The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
NEw YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK n. Y, Aug. 1.-THE feature of
the stock market to-day the weakness of To-
hscco and Manhattan and the irmness of the gem
eral railway list. Tobacco was pressed for sale,
q 400 shares being traded in The stock opened
at 1865 and declined to 104@1041s, closing at the
lowest point. Professional operators were the
heaviest sellers and all the arts OF manipulation
were employed to force liquidation. Manhattan
was heavy throughout and dropped from 11414 to
1928 on selling for both accounts. The falling OFF
in the earnings OF the company account of cable
competition is given as the reason for the weak
ness Of this stock. Outside of the issues named the
tendency OF prices upward More confident
feeling royals as to the future the offerings of bills
against American securities placed abroad being
relied upon to furnish sufficient exchange to check
large exports of gold while crop conditions are all
o. that could be reasonably desired by the most en-
rhusiaStic bull on stocks.
The gain in the general list ranged from Is to
l3s per cent, Chicago Gas, the Changers, Lake
Shore and Leather preferred showing the largest
gains Speculation closed strong except for Man
haitian and Tobacco; which were weak al about
the lowest point of the day. Net changes as re
were 6O,42S shAres.;. The bonds were firm, sales
footing up S479.O00. Chicago and Erie frsts rose
11a TO $4,000; Morris and Essex frsts to 143
and Long Island tours, 31a to 102
Southern Pacific OF California, tirsts ves fell "a
to 9412: Northern Pacific consol fves, Is to 1850
S9Ts and Laclede fyes to 81.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 212 229 ounces; certificates
outstanding 2l2.
- Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK, N. y, Aug. 17.-Flour, dull
weak Winter wheat Low grades 50 50@2 rs:
do fair to fancy So 1923 sos do patentsr So 6O@
5;Minnesota straights, So 25@3 so; do clear 50 60
.@9.25: DO patents, So 656l4 40: low extras 81 so
as 10;, city mills, $4@4 20; do patents, 81 400
1 S.. Southern -four, dull weak; common TO fair
extra. 80 1922 30, good to choice do 1898 g.
.Cornmeal-Dull, easy; Yellow Western, 81 rs
az IS.
Hye-DulI; State ana Jersey, SIC.
dpII will ontiop
No. q red, store and elevator 70s4c; aoat, 7214c;
10. b.. T0129721sci ungraded red, 65@74c; No l
5sc decline weaker cables. foreign selling, lower
West and local realizing; rallying 12@3Sc on local
at Is qI4c decline with duh trade. September
and December most active. No 2, red. May
ls9el 1919: August, aOs4e SIS septic moer' 7l1sci
: Corn-Spot scarce: firm; dull; NO. = 41Hsc
nominal: elevator 4S7sc nominal ahoat. Options
were moderately active and firm at 1c advance on
better cables firrfler West and local coverings
September and october most active September,
oaifsLSpot dun, frmer. Options dull, frmer:
August, 25s4c; September 2514c; October,
S ~ W mfiy Soc Soc No Chicago, a7sc: 20
25c; No. White, 2712c; Mixed western, 27C92Sc;
White Western and White state ZIgSoe; oaoo.
Pacific Coast, 3@Sc London market unchanged
Pigiron-Firm; fairly active, American, $1l 90
Copper-Flrm. Lake, s12 25;
Iead-Dull. Domestic, So 5212
speIter@Firm. Domestic, 81 1904 20.
.Wool-Firrn;. limited demand. Domestic fleece
l6022c; pulled, 15@34c; Texas, 10@l4c.
Lard Quiet firm. Western steam closed at
ee so asked; city, SO 1906 20; September So so;
refined moderate demand: continent SO S5; South
America 81 Is; compound, 434@514c
.POrk-Quiet. Mess, $11 25@11 70.
Butter-QQiet. Fancy, steady. State dairy, 129
lS15c; do creamery, 29c; Western dairy 912@13 Sc;
western creamery, 10000; Western factory, S1a
6l21@c: Elgin,' zoe; imitation creamery, 1IGl DC.
y Cfheese-Quiet, steady. State, large 512@713c;
do fancy 714@71hc; do small, 69S1ac; part Skins,
205c; full SKINS 11292.
Eges:Dul1; unchanged. State and pennsylvania,
'l4dl5c:. Western, fresh, 12129lo12; do per case,
= T allow strong; wanted. City, Age; country,
Gotfonseed oil-Quiet, steady: crude, 24c; yellow
prirne. &c asked; do, good off grade 2612@27c
Rice-Ftrm: fairly active; domestic 4149oc;
Japan, 4G412e. -., ,,
Molasses-Firm; falr demand lorelgn' nonllnali
New orleans, 26G032c.
: e,ofee-Closed dull, 10 points up to 80 down;
Spot Rio, duh, steady; No: z, 1910
Supar-RavF. quiet, firm; fair refining, &c; CEN
frfugals 96 test. 8 5-16c; refined, STEADY, fair de-
n1and. OF A. I-l69434c: mold A, 11-16941sc:
standard a 7-I6045sc: confectionery A. Bic
G54I%c: cut loaf, B l-l6t0514c; crushed, 3 l-l6@
&c: powdered, 4sl al 15-l6c; graduated, 7-l6
(d4sAc; cubes, i 1116945sc-
California fruit quotations: Oranges-Nominal.
PearsEBarflett. ST 2O02 20. Peaches-Early
Crawforo 9Oc: late Crawford, 9Oc(9S1; Californla
Cling S5n9Oc; Orange Cling. S1@1 70. RUNS
, bradshaw $4,000; Japad, 81 90; Columbia, 6O9
zoe: r. Duane, Toe: yellow Egg, 65c Prunes.
Gross 6OcIGS1 10 Bulgarian, 2o960c Ralslns
crown, 31Ac -Prunes, 4 sizes, So 3b95 5O.