The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, NY. Aug. 3-The stock market
to day tame affair the dealings footing up a
little over 95 coo shares OF which three stocks
Sugar, st. Paul and Manhattan-fgured for 81, 400
shares. The movement throughout entirely
professional. London furnished no business to
speak of, 1t having been a Eank of England holt
day, while home operators were inclined TO go
slow until the political situation is better under
. ood. At the opening the market weakened
under sales OF ST. Paul This selling was attributed
TO the Generalization of rates in the West and had
an adverse influence on the general market
After the early decline, which ranged from 1s to
11s per in the usually active list and pa per
cent in Manhattan the market improved slightly.
Manhattan fell 10 1854, the lowest in years, and
earnings and rumors OF a proposed reduction in
dividends, which cannot be confirmed. Sugar was
strengthened at the opening bY the advance in
certain grades of refined, but later the stock
fell from l04 to 1929 and closed at 1033l. The
fluctuations in the railway list call for no special
mention Speculation closed quiet Net changes
show losses OF 14G12 per cent. Manhattan and
Laclede Gas leading.
Bonds were irregular. Sales footed up $450-
coo. Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse fives fell 4
10 80; Chesapeake and OHIO sizes OF 1911, 43s to
1883: Chicago and Northern Pacific first ffves
1a 10 80: Iron Mountain first extension fves, 93I
to SO; New Jersey Central general fves, IA TO
ia: Northwest sinking fund fves, 24s to 105:
Reading general fours, "a TO 7214@72S4; St. Paul
cifc 6rsts, IA to 771l Northern Pacific third
16ss4' n5ss si1e'' to sO ana wabash hF''S' IA to
1897 sold at l06 14, $500 do coupon at lO71s and
$1,000 coupon fours OF 1925 at 1889
Grain.
FLOUR-Steady. Winter wheat. low grades,
g. 1902 so; . do De- fair . to ), fancy, 50 4o@s 40; q
2 80: do strajghrs, So 95@3 40; 90 patents, 50 s.
"a 20: low extras 81 7O@2 So: city mills So 90;
go: perfine, 81 6U@2 15; fine, 81 50@2. South
ern -four, dull and steady; common to fair extra,
S2G2 80; good to choice do 81 60@2 80. Rye
a
CORNMEAL-Dull, steady; yellow Western,
81 Os@2 10.
RYE-Easier; Western. S71sc f. O. b.
BARLEY-Dull; 49 pounds, 3312c I. o. b.
BARLEY MALT-Dull: Western, 4S@53c
WHEAT-Dull, steady: No. I. O. b.s 671sc:
ungrsded red, 5S@66c: No. Northern, 66@6Sc
Options opened weaker and declined SIC on in
izng; rallied 12c on hot winds in Kansas and bull
ish Missouri crop news; closing firm at 1s@l1Ac
over saturday, with trading fairly active. Septem-
Der and December only traded in. 80 red clos
ing: August, 6314c; September, 641sc; October,
64Tsc; December, 661sc.
CORN Dull; frmer: No. 2, 313sc elevator;
options were 14c higher with the West and
closed firm and dull; september most active:
August, 3034c; September. 307sc; October, 3114c;
May, 3312c
oATS-ouiet, strong
Options dull, easier. August 223Ac; Septem-
ber 221ac: october, 221@c.
Spot prices: No. 2. 23c: No. 2 white. 251h@ 26c:
mixed Western. 121se241kc; white do. 26@S0c;'
white State, 26t930c
Provisions.
LARD-Steady, dull western steam closed at
So so; city. SO 10; option sales, none: September
So 60: refined. steady: continent, So so; south
American, $4 so: compound, 33z@4c.
PoRK-Firm, quiet Ola mess, 81 25@7 70:
new mess, 81 7bGS 25.
BUTTER-Good demand, steady; Western dairy.
9012c do creamery, 1115@15c; do factory, So
lie: Elglns, l5c; imitation creamery, l0@l2c.
CHEESE = Firm, quiet. Part skins, 2@5c;
full skins, 1@112c.
EGGS-Fair demand, steady. Western fresh,
1l9121ac; do per case. Sl(G3.
TALLOW--DulI. City, &c: country. 3@312c
CoTTONSEED O1D-Steadier, quiet. Crude, 19@
zoe; yellow, 221z@23c