The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-26
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, N. ", Oct 25.-Stocks were less
active to-day, the sales amounting to l6S e36
shares Of which 27.750 were American sugar,
500 Leather preferred and $1,000 Distiling and
Cattle Feeding. Lower cables from London led TO
& weaker opening here but the decline con-
fined TO the fractions. Later on sterling exchange
weakened, and posted rates were put down 1a to
81 SSG.4 SO. This accepted as meaning that
gold shipments not likely in the near future,
and operators began TO even up contracts. Man
haitian the special card, rising from los to
1865. The outstanding short interest is still
large. Another traffic statement given out to-
DAY, and il shows increase in passengers carried
yesterday OF $4,000 as compared with the CORE
Pacific Mail was decidedly stronger and moved
up from 2Sss to 3l34G311s on an unconfirmed
report that the trouble with the Panama Railroad
had been fixed up. The stock more active
and $500 shares were traded in. Dstiliins and
Cattle Feeding was firm At 231s624 on rumors
that the company had made n deal with Tho Amcri-
can Distributing Company. In the railway list
st. Paul bought by London, but the foreigners
sold Louisville and Nashville. Local traders were
purchasers of the Western stocks the belief that
the forthcoming reports will be very favorable
The Southerns- were all slightly higher on cover
ing OF short contracts. In the industrials sugar
sold down fractiOnally at the start on the re-
duction in refined. but later an advance Of rs 10
1O5 1sG l051s TOOK place.
Chicago Gas was quiet and firm at 6S5sd69.
over $4,000 shares OF the stock have been de-
posted with the Central Trust Company under the
reorganization contract. Leather was heavy and
lower and on liquidation dropped l3s to l21a for
Western Union Beer advanced pa to 1914; Ten
nessee Coal and Iron preferred 10 102; Metro
politan Traction 212 10 10l "a: Wells Fargo Ex-
press dropped TO 100. The market left on firm
in tone. Net changes in the usually active list
show gains of IA to IA per cent.
Bonds were higher. Sales footed up 81 j 80 900.
Atchison General tours when issued rose 81 to
50; do seconds, u to 81; Brooklyn Wharf and
sol tives. ia to S712; Kansas and Texas seconds,
skies, to 1872; Texas Pacific firsts "a to $3.50 ;
do second, p 10 241s and Virginia Midland Gen
q q
In Government bonds $4,000 TOURS coupon OF
1907 sold at III Is, and $4,000 Ave coupon at 1le.
The Mercantile safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 209 ia ounces; certificates
outstanding, 2O9.
Grain.
FLOUR-Quiet, firm Winter wheat, low grades,
50 25G2 60; do, fair 10 fancy, 50 SOFAS AS: do,
patents, SIS hOG3 70: Minnesota clear, 81 75(d
rs; do, straights, So DOGS SO; do, patents, So So
"a 20; low extras So 25G2 60; city mills, So SIS
Cd; do. patents, S4 20a4 as. Southern Flour
Quiet, firm; common TO fair extra, 81 1902 80
good to choice do, 81 90@S 80. Buckwheat flour
COMM EAL-steady, quiet. Yellow Western.
81 6O02 65.
RYE-Nominal.
BARLEY-Nominal.
WHEA Spot frmer, active. No. red, store
a and ss a02t 25sc B. S
Options were quiet and 16c higher on foreign buy
ing and reports OF damage of the Argentine crops
May and December most active. Sales included
No. red, February, T01sc: May, 1850; October
&c; December, 81 &c.
tor, 4O1sc aftoat options were dull and firm at
1885 ADVANCE, following wheat and on local
covering. May and November most active. Octo-
Der, soc: November, 3s12c; December 361ac;
May, 36c.
oATS-Spots quiet, firm. Options dull, frmer
OCTOBER, 24c; December, 241sc: May, 251sc. Spot
prices-No 2, 24c: No white, 2514c: No. 2
Chicago, Csc: No. 3, 231ac; No. white, 2514c;
Mixed Western, 24@26c; white do, 25@29c;
white State, 25(G29c.
FEED-Bran, 6712@721ac; Mtddlugs, 75@8Oc.
Provisions.
LARD-Quiet, easier; Western steam closed
At So 95 asked: city, SIS 60; October, SIS 50, nomi
nal; refined, quiet; Continent, Sc 40; South Amer
ican Sc rs: compound, 41a947sc.
PoRK-Quiet. steady; mess, SO 1000 %.
BUTTER-Moderate demand Fancy, quiet
about STEADY: State dairy, 12@21c; do creamery
l4@23c: do June, l5@2lc; do factory, S1,a6114c;
Elgins, CSC; imitation creamery, 12@I7c.
CHEESE-Firm, fairly active; State, large, "a
1Oc; do fancy, s$4@l0c; do small 71a@11c; part
SKINS 312G112c; fulI SKINS 21213c.
EGGS-Dul about steady: State and Pennsyl
vania, 20@2lc icehouse. 16@l7c; do, per ca Sc
s. %; Western, fresh, lSG2Oc; 40, per case, 1924
lined, l6@161sc.
TALLoW-DuI weak; city, 3-16c; country
4140412c
COrT0NsEED oIL-Dull, weak; crude. 41sc;
yellow prime. old and new, 2734c: do OF grade
RfCE-Moderate demand: Japan, 35a@3s4c
OLASSES-Foreign, nominal: New Orleans
open kettle, 26@32c, firm.
COFFEE-Quieu; unchanged to points down
October, $l4 959l5 November, $14 IS; Decem
Der, Sl4 65@l4 20: January Sl4 so; March
$l4 20@l4.25: May, Sl3 80913 80. Spot Rio
dull, No. z 151sc.
SUGAR-Raw, steady. Fair refining, 31hc
Centrifugals, So test. 31ac. Refned-Quiet, Isc
lower. on A, 3-16Gi3sc; mold A 41sc stand
ard A. 45sc; confectioners' A 41bc; cut loaf and
crushed. 5l4c; powdered, 47Sc; granulated, 1850