The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-16
NEW YORK MARKETS
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NEW YORK, n. Y, Sept Is. The stock
market opened decidedly strong on The Maine
election and higher cables from London. TIE
prominent issues advanced about point, the
shor-s being the larges purchasers When the de-
mand from this source abated he trad rs who are
bearishly inclined for the moment star ed in TO
SELL In the absence Of support they had little diff
nculty IN bringing about lower range OF prices.
There was also considerable selling by holders
who were disappointed on account OF the rather
feeble response made by the market to yesterdays
election in aine, and this was of assistance 10 the
bear manipulators
Tobacco bOrr the brunt of the attack and fell
from 635s TO 1894. The selling of this stock was
based on he reduction in plug by the company in
order TO meet Western com petition. Sug. r fell
nearly per g. Mt TO 1881 on the declining tend
ency of The marke for raws, while Chicago Gas
was adversely Influenced, cropping IL TO 5S1ls BY
had entered proceedings against the company,
The granger group lost IA to 5s per cent, the
latter IN Burlington and Quincy attain fell
10 S214. Western Union IA TO 1884 and Mis-
sour Pacific to IL. Rumors of an advanc- in
the Bank OF England rate OF discount on Thursday
and of the embarrassment; of a bi, dry-goods firm
in this city were used against the market.
The report of trouble in the dry Gods trade,
how ever, could not be confirmed. At the decline
there was moderate buying of the diridend-p "
ers, due 10 staten nts that the commercial condi-
tons In New England were improvi z. Report
had II that number of mills employing about
10000 hands intended starting up shorty. This
was not without its influence in some quar- ers In
the late trading the grangers weakened aga un-
der pressure, and speculation closed barely steady
in tone. Net changes show losses of 500 "a per
cent, Tobacco leading. In the inactive stocks
Minneapolis and ST. Lonis first preferred fell 4sl
10 So Total sales were 1913. 200 shares, including
IS, 300 st. Paul, $4,000 Burlington, $4,000 sugar
and %. 300 Tobacco.
Bonds werr quiet and irregular sales of $685.
OUO Erie prior lien fours fell Us to S51s: Gin
cinnati asa Ohio consolidated fves, 81 20 lO4:
Fort Worth and Denver City first fives 10 to
4S12; Rendi ing first preference. to 32sl 10 Sec
onds, 2 10 Is: Texas Pacific Fl sts, l 10 70. and
Union E evated skies IA 7l1a. New Albany
and Chicago consolidated SKIES brought rs against
80 before to-day; st, Paul, Chicago and Missouri
River tives rose tn l05.
In houds G50O0
1875 brought ll512; $500 do registeI ed ll5lh:
$1,000 do registered Of 1907 107, and $1,000 regis
tered twos, 81
Grain.
FJoUR-steady. Winter wheat, low grades.
81 1902 so; do, fair to fancy, So 4OG3 40; do
patents So 45@3 rs; Minnesota clear So 20G
40 90, straits, 81 S5@3 %; do. patents So /: IA
O5; low extras. 81 7U(92 so: city mills, So al.
DO. patents $4@4 20. rye -four steady at 81 25
CokNME L-Unchanged; dull. Yellow West
KYt-o1iet; unchanged. Western, 3ssl@ssc.
BARLkY-Quiet; unchanged New feeding,
WEEAf-Dull; easier with ortions. No. . red.
+. o. b., tSc; ungraded RED, 5S@69c; No. l North,
ern. 66@66Ac
Options were moderately active and weak at Il
@5sc decline on easier cab es. weak West and local
+ allziHg, with trading chiefly switching between
Septem Der and December. Decem Der m st active
No. 2 red May closed 1890; september $3.50:
October, 6412c: November, 6512c: Decem Der
6614c.
CoRN-More active, easier No. 2, 25zsc eleva-
Options were dull and weak at 1z(a3ac decline
on lower Yves and local realizing December and
october most ective. September closed z75hc:
October. l63sc: december. 275sc; Mag, 29Zac
OATS-More active: firm.
Options dun, easier. September, 1890; Octo-
Der, 1890: December, 205sc.
pot prices: No. ., 2Oc; y o. white, 24c: No 2
Chicago, @lc; 40. g. Sc; No. 8 white. 2lc; mixed
Western, lsg2l lac; white do 20@291ac; white
State, 2O@ z91zc.
Provisions.
LARD--Qu steady: western steam. So az
city, SO 1898 40; September So s. nominal.
refined inactive; continent So 95 south American.
81 40: com pound, 3l6l4c.
PoRk-Moderately active; new mess, 81 5O@
826.