The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
NEW YORK MARKErs.
Einancial.

NEW YORK, y. v July 30.-The stock mar
ket quiet to-day, the sales footing only
lfS,473 shares. of which 60 100 were sugar and
27,9 St Paul. No other stock the list fl G.
ures for as much as 5000 shares. At the opening
speculation was characterized by frmness, owing 10
higher Ca bes from London and the execution OF
buying orders for foreign account in st. Paul and
Louisville and Nashville. The purchases for Lon
don we're estimated at 10000 shares, of which
about half consisted of 81. Paul. Local traders
also TOOK more cheerful view of the situation
and bought moderately OF the erAngers industriais
and SOU thwesterns AS result prices quickly ad-
vanced 14Gl IL per cent
The midday speculation became dull and
featureless and the craDges for nearly an hour
were confined TO the meres. fractions Later Man
la, IAN was taken in hand b. he bear contingent
md the price forced WI to S71A against So8L at
the close yesterday I he decline was acconpanied
by rumors that the report for the June quarter
would make very poor showing The heayiness
OF the stock led sales he more prominent is
sues, notably Sugar. Leather preferred and the
Grangers These issues lost 70 to Ia per cent
aud were quite weak for time
Toward the close however there was a decided
change Cor he better, and under covering OF shorts
the market improved materially. Sugar led the
upward movement, rising 21s per cent TO lO35A.
The grangers rose 7s@l1s per cen and the indus
trials, Manhattan am the internatIonals 1zGH
per cent Speculation closed firm in Tone NeI
changes showed gains of 14@214 per cent Sugar,
Cnicsgo Gas and Rock Island leading In the in
sclve stocks, BrooSlyn Union Gas ADVANCED pa
TO 81; Lake shore to 142 and Pullman 2 10 las.
here was little news afioat to affect the market
ana the dealings were devoid OF excitement. Bear
traders, however, we're disposed TO reduce their
lines and the Improvement especially at the close
was due to the purchases
Bonds firmer Total sales were S7lSOOO
Atchison general fours i to 73c: do adjust
ment fours, IA to 3i1z; Burlington. Cedar Kapids
and Northern hves az TO 104; Kansas-Pacific
consolidated skies certificates, l 10 81, and
Northern Pacific consolidated fyes 20 lOInM
z04 enver and Lilo Grande fours fell 2IA 70
S512 International and Great Northern frsts 1 e.
TO Il A. Louisville and Nashville general fives 10
10 1lZ12: Missouri Pacific consolidated slxes 70
7S; Oregon Improvement hves certificates tn y
In Government bonds $50. 900 coupon fyes sold
81 IL and $1,000 coupon fours at IO71a
Grain.
grades, So so: do fair to fancy, SO 4O@3 40;
do pa eBts, $3 45@3 IS: Minnesota clean 81 "a
81; do straights. So 9U03 40: 90 patents
$3 l5tG4: low extras 81 7U@2: city mills SO 90:
so: perfne, 81 6O@2 75 fine, 81 5Oa2 South.
ern -four, dull and steady. common to fair extra
$2d2 so; good to choice TO- 81 6OO2 40 Rvp
-four, quiet and eady, 81 4O@2 so.
CORNMEAL-Dull, steady: yellow Western
So o a. ~.
RYE-Dull: Western. 3sAac +. o. b.
BARLEY-Dull.
ARLEY MALT-DuIl: Western, 4SG53c
WHEAT-Dnli. easier: No. red T. O. b. 666kc.
ungraded o6@57c; No. Northern 663sc
p-ions opened firm at 14c advance on bette,
cabies and buIlisa croD news, fell off 3s9l5sc on
foreign selling and late cables rallied 1scdiI q md
closed hrm At 1A@ssc uLder yesterday. Trading
moderate. September and December most active
OcioDer, b412c; December 653lc
CORN Spot dull, firm; No. 2, 30Tsc elevator:
3l3sc afioat
Options were dull and weak at 1z6aac decline
with the West and on free receipts with longs
realizing; September and October most active
July; 3ossc; August, 3oc; September. 30ssc;
oATs-Steady.