The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-07
NEW YORK MARKETS.


NEW YORK, n. Y, April 6.-During the two
hours business on the Stock Exchange was fair but
the tendency of prices in the main downward. The
losses of the day ranged from to Is per cent, the
latter in New Jersey Central which sold down
in the last half hour breaking 15s per cent from
the highest point touched. Manhattan is down 7s
General Electric and Lead 81 and Colorado Oil IS.
Advances are established Of pig per cent in Cedar
Falls and Minnesota; "A in Delaware ana Lacka-
wanna, and per cent in Delaware and Hudson;
New York and New England was most prominent,
but merely fuctuated within narrow limits, closing
10 per cent lower than yesterday. During the
past week the market has been less active than for
some weeks past, with the result that the declines
on the week largely oJftnum bered the advances,
while the aggregate sales reached only 93S,OOO
shares, 125 stocks being dealt in.
In the latter part of the day the market was dRH
and irreg ular the depressing influences being the
unfaVorable traffic returns and foreign selling,
oscillations OF profits and doubts as TO favorable
outcome of the pending negotiations between the
holders of anthracite carrying roads.
The closing of the stock of the Sugar Trust re-
fineries was used as wedge against the stock.
the week, particularly the guaranteed stock. A
break of per cent S31S in Metropolitan trac-
ton attracted no little attention. There was
rumor the company had not earned the recent
dividend declared on the stock. The company Off
Gals stated there was nothing in the affairs of the
company to warrant the decline and expressed ig-
norance as to the cause.
Declines: Colorado Fuel preferred, II per cent;
New Jersey Central, 4; Northern Pacific second
preferred, 3S,s; Oregon Navigation and Hooking
Valley preferred, s; Consolidated Coal, 23A, and
al
Advances; Starch. first preferred, L per cent;
New York and New Haven, / Erie Telegraph, "A;
Tobacco, PA, and Cedar Falls and Minnesota,
NJ. G. and Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic pre-
ferred, 2 per cent.
The bond market was quiet and generally firm.
The Oregon Navigation issues were the feature of
the dealing and made further appreciation, the
hves moving up per cent and the trust receipts
and collateral trust fves per cent each. The
sales aggregated $54eOOO. An advance was re
fives There was pronounced strength during the
IF % n
the transactions being $7,263,U00. Government
bonds were in lighter demand during the week,
sales aggregating only 100000 There were IN
significant changes in values.
Silver certificates were strong on Monday, and
transaction OF last week. Later there was break
TO 6534c, with sc bid at the close. The total sales
were S120,000. Government bonds steady. State
bonds inactive. Railroad bonds firm.
The exports OF specie from the port of New York
for the week amounted TO s55S,652 in gold and
The imports for the week were: Gold, 81 $685.
9s9: silver $500, 7O0 dry goods, $2,524,36l; gen
erail merchandise, $7.O22.311.
Grain and Merchandise.
wheat-May. 6O5sc
Flour-Steady.
Hops-ouiet steady; State and common to
choice old 367c; Pacific Coast old 31a@7c; Lon
don market firm.
Wool-steady; Domestic fleece, 1692sc; pulled,
19624c.
Petroleunl-No Nominal; United closed III asked /:
Washington barrels 81 nominal; do in bulk "a 90
nominal; refined New York 81; Philadelphia and
Baltimore 81 40; do in bulk "a 80.
Oranges-Market steady; California. $3@3 90;
Pig Iron@Weak; Scotch, $1,000; American,
SO 5O612 80.
Copper-Easy; brokers' price, $3.50.
Lead-Firm; brokers' price, So.
Cofee-opfions opened weak at 1920 points de-
cables big receipts GpS at Brazil Closed quiet at 2sso
points net decline. sales, 1870 bags, including
Jnne' SI4 so: july 81 %: September. $l4 2O@
IL %: October, Sl4 20: December, S14 10.
spot Coffee-Rio No. z, 1915.
Mnd-Quiet: Cordova, 1S12G19c Sales none
Sugar-Raw.- steady. Fair refining 11@l6c;
centrifugal So test SC. Sales none. Refined. quiet
undd ff1I