The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-20
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y, May 19.-Busness at the
Stock Exchange was quiet again to-day. The
dealings amounted TO only 116,500 shares. The
tone of the market at the opening was character
lied by firmness; the comparatively small exports
of gold and q belief that the recent sales of Amer
securities abroad VIII furnish sufficient ex-
change TO keep shipments of the metal within
moderate bounds, have contributed to the strength
OF the market at This time. The Improvement
however. was confined TO narrow limits, save in
the case of the Rubber stocks which gained l1s@
212 per cent on a statement submitted to the
stockholders at their annual meeting at New
Brunswick to-day.
Mr. Bannigan. who said to be opposed to the
present management, stated at the meeting that
he was no Interested in company. as pub
Hshed some time ago, and that he would support
and cooperate with the trust directors This
also had strene thenng influence. The report
submitted was considered favorable. Soon after
the opening Sugar and Manhattan weakened. The
former fell from l22I to 10 and the latter from,
l0l34 to lOO34. Sugars weakness was due to the
price of refined which has led TO realizations bv
brokers alleged to have inside CONNEXIONS Man
haitian was again sold on unfavorabe report for
the March quarter and on an unfounded statement
that its chief Competitor had obtained controi rs
the Madison-avenue horsecar line.
metropolitan traction on the other hand was In
request and advanced from 1904 10 l08 Friends
OF the stock say that the forthcoming quarterly re-
port will be favorable. Tobacco was bought on
early advices from The West that efforts were max
ing TO bring about a setlementof the rate war.
The railway list moved within a very narrow
radius and at the close showed declines of 1a(al IA
per cent as com pared with yesterdays finals. The
loss in the industrials was equal to Ia TO ga per
cent outside OF Tobacco and Rubber, which scored
Bonds were firm in tone The sales footed up
$1,593,OS0. Northern Pacific second sizes rose
1901 1915; do consolidated fves III to SO; do
collateral trust skies, "a to 913l; st. Paul South
west division sizes. ia 10 ~ and Burlington and
Quincy consolidated sevens SIS TO 119 3s.
In Governments bonds $4,000 coupon tours of
1925 sold at 1865.
FLOUR-Dull. easy: Winter wheat low grades
81 1902 80: do fair TO fancy, 50 50a3 65; do pat
ents, S3 15G4A: Minnesota clears. 81 5u03 10: q o
straits, 1903 so; DO patents, So 45GD4 30. low
extras, q 1897 80; city mills "a lOn4 20; do
patents, 81 3OG4 so; rye mixture So 5O03 SO
superhne, 81 a %: fine, 81 75Cd2 TO- South
crn flour, dull steady; common % fair extra So 3O
az 40; good to choice, 81 9O@3 20. Rye flour
dull, easy; 81 40Gn2 SO.
CORNMEA L-Quiet, steady. yellow Western
81 O5@2 lOi Brandywinc, 50 so.
RHE-Nomlnal y o. 2. 4I(d4414c: State Acc
BARLEY-Quiet; ungraded Western Ye04lc
BAKLEY MALI-ouiet; Western. 47@53c.
WHEAT-Dull, hrmer; I. Q. b. 75c 10 arrive !:
uDgraded red, 65t176c: No. Northern 7O1mc
Options opened weak and declined IAG1sLac on
easier cables, foreign selling weak West and local
realizing. rallied $50 12c on bulIish crop news ami
local covering, closing firm Ac over yester-
day, with a fairly active trade, July and Septem-
Der most active. No. red, May. 6ss4c; June
6S3sc; July, 6s14c; Septemb Der, CSC: December
6934c
CoRN-Spot dull, firm. No. ., 3514c, elevator.
3614c, afoat.
Options we're dull and firm at 1sc ad vance fol.
lowing the West September and May most active.
May, 3514c; july 35S4c; september, 3S5sc.
UATS-Acti easier
Options dull, firmer. May. 24l4c; mixed West
err. 15G26c; white DO and white STATE 26@2Sc.
FEED BRAN-55@65c.
MIDDLIN GS-65@7Uc.
RYE-Feed 65c.