The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 2.-Of the $50 900
shares traded in at the Stock Exchange to-day
$1,000 shares were American Tobacco. The OPEN
ing dealings in the stock attended with the
greatest exct ement, the first sales being reported
at anywhere from e5 10 81, 5000 shares changing
hands at the drop OF the chairman's gavel Be
tween 1O and II O'Clock over $4,000 shares of the
STOCK were traded In. The STOCK, after the early
advance OF 514 per cent, fell to s9l2. recovered TO
price yesterday.
The Tobacco incident as will be seen, practically
killed speculation in the general market but the
, lehoehcy OF prices was upward until late in the
day, when recession of 1sQ1s per ensued.
In the reaction Sugar, the Grangers Louisville and
Nashville General Electric. Leather preferred and
Western Union scored the greatest losses Near
the close Manhattan bounded up TO l075s and
speculation left on quiet, but in the main firm.
Naturally the sensational developments in To-
bacco were much discussed
The action of the directors. in view of the mas
sage or the dividend last December, led unfavor-
aole comments, and members of the stock Ex-
change were not at all backward in expressing
their disapproyal of the policy of the Tobacco man
agemen!- There was some talk of bringing the
matter before the governors of the Stock Ex-
change Speculation closed quiet and in the main
hrm Net changes show gains OF 1sot7s per cent
Manhattan leading. sugar, Tennessee Coal, Dis,
tIing and Cattle Feeding lost 1sCd14 per cent.
Bonds were higher. Sales were 81 $50 600
Northern Pacific consolidated ives rose q 70
1875; do seconds rs to l1Oas: do Chicago an d
Northern acific ives, 2 to as: Wis consin Central
fves certificates 1S4 to 43.
Grain.
FLOUR : Steady, quiet. Winter wheat, low
do. patents, S3 90d4 25; Minnesota clear s. 7OG
900 do, straits. S3@l5 so: patents, So s5Ca4 20;
low extras, 81 25la2 s5 city mills, - l5Gs4 25 /:
do, rpatepJs. 81 20G4 45. rye mixtures - 5Ola.
80: superine, SzlG2 so; fine, s2@2 3O SOUTH
ao Tn hSur cin 30 TO as extra 50 4o@s
al 81 65qZ s5; huckwheat Hour, 81 209I 25.
observation-disclosures.
COkNMEAL- Quiet: yellow Western So 2O
@2 25: Brandywine. 81 20
Rlk-Nominal; Western, 401ac.
Barley irm: ungraded Western 3q645c
HARLEY MALT-Quiet; Western 50056c
WHEAT Firm; No. z req, store and elevator,
graded red. es@s2c: No. Northern. 73I4Gs7s1sc.
CItons were dG and unsettled, advancing Ia@
hrmer cables declining 1aG5s. on realizinr" clos.
ing hrm and unchanged 10 1sc advance. May and
J1,y 1ny most active; 40. red: April, 03sc May
b91sc: December, 721sc.
cSRN1 Dull hrm: No. ?. 1890 elevator;
Options were dull firm, at 1sc advance. follow
ing the West. May most active. April, sec: NAV.
35ssc: June Soc; July 3612c.
OAT--Firm.
options-Dull. easier. May, 241ac. Spot prices:
cago. 2534926c: No. 8, 2634c: No 5 white. s5c.
mixed Western, 25G26c White do and white state,
FEED- Bran eoa62lsc.
MIDDLINGS-65G7uc.
RIE-Feed, 6212Go5c
Provisions
BEEF-Quet, steady; unchanged. Beef hams.
dull; Sl4 50Gl5. 1ierced beef. dull; city extra
India mess, Sl5@l5 so Cut meats quiet steady
picked bellies, II pounds 4S4c: do should ers,
412c; do hams, Sl2Gd9c.
LARD-Quiet. lower. Western steam, SIS 80:
city, "a 9Og4 95; May, S5 IS. Refined dull .
continent, 80 %; South American. So; COM
pound. 45sd434c.
PoRK-Quiet, steady; mess SS 75GS SO.
BUTTER-easy: State dairy, e@20c: do cream
cry, held, l3alSc; Western dairy, lOGl 4c: do
creamery, I3@2lc: do held. l2@lsc: do factory
s@l5e; tElgns, 2lc; imitation creamery, ll@
1Zc: rolls. 10Gl2c.
CHEEsE-choice, fair iobbing demand State.
large, 6@lo14c; dc fancy, loGl0l4c; DO small &c
@l034c; part SKINS, 3G5c; full skins. 2G21sc
EGGS = Ffrm- State and Pennsylvania, l2c:
2h@29c; goose. soc.
TALON Quiet, easy. City. $3.50: country.
35sG3s4c-
CorIoNsEED oIL-Dull. Crude 211sc: vel.
low prime 2512c: do on grades. 2512c.
PETnOLEUM-Quiet, unchanged.
RESIN-Firm, quiet. Strained common to good
81 75dl 771s.
TURPENT1NE-Firm 2SIs129c.
PoTATOES-F Firm Sweets, 81 5o6l4 SO.
RICE-Fair demand firm. Domestic, fair
to extra, 3@5sAc; Japan, 4@414c.