The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 25.-American Sugar
was the feature of the trading at the Stock Ex
change to-day; following in point of activity was
st. Paul Sugar was highly erratic in its course
and ranged between 121 7s and 1885, closing al
1227s. The street was flooded with rumors of un.
favorable legislation at Washington. That per
haps was due 10 the fact that Washington firms
were given up as the largest sellers 1t was said
that a bill viii be introduced in the Senate next
week abolishing the 1sc dinerential duty on re-
fined
Operators who sold the stock at higher figures
covered on this report, considered that il
any action was contemplated the street would not
De taKen INTO the confidence of the National law
makers The changes in the usually active rail-
way shares were unimportant. At the opening
the market was hrm in tone, but the selling OF
Sugar exerted al unfavOrable influence until neaI
the close. when the stock referred to rallied to 1913
and speculation left on firm. Net changes show
Sales isl, 500 shares. res CENT iOOA''O i0'a
Bonds were strong The sales footed up ssOe-
600. Chesapeake and Ohio, Richmond and Al
segheny first consolidated fours rose 81 TO 961a;
Pittsburg. Shenandoah and Lake Erie hrst fves
Ia to 80; Missouri, Kansas and Eastern frs
nves, IA TO S21a. sorthern Pacific consolidated
solldated fours, 2s to 65 and Texas Pacific frsts
to 80.
In Government bonds $4,000 coupon fours OF
1925 sold at 1l9, and S2O,0OO coupon tives at
114@1141s
Grain.
FBoUR-Dull; steady; common TO fairs 2Ua3:
25: Minnesota clear, 81 bo@3 Is: do straits,
$3@3 so; do patents, SO 45@.4 35; low extras.
so; rye mixture, 81 5O@3 80; superfine, S2G
S5; fine. S2@2 80. Southern flour quiet, steady:
extra, 81 4095; good 70 choice do, s5g3 3D. Rye
-four, dull; 81 40@2 so. Buckwheat four 81 20
O. 25
BUCKWHEAT-40@42c.
CORNMEAL-Quiet steady: yellow Western
81 20@2 rs: Braudywine, 81 20.
RYE-Firm; State, 47s4@4sc; Western, 4614@
B4RLEY1Frm; B1RTEY ungsaaed Western, 4s@6Oc.
yrif nnff cl0 sod
steady. No. 2 red, store and elevator nominal;
afoat. nominal; f. o. b., 771ac to arrive; ungradec
Options opened firm and unchanged; fell 12G5sc
with the West ana local realizing; rallied 1sC
yesterday with slow trade. July and May were
most active. No. 2 red April, 7312c; May, 71c
CoRS-Dulli firm. No. Z, SSc elevator; 4OC
Rfont.
cline local trade. July, September and May only
traded in. april, 80 7sc; May, 5as4c; July, 3612c
OATS-Dul: steady
options-Dun, nominal; May, 245sc; July
SPOT prices: No. 2. 251sc: No. 2. white. 2s1Sc
No No. ? Chicago 261Ac: No. = 241se; s No: 3. white
FEED BRAN-60@6212c.
MIDDLINGS-65@7Oc.
RYE-Feed, 65@7Oc.
Provisions.
BEEF-Slow, easy, unchanged Family, SO SOC
10; extra mess. $76S. Beef hams, dull; S14 sc
@15; tierced beef. quiet, unchanged; cut meats
Inactive, unchanged.
LARD - Quiet lower; Western steam, SIS 121h;
city, 81 65; May. So 1919. Refined, steady; con-
tinent, s5 30; south American. SIS so: compound,
fGRK1ouiet steady. Old mess, $500 80; new
BUTIER-Fancy, frmer. state dairy, s@1411c;
DO creamery, l0915c; Western dairy, old, 7Clsc;
DO creamery, 10@l5c: do held. 9G11c; do factory.
i11lc. 'zs
CHEEsE-ouiet, easy. unchanged State large,
-
iGc: part skins, 3G41kc: f1fi skins. aeg21Sc.
EGGS-Fancy, firm. state and Pennsylvania,
116l111c; Western fresh, l0G12c
TALLoW-ouiet. City, 312c; country, sss@
yellow, prime, 2614@2614c; do, of grade, 2514a
RESIN - Firm. Strained common 10 gooo,
TURPENTINE-Firm. 29@2s1ac
POTATOES-Qu1et New, active, firm old. dull.
RICE-Moderate demand. Domestic fair TO extra
MoLAs sEs-Firm: New Orleans open kettle.
CoFFEE-Quiet points up to down April,
Sl2 90; May, $12 S5; June, $12 so; September.
ell So; December, $40 90. Spot Rio dull, steady;
sUGAR-Raw firm, dull. Far refining, ss4o;
6Tm. s5n'' 6r A. ss-le@s1sc: mod Hea a. Y}se.; }me;
standard A. 51ac' confecIioners A. 53sc; cut loaf
and crushed, 61sc; powered. 5s4c; granuiated
612c; cubes, 5s4c.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS
ALMoNDs-soft-sheli, 71a@sc; do pAper-shell,
ll@12c.
-. APRICOTS-Bass, 819912c.
PEACHES-Peeled, r ID, lO@12c; DO unpeeled
5GS15c.
PRO NES-Four Sizes SC.
RAISINS-Three-crown, loose, muscatel, 35z a
&c; do four-crown, 4@0c: 90 london layers, Csc
@$1: do clusters, 81 25l1l 40.
MALNUTs-stsndard, 61a@7c; do soft-shell,
SGlOc.
HoPs-onlet; State common to choice, gag
SC; Pacific Coast, 212G7c.
WooL-Quet; domestic fleece. l5@21c; pulled,
i5GS3c; Texas, 7Gl2c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-hoderately active; American $l1 a
13 35.
COPPER-Quiet nominal: Lake, $40 rs.
LEAD-Steady; domestic So 05
TIN-Easy; straits, $13 30@13 35; plates,
moderate demand
SPELTER-Firm; domestic 81 O5(94 TO-