The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. 5.-Only 13701S
shares of stock were traded in at the Stock Elk
change to-day. The largest transactions were in
Chicago Gas, "a, 900 shares. sugar % 100. Burlng-
ton aud Quincy 10,S00 and st. Paul 1900 shares.
The trading narrow and professional through
out. Chicago Gas was the only stock the list
that showed any life, but the advance from 575s
to SO was attributed TO covering OF shorts put out
after the defeat OF the frontage bill by the illinois
Legislature. Sugar, the most active stock, figured
for 22,l00 shares. Transactions were made at
114G1l514, 1l3$4@1141s- The Changers, Trunk
lines and anthracite coaers were quiet and without
special change.
Erie sold down to S1s on the announcement that
the forthcoming REORGANIZATION plan will provide
for heavy assessment on the stock. 1t is also
understood that the Junior bonds will be scaled.
The talk about gold shipments circulated opera
tons. The Withdrawal OF $4,000 in gold from
the subreasury, II was said, was the forerunner Of
heavy shipments later IN the week. Speculation
the railway list showed declines OF Is 10 IS per
cent. Chicago Gas gained 15s per cent and Con
solidated Gas 12 per cent.
Bonds were slightly lower. Sales were 81
$4,000. Erie second consols stamped fell Ia to
$3.50; Toledo, Peoria and Western frsts, l TO 49,
Denver and Gulf frsts, to 1919; southern Rail-
way ives, "a TO 9714; Richmond and Allegheny
fist consols rs to 81; Northern Pacific seconds,
70 TO l0212 DO consol fves, IL to 1914, Hooking
Valley hves rose to 95: Lehigh and Wikesbarre
consoI assented. 15s to 1095s, and san Francisco
and Northern Pacific trsis, l 10 1O1.
In the Government bonds at the board $1,000
regular tours Of 1907 brought i1212 and $1,000
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion on hand 272,125 ounces: certificates
outstanding, 272.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK. n. Y, Aug. 5.-Flour, quiet,
unsettled Winter wheat-Low grades, 81 50G13 10;
do fair to fancy, So 3O@3 50: Go patents, $40
4 O5; Minnesota clear, 50 80 a 3 20: do
straights So 1903 70; do patents, So 9Oa4 so; low
extras. 81 5Ot9S 10; city mills, $4a4 20; do,
patents 81 SOFA u.s. Southern -four dull easy:
common 20 fair extra, 80 2093; good TO choice do,
S3@,3 50
Fye-Nominal: State quoJed $4,000
Wheat-Spot market quiet, firm, C higher; No. 2,
74$s@751ac ungraded red, 67qz6c: No. 1 North
ern, 7534c. Options more active and irregular,
advancing 15s per cent on foreign buying, local
covering and firmer West, declining l per cent,
114c free liquidation rallied 7s@1c on cover
ing5 declined 1ac on realizing and closing firm at
II4c over Saturday. September and December
most active. 80. 2, red, May 77$4c; August,
731ac; September, 7312c; October, 1850; Decem-
Corn-spot Zee lower; more active for ex-
port; No. 2. 1890 elevator; 4S$s94912c afloat
Options opened steady and unchanged TO 1sc up;
fell 34@l1sc on fine weather, large receipts and
realizing; advanced 7sc with the West; fell 12c
and closed firm. 14dl5sc below Saturday, with a
dull trade. Septem most active August, 4612c
september, 461ac; october, 4514c; May, 1886
August. 25Iac; September. 25c; October, 25c.
No. 2, White, September, 2612c. SPOT prices
No. q 2619c; No. 2, White, 301se; No, 2, Chicago
2714c: No. 3, 26c; No. g. White, zoe: Mixed
Western, 27@2Sc; White do, 3l@39c; White
State, 31@39c.
Hops-Quiet, weak; State, common to choice,
3@9c: Pacific Coast, 3@9c. London market
Holiday.
Wool = Moderately active: firm. Domestic
leece.a61szc pulled, 15@ 4c; Texas. 10@l4c
LardADull; lower Western steam, Sc 35
city, $6Q61s; options, sales none; September.
Sc 80 nominal refined easier: Continent. So 75
South America, 81 Is: compound, 4$4 @514c
Pork-Duil; lower; mess, SHAH 50.
Butter-Fancy, hrmer: light receipts. state
dairy, 1l@1S1zc: do creamery, 1919@920c; West
dairy. 10913c; do creamery, 1a(g20c; DO fac
tory, S9l214c; Elgins. 1914@20c; imitation
creamery, 1l@l5c.
Cheese Dull; about steady; State large, 51@@
part skins, 2G514c; full SKINS 11a@134c.
Eggs-Firmer, 1air demand: State and Penn
sylvania, 1412@1512c; Western fresh, 13@1412c;
oper case, $lG4.
Tall ow Strong, scarce; city, 41ysc bid: country
414@412c.
Cottonseed oll-Lower, dull: crude, 24@25c; yell
low prime 27I@@g2Sc; do OF grades, &c.
Rice-Firm. fairly active; domestic, 414@6c:
Japan. 4d412c.
Moasses-rOreign nominal; New Orleans, 26h
32cf alrly active, firm.
Coffee - Go 5ed quiet; unchanged to 8 points
down; September $l5 40; October, $15 40: No.
vember, J 2; o. $l5 80; December, SIS Z0G15 %;
March, 81 3 10; May, $l4 so Spot Rio firm, dull;
No. z, 1910.
Sugar-Raw. steady; fair refining. l5-16c; CEN
trifugals, So test, 9-f6@314c refined, firm, un
changed
California fruit quotations: Oranges - Fancy
MediterrS mean Sweets, 81 1O@2: fancy st. Mich
Buerre Harry, 81 So Plums-Feach, 30c@$i Is :
Egg, 81 l56li As; Washington. 90c@$l IS: Co.
lumbia, 9Uc@1 rs; Bradshaw. 81 1901 80
peaches-Early Crawford, 81 259l So. Prunes-
Gros. S5cGl 25; German, 81 30@1 80: Barry,
81 5f@l 10; Tragedy. Il 40.