The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09
NEW YORK MARKETS
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y. Oct. 8.-Trading at the
Stock Exchange fairly active to-day, 2S24 420
shares changing hands, but the great bulk of the
business was in few stocks, indicating clearly
the professional character of the dealings. Sugar
alone figured for as much So, 900 shares and st.
Paul Burlington and Quincy and Manhattan fol-
lowed with transactions OF $500, 21, $40 and
20, 500 respectively. Nothing else was traded in
the of 9U00 full shares. During the early
part OF the day the market was feveIi AID un-
settled under sales for both the long and short
accounts Continued ilquldatons In sugar had an
adverse influence on the market and some holders
realized freely in the Changers Manhattan and
other stocks.
The decline was equal to 14d5A per cent the
latter in sugar. subsequently under the influence
of easy money the news of further engagements
of gol in London for shipment this side, specu-
latiop assumed stronger lone and prices ad-
vanced all along the line. Manhattan rose rapidly
from SssL to 9l1a on a revival of the rurnors
about deal pending with the Metropolitan Trac-
tion and tobacco made an equally sharp advance
on covering OF short contracts. This sto0k sold up
from 653z to 6S34. The general list improved ~
to 3s per cent, and the rise well maintained
untii just at the close, when sugar suddenly fell
from l0T3z to 107 under heavy sales.
Louisviils and Nashville was strengthened by
the favorable character of the annual showing
made yesterday and a belief that the Thomas
Rya -Seaboard air line would put speedy end TO
the rate troubles In the South. The market closed
weak for sugar and steady for the general list.
Net changes show gains of A@ "A per cent,
tobacco and Manhattan leading. sugar st M per
cent on the day. In gas stocks Bay state fell .
per cent TO IL IA oD Boston selling, and Consoli-
dated of ew ! ork dropped 21A to 146.
bonds closed firm. The sales rooted up 1898, 600
Kansas and Texas seconds ros / to 5s: Louisville
New Albany and Chicago consolidated sizes 21a
to 70: Reading general fours. to 76; do hrsts,
13s SO; United States Leather 81 king fund
SKIES. l1z to l1112 and Atchison general fours, M
In Government bonds $4,000 coupon fives sold at
Ill; $1,000 coupon fours of 1907 at 1914, and
$500 do regular at 1O812.
Grain.
FLoUR-steady, quiet. Winter wheat.Iow grade,
81 90@2 70: fair 70 fancy, 30 6O@3 As: do,
patents, So 1904 20 minnesota clears 81 5O@
60; low extras, 81 90@Z 75; city mills SO 509
90: do, patents, $4 lU@4 % rye mixtures, 81 500
90; su2erfne 81 60@2 20: fine, 81 4O02 10
southern -four, Arm tairly active; co mon to
fair extra, 81 20d2 30; good choice do. 81 600
10. Rve -four; dull, steady, at 81 4Oa2 SO
CoRNMEAL-Quie;. steady. unchanged.
RYE-Quiet. Western. 441zc.
BARLEY-Firm al 2S14c.
WHEAT = spot market quiet; firm with op-
tons; 10 o. q Sorthsr4 LES 7s,g ggnsradsd red s7@
weak and declined ss@1ac on easier cab es, mod
crate foreign selling, nd 10 al realizing. raiIied
15s@ls4c with the West and reports OF large ex-
ports rom England to Calcutta; fell 14@ssc and
closed steady at 1st01c over yesterday AiIh fair
trade December and May only traded in. No. 2
red closed: My ~ :: October 7z5sc; November,
CeRN-spots dull; irmsr; No. 2, ess4@2sc,
elevator: 2s94 @ooc afioat Options were dull and
December most active. october, 2S7sc; December,
297sc: May. 523sc.
nominaey ssc higher. October. 2lssc: De-
cember 2212c Spot prices: No 2, 211zc;
l915c No. 3 white. 22c; mixed Western. 20@2sc;
white do, 22@30c.
Provisions.
LARD-Quet, firm. Western steam, 81 go:
city, "a 10; October, 81 So, nominal: refined.
quiet: continent, S470; S. A., So; compound,
PoKK-Firm. New mess, 81 75@s so.
BUTTEk-Firmer, good demand. Western