The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10
NEW YORK MARKETS,
Financial,


active and buovant Commission firms reported
an increase in business and London houses exc
cu1eu buying orders in the INTERNATIONALLY llsteo
issues The favorable report OF the ST. faul ior
tue nSca year and he action OF the Manhattsn oi-
rectors on the dividend continued to exert favor
able influence on sueculation, and the sentiment
was decidedly bullish. A drive was made against
the shorts in Manhattan, Tobacco, sugar ana
Chlcago Gas, and an advance OF A@2SS per cent
resulted. The declaration OF the usual olVluenus
oy the western Union and sugar companies ana
increased disposition the part OF bankers to dis
count com mercial paper and a reduction in the
Posteu rates OF sterling exchange OF H2 10 o4 oz2
and "a 3 41a stimulated the upward movement
me sharp advance induced reanzations on a
moderately heavy SCALE and the room traders,
VINO nave been talking reaction for some Gays,
put out small lines OF shorts in the Angers ano
Inoustrials This selling brought about decline
OF Oh 1495 per cent, the latter in chicago Gas
burlington and Quincy, 134 to 571s: 81 Paul. IA
70 70 lo42; Rock island, IN to oOas; Generai
15s to 407s, and Western Union, to slI4
Speculation in the closing dealings was rather
MeeSi Mes with Chicago Gas as the special feature.
cent sugar, General Electric Burlington and
quincy, Rock Island and Louisville and Nash
Vnie, however, lost 14G1s per cent In the IN
active list Lackawanna brought 15l against 156,
Ihe last reported sale at the stock Exchange.
6s3z. Total sales were 245, ,94s shares, including
o1,oOO Sugar, 46,700 ST. Paul and 19,5OO Burling-
Bonds were irregular sales were 81 ,O9O, 600.
Kansas and Texas seconds fell l3s TO 503s;
reading hrst preferred, 10 S3$4; Rock Island
COL trust hves, "a to 90 ~ aud Wisconsin Central
hves certificates, 70 to 81. Atchison tours rose
II 10 1919; Canada Southern frsts, to l07; do
seconds, l to 100; Burlington and Quincy de-
benture fours, to S5 Erie prior lien iours 70
olH3; Fort Worth and Denver skies, "a to b11z;
milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western sinking fund
hyes, to 1O7; Jersey Midland hrsts, ia to
81 Liza and Oregon Short Line consol hVes, ga to
N Government bonds $4,000 coupon iours OF
1925 brought 1l615; 5000 do of 1907, 1O75s,
and $6OOO coupon fYes, 11O5s.
Grain.
FLoUR-steady; winter wheat, low grades,
patents, $S 45@s?5; Minnesota l' clear. 81 500
70; do patents, So 1904 05i low extras 81 FOG
RYE FLoUR-steady, 50 25@2 rs.
BuCKWHEAT FLoUR-$ 75.
CoRNMEAL-Q Quiet; yellow Western, 81 9592.
6Tpull; western, 4Oc, + o: D.
BARLEY-Quiet; 4S pounds Sligo +. o. b.
BARLEY MALT-Quiet Western, 4S@53c.
w MHEAI-Quiet, steady; No. red T. o. b.
$3.50; ungraded red, b7@67c; No. Northern,
Options were moderately active and steady, at
Ac advance following the West and on local Gov
ering. December most act We: May, $3.50; Sep
TEN Der, o312c; October, 631sc; November, 64s4c;
CoRN-Dun, hrm; No. 2, 2514c elevator; 2sl4c
aioat.
Options dull and steady at unchanged prices
with only switching trade December and octo-
Der most active; Septem ber 2514c: October,
zoS4c; &c, december. 271sc; May, 2s12c.
,, Options dull: september, 1890; October, 1886;
December, 205Ac.
spot prices: y o. q zoe; No 2 white 2S1yac;
No. Chicago, 21c; no. g. 171sc; No 8 white,
20@2O12c; mixed Western, 1912@2lc; white
state and Western, 20929c.
Provisions.
LARD-Unsettled; Western steam, So so asked
Option sales none; September, $S rs, nominal;
refined, quiet; continent 81: south American
$4 40; compound, 57s@4c.
PORk-Steady; new mess 81 5O@S 25
BUTTEk-Fair demand; W estern dairy, s912c;
do creamery, 1112@l61ac; do factory, TAG II 14c:
Elgins, 1872; imitation creamery, l0Gl 212c.
CHEESE-Firm: State, large. 51z@S1zc: do
small, 6@S14c; part Skins, 2@5c; full SKINS, 1sc
case, 81 s0@4.
TALLoW-Firm; city. S1s@S14c; country, a14
C0TToNsEED oIL-Active; crude zoe: yell
PETRoLE M-steady; refined, Sc 80; Phila-
lRIcE-Firm; domestic, s14@614c; Japan,
OLAssEs-Firm: New Orleans 27@s7c.
CoFFEE-Steady. rs points down; September,
$Sq9 20: October. So 50; November, So 45@
$s 409s as; May, >, 40@s AS; July, So 4O@
8 90. spot Rio, dull. weak; No. z, 1O14c.
sUGAR-Moderateiy active. steacy: Mold A,
sc; Standard a, 434c; confectioners' 4. 45sc cut
loaf, Base; crushed. 53sc; powdered, &c; granu-
lated, 4s4c; cubes, &c.
Fruit and Produce.
APRICoTs-New. Bags, s9lOc
PEACHES-old, peeled, 12@l4c; unpeeled 8
PRUNES-Four sizes. 43z015c.
RAISlNS-i wo-crown, loose Muscatels. S3lt6
&c; do three-crown. 5@514c; do sour crown 51s
Gl 45.
AoPs-Quiet Pacific Coast, 3@612c.
MoOL-Steady. Domestic fleece, 13@23c;
pulled ls@S1c; Texas, 7g10c
Merchandise.
FIG 1RON-Quiet: American. 80 25@12 go
COPPER Quiet; lake. SO 659l0 S5.
lEAD-Firm; domestic. So 1902 so.
11N-Dull; straits, S13 POOLS 50: plates Quiet