The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-12
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

Financial.
NEW YORK, y. y, Dec. 11.-Stocks were ir-
regular again to-day. and the transactions on
a smaller scale than for some time past. The total
sales were POS, 191 shares including 81 400 To-
bacco 10000 sugar, 29,6OO Leather preferred
and 23,400 Heading. The industrials were hrmer
than OF late, and there indications OF buying
for inside account in the cases OF Tobacco and
and 721a, closing at 113s. The directors OF the
company to-day declared the usual dividend on the
preferred and passed the one due on the common,
thus ratfying the action OF the managers on Friday
last which caused such commotion in the market.
1t is understood that the stockholders movement
to investigate which was started Saturday has
been abandoned.
Sugar, after declining TO 104Ts rose rapidly to
1862 on buying by a well-known trader IN the
industrialS Leather preferred on purchases by
brokers alleged TO be acting insiders moved up
from 6112 to 81 and receded 10 623s. Chicago
Gas quiet at 675sG16914. Consolidated Gas
made new high record, rising points To 159
The street is imbued with the idea that a big
deal is on between the gas companies of this city
and little STOCK Is taken In the official denials.
Pacific Mail dropped suddenly from 80 to 291a on
conflicting reports about the negotiations with the
Panama. Subsequently President J. Edward Sim
mons of the Panama stated that the agreement
will in all probability be signed within the next
few DAYS, and a recovery to Sl5s followed
Western Union was firm at SS1s61SssI on the
declaration of the regular dividend. The state
ment for the quarter ended December 81, 1895,
Standard railway stocks were again very quiet. At
one time there was q disposition to sell the
grdngerS, the statement OF the st. Paul for the
first week OF December having been somewhat dis
appointing. The bankrupt stocks, such as Read
ing, Union Pacific and Northern Pacific preferred,
were positively weak.
Reading sold down to 75s. Union Pacific TO ia
and Northern Pacific preferred to 141a. The fear
OF heavy assessments under the REORGANIZATION
plans hurt Onion and Northern Pacific. Late in
the day and quite Unexpectedly. L. Won Hoffman e,
Co. withdrew 81 000,000 gold from the sub-treas-
ury for shipment to Europe tomorrow. The an
nouncement, however, haG no effect on the stock
market, which ruled firm in the late trading Net
Chicago Gas lost 10 and Pacific Mail SIS per cent.
Bonds were weaker. Sales footed up ST. 654 900.
Atchison adjustment tours fell TO 1872 b. and o.
fives to no, Colorado Coal Con. skies 1874 to
9714, Kansas Pacific Con. SKIES certificates / to
7712, Reading first preferred 81 to %, do seconds
81 to l314@I3s4, do thirds to $685., Savannah
and Western Con. fives certificates / to 651l and
Texas Pacific seconds l to 2114. In Government
bonds $4,000 coupon tours of 1907 brought
1123s@l1212, and $1,000 tives regular II 51ls.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports
silver bullion hand, 206072 ounces; certificates
outstanding, POS
FLOUR-Quiet, steady. Winter wheat low
grades, 50 25@2 65; DO, fair to fancy, 50 500
5 80: do, patents, SIS 45G.3 rs: Minnesota clears.
g 59gS 10: do, do s5Taish's s, ss@s . & do patents
IS 90G4; do. patents Saga 20; superfine, 50 10 "a
81 65; fine S2@$2 IS. Southern Flour-Duli,
steady. ommon to fair extra, 81 10@2 so: good to
choice, So 90@S3.
CoRNMEAL- Dull, steady. Yellow Western,
81 1922 A.
RYE AND BARLEY-Nominal
WHEAT-Weaker; fairly active. No 2 red. store
and elevator, 6958@6s Zee: afioat, 711s67114c;
tions opened quiet steady, but weakened later and
closed weak at 1l2C15sc decline, with only local
nay ana rrG es 14se SGtve red
677Sc; July, CSC; December, 661sc
CoRN-Easy; less active. No. 2, 3434c ele-
vator; S5$4c afioat. Options were quiet and
steady, but declined On expected free receipts
closing easy at 12GG5sc below yesterday. May and
January most active. December, 341ac; January,
341Ac. Nav 35c
OATs-Dull; unchanged. Options. dull I'M
changed to lac down. December. 22s4c; Febru-
No. .. E2$4 @2Sc; No. 2 white, 241ac: No 2
Chicago 25$4c; No. 3, 2214@221zc: \ o. white,
2S1ec; mixed Western. 2Sg24c; white do, 27@
2S12c; white State. 25@2S12c
Provisions.
LARB-Quiet, weak. Western. s5 45; city,
S5@5 10; December, IS As; refined dull; Conf
nent, IS 90: South American, So 80; compound,
fORK-Dull; easy. Mess, ss@9 SO.
StoIaEKaFairy active; cnoice firm State dairy,
d ~ I7G; 90 creamery l9 g 26e Western
16G22c: do factory. 9@lSc; Elgins, 27c; imitation
creamery, l3G2lc; rolls, ll@lsc.
lsrge, 714@10c; do fancy, ss4@1Oc; do small,
7$4@loA9e: Western small, e14@l014c; part
Skins, 314@7c; full skins, Z(13c.
EGGS-Quiet. Choice state, 24@27c; Southern
2l@23c: icehouse. 17@20c: do per case So 750
4 50 WESTERN fresh, 2l924c; do per case, SO rs
a rs; lined, 17@171ac; do per case, So 75tG4 25.
TALLoW-Quiet; easy. City, 4c bid, 41(sc asked |;
country, 41sG43sc.
COTTONSEED OIL-Quiet: unchanged
MOLESSES-Quiet. New Orleans, new 27035c
COFFEE-Quiet; unchanged to 10 points up
March, $13 40Q13 As; May, $12 SO0l2 go; July
$l2 As; September. $1l 90@11 IS. Spot Rio, dull,
steady; No z, 141ac.
SUGAR-Raw, quiet; steady. Refining 31s@
SAC; centrifugals So test. 31a@35sc; refined,
quiet, steady; of A, 3-16943lsc; mold A, 47sc;
standard A, 45sc: confecroners A, 412c; cut loaf
514c: crushed, 514c: powdered, 47sc: granuIated,
45s4434c: cubes, 47Sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Raisins. 3-crown. 3@
31ac: 4-crown, 4@412c; do, London layers, coca
81 rs.
PRUNES-Four sizes. 514@515c.
APRICOTS-Rags, 1014oI2c.
EACHES-Peeled, 15c; unpeeled, 534@S1ac.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l1@12c; do, soft-snell,
10@l014c
WALN UTS-Soft-shell, 1Oc.
HOPS-Dull, easy: State. common 20 choice 3
@10c: Pacific Coast 315@10c; London market ur-
changed.
WUOL-Quet. firm. Domestic fleece, 16@22c:
pulled, 15@l534c: Texas. 9913c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-ouiet. American. S12@l4 SO.
CoPPER-Quiet. Lake. $40 IS.
LEAD-Easer. Domestic, SO %.
TlN-Steady. straits, Sl3 50; plates moderately
active.