The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.


NEW YORK, n. Y. Aug 1.-THE total sales
of stocks to-day were 2Sl, 1884 shares. The market
showed impro cement, the result of easier rates
for money and further decline in the posted rates
of sterling exchange of 12 cent - 81 S71s to
81 sS1a. Cables from London received before
the oLening showed slight advance in American
securities there. This stimulated purchases Of the
leading industries Louisville and Nashville and
81. Paul ana higher range of values Immediately
followed. The rising tendency was checked by the
announcement of the closing of the celebrated
Murray Hill Bank, a small institution working
under State charter up town. The bears as
sumed active operations when this was announced.
and under fairly liberal offerings the active stocks
declined anywhere from II TO 31s per cent
Ia this decline Northwestern suffered the
heaviest loss, the stock having been sold on
rumors of probable reduction In the dividend
rate. In the afternoon when money dropped to
31a on heavy offerings by brokers representing
the leading bankers and car italists the traders
concluded that the bank failure referred to would
have but little influence and stared in to cover
The purchase tor this we1e sufficient to
bring about an advance of 1A@34 per cent by the
general marKet. Buyers found the supply of
Northwest bounded up Az to 901a. Chicago Cas-
to 5012; Sugar 3S4 to 1909; tobacco, to So;
1914, ana the other issues IL to 23z per cent.
Speculation closed strong in tone and 14@3z per
cent higher on the day Total sales were z40,Ss4
shares, including 49,9OO sugar, 42,6OO st. Paul
and 1900 Burlington and Quincy.
Bonds were stronger and higher. Sales were
81 1O24, 900. Atchison general tours rose 23,s to
727s: do adjustment, 1a 10 81; Chesapeake and
Ohio general four and halls, 2 10 72; Kansas
aa Reading rs 9S SonfSern 70 Ra
way Consolidated l12 TO So; United States
coldage SKIES, 11@ to s5g, and Wisconsin Central
In government bond, 5000 coupon fours of
1925 sod SO at lll1a, s2,ooo%000 % do registered at
and $1,000 coupon hves at l09.
Grain.
FLoUR--Dul, steady. Wheat. low grades,
81 7C@2 so: do fair to fancy, 81 4O@3 40;
do pa.ents So 45@3 IS: Minnesota clear, So 40
az 50; dc straights, So 95@3 40; 90 patents,$3 5
@4 20: low extras, 81 1902 80; city mills. So go:
do PATENTS, Sd l5@4 80: rye mixture, SO 4O@
80; superfne 81 60@255: fine 81 5092 05. Rye
-four dull STEADY, at 81 4U(12 rs.
CoRNMEAL-Quiet, steady. Western yellow,
81 y az 10.
Rl E-Quet, steady; estern 371hc e. O.. b.
BARLEY.Dull; 49 pounds. 33c f. q. b.
BARLEY MALT-Quiet; Western 4s@53c
WHEAT-Dull, easier: f. o. b., 671kc: nm
graded red, 5sc; No l Northern, 655sc
Options were moderatelyacJiye and Irregular clos
ing steady at lee decline, following the West with
trading entirely local September and December
only traded in No. = red August, 6214c: oeptem-
Der 63c; October 63@64c; November, Csc; De-
NokN-spot dull easier; No. 2, 2e5sc elevator,
305sc afoat.
Options were dull and steady at lac decline
with the West. October and September traded in.
August 1850; September, 295sc; october. 3O14c
OATS-Spot quiet and steady.
Options dul. easier August, 2lc; September,
2lc; December 21Sac.
spot prices No, f414c: No. white 2ec;
No Chicago 2234@2314c: No. 3. 22c: No. )
white, 25c; mixed Western. 2s@24c; white do.
27932c. white State, 27@32c.
rovfEiOnS
LkRD-More active, frmer. western steam.
So 61As: city, 81 %: september, So so: refined
family, &C i've: continent. S4 l5 south American,
81 IS; compound, 37sG41Bc.
PORk-Steady. Ola mess, $S@S 25: new mess
$50 75
BuTTER-Frn. fairly active Western dairy.
sG1Ze; do creamery, 1112G1512c; do factory.
712@l1c: Elglns, 151ac.
CHEESE-Good demand, firm. Part SKINS "a
51Ac; full skins, l01 1ac.
EGGS-Light receipts Western fresh 11N1oc