The San Francisco call., 1896-10-20
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. y, Oct. l9 The stock mar
ket anything but active to-day, the foot
ing up only 152,474 shares, but this radical
change In the temper of speculation and bullish
tone characteriz ID the dealings throughout The
upward movement received its first impetus from
the buoyancy and excitement in the grain mar
kets, which influenced the stock market. In addi-
tion TO this, renewed weakness of sterling ex-
change exercised favorable influence, as a reduc-
tion of full posted rates for long and half
cent in demand rates foresnadows gold imports
to this country at an early date.
There were several reactions in the stock market
during the session. owing to the sharp fluctuations
in the rates for money, but each decline brought
IN number of buying ORDERS which not only raj
lied the list but led 10 still higher range of
quotations Than was current before. The rise
equal TO 12@A per cent and WAS due in great
measure to the fact that the shorts look at it as
matter of continued strength. The improvement
was greatest In the shares and the short interest
Grangers. Louisville and Nashville, Western
Union, Tobacco, Leather preferred and the South
The market left off firm in tone Net changes
show advances of 14@34 per cent sugar leading.
Manhattan v as an exception. having been irregIi-
lar throu shout Among the specialties Minneapo-
lis ana 81. Louis preferred fell per cent. The
railway and miscellaneous bond market was dull
and strong. The total sales were S7s1,000. Atchl-
adjustment 70 urs rose 10 81 "A; Kansas and
Texas seconds, 81 10 81: do. tives ia to 71I1;
gon short Line consolidated ives certificates. TO
81; Richmond and Danville SKIES, to IT: Union
Pacific sinking fund eights, TO 7S; Northwest
gold coupon sevens, 10 III and Northern Pacific
Consolidated fives, TO S3S4. In Government bonds
1925 brought 1l6A $4,000 coupon fours of 1907.
1O7s4@los, and $1,000 regular fves 1lOss
Grain.
FLOUR = Quiet. Winter wheat. low grades,
S2 45@3 so: do fair 10 fancy, SO l0@4 10:
do, patents, 81 35@4 65 Minnesota clear. S3 lO@
So do, straights So o5@4 90; do, patents, $3 S5@
b 50; low extras, So 40@3 so; city mills So l5C3
8 90; do, patents 81 1904 25 rye mixtures So SO61
20; u1erfne, 81 6O@2 20: fine, 81 4O@2 10.
tair extra s. 20d2 so: good TO choice do. 81 soS
3 TO- Rye -four. steady, at So 4O62 S5
Buckwheat -four. 81 so.
2 90
WHEAr-Spo. market fairly active; firm;
T. o. b.. SS1sc; ungraded, 77@S9c: No. l North
ern. S6c
Options were active, excited and irregular. ad-
vancing 45s@434c on decidedly higher cables.
heavy foreign Duying, better Western markets
ana local hqnidatlon, rallied 5sc on late foreign
buying and cosed unsettled at 2$4 @27sc over at
urday. December and May most active No 2 red,
S57sc: March, sS$sc; May, 87ssc: October, S21sc;
November, S27sc December, s45sc.
3415c elevator, 3314@35c af1oat
options advanced l@134c better cables,
closed weak at So 3ssc Saturday, win trad
Ing active. December and Nav most active.
October; S25sc: November, 331sc; December.
OATS-Spots fairly active; frmer.
OPTIONS moderately active, cIosing weak at 1sc
decline. October, 24c; December 25c; May, 265sc.
aee p0t cb,osso No Bic 24S No T6'e
22@31c.
Provisions.
LARD-Higher Western steam, 81 s21z@4 IS;
city. $4 so: October. $4 rs nominal
PoRK-Firm, moderate demand. New mess,
BUIIER-Firm. Western dairy. s@12c: do