The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 26.-The announce
ment of The failure of Hilton, Hughes d Co. had
only passing effect upon the markets for securi-
ties at the opening. There a disposition to
hammer the list at that time, but the decline was
only fractional and soon checked by further
reduction in the rates OF sterling and cable ad.
vices from London that Kuhn, Loeb & Co. aud
other banking houses intended to import addl-
tional amounts of gold the steamers sailing
from the other side this week. The first decline
was equal TO 1897 per cent, but before 1O:4O
A. NJ most Of the loss had been recovered. Still
later there was another downward turn, the ex-
treme apathy shown by the bulls inviting another
attack. AT the lowest point illinois Steel showed
a dec'ine OF points, Baltimore and Ohio 23l,
Minnesota Iron 2, Bay State Gas 312 and the gen
eral list lao 3s per cent.
The heavlness OF Baltimore and Ohio was at
tributed rer orts that Expert Iittles statement
OF the sffairs of the company will make very un-
fav orable showing, but far as known nothing
new has developed concerning theproperty. There
almost entire absence of outside orders ana
the movements were sluggish throughout. Near
the close there little more pressure to sell in
consequence of an advance in the rate for call
loans TO 10 per cent.
The market left of dull and steady In tone; net
changes show losses OF "A 10 7s per cent burlng-
Northwest IS per cent In the inactive list Illinois
steel fell 8, minnesota Iron ana Baltimore and
OHIO Total sales were 102, ,464 shares, including
10000 1T. Paul
bonds were weak. Sales were only S479OOO
6915; Northern Pacific firsts to 40; Southern
Railway consol hves, 30 TO 70: United States
Cordage skies, certificates, IA to ID.
IN Government bonds $4,000 coupon fours OF
l92; sold At liS@1lz3s $4,000 registered fours Of
1871 at lOogl0434; $1,000 registered coupons at
1864 and $1,000 coupon fives at lOS12
Grain.
FLOUR-Steady. Spot -four dull, easy, 80 20
gas; Southern flour unchanged
EYE oURoQulet, steady, at 50 25@2 rs.
R1 E-F1rm. Western. 4012@41c.
BARLEY-Quiet; 40 pounds quoted at 34c T. q. h
BARLEY MALT-Quiet Western, 4S058c
WHEAT-Spot market quiet easier r a
67Hsc; ungraded red, 57@6Sc; No. / Northern
665sc
Options opened firm and unchanged to lac nm
on foreign buying and local covering; fell zsc on
weakness West and realizing, rallied iA6slc on
covering; closed steady at 12c below yesterday.
with moderately active trade December and
September most active. No 2, red May, 7O1ac:
August, 631sc; september. 637sc; October
CORN-Spot active export account easier
No. 2, 265sc elevator: 276sc ahoat.
Options were fairly active and closed weak at
4&@34c decline on easter cables and foreign sell
ing. september and october mcst active. Au-
gust, 265sc; september, 265sc; October. 27lhc:
December, 29c: May, 3114
OATS-SpoL, dull, firm.
Options easy, dull. August, 20slc; Septem-
ber, 2O5sc; october. 205sc.
POT prices: No. 2 2014920s4c: No. white, 24c;
No. Chicago, 2l1492Is4c; No. 3, 1S1hc; No
white.2lc; mixed Western. 1S(02l15c: white
do, 20@29c: white State, 20029c.
FEED BRAN-40@50c; rye feed, 571a@6S1hc
rrovisions
BEEF-slow, weak. Family 81 5O@s so; ex-
ira, So 50@5 so; beef hams quiet, $l5@15 so;
tierced beef, dull, weak: city extra India mess
50 50@l0: cut meats. firm, wanted: picked bel
lies, IL lbs, 3t053zc: Jickled shoulders, S1hM
31ac; picked hams 9@91zc.
city, So As; september, So SO; refined. quiet;