The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
NEW IORh ETS.
Financial.

1@oCdi OIcCdSt OiAlSiai.
NEw IORA MARKETS.
Financial.
rFw YORK. y. ". Nov. 11.-The security
markets less active to-day the sales of stocks
footing up 3l6,905 shares of railway and miscel-
laneous bonds, S24l4,000 AS compared with
prev days of the week both totals show fall
ing on. The tendency of prices downward,
but the decline was stubbornly contested through
out. AS of late the selling mainly for profess
sionals who working for reaction. although
here and there In the lists sale realize profits
were noted. In view of the advance OF late these
sales excite little or no comment. At the start
lower cables from London and the poor showing
of ST. Paul for the first week OF November had an
advance In its elf.
Prices,broke 3i4 per cent for Manhattan to lOOA
and the general market ran off 14@l5s per cent,
sugar being the most prominent. The break In
1sanhaltan WAS due TO the disappointment felt in
certain quarters over the annual election. 1t was
least represe nta:ive of leading life insur-
ance company, but this proving not to be the
recent buyers turned sellers. Toward midday the
market assumed frmer tone and commission
houses reported an increase in outside ORDERS the
result Of the successful negotiation of the Venezu-
elan treaty
AS the day wore along the bears became more
aggressive and an unfounded rumor of the death
of Cornelius Vanderbilt was used with some effect.
Sugar, the Grangers, Louisville and Nashville.
Western Union, Tennessee Coal Southern Rail-
way pfd and Northern Pacific pfd especially
weak Considering the efforts put forth the de-
elm in pricts was unimportant. The fact of the
matter Is that the feeling Is decidedly confident
to the future and stocks finding ready buyers
at each concession. Confidence stimulated
by the declaration of the usual dividend by the
Burlington and Quincy, the action of the bitumin-
GUS coal carriers OF the Ohio Valley in forming
traffic association for three years the Increasing
ease in money and the successful placing of the
New York city loan. These bonds were awarded
per ent- Already sales have been made TO private
investors at an advance.
In the late dealings sug ar declined to 12l. The
lr1r n hu q in o. ..ada
advance of Us per cent in refined sugar but later
reduction OF equal proportions was made. Man
and receded to I00A@lOi Speeu alton CLOSED
weak. Net changes showed losses OF 14@l per
cent outside OF Manhattan, which fell 21s per cent
Tobacco was in demand and 10 Sz5s an
unfounded report of settlem ment of the rate war
with the Western plug manufa cturers
Bonds were weak, in sympathy with the stock
market, sales footea up $2,414.ooO. Brooklsn
Pacific hves certificates, 10 4412 Colo ado Mid
land Con. fours II 10 21; Hooking Valley General
skies to 80; Metropolitan Elevated seconds to
l03: San Antonio nd Aransas Pass fnurs 10
561a Cordage skies, certificates, 2 TO 20, ard
Southern Railway Consolidated hves IS to 81 "a.
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Consolidated
skies rose 10 9212; do General fives TO 42, and
Missouri Pacific Consolidated skies to 49,
In Government bonds $4,000, coupons fours of
1Oes4.
Grain.
FLOUR-Firm: moderate demand; generally
good. Minnesota patents, So 35G3 so: Southern
flour, quie, firm; common TO far extra, 81 $50
20; coed to choice do, 81 65@S 55; rye flour
cukNMEAL-ouiet, steady. Yellow Western,
RYk-Quiet. firmer. Western. 471sc,
BAkLEI-Firmer. Feeding. 29930c-
WHEAad.spot market dull IL easier With options:
erH o. SOC O. SIC; OnsrAded red S2s2c' No. N0r'n-
optlons were active and unsettled closing weak
at 1891 "a decline of easier cables, foreign sell
ing weaker, West and local realizing. May and
Dec December most active 20 red, January,
De- ember, SIC.
CokN-spot, quiet, easier. No 2. SIC elevator;
Options dull and weak at s4c decline. fol-
lowing wheat and the West. May and December
only traded in. Decem ber, 313lc NAV, 3516c
OAI>-Spot quiet, steady.
Options dull, weaker. February, 251sc; May,
26$4c
spot prices: No. 2 2ss4c: No. white. 2sc;
No. Chicago, 24ssc; No. 3, 21c; No. 8 white,
Provisions.
LARD - Quiet weak; Western steam 81 so.
city. 81 20; december 81 As. Refined. quiet; Con-
tinental. s4 so: eouth American, S5 25: COM
PoKK-Gull. weak, firm: new mess So 5Oaa.
E6ITEE-Fancy far demand: Western dairy.
7@l2c: Eigins. 2o1ac; imitation Creamery, iOIl
CHE EsE-Qulet. Part skins, 314@es4c: fun
EGGs-Firmer;:: choice scarce; icehouse lee:
Talon Quiet. % steady. cad sH City, log s1s@ssac:
CoTToNsEED oIL-steady, quiet; crude, 22c;
kIcE--Active, firm; domestic es4@7c: Japan,
41s@41sc.
MoLAssEs-Firm; better demand: New Or
leans. 25@o5c.
coFFEE-Easy, to 10 points down. Novem-
Der, 81 10@1 Is: December. 50 8 az 95; Jan
nary, So 9v99 95; March, SO 90@9 90: April,
SO 95; May, SO 80; July. So 95~lO; August,
$40: Septem ber $40 80. Spot Rlo dull, easy: No.
z. 1O5s@ l03zc-
sUGAk-opened 1sc higher, fell 1sc; OF A.
4H60414c; mold a. SAC: Standard A, 412c:
fectoners a. 4asc; loaf and crushed, 51sc;
powdered, 44c; sranulated, 412c; cubes, 4c
Fruit and Produce.
APRICOTS-Bags, 9@l1c
PfACHEs-Peeird 1s@14c: dou ounpeeled, 7@ec.
PRUNES-Four sizes. boxes. nominal 51s61514c.
RAISINS-Two-crown Muscatei new,
4S4c; do 3-crown. Sac; do f-cIown, 634 London
layers, new, 81 so: clusters, 81 60(a2.
HofS-firm; moo era.ey active; Pacific Coast,
3@131@c.
WOO1-Firm; Domestic fleece. le@23c; pulled,
1S@31c; 1exas S@lSc.
Mcrchandise.
PIGIRON-Ste eady, fairly active: American sl3
COPPER-Firm: lake. s1l6 Il so
ltAb-Quiet: domestic 29002 95
TlN-Quiet; straits, $139l3 TO- plates, firm,
quiet.
sPELTER-Firm: domestic S4G4 TO-