The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. n. Y, March 2O.-The transac-
tions stocks to-day aggregated only $4,000
shares. The trading, of late, confined e1-
clusvely 10 the professional operators. The OPEN
ing weak on Lonaon selling, the attitude
faken ty France in the Egyptian matter having
disturbed confidence abroad TO some extent Local
operators were sellers OF the grangers, Louisville
and Nashville and certain of the specialties, but
the offerings .or this account were on very small
scale. A number of unfavorable reports were cir
culated as TO the financial standing of leading com
nerciaI firms here and in Boston IL was even
stated that a National bank was in trouble, but
close investigation failed to develop anyth ng of
definite character.
preston on prices and at one tinIe the decline
equal to 4912 per cent, Louisville and Nashville,
Tennessee coal, New England, the Grangers and
the Northern Pacifics scoring the greatest losses
Tobacco displayed considerable strength and
the teNNai VI IepoEOs VI an early seIieIneht o the
war with the outside manufacturers the stock rose
from Sl12 to S312 In the late trading the
market showed tendency TO improve owing 10
covering OF short contracts. sugar, Louisville and
y ashve and the Changers were quite prominent
this time. Pacific Mail in the final transactions
jumped from 2512 to 2712. Speculation closed
firm in tone. Net changes show losses of 14G11s
per cent. Tobacco gained l6s and Pacific Mail
per cent.
81 ,l43 000 Kansas and Texas of Texas fves fell
TO 1912; Kansas City and Pacific fours, to II I;
Northern Pacific thirds TO 7412; Peoria and
Eastern incomes, to 19: Rochester and Pittsburg
Francisco Consolidated tours, 2 TO &c. Manhattan
Railway Consolidated fours brought e57s against
coupon tours of 1925 brought 1IeIa@ll 6N
5000 coupon fives, l13.
Grain.
FLOUR = Quiet. steady. Winter wheat low
graGes, 50 1892 S5: do, fair TO fancy, So S5@4 90
do, patents, IS 90(d4 25; Minnesota clear, 81 70@
. 20 do straits, s3@3 60: patents, SO 55a4 20;
low extras. 81 25d2 So: city mills, 81 15g4 25; ;
. 80: superfine, Sz@2 50 fine, s2@2 80. South,
-four, steady; common 10 fair extra. 50 4OG3;
at 50 6OG2 s5
observation-disclosures.
4 CORNM EAL AL-Steady; yellow Western So 2O0
%: Brandywine So 20.
RNE-Nominai.
BARLEY Firm; ungraded Western, 4O@47c.
BARLEY MALT-Quiet.
WHEAT-W No 2 req, store and elevator,
5sc: afoat 791ac: I. o. b., 7o@soc; ungraded red,
64@Slc; No. Northern, 72c.
Options active and irregular declining 5h@s4 C
with The Nest ralying 1s@l3isc on local covering
terday May and July most active. No. 2 red
March, 6s7sc; April, 697sc; May, 69c: June and
July 6ss4c; August. $500; September, 6S5sc.
CORN-Dull, firm; No. 2, SIC elevator; 3Sc
hfioat.
Options dull and steady at 1493sc decline. fol.
July most active. March, 371sc: April. 35sAc;
May. 35ssc; July. 36i4ac; september, 3714c.
OA1S-Dull, steady.
Options easier: March, 247sc; May, 24s4c
Spot prices: No. z. 25c: No. 2 white, 2615c: No.
2Chicago, Z6c: No. 3, 23s4c; No. 3 white, 25lac:
mixed Western, 25926c; white do, z7@29c; white
State 27d29c
FEED-Bran. 60@621ac.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
RYE-Feed, 6212965c.
Provisions.
BEEF-Quiet, steady, unchanged. Beef hams
dull, Sl4 5o@15. Tferced beet. slow, unchanged;
cut meats Quiet. steady, unchanged city extra
India mess $l5@l6 30 PickIed bellies, 12-fts,
a5sc: do shoulders. 419@I434c; do hams, s12@Sc.
l. ARD-Du about steady. western steam,
30 45@5 47l2: city, S5@5 SO: Refined. dull:
continent, $e $ south american. SO l5 com
pound. 45seG4Zsc.
PORK-Qnet, steady. Mess, 50 75@l0 %.
BUTTER Active. State dairy, lO@20c: do
creamery held, l3G1Sc; Western dairy, lO@l 4c:
do creamery, I2@22c: do held, 12@lSc do fac
tory, 9Ql3c: Elgins. 22c; imitation creamery.
1114@16c: rolls, 9@13c.
CAEESE-Fair demand. Choice, STEADY; full