The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
NEW YORK MARKETS
Financial.

NEW Y FORK. n. Y. Dec. lS.-The day opened
quiet but by the END Of the session IL proved to be
of the most eventful at the Stock Exchange
for long time past After moderate decline the
usual rally ensued. Later. when news came from
Washington that the Senate Committee of Foreign
Cameron resolution to recognize the Independence
of cuba 1t did not take long for the street reach
a conclusion to the Importance OF this action,
and ths dullness was almost Immediately sup
planted by active and steady dealings at steadily
declining prices, ana severe losses ere sustained
by reading shares, The execution of stop orders
accelerated the downward movement. which was
equal to 1a@612 per cent Several attempts were
made to rally he market, but ach recovery was
met with ftoo0 of Offering and the result was At
the close many stock were at the lowest point of
the day.
The only marked rally was in Sugar, Reading,
General Electric aud tennessee Coa and Iron
which closed 1@112 per cent above the lowest
The feeling in tne final trading one OF uneasI-
ness. Total sales were &c.,. .7S7 shares
The bond market was heavy. Total sales were
81. $4,000. Atchison genera. fours fell N; do
Adjustment l; Chesapeake and ohio general four
aud half, IN; Chicago aud Northern Pacific
first fives certificates, 13s Chicago and Eastern
Illinois general ive,, !; General lectric deben-
lure hves, 2; Houston and Texas Centra first
fives, i; kansas ana Texas Reconds s3s; Ohio
southern fours certificates, ! IA do first skies 2:
Reading general lhrees &s; do first preferred 3;
do SECONDS, "a; Northern Pacific thirds, Ts /;
southern Railway consolidated fves, 2: Texas
Pacific seconds, 13s; Toledo, ST. Louis and Kan
sas City first skies certificates, 2; and STANDARD
Rope and Twine SKIES, 2
In Gov ernment bonds coupon fours OF 1923
brought 12O. coupon fves ia and Coupon fours
OF 1907 1ll12.
Grain.
FIOUR-Dull, steady. Winter wheat low grades
50 2063 30; fair to fancy, s3 36G4 rs; do nat
ents, s4 90@5 20; Minnesota clear So bOenA /.
do straights. $4@4 so; do patents. "a O595 0b :
low extras. 81 sUG3 80; city mills S4615; do pal.
ents SO l0d5 20; rye mixture. S3 20Gy 80; stI-
pertue, So 1908 80. fine. 81 e0@5 %. southern
-four duh, steady; common FAIR. extra &y63 5b.
good to choice do. S, 6bQ3 SO. Rye flour
quiet. steady, 81 1903 rs.
CoRAMkAL-Quiet, s,eady. yellow Western.
81 ESQ. 05
RlE-Qniet. Western, 4bc delivered
BAkBbI-Quiet Feeding 2Sc C. l. T. Buffalo
WHEAT - spot mArSet moderately active
weaker: February, 961sc; ungraded red sOE1
951ac; No ] Northern SsSsc
options we're dun and Irregular. closing weak at
from Isc TO l1sc decline. following The West
lower stock market and the Cuban trouble NAV
en- March were most active No. 2 red January
S3c; March. s71sc; Nay, S61sc; July, Sic; De.
cember S67sc-
COKN-spot, easier dull. No. y cs1l@2s15c
elevator 29I4@291ac afiost; No yellow 2eI5c.
Options were duil, weak and lac lower with the
West with only light local trade. May only
traded in. December, 2Sssc; January, 2SJsc;
May, SlMc.
oATs-spots, dull steady. December 2lksc;
January, 22i4c; May, 24Mc.
options dull easy December, 2s1sc; January
221sc; May, PAS.
spot prices 10. .. 2ls4a22c; No white,