The San Francisco call., 1896-09-30
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.


NEW YORK, n. y, sept. 29.-TLere was a
slight recession in prices at the opening of busi-
ness a, the stock ExchanGe this morning owing
to the receipt OF lower quotation from ! ondon
and the expectation that the Chicago Burlin ton
and Quincy s ateneat for August would show a
loss in net earnines OF about S 10000. The gen.
eral list yielded 1s@ 1s per cent while Manhattan
declined 10 S612 and roba CO l5S 20 615s The
foreign houses were m oderate the inter
national stocks, and this nsriDuted the weak
ness of the market. 1t sool became a parent
however, that the offerings were being prom "
absorbed for despite the bear pres sure ;he market
began TO improve and speedily recovered the early
The explanation of the renewed purchasing
power was found i'm the official statement of he
Burlington. instead of showing the decrease in
net srnngs generally eX3ected, the loss reported
was only 81 i,2l5. Other favorable deve,o! men s
were the heavy exports OF produce and merchan-
disc from the port of New ork, he announce
ment OF he shipment OF over $1,000 600 in gold
from sydney TO san Francisco. and a reduction in
the price OF gold bars in London. The after il
was coQtended, would Offset measure the re-
cent rise I'm sterling exchange
Prices for stocks consequence moved up any
where from "A TO "a per cent. Manhattan, he
grangers western mon, the coalers, Sugar.
Louisville aud Nashville Atchison and Missouri
Pacific we're prominent in the rise. Near the
close sugar decltned 10 lll2s, checking the al
ings was steady to firm. Net changes show
gains OF A9l12 per cent, Manhattan leading.
Chicago Gas ost "A and Tobacco 11s per cent. In
the ec.alties Minnesota and st. Louis second
preferred rose TO 43. Illinois Steel brought 45@
.461s. Ih total sales were 239.021 shares inc I'D
ing 4S,2OO Rea1ing, $4,000 81 Paul, 34.7O0 Bur
lngton and 26, 400 Sugar.
Bonds were active and strong. Sales footed up
Sl,.l5,U00 Atchison adjustment fours rose 1k
10 81; Cincinnati and Ohio consolidated fives,
ia 10 10Y: Cleveland, LoraIn and Wheeling con-
sohdated fives, to 1882 General Electric gen
eraI debenlure fives, 81; Louisville and ash
vile gold 1ves, 21ls 10 S212: Northwestern con-
solidAted hves. 81 o 1885: Heading general fours
10 1885 do first preferred. "a to 1854 do
seconds, z TO %; DO lhiTds 10 22; L Louis ard
san francisco general SIP es 3 20 8; st. Pau ,
Oh cagD and Miss uri River sevens 3 to l25: do
Mineral Point hves, 10 los; tennessee Coal,
Tennessee otv SION SKIES IA to els4: and Wis
eonsln teptral hYes certificates, 112 10 55
In Government bonds $65, 900 coupon fours of
1925 sod at 1lI149ll7$s aud $4,000 coupon
hves at l1l3s
FLoUR-Firm. moderately active Winter wheat.
low grades, 81 s0@2 75 do fair 10 faacy, 81 6Oo
45; do, patents, So SO@4 Minn GEARS So 50
81 4O@4 50; low extras, 81 sO@l rs; ci v mills
So logs 80: do, patents, 81 1J@4 25 rye NIX
tures, 81 SO@3 20; su2erfne, 81 65@2 30; fine,
RN1-hirm. Western. 431ac.
BAkLEH- Quiet, 32szc; feeding 273zc.
WHEAT-Quiet easy clos ng sleaoy; (. o. b.,
6714@eT i2c uugrsded red, 6.@76c; No. North.
ern, 721s@7234c.
Options moderately active and closed weak
atlc TO l1sc decline, following the West and on
closed Use: september. 7O3sc: October 7O1hc:
Noyem6er; z ssc; Decemb Der: 7214c
vator: 2S@zS14c ahoat
Options were moderately active and weak at
1sc to 1Ac decline on free realizing, easier West
and following wheat. September and October
closed at 27c: Decemoer, 281ac May, Sic.
OATS-Spot, fairly active, stronger
Options moderately active. firm. September,
spot prices: No. 2, 21c; No white,
24Lac: No. z Chicago 22c: NO 3, lsc; No.
8 white. 22c; mixed Western, l51a@2Sc; white
Provisions.
LARD-Easier; moderate demand. Western