The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, y. Y. Oct 1l.-Stocks were quiet
to-day. The transactions were only 49,, ,907 shares
OF which 81 800 Chicago Gas, -, 200 Bur
lngtOn and Quincy, 10,S00 ST. Paul and 10, 400
sugar. In the early trading the market felt the
influence OF yesterdays favorable report of the
Government of the years crops and prices moved
up "A 10 SIS per cent. Rather sensational reports
from Chicago about the freight situation in the
West, however, led 10 reactionary movement in
the railway list shortly after the opening, and the
gain noted soon lost. Burlington and Quincy
iell 10 S4$4, NorthWestern TO lOI ST. Paul TO 1878
and Rock island TO 1918. In the afternoon trading
a slight recovery TOOK place owing TO the covering
OF short contracts. The industrlas. however, mo-
nopolized the attention of traders, and of these
Chicago Gas was the special card and moved up
ia to 6s58.
The buying of the stock was due to reports that
the Flower-B Brady committee mas secured major
ltE or the Fidelity Trust company receipts and
thai application Will be made shortly to have the
Central Trust Company certificates listed on the
Rumors current also that opponents OF
the commi tee named were prepared TO make APP
plcation for Injunction to restrain the reorgan-
dzation OF the property: but il had no influence
the stock. sugar, leather, cotton oil and tobacco
were generally lower. In the active issues Nash
Vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis sold so for 100
shares, against Sl12 on Wednesday. The closing
quotation was 20 bid and 80 asked. Illinois Steel
advanced l34 TO S014: American Press, Ia TO
1855, and Bay state Gas, IA TO 2234
The market closed firm. Net changes show
gains OF anywhere from IS to l12 per cent for the
usually active stocks. Sugar preferred lost ! per
cent. Bouds were very irregular. sales were
fves rose TO l05; Ann Arbor tours when issued,
] to II; Elizabeth and Big Sandy firsts, to lO3:
Georgia Pacific firsts l12 to ll5; Milwaukee and
Northern firsts OF 1910, 21s to 119; Toledo, St.
Louis and Kansas City frsts 13s 10 771a. and do
certificates : to lS; Atchson Colorado and Pacific
firsts fell 12 to 43; burlington and Quincy Den
llIs ~ % IN IN SOlocls - 70 tS4
International and Great Northern thirds 10 30:
X. p. Consos, ? to "a: Louisville and Nashville
1ives, l12 TO l03; Manitoba and Montana Ex Div.
tours, i 10 9312 Tennessee Coal, Tennessee divi-
sion trsts Il TO 95 Illinois Steel nonconvertible
hves jumped to 81.
Grain and Merchandise.
NEW YORK. y. Y. Oct. 11.-Flour, quiet; held
steady. Winter wheat-Low grades, s2 25@2 so:
do, fair to fancy, So SOG3 40: do, patents, SO so
as rs: Minnesota clear 81 1903 %: do straights
So 209S so; do patents, So 1904 10: low extras.
So 2592 so; city mills. $3 S5@4; do patents
81 2OG4 45. Southern flour. quiet, steady; com
mon 10 fair extra 81 1O@2 80; good to choice
do, 50 90G3 80.
Cornmeal-ouiet and steady. Yellow Western
81 6O@2 80.
Rye-Qulet, nominal. No. 2 Western, 43c in
store: State and Jersey, 45@I6c.
Western 45@50c.
Wheat-Spot market. higher, but quiet: No.
red in store and elevator CSC; afioat 6SSIc: + n
D.. e9c: No. ] Northern. 677sc
Options opened At decline of lac, but rallied
quickly on shorts covering: advanced IIIGI3Sc
with the changes west; reacting on realizing only
TO again advance on heavy buying for Wall s. rect
with bullish crop news from Kansas. The close
was firm at 1Cd13sc over yesterday. with a fairly
active trade December and May only traded in
Sales included No. red May, 71c: October, 66ilsc
Corn-Spots firmer and in moderate demand: No
3 5Sc elevator: 3S14c aaoat. Options were quiet
but advanced 14@3sc with the west and CLOSED
firm. May and October most active October
S6l2c; November, 35c December, 347sc: May
Oats-spots frmer and less active. Options fairl,
active, easier; October, 235sc; November, 231ac
seednneT, I ZS4ei May 2oH2c spot prices No
No. 3, 23$4c; No White. 2334c; Mixed West
ern, 24@26c; White do, 23@30c; White State
rigron-Fair demand and firm. American. $l2@
II so.
Copper-Quiet. Lake. SI2@l2 25.
Lead-Firmer. Domestic. So 4O13 441s.
Tin-Firm. Straights. sl4 80. Plates, firm.
Spelter-Dull Domestic, 81 1904 20.
Hops-Quiet, steady. State, common to choice
3@7c; do new, 7@l0c; Pacific Coast, 31a@7c
London market unchanged.
Wool = Firm, quiet Domestic fleece, 16@22c
pulled, 15@34c; Texas, 9@14c.
si L91F0d-9niet; ard weak weak: Western steam closed a
tions sales, October closed So O71s. nominal; re
fined, fine: Continent, Sc 5O@6 S. compound
Pork-Easy; moderate demand. Mess, SO 75@lO
Butter-Far demand: unchanged.
Cheese-Fair demand; firm. State, large
e14@9c; do fancy, s8469c: do, small 7tsI0c
part skins, 312@7lac; fnIl SKINS 2IgCg3c.
Pennsylvania, l9@2Ol2: icehouse. leGie1Sc
Western, fresh, 1714@l912c: do q case, 81 50G
Tallow-Firm: City, 4ssc: sales 800 hogsheads
SpIlohseeu Jill lrIn; SLOW. Crude, 2312(124c
27c.
Rice. Steady. Domestic, fair TO extra, 3s4 @6c
Moiasses-Forsign nominal; New Orleans oper
kettle, good TO choice, 26d32c; fancy, firm
Cofee-Closed duh, TO 10 points down. Octo
ber, $15 40; November, Sl5 2061l5 35: December
SIS lOg15 15; March, $l4 S0G14 So: May, SI4 81
ola So: Spot, Rio dull, steady: No. Z, 1916
Sugar = Raw quiet: firm. Fair refining. STAG
3$4c; centrifugals, SO test, $3.50. Refined ouieT
steady; on A. 43sd4 9-16: standard A. / -l6c
CnD1ectOflefS' A, 4 ll-16c, cut loaf and hpd
7-16c; powdered, 1-l6c granulated l3-I6@
5 1-l6c; cubes, 5 Lice. S