The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

uuil out strong Today. The TRANSACTIONS footed
up only l43.7l0 shares, including IS, 800 sugar,
tors, who were generally arrayed on the bear side
yeste rday, made complete change OF front and
were moderate buyers throughout Inc session. At
the start the market was stimulated by more
favorable advices from London regarding the
political situation in tae East and by the an
nouncement that the governors OF the Bank of
Ing and had not advanced the rate of discount
after all Near the close 1t rumored tha5
Iazard Freres had engaged big block Of god
abroa for shipment to New 7 DIRK
The report was subsequently confirmed. and 1t
was 81 attd that the firm n question has secured
4.OoOooo OF the metal rms brings the total on
The way, enga ed and arrived since "a ugust %
last, up to 36000,0O0 his new enga ement had
Strengthening effect and the shorts were bidders
Tor 10 ks right up to the adjournment OF the board.
Manhattan and sugar were the particularly rong
stocks The former advanced from sl12 10 S53I.
The rise is attributed 10 coverings of long OF
standing short interest Sugar bounded up from
lO9ss TO III and was In sharp iema nd through
Chicago Gas and Leather preferred advanced IA TO
l3s cent. and closed al or near the best figures
of the uay
The unfavorabIe developments were the dear
ness of money. per cent being aid for all loans
in some cases, and the decrease of Sill, $40 in
gross Carnln.e from the st. aul for the second
week of Sept mber. >either nad any influence,
however and EQUATION clos strong with an
tn per cent. tine after in Manhattan
30 ,ds were dull and firm: tales were only
$563, 90. East Tennessee divisional dves rose
rs to IL; Erie pri lien tours, ! 70 to 81 Gen
erAl Electric deferred hves. / 10 Sc Reading sec
onds preferred, to 49, and Texas Pacific frss, l
TO 70
Government bonds at the board were firm, but
without sale
Grain.
FLOUR - Firm. Winter wheat, low grades
81 1902 so; 90, fair 10 fancy, 81 4OG3 40; do
patents, IS 45@S rs MINI SOFA clear. So goa
oS low exrss 81 1872 5c cit etE @s, s. sS
do patents, $4(04 % Rye -four more active
C.IIEME L-ouiet; steady Yellow Western
LY-ouiet. Western, 1884 $3.50
WHEAT-More active; hrmer No. red f. o. b.,
6e1sc: No. s.; uugraded red, 5SG7Uc; No.
oprons advanced 7s@I1sc on firmer cables,
foreign buying, ocai c vering, better Va stern
markets end Walls rect bu ing f II SIC on realiz
ing and closed steady 12@6sc over yesterday,
with an act We trade. December and May most
active. No. red. May, closed 7lc; september
cemIoer. 1880.
CoRN-DTlI; firmer. No. q 2e1sc elevators
Options were dull and firm at 1s@14c advance or
t PETER caoes no Local coVernss only
December, csc: Nav. 3014c.
OATS-More active; frmer.
OF lions dull; firm. September, 201zc; octo
pot prices: y o. 2, 2O14 No 2white. 24c: No. =
Chicago, 2112c; 40 8, s12c; No. white. 2l14c
mixed Western, 1S@2112c white do, 20@2e12c
rovisions.
LARD-ouiet, firm; Western steam closed Al
So 671Sd3 %: city, So 10; option sales none
September. IS 20, nominal: refined slow; con
TRENT. "a; soutn American, 81 45: com pound
FORK - Slow, steady; new mess, 81 SOC
rs.
BUTTER-Dull, weak; W es,ern dairy. SOL 1sc;
do creamery. llei &c: 90 factory, 7@ilc; Elgins
15@la n, imitation creamery d. s1s@l2e
EGGs-Choce, steady; western fresh. l4@lsc;
do p case. 81 i q so.
TALON -suong, fair demand; city, SAC;
country. 33sGS1sc
yellow, prime, 24c.
So s5 fhiIadelphia, So 80; do in bulk, 81 S0@
IS.
RICE Firm; domestic. sns@5Mc; Japan
81 LAssEs-Fairiy active. firm; New Orleans
fix sEFD-721hc, C IT.
COFFEE-Options barely steady, to 20 points
lower; closed steady, ten to thirty points down.
s Sss Ho 1888
Jannar So 1908 IS; March, IS 7O@S So; May,
80 7O@S 70. = o. no dull, steady; O. Z, lU14c
No. 9, l1-l6c; Mold A, c; OF A, 7-16G
419c; Standard A, 4szc; confectioners' A. 1850;
cut loaf, 5ssc: crushed. 53sc; powdered, sc:
graduated 4s4c; cubes, Sc
Iruit and Produce.
APRICoTs-Bags, new, s1a9lOc
PEACHES-Peeied, old, lz@14c: do unpeeIed,
PRUNEs-Four sizes nominal 4sl05c-
RATSINS-Two-crowr. 41ac: do three-crown
512c; do four-crowu, 51e@15c; do London layers
sl@l Is; clusters, 81 2otG1 40.
hoPs-ouiet and unchanged. Pacific Coast. 80
WooL-steady. moderate demand. Domestic
fleece, 16@23c; pulled, 1SG3lc; 1exas, 7@l2S
Merchandiss.
TIC IroN-Quiet American. $40 250l2 so.
COPPER-Easy. Lake. $40 75611.
IEAB-Steady. Domestic. 81 SJG2 S5.
I'm Quiet. SIralIs Sl3@13 10; lates quiet
kPEL1Eh- Easy. IS 5595 so.