The San Francisco call., 1896-10-07
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. 6.-Speculation at the
Stock Exchange to-day was unusually quiet, the
sa' es of stocks RggTegating only 113 60 shares.
The dealings in the bond department were also
light, footing upa little over 8, 00,000 The share
list at the opening inclined TO sag on weaker
quotations from London and the reports from that
center showed a rather disturbed condition of
affairs because OF politics. As result prices have
yielded about "a TO per cent. Following tho re-
action there was sharp rise in Sugar Manhattan,
Tobacco and Leather preferred, but The usually
active socks continued to sag. The stocks named
were assisted by special causes. In the case of
Manhattan q rumor which subsequently
denied had good influence.
The lumor referred 20 was that the Manhattan
interests were buyers of Third-avenue surface car
stock for the purpose o. ontrol. Sugar moved up
a little over point 20 Ill, statements that
there were no basis for the ports trouble with
gained per cent 10 671s on contracts put ont on
dividends In the afternoon suddenly advanced
10 IL per cent and there started moderate iqu-
datlons ali along tAe line he rise In money was
due 20 the disturbances in loans incident TO the
city tax payments. This caused great shifting of
call runs and accounts for the bull department.
Later the quotations dropped back 10 10 4 per
cent. In the late decline in stocks, sugar, Chicago
gas, the grangers. Louisville and Nashville Read
ing and Manhattan were conspicuous.
The decline in the highest point of the day was
equal to 14Gl5s per cent, Manhattan leading A
favorable development of he day was the con
tinued weakness ia the eriing exchanges, the
result of an increased supply of commercial ac-
ceptances and light demand. Rumors OF fur
ther gold imports from Europe at later day were
reported, but no confirmation was obtained. spec
ulatiOn left on weak Net changes show in
crease of I4@1 per cent Tobacco gained per
cent In the specialties Erie Telegraph advanc ed
1ss to 1885.
onds were dull and lower. Elizabeth and Big
sandy fives fell to s5 Northern Pacific thirds,
IL 10 65ls; Oregon short Line consolidated
ives certificates, Is TO 6s15: Reading first pre-
ferred, q TO SO. Hooking Valley general SKIES
were exec ptionally rong and jumped 41a TO 49,
In Government bonds $500 coupon fours of
49, sold az l16s4& al 1914, and $2S,000 coupon
hves at l111s0llI12.
Grain,
FLOUR - Dull. Winter wheat low grade.
81 90@2 75; fair to fancy, So 6O@3 As; do
patents, $3 7064 20; Minnesota clears 80 5O6
40 do, straigns. $S l0GS 65: do, patents So 400
so: low extras, 81 9J@2 rs: city mills SS 5e6
90; do patents 81 1O(d4 % rye mixtures So SOS1
8 20; superfine, 81 5O&2 20: fine. 81 4O02 10
fair extra, 81 20G2 so: good 10 choice do s. S00
10. Rye -four duh, steady, at 81 4OG3 So
Buckwheat flour. 81 90.
RHk-Quet. Western, 441zc
BARLEY-Quiet at 33s4c.
WHEA1-Spo. market quiet, firmer, with op-
tions; o. b., 7S12c: nngraded red, 67099c; No.
Northern, 7012c options opened active and
excited, advancing l1AGl 7sc on higher cables,
good foreign buying better Western market and
ing and closed weaker Decem er and May
most active; January closed 755sc: February
77c; May, 77ssc; November, 741sc; December,
74Szc.
CORN-Spots quiet. firm. No. eSs1c, eevator;
2eS4c afioat Options were dun and firm at lao
Ssc advance, following wheat and the West, with
local short coverings December and May only
traded ln october closed at 255sc; Decem Der,
29$zc; May. S2b4c.