The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. y. y, March 2S.-Tobacco was
the overshadowing feature of the trading at the
stock Exchange to-day, $4,000 shares changing
hands at S71aGS9. The total sales for all stocks
were only 9O,UO0 Tobacco's activity and advance
we're the result of the talk that the directors will on
wednesday resume dividends on the common
stock and to rumors that the troubles with its
Western competitors have been settled Shorts
were alarmed by these rumcr5 and bought heavily.
The rise disturbed recent sellers OF other indus
trials and general though moderate improvement
sugar moved up from 11412 to 1l6; Chicago
Gas from 6734 10 6S5s: General Electric from
353s TO 353L. Little attention paid to Attor-
neT<{fenerai. Naloney's statement that he will CON
test the declaration OF dividends by the Chicago
Gas people this time. In the railroad group
Burlington and Quincy was notably hrm and rose
from 74Js rs on the unexpected favorable state
rnent for February. The other active railways
ranged from 1s 10 "a per cent There was good
deal OF gossip about gold shipments early next
week, estimates placing the exports at anywhere
from 81 100000 TO $3,00O,00O The rumors had
speculation closed strong, with prices 78 to per
cent above Fridays final close.
onds were dun and lower. The transactions
aggregated $463OOO. Chicago and Northern Pa
ci1c fves certificates fell Ts to 421s; Western
New York and Pennsylvania general fours, Ia to
as, and Wisconsin Central f1ves certificates, 8 to
Al Peoria and Pekin Union seconds rose 212 to
n Govern nent bonds SIC, 900 coupon fours Of
1925 brought 1854.
FLOUR Dull. Winter wheat, low grades,
do. paTents, s3 s06a4 25: Minnesota clear, 81 700
so; do, straits, 1898 60; patents, So 55@4 25;
do, patents, S4 2094 40: rye mixtures, 81 5O@
60: superfine, $2@2 so; fine, 1922 30. South
GOOD 10 choice. S3@3 80 Southern -four, quiet
steady: unchang ged. Rye -four. quiet at 81 60@
2 s5; buckwheat -four 81 2OG1 25.
UCKWHEAT-40G41s4c.
CORNMEAL- Dull. steady; yellow Western
s2 2O@12 %: Brandvwine, 81 20.
RYE-Nominal: Western, 49@51c.
BARLET-Quiet; ungraded Western, 40G47c.
BARLEY MALT-Quiet; Western. 50@56c.
ysfor 791sc; ahoat, S01sG9034c; +. o. b., SOG
sI14c;% u1graded red, 63GS2c; no. Northern.
0stions we're dull at 1sc advance, following the
tand on local covering, with only @ light tt trade
-3Ilc: APRIL 7Q5sc; MAY, 7O1sc; June, July and
AueIist 693hc; September, SO Isc
C0RS- Firm, dull. No. 2, 3714c elevator;
o6aons 4lsVai Unchanged March, 3714c: May s51sc;
July 3648c.
Gplions%Duu; firm March. 25c: May, 241sc,
Spot prices: 10 2 25t4c: No o.; white; Vii 2eA2c; no
mixed Westerns 253&g26c; white do 26@2s1zc;
FEED-Bran 600o21@c-
MIDDLINGS-65(G7pc.
RYE-Feed, 6212g65c
Provisions.
BEEF Dull. Family, S10@12: extra mess.
81 5O0g. Beef hams quiet: $l4 50gl5 Tierced
beef dnli; city extra mess, $l5@15 so. Cut meats.
IARD-steady. western steam, So 371aa5 40;
city. 81 9565; May, $54712. Refined quiet: con-
t.nent $5 10; South American. So 10; COM
pound 45s1434c
pORKEMess, 50 5O@1O.
BUTTER-Steadv; qliet. State dairy, 9GD29c;
60 creamery, held, l3(Glsc; Western dairy, loo
Qsc. 90 creamery, I3&y22c: do heid, lZdlSc; do
factory, S0l3c: Elgins, 22c; imitation creamery,
429l7c; rolls, 9Gl4c.
CHEEsE.-tlniet state, large, 6C0l014c; do fac
tory, 0G14c: 90 small. 6@l0l4; part SKINS, So
tct tull skins. 2d212c.
GS-Firm. STATE and Pennsylvania, ll34@
lZc: Southern, ll@11Ac: Western, fresh, l12c;
duck, 28d29c: goose, 7U@75c.
TALLOW-Quiet: easy. City, ll-16c: country,
56s93s4ra
CoT16NsEED oIL-crude 21c: yellow prime,
Zo12ci DO on grades. 2514G251ac,