The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
NEW YORK Markets.
Financial.


NEW J DIRK. n. Y, Dec. e.-Although specula-
ton at the Stock Exchange with the sole excep-
ton of Sugar was again tame to-day, the move
ments in the market vera not wholly devoid Of in
terest. There were spells of weakness, owing
mainly to the Introduction OF resolutions in Con-
gress with the view OF recognizing Cuban :inde.
pendence- The decisive movement of the day &C.
CURED shortly after l O'Clock, when Sugar was
suddenly taken in hand and advanced from 1l514
to 1l73s, the ring Of sh ort contracts contrib
uting largely TO the rise The bears in other part
OF The list then attempted to close their
and an advance o. rs TO 1s from the lowest was
recorded in grAnsers, Reading, Western Union and
Chicago Gas.
General Electric was noticeably strong through
out. 1t sold up 10 1878 and closed at 1885. net
gain of IS per cent. Consolidated Gas hroAe 31z
TO 1551z the action OF the 10 al Roard of Aidrr-
men yesterday. who granted a franchise to the
Consumers Fuel Gas Heat AMI Power Company.
Speculation closed dull and firm. Net chang S
snow advances of "a 10 70 per cent, sugar leading.
Chicago las exception ana closed IL over
on the day Total sa es were lat, shares, OF
which AT. COO were sugar
100000 Erie second extended ives rose / to Is;
Louisville and y ashve general SKIES, to 1151a;
west sinking fund SKIES. 1910 ll1$4: Oregon
Improvement sl1es, 21s TO o51a; PitGsburg aud
cisco skies, class B, l TO l111s. Louisville, New
Albany ami Chicago genera fives fell to 40, an
90 consol sixes TO So
OF 1925 sold at l20@l2oA; $4,000 do registered
at 10.
The governing committee of the New YORK
stock Exchange to-day listed the following securi-
ties: SS3,Sl6 500 prior lien railway ard land
grants per ceat gold coupon bonds OF 997 of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company; $4,000 900
DO general railway and lana grant PER cent gold
coupon bonds of 2O47; $79.S00000 do common
stock ard $75000,000 do preferred stock rep e.
sented BY voting trustees certificates until No
mber l, 1901: eng aged trust company certlf-
Gates of deposit for IS $4,000 Oregon Improve
ment Company first mortgage per c. mt gold
bonds OF 1901: Cent? al Trust Company engraved
ceriihcate' OF deposit for $4,27I,O0o louis
vile. New Albany and Chicago hallway ompanv
do general mortg ge god per cent bonds
81 OUO.OOO additional consolidated mortgage
Ter cent guaranteed bonds sered d of the Pitts
burg, Cincinnati, Chicago and ~. Louis Railway
Company M king The total amount listed to-day
S4,S63.G00; IS, l78 200 first mortgage 9 per CO Mt
geld 4-6 of 1921" OF The Fort Worth and Denver
City hallway Company, and 81. U0O, 900 col alter |
trust per cent gold debenture sinki fund bonds
OF 1926 of the Erie Telegraph anu Telephone
Company.
Grain.
flour - Dull, weak unchanged Winter
wheat. low grades, 81 062 So: do iancy AZ "a
81 1904 S; do straights, IS sO@4 IS: DO patents,
"a 5000 20: low extras 81 20@3 "a: city m lis
50 4V@D5 ! 3; do patents So 4Us15 IS: rye mix
ture, 80 sega; Supertine, 81 40@3 80: fine. 81 20
o. 3d. Southern flour. dull, easy unchanged:
common 10 IaIr, So 50@3 80; good 10 choice
as 20.
CoRNMEAL-Easy Yellow Western, 81 Goa
2O5.
BYE-Dull Western, 47c ahoat
BAkLEY-Firm; 2S1ac C. f. Bnifalo.
"AE AT-spot market dull, easier, closing