The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 2l-The market for
securities feverish to-day but business on
a light scale. Transactions in stocks footed up
only 1924 shares, the smallest total for any day
of the week. Speculation was feverish through
out and under the control of several operators,
who are still orking for lower prices The street
was Hooded with rumors of unfavorabe char
acter, but on Investigation IL was found that the
reports had no foundation in fact. Some of the
REPORTS were OF a highly sensational character and
undoubtedly had something to do with the low
range of prices which prevailed during the after
noon session.
The special feature of the trading was the heavi-
ness of Western Union. The stock sold down 8
per cent to 1850 and lacked support thro ughout.
The heaviness of Western Union Offset the good
effect of the gold i'm porta.ions and this with the
selling for foreign accou Mt explains the down ward
tendency of the market. Reports OF iate-cutIing
at the West assisted the shorts in their work Of
depressing prices. Railway earnings 10 hand for
the second week of the current month generally
showed decreases as compared with :he previous
year and were not without their influence
speculation left of weak in tone with prices A(0
per cent below yesterdays closing, Western non
cined TO lao. Bonds weak. Total sales
footed up 100000. Atchson general fours fell
ing Valley consolidated fives. to 70; Missouri
Pacific consolidated SKIES, to 10; st. Louis South
western frsts, 70 to 655s; southern Railway con-
solidated fves, TO 81, and Texas Pacific firsts,
to 10. Louisville and New Albany and Chicago
general fives dropped l to As. with a subsequent
rally to 4S. The last sales were on Tuesday.
In Government bonds $50 900 registered fours of
1907 sold at 1O51s@lO5; $4,000 do coupons at
1854 and $500 registered fves at 100.
Grain.
FLoUR-Steady, quiet, unchanged. Winter
wheat. low grades, 81 1902 SO; do fair to fancy
So 4o@3 40; do patents. So 45@3 rs: Minnesota
clear. $230@2 20; do straights, So s5@3 80: 40
mills, So 80; do patents, $4@4 %: rye mixture
50 4OG2 80; supertine, 81 60@2l5: fine, 81 5O@2
Ry -four, steady. 50 25@2 rs.
CORNMEAL-Quiet. Western Yellow, 50 O5@
2 10.
RYE-Dun. steady. No. Western. sscfo.h
BARLEY-Quiet and steauy; 49-pound, sic
BARLEY MAIT-DuII, steady. western, Asa
Soc.
WHEAT-Dull, firmer. F. o. b., 671sc; un-
graded red, 5S96Sc: No. l Northern, 655sc.
Options were less active and irregular 9cIos,ng
eign buying. better West and local coverings
September and december most active No. Q red,
May, $3.50 August, 6312c; september 643sc:
October. 643sc; y November 653sc; December Csc
CoRNa-Spot, duh, firm. No.2, 2sslc elevator;
Options were dull and steady at 1SGa1Ac decline
on local realizing and easier West. September
Der 2s5sc; october, aessc; December 305ac;
OATS-Dull, firm.
october, 277sc: No. ?. s214c: No. white
aS;;o 2sG; No cnlGago 2S1sc: No DO zoe; No
State and Western, 23@30c.
Trovisions.
LARD-oniet and steady western steam.
SO s21a; city, So so; September So rs: refined,
duh; continent "a 25: south American, $4 10;
compound, 57s@41sc.
PORK Quiet; steady. Ola mess. $s@s IS; new
mess, SO 50GS rs.
BUTTEk-Steady and dull Western dairy
9@12c; do creamery, l1@l6c; do factory, 71a
CaEEsE-Dull. unsettled Part Skins, 2@sc.
EGGS-Quet firm. Western fresh, l20l4c:
90, p case. $2(92 so.
TALLoW --Sl eady. City, 1-l6c country, 31hc
CoTTONsEED o1L-Duli. Crude, 19@2Oc; yel-
low 23@2514c.