The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
NEW YORK MARKErs.

: NEW YORK, n. Y, March 3O-A fair degree
Of activity characterized the speculation stocks
to-day, and the trading was strong in tone. A
large number OF foreign buying orders were on the
board at the opening for the arbitrage account
only part of which could be executed, owing to the
rapid advance in prices.
The London market showed American securities
in good demand at higher figures, and this fact in
huenced the market very favorably. With the ex-
ceptlon or a brief period OF depression. the ten
dency was upward TO the close. a raid on Chicago
Gas WAS the immediate cause OF the temporary re-
action The stock, which had advanced 10 per
in the early dealings fell OFF l. closing with
rally OF IA from the low point. On buying accred-
ued 70 Iislue interest, sugar rose IA per cent,
market closed strong in tone.
During the week the trading about equal in
volume TO that OF the week preceding. AT the
opening the market was 'buoyant, and under
strong buying an advance recorded, ranging
. up TO per cent in National Starch preferred Be-
fore the close on Monday, however, selling move
fIisut.,was inaugurated, chiefly TO realize London
national stocks. The depression continued until
late on Thursday and was more marked by reasons
presidents not likely TO result in agreement.
The stocks OF this group suffered severely and New
Jersey Central led the downward movement OF SIS.
In the general list the decline was less pro-
nounced- The bulls rallied to the support OF the
shares up even higher than before the slump,
notably ST. Paul. Sugar, New England, Atchison,
.DistLling, Trust Receipts, Hooking Valley and
Leather, common and preferred The coal shares
also rallied sharply. The local sales were l,349,-
DiO shares. distributed l4O different stocks.
Ihexfond market today was active and firm,
snd n eipally from Kansas and Texas securities
The ~ 81 sales were $S50,o00. Kansas and Pacific
console advanced 2, Kansas and Texas seconds
15s, ami Northern Pacific ard Montana frsts /.
The speculation during the week less ami
mated than last week, but the aggregate sales
reached s9,747,000. The main trend OF values
Government bonds were active and strong
throughout the week, notably for the new fours,
the registered bonds selling up TO 120s4, which is
the highest figure yet reached. The total sales OF
Government bonds were 1917, 900.
Exports of specie from the port of New York for
The receipts for the week we're: Gold, S2s6351
silver, $27,5zS: dry goods, $4,624,3S0; general
merchandise, $9.64o.472.
Grain and Merchandise.
Wheat-March. 6O5sc.
Flour-Steady.
1890, 4@510ci Pacific coast, 1890, 4(al0c.
Oranges-Steady; California. 81 1898 90; West
Pig ITonNDnn; scotch, $1,000; American
observation-disclosures; United closed Ill bid
sales, 700 bbls Washington. nominal do bulk 81 90
nominal; refined New York, 81 10.
Copper-Firm; brokers' price, SO IL.
Lead-Qulet; brokers price, so %.
Tin-Plates, quiet.
points lower but afterward rallied on covering.
Gables were slow, closed firm at 10(615 points net
advance. Sales, 1850 bags, including May, $l4 80;
Spot Cohee-Rio, firm: No. z, 1886; mild, barely
steady; Gordova. 1S12G1ec.
suger-Raw firm: fair refining, 11-16c; CEN
trifugal, 90 test, &c. Sales none.
Refned-Quiet and steady; No. 8, 39-169334e,
No. z, 8 T-l66 35sc; No g, 8 5-16(GS1a; No. g. 314
as 7-1ec; No, 10, SAG, S149973 7-1ec; No. IL, 83s9
334@3.sc: mold A, 8 316@3asc; standard "a"
3 3-16c; confectioners' "a" 3-l694c; cut loaf,
4 9-16@4z4c; crushed, 9-1694s4e: powdered,
43-16@43sc; graduated, 15-l6@41sc; cubes,
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