The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. y, Dec. 1S.-The feature of
the railway and miscellaneous stock market at
the opening to-day was the pressure of long stock
for foreign account. The selling for London ac-
count was quite pronounced, and it is estimated
that fully 10000 shares of Louisville and Nash
vile, Atchinson. st. Paul and other stocks with
International market were sold during the first
hour of business. Local bear traders also
sellers, and decline of 14@4 per cent followed.
The greatest losses were in Consolidated Cas- Bay
state Gas, Baltimore and Ohio, the gTangerS
Louisville and Nashville. Kansas and Texas,
Manhattan aud Lake Shore.
After the decline at the opening the market
drifted into dullness and for time speculation
practically a standstil. In the afternoon the
shorts endeavored to cover but offerings of stock
light and prices moved up sharply. The recov-
cry in the last hour was equal TO 144112 per cent
= obacco strong in the late trading and moved
up TO 741zs, against 721s earlier in the day. Chi
cago Gas also firm feature and was bought
again on rumors that the reorganization commit
will be successful in the Whitner case. The
market closed firm in tone
Net changes, however, show losses of "A TO per
cent, the international shares scoring the largest
The transactions we're 354 693 shares, Sugar
figured for $1,000 shares, tobacco for 1880 and
leather preferred for 23, 700.
Bonds were weak. Sales footed up $1,s25.O0o.
Atchison general fours fell ia to 79, do second
certificates 11s to 251s. Chicago and Northern
Pacific ves certificates, ia TO 43, Iowa Central
firsts l1z to 90, Kansas Pacific consolidated
seconds 17s 10 6O1s, Minnesota and st.
Louis consol fves IA 10 lo01s, Northern Pacific
seconds 81 10 104, do thirds ! to 73, 90 consoi-
dated trust SKIES to 81, Reading seconds prefer
ences 218 TO 13 Is, Rio Grande Western frsts l TO
7T34, ST. Louis Southwestern seconds 134 to u,
Toledo ST. Louis and Kansas City first SKIES GER
tifcates TO H. New Haven fourS certificates l12
to SO, and Wisconsin Central fives certificates "A
to 49,
In Government bonds $4,000 coupon fours of
1925 brought III.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand, 20e,13S ounces; deposited
none; certificates outstanding, POS.
Grain.
FLoUR..Duli; steady. Winter wheat, low
sEasss s g. ao SSa e5 5 81 @ I M to sneg
clear 81 50G3 10; do. patents, So 1904 10; low
extras 81 252 g. 6S Gy mIs - S0@4 DO
ommon to fair extra, 81 1922 80; good TO choice,
CoRNMEAL- Dull, steady. Yellow Western.
81 35G12 40.
RYE AND BARLEY-Nominal.
WHEAT-Spot market fairly active; firm. No.
2 red. store and elevator, 69S4g70c: afoat, 7Os4
@71c: T. o. b., 703s@7034c; ungraded red, $40
TIC; No. | Northern, 6619966s4c Options were
unchanged from yesterday on frmer cables,
foreign buying and local covering. May and July
most active. No. red January, IS 7sc; February,
667sc; March, 67T8c; May, $3.50; July, $3.50:
December, 6534c.
CORN-Fairly active. No. 2, 331A@S3s4c C eleva-
tor: 245s@3434c afoat Options were dull, un-
changed and firm, without special features May
most active. December, 335Sc; January, 3356c;
oATs-Quiet; firmer. Options, duh; firm.
December, 221Ac January. 2234c; May, 24c.
No, 2 Chicago. 2Ss4c; 10. 8, 2Is4c; No. 8 white,
23c; mixed Western, 29924c; White do 24@2Sc;
white State, 2492Sc.
Provisions.
LARD-ouiet; steady; Western steam, SIS 521s
asked; City, S5 Is; December. S5 55; refined,
dull; Continent So: South American. $6 30;
compound, $45sd5.
P0RK-Quiet; steady: mess. SS 1909 25.
BUTTER-Fair demand. Fancy firm state dairy,
13@24c; do creamery, 20@27c; Western dairy, IL
In QC Etpin NIT afi m ann
cry, l5@22c; rolls, ll@1sc.
. CHEESE-Firm. Moderate active. State large
l012c; Western small, 914@1014c; part skins,
314@7c; full skins, 2@3c.
EGGS-Quiet. weak state and Pennsylvania,
23@27c; southern, 20@22c; icehouse, 17@2Oc; do
per case, So 1904 so; Western. fresh, 22023c; do
per case, $3 75gS4 %: lined, 17@174ac.
TALLOW - Quiet; easy. City, 37sc; coun-
COTrONSEED oIL-DulI, lower. Crude, 241sc:
yellow prime, new, 2S92S1ac; do off grades 81 I2c.
RICE-Firm, fairly active. Domestic 3@5s4c;
Japan, 334 @4c.
MOLl SSEs-Firm New Orleans, 2s@36c.
February, $l3 Is; March, s1s 65@jis 70; May,
$13 20; September S12 20. Spot Rio quiet,
SUGAR-Raw dnfi, steady. Fair refining. 31s@
SAC; centrfugals 96 test, @36sc refined quiet
dard a, 45sc: confectioDers' A, 41ac; cut loaf
and crushed, 514c: powdered, 47sc: granulated,
45s@4s4c; cubes, 47sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA AFRUITS-Raisins 4-crown loose
Muscatels, 4g414c; do 3-crown, 3@314c: do Lon
don layers S0c@t$l %.
UNES-Four sizes. 514@51ac.
APRICOTS-Rags l014(0I2c.
PEACHES-Peeled, 15c; unpeeied, 534@S1ac.
ALMoNDS-Paper-shel, l1@l2c; do, soft-shel,
1O@l012c.
WALNUTS-Soft-shell lOc standard nominal.
HOPS-DulI: State, common to choice, 3t0lOc:
Pacific Coast, 31z@l0c. London market steady,
z0950c.
WOoL-Firm, demand good. Pulled, 15@24c;
Texas, 9@13c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Quiet. American. S12@14 SO.
COPPER-W leak. Lake, $40 so.
LEAD-Quet. Domestic, So 20.
TIN-Easy. Straits, S13 S5; plates quiet.
- SPELTEK-Quiet Domestic, So 4093 45.
CHICAGO MARKETS.