The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-10
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK Ny July 9.-Chicago Gas was
the sensation at the Stock Exchange to-day, 5S,2OO
shares changing hands The total transactions
were 2s7.4O4 shares Chicago Gas was democrat
lied throughout, and all the unfavorable reports
which have teen current ever since The Illinois
Legislature refused 70 pass the consolidation act
said, will certainly retire. and for the div
dends, it was rumored the chances are decidedly
slim. The latter had most unfavorable effect on
small holders who rushed in TO sell.
The stock was absolutely without support and at
the close brought 1884. against 90 last night
The other industrials held fairly well for q time
but the breaking finally affected them adversely
Sugar broke from 1881 to 11012. tobacco from
1l41e to 1929, distillerS from 231s 10 2l1a Gen.
eral Electric from 81 7s to 1854 lead from 35 TO
80 7s rubber from 4ls4 to 4012, cordage from / "A
to Is, preferred from pa to as and guaranteed
from s TO AS.
The railway list was strong until near the close
and even the decline which took place was of small
1avorites and at the start local commission houses
were also in receipt of buying orders.
The glowing reports about the crops, the i'm
provement in trade conditions, the advances in
wages and the general belief that powerful bank
ing interests have taken charge Of anthracite mat
tiers with view OF obtaining better prices Tor COAL
well as the reorganization of Reading, making
new recuits 10 the bull side. The announcement
that J. Piermont Morgan had placed another block
OF Southern Railway securities abroad also en-
couraged those looking for higher prices.
In the last hour railway stocks which had pre-
viously advanced anywhere from "a to 2 per cent,
lost the Improvement and closed rather weak.
Net changes show losses OF "A to per cent, out
Bonds were strong. Sales footed up 81 ,669 900.
Richmond and Allegheny first consols rose 1 TO
81 Des MeiHes and Fort Dodge, pigs IN to "a ::
Houston and Texas Central. first Is. 2H2 TO 10912s
Louisville and Nashville collateral trusts IS, TO
LOG: Missouri Pacific trust IS, IA 70 S412; New
York Central debenture 5s, 113 10 1O9; ST. Louis
Southwestern firsts, Us TO S15s; do seconds, to
991a; St. Paul and Northern Pacific hrsts, 25s TO
1221s; Manitoba Montana fours, 11e 10 "a, and
Union Pacific collateral trust IS, to IS. Reading
issues, after an early advance OF I4@s4, declined
TO l3s In Government Bonds at the board $500
As registered, OF 907, brought 1925 and $40 600
coupons 5s, l163z. Silver bullion on deposit
against warrants, 501,052 ounces; certificates out
standing, 3Ol.
Grain and Merchandise.
Flour-Weak; very dull winter wheat, low
grades, 81 70@3 80: do fair to fancy, So 50@4: do
patents, 81 2O94 %; Minnesota clears, So 100
40; 40 Straits So 50@3 90: do patents. So cog
90 low extras ss ~ - z0gS SO' Gty mills 81 70
common TO fair extra, 81 40@3 Is; good to choice
do, SO 2O@4.
Cornmeal-Quiet, easy; yellow Western, 81 300
2 go.
Rye-Nominal.
wheat-Dull, lower, closing steady. No 2 red,
store and elevator 65s4c afloat, 66sz a67c o. b..
665a9673zc; ungraded Red, 6O@605sc; No.
Northern, 7014c
4A96c lower, on weaker cables, hearish crop
news, lower West, foreign selling and general un-
loading; September and December most active.
July. 65s4c; August, 661sc; September, 663z c:
October. $685.: November, 6S12c; December,
Corn-Weaker less active: No. 2, 461sc elevator,
471sc afoat. Options were less active, irregular,
unsettled and 14@3sc lower on weaker West and
following wheat; September most active; July
closed 461sc; August, 1850; September. 471sc.
oats-Dull: easier. Options easier; dull: July
and September, 265sc. Spot prices: No. 2, 26 q
@12712c; No. 2, white, 3314@g34c; No. 2, Chicago,
2734@2812c; No s. CSC: No. 8, white, 33c:
mixed Western, 2s@30c; white State and Western,
Hops-oulet; steady: State, common to choice,
3@s1ac; Pacific Coast, 3@9c. London market un-
Wool-Fairly active: firm; domestic fleece, 15@
Ice: pulled, 12@30c; Texas, 9(612c.
Lard-Quiet: depressed: Western steam. Sc so
bid: city, IS 1906 20: July. IS 81; September.
SIS rs, nominal. Refined quiet: Continent, 81;
South American, ST 30: compound, $5td5 rs.
@l3 90.
DO creamery. 17@1713c; Western dairy, ga
13c: do creamery, 12@171ac: do factory, S@12c;
Elgins, ls7ac; imitation creamery, 11@15c.
Cheese-Dull; weak: state large, 614G3c: do
fancy, 7s108c: do small 68l@sibc; part skins,
212@51zc: full SKINS. 11aC62c
Eggs-Firm, fair demand; State and Pennsylva-
per case, 81 50613 so. TalIow active steady: CITY,
4asc: country 414@45sc.
Pig Iron-Firm and in fair demand; American.
S11 40@14
Copper-Firm: Lake SO S0GIO IS.
Lead-Firm; domestic, So 321a03 35.
Tin-Steady; straits, $14 20; plates, firm and in
spelter-Quet; domestic So 6O@S e5.
Rice-Fairly active and firm; domestic 41l@6c;
japan, 41Ac.
Moasses-Firm and IN fair demand: foreign,
nominal: New Orleans, 26G32c.
Coffee-Steady. unchanged to 10 points up; Sep
TENDER, Sl4 70014 rs: October. S14 go: Decenl-
Der, sl4 70: March S14 So; spot Rio dun. easy;
No z, SIS so.
Sugar : Raw, quiet and steady: fair refining
active and steady; of A, 41s(d43sc: mold A. i1-l6
14Hsc: standard a, 4 7-16D46sc: confectioners
A. 4 5-16@414c: cut loaf and crushed, 7-16a
41Rc; powdered. 434@t 1870; granulated,4 Tic
(d43Ac; cubes 4 III 66141ac.