The Monitor-register., 1897-08-20
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.


Selling For Foreign Account Robs the
Market of Its strength.
New York, Aug. 19-The stock market
today continued to show itself sensitive
to unfavorable influences to a marked
degree. AT no time during the day did
the course of price indicate any agrees
siveness of strength. The liquidation at
times was quite heavy especially in the
international stocks and the grangerS.
The principal factor in the situation
was the heavy selling for foreign ac-
count of wheat, sales for that account
being estimated at between 1900, 900 and
100000 for the day 1t was but natural
that the depression should be caused
by the disposition of foreigners to sell
back to us the wheat they have pur-
chased. This developed in the situation
gave the greatest aid to the professional
bears. who have been working so per-
sistently for the reaction in the price
of stocks They were also assisted by the
reactionary tendency in the London
stock market. Closing bids:
BALTIC. & Ohio. 1874 Lehigh Valley. 3OA
Chesa. & Ohio. 22a4 N. ]. Central. 9415
Del d Hudson. .1l91s N. Y. Central. .1061a
D., L. & W......162 Pennsylvania =. 55A
| Erie. 1875 Reading, I'd pr. 31A
Lake Erie & w. 16 St. Paul. 1917
General Markets.
Philadelphia, Aug. 19.-F'Iour strong;
$3.65M3.90; Pennsylvania roller, clear, $435
@4.5O; do. straight, $4.5Oa465; western
winter, clear $4.S56i4.60; do. straight, $4GO
@4.75; city mills extra, $3.606385 Rye
flour firm at $3.50 per barrel for choice
Pennsylvania. Wheat irregular; con-
tract wheat. August 96s4G97c; No. q
Pennsylvania and No. 2 Delaware red,
spot 97&q9Sc.; No. red, August, &c.,; do.
September, 94c.; do. October, 93Ac; do.
December, 9284c. Corn firm; steamer
corn, spot, 3lQ3lAc.; No. mixed, August
and September, 321aGS2Ac.; No. yellow
for local trade, 3515c Oats steady; No
white, carlots, 25Q251ac.; do. August and
September, 231ad24c.; do. October 23a0
24c.; do. November, 23al@24Ac. Hay firm
for good; choice timothy $1250al3 for
large bales. Beef firm; beef hams, $3.50
29.5O. Pork firm; old mess. $8.7509 rs;
new mess. S975q1025; short clear, 49, 500
II; family, S1O5Oa1095 Lard frmer; west
ern steamed, A.S5a4.9O. Butter very firm:
western creamery, 11G1Sc. do. factory, Ia
1Ol2c.; Elgins 1Sc.; imitation creamery,
912G12c. New York dairy, 9G141ac.; do.
creamery, 11@1Sc.; fancy prints jobbing
at 1S921c.; do. extra Pennsylvania whole
SALE TIC. Cheese steady; large, white,
SA@Slac.; small, white, S1a@S$4c.: large,
colored, 8AMS12c.; small, colored 969Ac:
part skins, 512@61ac.; full skins, S1A94c.
Eggs firm; New York and Pennsylvania,
14416c.; western, fresh, 15c. Potatoes
steady; Jerseys and Long Island 81. 7562;
sweets. $I.50Q1.75. Tallow quiet; city,
S3sc.; country. 91sG3ssc., as to quality
Cottonseed oil quiet prime yellow 260
26Rc. Rosin easier; strained, common to
good, $1.471a@1,5O. Turpentine quiet at
28Q2S12c. Pig iron quiet; southern, $3.50
@10,75; northern, $10.5O@12.25. Copper firm;
brokers. SLIPS; exchange, $1110611. 25.
Lead strong; brokers, $3.50; exchange,
sS.S5@39O. Tin easier; straits. $13 S56139O;
plates dull. Spelter steady; domestic,
$4.25@4.S5. Tomatoes. per box or crate.
as to quality, 2Oa7Oc. Long Island and
Jersey cabbage, per 100, $2625O Coffee
closed steady September, $G45d6.5O; Oc-
tober. $3.50; November, $500; December.
t675; February. $500; March, s7@7O5; May.