The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK. n Y, April 5.-The volume of
business on the Stock Exchange to-day was
slightly greater than on yesterday, though at no
time was there any special activity. Although
c osng prices in the main higher than last
evenings final sales there are number of stocks.
including some of the leading properties which
show losses on the days transactions. London
not factor in the markets, its dealings being
confined small sales, Oh ey OF Atchison. At the
opening of business a firm tone prevailed, the
trading being ainly in the indusrials and General
Electric most extensively dealt in.
OF the railroad group, New England entered
most prominently into the transactions and on
fairly good buying rose per cent. Fer some 80
minutes the figures moved upward Duluth,
South Shore and Atlantic and Lead preferred adj
vanced 2 and ! per cent respectively. News re-
gardnG the coal presidents meeting became cur
rent. There were realizing saes, the result being
a reaction, in which New Jersey Central suffered
most severely, selling OFF ia per cent. Before
midday the speculation had recovered its Tone but
the Improvement was slight, except in the cordage
shares which on small purchases advanced ~ for
the common and Ia for the preferred and PIG Tor
the guaranteed.
Between l and O'Clock the market was dull
and narrow, but at the opening of the last hour
New Jersey Central was pressed for sale. The
stock. which had recovered "a per cent OF the early
decline broke IA per cent with a maj rally OF y
per cent. The rest of the market also lost frac-
tion but after delivery hour there was rally and
the final dealings were in fairly good tone. The
chief advances on the day were: Michigan central,
] Cordage preferred 11s; do guaranteed, 21a;
New England, Is, and Duluth, South Shore and
Atlantic preferred per cent.
The list of declines are: oregon Navigation and
Erie Telegraph / per cent and Hooking Valley and
Leather preferred 7s per cent.
There a moderate amount OF trading In
bonds to-day, with the speculative issues practi-
cally neglected. The usually inactive mortgages
contributed largely to the sum total OF the day S
trading, and transactions in these issues were in
the main at a material advance, notably Oregon
Navigation Collateral Trust IS, which brought SO,
against SO on February u; 90 5s also gained
per cent and do trust receipts 5 per cent.
The aggregate sales were $l,305,00O. Only i'm
portant advances are: Central Pacific, Chesapeake
and Ohio Extension fves, per pent; st. Joe and
Grand Island firSts 35s st. Paul NJ. and NJ. irsts,
PIG Northwest Sinking-fund Debentures fves,
registered; Kings County Elevated hrsts and
PEORIA Decatur and Evansville seconds per cent.
Government bonds firm. State bonds inactive.
Petroleum firm. Pennsylvania oil sales, none;
May option sales, none. Closed offered, 81 1888
bid Lima oil sales none.
Grain and Merchandise.
Wheat-May, 6O34c.
Flour-Steady.
Hops-Steady.
Wool-stesdy; Domestic fleece, 16@2sc; pulled,
orangesxFirm; California. 1898 so; West
Pig ITonZEasy; Scotch, $1,000; American,
copPer-Easy; brokers' price, 50 971a; exchange
Leads eady; brokers price, So; exchange price,
Tin1Easy: straits, $1s 7o@13 rs.
spsIter Firm: domestic s. 209qs 2214 Sales
May tin, S13 70; so tons cash Monday, S13 20.
Cofee-options opened easy at SOLO points de-
cline, ruled generally quiet and weak under un-
favorable European cables, closed steady at 5@15
points net decline. Sales, $4,000 bags, including
June, sI4 55@l4 so; July, sl4 5o@14 So; August.
$l4 40; September. $14 4O914 90; October, $14 40
ola so; December, Sl4 25@14 80.
Spot Cofee-Rio, weak; Nc. z, 1880.
Mild-Quiet: Cordova. lS12@19c. Sales 800
bags Rio No minus 20 point 12l2c C. and f. Six
sugar~Raw. firm 1r Sales, 1911 bags centrifugal,
96 test 21sc and f.; 1897 do molaSSes sugar, SO
test, 2 11-l6c; Refined, quiet