The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
NEW YORK MARKETS.
financial.


NEW YORK, n. Y. Aug. 25.-stock market
movements to day. as of late. dull and unin-
teresting; the sales were even smaller than
yesterday footing up only 81, ,295 shares, the deal
ings in railway and miscellaneous mortgages
however, showing a slight increase, aggregating
a little over 100000. Stocks started OFF weak,
but the declining tendency was checked by the
announcement that the steamer Teutonic sailing
from Liverpool tomorrow will take out $1,000
in gold, consigned to New York firm, and by
further decline of 12c in the posted rates of
ling exchange. The fact that there has been no
necessity issue Clearinghouse loan certificates
heaviest lender of money on cali to-day assisted
the rec very in prices. The bank in question was
III first 10 suggest the issuance of loan certificates
and made the application simply for the purpose
of assisting other Institutions in of need The
corporation is one of the strongest downtown.
In resard to gold imports il was stated that the
banks and the foreign exchange syndicate had de
cided TO bring S20,000,000 OF the metal from
Europe. This report first gained currency when
the banks first restored the Treasury to the
hundred-million mark some weeks ago, and was
denied AT that time. There has been no new de-
velopments since, although it is believed that
movements of gold to this country will continue
for at east a month or six weeks longer Near
the close the early rise of "a TO 70 per cent was
lost and report had it that McKinleys letter of
ceptance would give more prominence 10 tariff
than was generally looked for here. This had
some influence in certain quarters and accounts
for the reactionary tendency. The selling was of
light proportions and the impression on values in
significant.
losses
sugar made slight gains. In the specialties Min
40.
Bonds were weak. Total sales, 100000. Hook
ing Valley SKIES fell 212 to S0 Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago consol skies, 2 to "A; oregon
Island consoI fves, ia to 1854. and Wabash
firsts, l 10 100. Louisville, New Albany and Chi
cago general fives dropped TO 40.
In Government bonds $4,000 registered fours of
1907 sold at l0514@l047s.
Grain.
FLoUR-Fairly active. steady. Spot -four dull,
easy, So 20@2 rs.
CORMEA L-QGiet.
RlE-Quiet, strong. Western 4O@4lc
BARLEY-Dull; 49 pounds quoted at Sac I. o. b.
BARLEY MALr-ouiet. Western, 4S@53c.
WHEA1-Spot marke active, weaver. f. D..
6S5sc; ungraded red 5S969c; No. Northern,
Options advanced 1s@1sc on higher cables.
foreign buying, hrrner West and local covering
fell 1@l1sc on liquidation, rallied lc and closed
firm az 1295s; under yesterday with trading fair
December and September most active. 10 2.
red May, Tic; August, 643sc; september, 643sc;
October, 65ssc; November $3.50; December,
C6kN-spot, more active for export, weaker;
No. 2, 2714c elevator; 2S14c afioat.
at l12@l 14c decline on easier Cables free receipts
and loOd crop reports. September October aud
ber 2714c; October. 2s1sc: December, 291ac;
May, 80.
UATs-spoG, quiet: easier.
Options dull weaker: August, 20Jkc: Septem-
Der, 207sc: October 207sc,
spoJ prices: No. 2. 2Os4c: No. 3 white, 24c;
No. Chicogo, 22c; No 8, 191ac; No. white,
2I14c; mixed Western. lS@221ac; white do
1U@30c; white State. 19@30c.
PROVISIONS.
LARD-Quiet, weak: Western steam, So 371h;
city, So so; September $3 20: refined, active:
continent. 81 25: south American, 81 20: COM
pound, 5zs941sc.
PoRK-steady quiet; sales, $50 barrels new
mess, ST 1893 25.
BUTTEk-Ffrm, fair demand: Western dairy
96012c: do creamery, 111a(G1 615c: do factory
71@@1lc; Elgins, 161ac: imitation creamery, 100
1212c.