The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
NEW YORK Markets.
Financial.

NEW YORK, N Y, Sept 25-Stocks at the
opening were inclined to weakness, and frac-
tional recession was noted in the usually active
list on account of a moderate decline in prices in
London. The weakness was short-llved, however,
and before II O'Clock the market developed in
creased strength. No reasons were assigned for
the buying which is still attr buted TO the easier
condition OF the money market, the influx of gold
and the Improvement IN the business stu alton.
Commission-houses had more to do han for some
time past, aud number of stocks whicn have
been neglected for months figured in the dealings
Confidence was stimulated by the heavy arrivals
OF gold to-day and by reports that further
would be forwarded from London next week.
A rumOr of the formation of a big bull pool at
the office of prominent Broadway firm with
Washington connections hac some Influence in
certain quar- eTs In addition the buying for the
long account there was some covering OF long out
standing contracts in Manhattan aud other spe-
cialtleS. he stock named jumped 21s to S95s.
The report OF close alliance with the detr poll
tan Traction was again revived and again denied.
Bulls on Manhattan generally attribu ed the rise
in the stock to the Improvement In the earnings
OF the company. It WAS said that he gain a com
pared with last year is nearly $1,000 a day he
advance in the usually active list ranged from "a
to 212 per cent.
Sugar rose 211a to I131h; Burlington H. to
70Ss; Tobacco l3s to 6I$,s; Atchisou preferred
"A TO 1875; Chicago Gas i rs to 627s s.. Paul
4%s to 12zs; on ock Island / % 63ss: Colorado
Fuel 15S 10 2O5s; Ill nois Central l15 10 1O9;
Louisville and ashviIle u 10 4214: Kansas and
Texas preferred l1s to 24ss; Missouri Pacific 81
preferred 5s 10 237s; Tennessee Coal to 231l:
Lea her prTferred rs to 58ss and Western Union
invited sales 10 realize profits and a reaction of Ia
TO rs per cent ensued. In the inactive list Amerio
can cable rose to 80; Great Northern preferred
IL 10 l2O; Illinois Steel 37s 10 45zs: Metropoli-
tan Traction Az to SO; Minnesota Iron 10 SO
and Pullman to 141.
Total saies were 256,797 shares Including a.
200 81 Pau, $1,000 Sugar, Os, 400 Reading and
1000 Burlington ana Quincy.
The bond list strong. The sales were heavy
footing up $1,672,0o0 Brooklyn Wharf and
ONO general four and halls, l ~ 10 7114; Ann
Arbor fours Ia TO 6814 American spirits skies
10 %: Kansas Pacific consolidated skies certif-
Gates, 10 65; Kansas and Texas fours, to 81 10:
susquehanna and Western general tves, / 10 1858
81. louis southwestern firsts. 41a TO 701b: 30
seconds, 212 10 p 12: Texas Pacific firsts 49, to
81 12; do seconds, 11s 10 1858; Toledo, St iouis
and Kansas City SKIES certificates, to e9. Union
Pacific skies OF lS97, TO los: do of 1898 q 10
1O512; Cordage skies certificates 2 TO "a.
abash seconds, 10 SO; Wisconsin Central fyes
certihcates, 112 to 3d. Kings County Elevated
day. " ~ "
In Government bonds $242O 1000 coupon foprs of
1925 sold at l1614@l16sl, and $500 registered
at li61z.
Grain.
FLOUR = Quiet; firm. Winter wheat. low
grades, 81 1902 55; DO fair to fancy, 81 4OG3 40:
DO, patents, 81 5093 so: Minnesota clears 80 30dt
go; do, patents: So 25@4 35: low extras 81 7O6
So; ci y mills, SO 1903 go; do, patents 81 III
@4 20 rye mixtures, 81 60@3 10; suJerfine 81 Ga
az 10; fine, 81 40@2 90 Rye -four dull; stead |:
81 25@2 rs.