The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, y. Y, April 2O-The stock market
opened quiet and shade below yesterdays closing
prices and during the first fifteen minutes the
tendency OF the active list was in the direction OF
lower figures. The specialtes dealt in at this time
were on the contrary quite strong and recorded
advances, and gradually the entire market gained
strength The volume Of business small.
Shortly before the close active buying set in which
resulted in sharp rise, and speculation closed de-
cidedIy buoyant in tone
Many of the shares traded in were at the highest
OF the week in the final dealings notably the
grangers, which were in brisk buying demand and
made gains the day Of 1a to 9s per cent. Sugar
figured most prominently, moving within a range
Of 81 per cent and closing at yesterdays final
prices Louisville, New Albany and Chicago sold
up 21s per cent. a few shares showed declines
OF Is 10 SIS per cent.
The trading throughout the week has been char
acterized by considerable strength and animation,
with a very wide distribution of business Specu-
lation was stimulated by the favorable reception
accorded to President C1eveland's views on the
financial question by the strength OF wheat, cotton
oil and other staple commodities and by trade re-
ports, showing q revival on business throughout
the country generally.
A brisk inquiry came from foreign centers and
commission houses are paid large increase OF
ORDERS principally in the West.
transactions OF $4,000, from 67Isa68. Govern
ment bonds firm. state bonds quiet. Railroad
The exports Of specie from the port Of New York
for the week amounted to S714,479 in gold and
SS43.0S2 in silver. The imports for the week
were; Gold, S731,591; silver, S45, 524; dry-goods,
S2,563,272; general merchandise $S,117,7S5.
Grain and Provisions.
Wheat-May, $3.50.
F1our-Steady.
Hops-stesdy: state common to choice Old, so
&c; 1894, 46l0c; Pacific coast. old, S1597c: 1894,
Wooi-FIrmi domestic fleece. 1s@2so; pulled,
1e024c-
etroleum-Norninal; united closed 81 81 bid;
Washington barrels, nominal; do in bulk, nominal;
refined New YORK, SO rs; Philadelphia and Balti-
more, $40 20; do in bulk, So 95.
Pigiron-Steadier; Scotch, $1,000; American,
So 5O912.
Copper-Qulet: brokers' price, SO rs.
Lead-Quiet; brokers price, 81 95.
Tin-Pates quiet.
Coffee-Options opened quiet at unchanged prices
to decline Of 10 points. There was speculative
support, and only local covering kept the market
from breaking with Indifferent foreign advices and
points net decline. Sales, 5705 bags, including:
April, $14 80; May, $14; June, $14 e5; July
ga %: December, S14 1OG14 10.
Spot Cohee-Rio, dull: No. z, 1534c; mild, dull
and easy; Cordova, 1S14G19c.
sugar-Easy, quiet. but firm; fair refining,
Lice; Centrifugal 80 test, Sc. Sales, 1890 bags
Centrifugal 96 test, cost and freight, at g 16c
Refned-Quiet. No. 6, 1903 11-16c; No. T.
8 7-l6Q35sc; No. 8, 35sG3 9-16c; No. g, 5-16@
312c; No. 10, 31463 7-16c; No. IL, 31s9s3 7-16c;
No. u, 3 1-l6q314c; No. l3, &c; OF a, 334a3Zsc;
mold a, 4 3-1694szc; standard a, 8 3-16G4c;
confectoners' a, 3 3-1694c; cut loaf, 9-16@
48sc; granulated, 3-l6941sc; cubes, 4 3-169