l 10 115; Oregon
Short Line conso fves certificates to SO: Read
ing first preference ia TO 301A, and Denver and
Gulf conSol ives ~ 10 1912.
In Government bonds at the board $4,000 cou-
pom fours of 1907 brought 1121S; $1,000 do, regis
tered 11l34, and $4,000 coupon fives 1874
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 1851 ounces; certificates
outstanding 1856
Grain.
FLOUR Dull, freely offered; easier. Winter
wheat. low grades, 50 25a2 IS; do, fair TO fancy,
81 sog3 40; do; patents, So so@3 go; Minnesota
patents. So 1904 10; low extras, 81 25@2 rs; city
mills, So s5@4; do. patents. s4@l4 %. Southern
Flour-Dull, easy: common TO fair extra, So 100
2 80; good 10 choice do. So 9O(d3 30.
CKWHEAT-Flour 81 25q1 So.
CORNM EAL-Dull, steady Yellow Western
81 55@2 so.
RYE-Nominal.
BARLEY-Nomnal.
WHEAT-Quiet, firm. No. 2 red. store and ele-
vator, 6612@6712c; afioat, 6s14c +. o. b.. 671a@
6S$4c; ungraded red, 64G70c; No. Northern. DOC
closing steady with trading only local and prices
following. the West. May and December
6712c; July, 677sc; December, 6f5sc.
CORN-Dull, firm. No. 3603614c elevator, SIC
cline with the West and on realizing. December
and May most active. November, 1850; Decem
Der, 3514c: January. 3511sc: May, 1890.
23c; December 2$1ac; January, 237sc; May clos
ing Z512c Spot prices-No. Z. 23@2314c: No 2
white, Z4ssc: No. Chicago. 24@241ac;. No. 3,
Z2$4@2412c; white do, 24@2oc; white State, 24@
Provisions.
nominal; city, S5 so: November. SIS 80 nominal;
refined, moderate demand; Continent. So 80;
South American, S6 IS; compound, 41a@41sc.
PoRK-Quiet, steady: mess, So 75@IO Is.
BUTTER-Quiet, unchanged.
CHEESE - Dull. steady; State. large 71l0
1O14c; do fancy, 10@lO14c; do small. 7s4@1ic;
part skins, 312@71ac; full skins. z1a@3c.
EGGs9nie!' de less irm s State ana Pennsyi
ga %; Western, 21@231ac; lined, le1a@l7c;
COTToNsEED oIL-Less firm, quiet, crude, $50
26cs yellow prime. new. 3Oc asked; do off grades,
RICE : Steady, moderate demand; domestic.
334@6c; japan, 35s@3s4c.
MOiASSES-F Foreign, nominal: New Orleans
26(d32c; fancy fairly active.
CoFFEE.ouiet and steady, and Is points up:
dull, steady; No. Z, 1514c.
SUGAR = Raw, quiet, steady; fair refining, &c;
centrifugals SO test, 3ssc; refined quiet steady:
of a, l-l6@414c; mold A, 4s4c: standard a.
41ac; confectioners A, 1890; cut loaf and crushed
61gc; powdered, 4s4c; graduated, 414@5@6;
cubes, 5$4c.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUIfS-Raisins. London LAYERS
sl@l rs; Loose Muscatel, 4-crown, 4s4s4c; do,
3-crown, 312614c.
PKUNEs-Four sizes, bags. 514c.
APRICOTS-Bags, 91s@l1Ac
PEACHES - Unpeeled, 5$4@s1ac; do peeled,
l5c.
INCONSISTENCIES s@l3c.
WALNUTS-soft shell, 1Oc; do Standard. &c.
3@l0c Pacific Coast, 312@l0c. London market
unchanged.
WOOL - Quiet and firm: domestic fleece, 160
22c; pulled, l5@34c: Texas. 9t@13c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Steady, moderate demand; Ameri-
can. @12Ml4 so.
cOPPER-Easy; lake. Sll 2O@ll 49,
LEAD-Firm; domestic, 50 221aG13 %.
quiet.
ePgLTER-Dull domestic. So 6o@3 So.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. lS.-A falling OF of about