The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial


NEW YORK, N. Y, guly 29.-Stocks at the
openingowere generally lower, the declines in the
usually active list extending to 1A@11a per cent.
London cables were disappointing ana local bears
aggressive at his time, the failure of the New
York City and Brooklyn City gold loans and the
political uncertainty being used against the mar
ket About IL O'Clock steader tone prevailed
and a. slight rally ensued. But subsequently the
entire list weake ned renewed sales for both the
short and long account Sugar hammered
down TO 100, loss eof 11a per cent, as compared
with yesterdays final transactions, while the
GraDgers, Manhattan, Western Union, Louisville
aud Nashville and Chicago Gas fell anywhere from
~ TO 15s per cent
In the mac tive issues Lack awanna dropped from
152 to 146@147 Lake Shore from las to i4O@l Al
and pullman Palace from LAT to lab, all on light
transactions During the afternoon session the
room traders and small bears generally started in
10 cover and he market in consequence presented
hrmer 'front.' For some reason, not clearly ex-
planned, the trading element was disposed to take
more cheerful view of the chances of the sound
money advocates IN the coming Presidential cleo
ton, and the afternoon advance was attributed to
this belief In the advance sugar most promi-
The grangers, Chicago Gas, Lake Shore, .South-
western and Manhattan moved up "A to ia per
cent. Near the close sugar suddenly ran on to
10l1s, checking the rising tendency in the gen.
eral market. In the final dealings the market
stocks show gains Of 14C1l1s per cent. Sugar lost
Us and some of the specalties 2Ss@5 per cent
sugar: 43,700 ST. Paul; 1880 tobacco and
IA, 600 Burlington.
bonds were weak The safes footed up $685.
900. Atchson general fours fell IA to 7l34 and
Tennessee consol fives. 2 to iO1: international
and Great Northern seconds 3 to 81: Kansas and
Texas seconds ] to 81; do fours, / to 771b;
Northern Racifc consol fves ia to 3S1z@39ia.
In Government bonds $42, 500 coupon tours Of
1925 SOLD at 11314@12 and $4,000 coupons fves
at lis.
Grain.
FLOUR-Steady, unchanged. Winter wheat. low
grades, 81 e0 do fair TO fancy, So 4O@3 40;
30: do strajChts, Sc 90@3 40: 90 patents,
So 15G4 low extras 81 1902: city mills SO 80:
do patents $4 1OM4 So: rye mixture SO 4Ot6
90 superfine, 81 6U@2 rs: fine, 81 5062 South
ern flour, dull and steady: common TO fair ezra
$2Q2 so; good TO choice do, 81 60@12 80. Rye
-four quiet and teady, So 4O92 so.
CORNMEAL-Quiet, steady: yellow Western,
RY.E-Dull: Western 3s1ac o. b.
BARLEY-Quiet; 40 pounds, 3315cf O. b.
BARLEY MALT-DuIl: Western. 4S@53c
WHEAT-Dull, firmer: T. O. b, 671Ac: ungraded
red, bS@6Sc; No. Northern 67c
Options advanced l0d11sc with the West and on
bullish crop fell lac late foreign selling
closed firm az 7sc over yesterday, with a fair
July, 635sc August, 6314c; September, 64IAc:
October, 643zc; December 661hc
CORN Dull, firm; No. 2, S11Isc elevator; 3l8kc
afioat
Options advanced ss@1sc with wheat and better
West, closing firm, with trading more active. Sep
tember and October most active; July. 3O6kc.
August. 30ssc; September. S05sc; October, SIC;
oATS-Mo oderately active strong
Options dull, frmer; July, 22s4c; September.
225sc; october, 22s4c.
SPOT prices: 40. 2. 2234@2sc: No. 2 white.
225l4c; No. 2 Chicago. .23s4g24c: No. 3. 2llAc:
No. white 2414c: mixed Western. 23@241zc;
white do, 25930c; white State, 25Q30c.
FEED BR AN-5219c.