The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.


NEW YORK, NY, Oct. l3-Higher quotations
from London, additional engagements of gold
abroad for shipment 10 New York and the an
no ncement by senator Quay of the Republican
National Committee regarding the outcome of the
Presidential election were the factors at work in
the local stock arket. Low rates for sterling
change and the strength of cotton, corn wheat ano
provisions also had 1mulatlng influence The
weakness OF the sterling exchange encouraged the
hope of acontinuance of the gold movement this
way, especially as the metal is still command
ing commission in the local market OF 5-16das
for spot oelivery. Importers expected heavy arri-
walls late in the week. some estimates putting the
total at So, 100000.
The DEVELOPMENTS referred to alarmed the
shorts and reactionists, and the purchases for
their class stimulated the upward moyemen Mt.
Com mission-house business, of late. light.
and London did little nothing. Tobacco record ed
the greatest gain, selling up from 6912 to TIA
The rise was again attributed to manipulation.
Rumors of an early settlement of the war with the
company's competitors were again revived.
Sugar and Manhattan were inclined to lag al inter-
vals but in the late trading these Stocks moved
up with the general list. sugar was advanced to
1O714, reacted to lO668 and then rose 10 1O7 12.
Boardroom gossip was to the effect that trade con-
ditions we've better.
Manhattan at time ran of to 901S ON
liquidation and finally rose TO 923s The i'm
portanJ advances of the day follows; Bur
iington and Qrincy "a 10 SO, Chicago Gas 21s to
9S3s, Rock Island lTs TO 59s, General Electric
l7s 70 Z71ls, Illinois stee pa to ALA, Louisville
anc Nashville 13s to 43, Kansas and Texas pre-
ferred pa to 2312, Missouri Pacific l TO 1884,
Reading lSs to 2278, Southern Railway preferred
ferred 27s to 5S12 Rubber preferred S13 TO 1872
and Western Union i IA to $685. In the last half
hour the market more active and stronger
than at any other time of the day.
Speculation at the close strong. Net changes
show gains of 12@53z per cent Total sales were
169 966 shares, including 81 200 s. Paul, !. 100
sugar. 19, geo Tobacco ana l6, 800 Burlington and
Quincy. Bonds strong to-day. Tne sales
footed up a total of $909.0 600. Atchison adjust
ment fours rose IA TO 3512 Chesapeake and Ohio
general four and halls, l3s TO 6S3S: Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago general hves, 13l TO
393h; Northern Pacific consol fves, 11a to 40
Oregon Short Line consol ives certificates, IL to
go; Reading irsts preferred, lss to 3934 do sec
onds, IA to 2S14 do thirds, IA TO 263z; South
ern Railway consol fves, 1ss TO S27s, and Wabash
frsts, 10 102.
In Government bonds. $4,000 coupon fours OF
1925 sold at l1512@l 1884 $4,000 coupon tours OF
1907 at l0611@106s4, and $4,000 registered fou rs
Of 1907 at 1864.
Grain.
FLoUR-Firm. Winter wheat. low grades
81 90@2 05; do fair to fancy, 81 60@3 As
do, patents, $3 1904 20; Minnesota clears. 81 50@
20; dc, straghts So 1908 65; do, patents, SO 4OG
so; low extras, 81 90@2 rs; city mills. $3 l5g
80; do patents, 81 1904 25 rye mixtures, 81 S0@
20; su1erfine, 81 50t02 20: fine 81 40@2 10
southern -four, firm. tairy active; common to
fair extra. So 20d2 80; good to choice do. 81 SOC
10 Rye -four. steady at 81 4O02 30.
Buckwheat -four. 81 So
CORNMEAL-Quiet, steady. Yellow Western
81 95@2.
RYh-Firm. Western, 44@451sc f. o. b.
WHEAI-Dull, nrmer with options; 4. o. b..
761sc; ungraded red, 67@7712c; No. Northern