The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18
NEW YORK 1IARKETS.
Financial.


NEW YORK. y. y, Feb. 1.-THE transactions
at the Stock Exchange were light to-day, only
169, $50 shares changing hands. At the start the
market was inclined TO weakness, chiefly on ac-
count of unexplained break in Manhattan from
1854 to lO3. The weakness of this stock made
timld holders tighten their loads, and at the same
time room operators and sold-out bulls contributed
their share bring about lower prices But little
success attended their combined efforts, and in the
afternoon tradlg in the entire list was on the ad-
vance once more.
The main cause for the confidence prevailing in
the late session as the ease with which the sue
cfssful bidders TO the new Government loan met
their obligations and the announcement from
Washington mat the Morgan syndicate had filed a
Claim Tor all defaulted allotments. The syndicate
has deposited in the sub-treasury here sufficient
gold to cover all defaults. The fact that the first
sett ment has been met without the slightest dis
turbance 10 the money market and that funds on
time are to be had at 3 per cent for ali dates en-
couraged the bulls also.
The particularly strong stocks in the late trading
were Lake Shore Tobacco. louisville and Nash7
vile, Jersey Central Sugar, Chicago Gas and Man
haitian / he last-named jumped 10 1865. Sugar
first declined TO ll27s and hen rose to Il534 and
closed within fraction OF the best OF the day. II
was again rumored that the directors intended de-
claring an extra dividend. The meeting for divi-
dend purposes Will be held early in March. Leather
preferred dropped to 64M the revival OF the
talk about the passage OF the dividend, but later
rose 10 so 1s covering OF shorts. In the Gran
gers St Paul rosei TO 1854, Rock Island to 725s
Burlington 10 S012 and Northwest to l041a.
Speculation closed strong IN tone. Net changes
and Sugar led. Pacific Mail lost 1 per cent clos
AT LS44 II was stated that the bic between
the fanaLna road and the company has broken out
afresh. The had it that the freight is being
diverted AZ an ranclsco 10 the southern Pacific.
President simmons OF the Panama declined 10 talk
about the mater.
Bonus were strong. Sales, sI,l35 900. Canada
southern seconds rose 212 to 10Y; Chicago Gas
fves, 10 92; Hooking Valley general skies TO
SO; Louisville, New Albany and Chicago first
skies, l12 to 1892; Michigan Central consoI fves
OF 1881, l34 TO 1874; Northern Pacific thirds. 2
TO rs; ST Louis and san Francisco fives 5 to
S5, and Toledo and Ohio Central tirsts "a TO 1870
oregon Improvement first drOpDed IN
S2l2 and do consol fives, to %.
IN Government bonds, S544, $50 coupon fours of
1873 solo at lIoss9l16%4 and $4,000 do regis
tered AT 1852.
FLOUR Dull; steady. Winter wheat low
grades 81 50G$3; do fair TO fancy, 50 s5@3 o;
do patents So 9UG4 Is; Minnesota clear 50 7OCG
50 80; do straits 1903 SO; do patents $3 356l
30; Go extras, 50 30@3; city mills, ST. SOD 25:
10 patents, 81 356I4 so; rye mixture So 5OG13:
superhne. 81 1902 20; fine, $2Q2 80. Southern
5; good to choice do s3@3 80 Rye fiourTouies
steady, at 81 40@z 50. Buckwheat flour, 81 3O@
35
Observation-Disclosures.
CoKNMEAL-Qniet, steady; yellow Western,
So 20@2 25; Brandywine 81 20.
RHf.-NoIninal.
BARLEY-Nominal; No. Milwaukee, 45c;
ungraded Western. 4O@47c
BARLEY MALT-Nominal
WHEAT-Duil, easier. No. red store and ele-
yalor, 7942G7e$4c: ahoat, Sl9s114c f. O. b.,
S0SsseesS53s9; nngraded red 67@sSc; No. North
Options were dull and weak at 1yaCas1c decline.
increase on passage. May most active, No. 2 red
March, 1880: May, III 7sc; June, and July II lssc'
stocks OF grain. store and afoat February Is:
Wheat 4, 68S,099; corn, 473,532; oats, ,O29 72S;
rye. y, 1913: barley, 2S2,056 malt, 1929; peas,
II ,546 bushels.
CORN-DulI, firm. No. 2, 361ac elevator; lac
aionr.
Options were dull and steady at 1sc decline
following wheat and the West with longs realizing
July and May most active February 363sc; May,
36I4c; July, 3714c.
OATS-Steady. quiet.
Options uuil, unchanged, steady February and
March, 2512c; May. 255sc. Spot prices: No. 2
251@c; No. white. 2634c; No Chicago. 2612c:
No. 3. "a 1ac; No. white 2512c: mixed Western,
26td27c; white state and Western, ,27(92S1ac.
FEED BRAN-62 12@65c.
MEDDIIN6S -65(G67 15c.
RYE FEED-65970c.
Provisions.
BEEF-Dull, steady; family, 10@12c; extra