The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-17
NEW YORK MARKETs
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Sept 16.-Low prices
were the rule at the Stock Exchange to-day. Pro-
fessonal OPERATORS were bearish to a man and
under offerings from this continent the market
to affe Z values and the deci Inc brought was due
principally the selling by the traders who have
been predicting reaction for some days past
Money on call was more difficult TO obtain and 8
per PAID in isolated cases. Bankers were
inclined 10 refuse local borrowers on stock Ex-
change collA:erals for the reason that the demand
from the West aud South was more than enough
10 absorb their idle balances.
The frmneSs of the money market coupled with
the tivity of the bearish element forced holders
Of stocks on slender margins to liquida.e. Tne
easier conditions OF DISCOUNTS in the open market
in London and private cables the effect that the
Bank of England directors may not advance the
bank rate on Thursday was lost sight of, any
ignored. Sugar was the most active stock on
the list figuring up for 81 400 hares in total of
201. S64 shares The slock was hammered down
from ll11z TO l0s1z, ex-dividend of 8 per cent
street in this were given out as the large> sellers
The stoc& had little supporc. aad closed at
1885 loss of nearly per cent on the day. Other
important dec ines FOLLOW: Tobacco sold down
112 to 5STs Burlington. IA 10 646s. Chicago
Gas, IA TO 5617; ST Paul, IA to 6e1a; oeK
Island, 158 TO 81; Manhattan, rs to STA; Kan
Central, IA TO 90; Tennessee Coal, IA to 1881.
aud leather preferred l TO ASA. In the sac i've
stocks LaCkawRnna dropped 10 1852. Specula-
ton closed steady. Net changes show losses of
AG23s per cent.
Bonos were dull and lower; sales were Sc so COO
DENY r and Rio Grande fours fell l 20 SO; Kansas
Pacific consolidated skies certificates, II to cO3l /;
kansas ana texaS 10 rs, l12 TO 1879; Long Is and
ferry fours aud h IT, TO SO; Northwest console
dated ,evens. pa TO l3214; Reading first pre-
ferred 10 Sis4; Southern hailwsy consolidated
hves TO 80; Texas Pacific hrsts to 70, and
Wabash seconds 11fz o &C.
IN 5OG ss $4So0o coupon fOnr. Of
and $4,000 coupon fives st no.
Grain.
FLoUR-steady: dull. Winter wheat, low grades.
81 1902 80; DO fair air 10 fancy, 81 4oGS 40; do,
$40 DO. s-rAits, 81 1898 90; do. patents SO La
%: low extras, 81 7UCg2 SO: city mills. 80 90;
a. az 7 patents s4S4 20 Rye -four steady 50 IS
CONNIE L-Unchanged; quiet. Yellow West
KY1 Firm; unchanged Western. 3gsz a9ec
BAIL f-Quiet; unchanged. New feeding,
WMEAi-ouiet; frmer. No. 2 red, f. O. h
66@66L4c.
Options were moderately active and fl m 4, 81 E
with the increase in the worlds visible less tbs
expected. December most active. May closed
7O12r; sept+mber 651sc; October, 661Ac; No
ven. Der. s. 14c December, SIC.
CORN-Spot quiet; finn. No. 2, 26c elevator:
27c afoat.
Options were dull and steady at 1sS11c ad yancs
September clio ed &c: October, z615c: December
21Tsc. Ma. soc
OATS-spot, quiet: hrmeE
Options dull; steady. September, 26c: Oclo-
ber 261ac; December, 277sc.
spot prices: No. =, 2uc; No. white, 241hc: No .
Chicago, &c; y o, 8, lSc No. white. PIC; mixed
M-stern. e12l 12c: white do, 2O@291ac white
State, -U@- 91zc
IAi y Quiet, firmer western steam. So s7a..
city, So 40. September. So IS, nominal. refin-Jd
doll: continent, 81; south American, s. 45: com.
FORK : steady, quiet; new mess 81 5oa
HuTTEK-unset,Ied, liberal supply; western