The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
Ntw YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, N Y. Aug 3.-The weekly Gov
eminent crop report to-day gives favorable show
ing as TO the wheat crop and shows that The dam
age to corn in certain sections through hot winds
aid drou hit is not witt out its mpen sating feat
The large stocks CT that cereal remaining in
farmers hands will be eli HANGED in value, and the
advance Il price is already resulting in a freer
movement 10 tn markets Advances gem
erat in he grain market Today. the stimulus be-
ing again the foreisn demand. arly engage
ments for export to-day reported at l13
loads, or over 100000 bushels. ctual shipments
cereal markets reflected in active and
buoyant stock market, and the granger group
again assumed ing position, reaching the
highest figures recorded during this movement
In the general market trading was vel dis
trlouted and many noteworthy advances were
scored At no time since the upward movement
set in has the buIlsh enthusiasm run higher.
pronouq ed weakness in the foreign exchange
market was about the only OF her development in
the outside situation A constant increase in the
supply of commercial bills now to he expect ed,
while it is reasonable to look for falling off in the
demand from mercantile remi'ters. IL seems
doubtful If the specie export point will be again
reached this season. and the opinion was ex-
pressed that the nert international movement of
gold will be toward his coun ry. Foreign houses
were sellers OF nearly all internationally listed
stock to-day their total sales being est mated at
20. tOU shares
Except in those stocks in which this selling was
the heaviest the disposition of foreign dealings
was without effect. Northern Pacific and Atchison
bore the brunt of foreign selling which apparently
was of German origin and these stoc S lacked the
buoyancy which marked the remainder of the
market. The most noteworthy movements in
prices took place in Consolidated Cas- Chicago Gas
and. sugar An advance OF over points in the
first carried that stock 70 points above the
Friday level. Sucn movement was reasonably
taken to reflect some important development in
the company's affairs but all explanations hereto
fore sugges have met with denias. The fur
ther advance in Chicago Gas was followed by the
announcement that actual consolidation of the
companies had been effected and the GER ifcste of
incorporation filed, but 40 particular explanation
attended the advance in sugar or other noteworthy
movements Ia the general market
A.large volume OF business was transacted in
the ibond division, where the tone identical
with that OF the STOCK market Government bonds
strong, railways active.
Money on call l@2 per cent: time money-60
cent, TO months per oent good mixed Stock
Exchange Collateral. Prime Endorsed bills receiva-
bie,;3 $3.50 per cent; choice prime single names.
334lG4' per cent; good names 4G41a per cent.
Posted asking rates for sterling, 50 s61a for long
Oils and 81 S712 for demand. Actual rates: Long
bills. $4 sea 8614; sight drafts, 81 81 "a
A STA; cable transfers. "a s7l494 s71a Domestic
15c:premium; Telegraph, lilac premium.
count In open niarkei. both 1hort and Smonth hills
3 ii per cent Amount of bu lion gone into the
Bank of Eng and on balance to-day, f5O,OO
The weekly statement of the Imperial Bank Of
GERMAN shows cash on hand decreased "a, O6O 900
marks, treasury notes decreased 800, 900 marks,
other securities increased 25,520 00J marks;
notes in circulation decreased ~ $50, 900 marks.
Wheat and Flour.
WHEAT 1880 II 200 1900 90 2lo
December. s3I2 s3I4 S31S s41a So
spot sttadier; /. O. b. aroat No. / Northern
spring New York, 905sc; No. hard spring, 8S1sc;
No. 2 ha. winter, S71sc; No red se1sc
Failure 'closng August, S412c; septem ber
S43sc; October S43sc December Csc.
FLOUR-Spring In bbls: No. 2 extra, So l51
325; No ! extra So 45G3 65 straights 81 ESQ
q 49, patents "a 1904 CO.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-New York TO Liverpool
by steam, SGD.
Produce.
CoFFEE-Rio, spot dull, nominal; No 2. TIC.
Future trading closed: March, So 1907 20:
April, 81 1897 20: May, ST 20 at rs: september,
Sc SU@6 So; December Sc 95@7.
LAhD-PrIme "A 1904 42Le.
PORK-Mess SSGS -
TALLOW-33sc.
e BUTTkR-Creamerv, Western, I5c
EGGS-State. fresh gathered, 13c-
SUGAK-Raw, dull firm: SS-deg test 3Ac;
96-deg test, S3zc: rein active firm
WOOL-Cai lorna nori hern spring free 140l &c;
middle county spring, 12@l3c: southern spring,
1aMI1c: bury and defective, 6dSc; Tree fail