The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK. n. Y, May i6-The. share
speculation to-day was in marked contrast to
yesterdays trading the Stock Exchange. AT
=. The opening Of business the market was some
what irregular, but sharp buying movement was
quickly developed during the rest of the day, a
strong tone prevailing. The. final dealings were
. notably buoyant, and the last sales, with a few
unimportant changes. being made at an advance
on yesterdays final figures ranging up to- per
cent; the latter in Great Northern preferred.
The influences which brought about the change
of tone in the markets were the buying here for
the foreign account and the successful negotiations
$4,000 shares of New. York Central at an un-
named price, but which must not have been below
par: The stock sold was treasury stock. The
balance left in the treasury of the company when
the capital stock increased to 500, 600 600
under the resolution authorizing issue could not
be disposed of except at 100 or over. The sum
realized is to be used for construction and improve
Great Northern, which closed at l23 bid last
night, sold up to 49, the report that President
HUI had secured the control of the Northern
the Great Northern. This stock was qnoted at 100
81 on January 20. AT the close most of the active
list showed advances, the highest figure being 534
for WellsFargo..
The trading in bonds larger scale than
yesterday, and there was absence of any sell
ing pressure against the speculative issues In
stead these properties were in request and made
eminent bonds, easy for SIS and new as, steady
for old As state bonds, dull. Railroad bonds
strong.
Grain and Merchandise.
Flour-Receipts, 1890 barrels: exports 26OOO
barrels; sales, 81, 400 packages Market held
higher which checked business old prices being
BID and refused; City mill patents. 81 30@4 so;
city mill clears S. 60@3 rs.
Southern flour dull.
Rye Flour-Quiet; sales 200 barrels
Wheat-Receipts, 226, 600 bushels; exports. l3C,-
900; sales, 23,390 futures; 10000 spot. Spot
Quiet but strong; No. store and elevator 7l5sc:
atoat 721sc; f. o. b. 1880 afioat; No. ! hard
77s4c delivered. OPTIONS had an active day.
Frost and bugs made u p the crop scare; closed at
. &c advance. No. 2 red May, 695s@69 7-l6c,
closed at 7lSsc; June, 7o9717sc closed n 3sc;
7014@725sc, closed 725sc; September, 70 7-I6@
727sc. closed 727sc: December, 721a@74Nc,
Hops-Heavy.
Wool-Firm.
Pigiron-Dull; Scotch, $4,000; American. SO so
OLE so.
copper-Firm;. brokers' price. $40 25; exchange
price, $40 so.
rea L a5 brokers' price, So Is: exchange
steady. ~ = -e'
Speter-Steady; domestic So 3503 60
8. Sales on Change: 90 tons June tin, Sl4 75: 30
tons June, IA 20: 150 tons June $l4 IS; 25 tons
May, $l4 50 90 tons, ex Mississippi, $l4 TO-.
Conee-Optlons opened irregular with near
months 3 TO 20 points lower. and late months nm
changed to 10 points higher, early weakness due to
pressure. OF May notices. The sales reached a
larger total than here for weeks Closed hare
iy steady, with May 25 points lower and other
months from points higher to 10 points lower.
sales, 2S,500 bags, including May, Sl3 goal 4:
June, $14 lGG15; July, S14 50Gl4 So: September
$l4 55Gl4 90; October, $l4 80; December Sl4 as
quiet Cordova, 1S14@lac Sales 100 bars Mara
caibo private terms; $50 bags Central American.
private terms; 800 picus interior Padang at 26lSc
and 10000 mats Plae do at 263zc ~
Sugar-Raw, firm, but quiet Sales Yesterday IN
Boston, 10000 bags centrifugal, SO test, at 3Ssc;
refined, quiet. 1s'