The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.


NEW YORK n. Y, Oct. 16.-Business at the
Stock Exchange extremely light the sales
amounting only 105 900 shares, of which % 700
were sugar. At the opening the tendency was
downward. sugar falling poin to 1854 on the
reported combination of outside refineries. A de-
nisl of the story led to recovery TO 107sz, but
near the close the price dropped back to 107. The
early weakness in the general list soon gave way to
strength. but the advance failed to stimulate
trading. The most favorable development Of the
day was the en- gaeement of over $9,000,U00 gold
in London for shipment to \ New ork ne ar
rivals were also heavy, aggregatng S 1852. 500.
A brisk demand prevailed for the metal and local
bullion dealers raised their commissions slightly.
In consequence OF the fluctuations in he grsneers
Souihwe5terns, Anthracites and Western Union
were confined TO narrow limits. Bay ~tate Gas
was depressed on he appointment OF receivers
barely steady. New changes show advances of
1s@Ts. In the specialties Consolidated Gas de-
cliueu 21a to 104. Flint an Pere Marquette pre-
ferre brought 81 against 40 the last reported sale
for Gull lots.
Th. bond market was strong. Sales were only
$593,000. Chicago and \ OF. hern Pacific fves
certificates rose ia to 1914; Long Islnnd general
fours, to go: Louisville, New Albany and
Chicago consol skies, 20 80: New Jersey Central
general fves 81 to ll3s4; Manitoba, Montana
Central sixes, llo ia, and 81. Louis southwest
In Government honds, s2l 900 coupon fours of
1925 brought 115%@llo aud $4,000 coupon
hves, Ill.
FLoUR-More active; firm. Winter wheat. low
grades, 81 e0@2 05: do fair 10 fancy, 81 60@3 AS:
do, patents, $S 1904 20; Minnesota clears. 81 50@
20; do sraights. So 1908 65; do, patents, 30 40@
4 50; low extras, 81 9U@2 rs; city mills. $3 800
80; do, patents, 81 lo@4 %; rye mixtures 81 S0@
8 20; su perfne, 81 50@2 20: fine, 81 1902 10
southern -four, firm. iairly active; com on to
taiI extra, 81 20G2 SO; good % choice do. 3 S09
8 10; Rve flour, steady. at ~ 4O@2 3d.
o.. -'-' : = ->S'i''' 'l'" ' y .
RYE-stronger. Western. 471acc f.
BARLEY-Firmer; quoted 3514c !. o. b.
WHtAI-Spo. demand moderate, firmer with
No. Northern, S014c
Options &C i've, ire ular and strong at lTs(02c
advance on higher cables, bullish West, manip la
tion and heavy buying No. red May, SlS4c:
October T712c; November, 7S12c; December. i9c
CokN-Farly active, tirmer. No. 2, 3l1ac ele-
Options were fairly active and firm at 1sc ad-
yauce on frmer canles, foreign buying and local
TRACED in. october, 81 12c; November, 31Szc;
December. 321ac: May, 3oc-
oATS-Spot quiet; firm.
ber, 2SSzc; May, 251ac.
a5I%s SP0. Prc ,s.so Ho ssA No a,zo whse Ne
white 90, 23@31c.
Provisions.
LSRD-Quiet, firm Western steam, 81 As; city
% 80; october, 81 80 nominali refined dull; con-
.PoRK-steady; new mess, ss 25@9.
81 iIEk-firm, fairly active; Western dairy,
1l1sc: klglns. I9c; imitation creamery, S@13c.
EEsE-Quiet Part skins, 3IaG6slc: full
skins, 2@21ac
kGGS-Quet; Western. 1resh, 17@1S1ac; do,
per case, S2@4; lined, l5c
TALLow-ouiet, s,eady. City, Sac; country,
GUlToNsEED oIL-ouieter. steady; crude,
24@2412c: yellow prime, 2711@2Sc.
k1CE-Ftrm; fair demand unchanged.
MOLASSES-Steady, unchanged
COFFEE-Steady. 15@25 points up october,
So 269 o 40; November, SO S5910 05; Decem-
per. SO 76@10 January, Sc 9otGl0; Marcn.
SO 70@10; April, SO 7U@1O; May, SO 7O@9 80;
July, SO 80; september, SO 80. Spot Rio, frmer;
fair demands: No. z, 1114c.
SUGAR-Unchanged.
Fruit and Produce.
RAISINS - Twocrowr. loose muscatel, 431c:
DO three-crown. 51a@5s4c: do tour; crown, 61ac;
do London layers. old, al l0@l Is: do new, 81 4O
do, clusters, old. 81 25@D1 40.
I PRUNES-Four sizes. 5@1514c.
APRICOT S-Bags nominal, 9991ac.
FEACHES-Peeted, old, 1z914c; do unpeeled,
7@Sc.
" oL-Firm, moderately active: domestic
log 23c; heeee, 23c; iuIled, S@S1ci 1exas, 79l2c
Merchandise.
PIG, IRON-Moderate demand American,
| Slu 25@l2
COPPER-Quiet: lake. $40 6001O S5
jeAB-Quiet: domestic. ~ 70(0z rs
| TIN - Firm: Straits, $12 s0@13; plates,
| moderate demand.
SPELTER-Firm: domestic $3 6O0S 10.