The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
NEW YORK MARKETS,
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. Y, April 1.-Operators at
the stock Exchange were waiting all day for the
action OF the directors of the a mercan Tobacco
Company on the dividend matter. For days it
has been generally understood that the company
mtended.o resume the payment OF cash divi-
dends. Remembering the star-chamber proceed
lrgs of.the management last December, when the
hrst knowledge of the fact that the company had
passed from the dividendpaying list was received
through an obscure advertisem mt, the street was
-fncined-to hold or IL will also be called to mind
that The officials OF the company brought be-
lore tRe governing committee OF the Stock Ex-
change, and IL was question for time whether
the STOCK of the company would be permitted to
remain on the list.
70 Naturally pending official statement, opera
tors were disposed to go slow. Ii was not until the
adjournment of the board hat the street had anv
idea of the of the directors. Shortly after
O'Clock II was Officially announced that the drec-
tors had declared dividend of 2 per cent cash on
the preferred, and per cent cash and 20 I'm scrip
On the common. A the close the common was bid
for at a5 against S334, the final transaction at the
Stock Exchange. twas figured that at the clos
ing price the stock with the new privilege is worth
no on paper. The other ndustrals were strong
for Sugar, Distiers, Leather preferred, General
Electric and Consolidated Gas. The railways were
also strong, and better figures were recorded for
the Grangers, Louisville & Nashville and Manhat-
:. The talk of gold exports was ignored notwitb-
tended forwarding $1,0UO,OOO by SATURDAYS
steamers. The market at the Stock EXCHANGE
closed quiet in tone. On the curb however there
was livelE trading in tobacco for fully tw hours
after the close of the exchange. Net changes show
losses OF rs 20 B per cent for the railway list. The
lndustrG!s, however, gained Ia to l per cent
Total sales fooied up ia, $3.50 shares
Bonds were active and strong. Sales footed up
Sl.a94,O0O. Atchison adjustment fours rose 7s TO
4Sss; Kansas Pacific consolidated SKIES to "a :.
Kansas and Texas seconds, to 1914: Northern
Pacific consos fives / 10 AS: do cerfificates I
70 4S; ST. Joseph and Grand Island SKIES certifi-
Gates, TO AZ.
In Government bonds, $4,000 coupon fours of
1925 brought 1854.
Grain.
-nuI1 horn
grades, So 25G2 S5; do. fair 10 fancy, So s5@3 80:
do, patents. S5 9O@4 25; Minnesota clear, 81 7OG
$40: do, straits $3@3 CO. patents, SO 85C04 III:
low extras. 81 25G2 So: city mills, 81 1904 25,
do, patents, 81 20G4 as: rye mixtures. 50 5IlG
.rn -four, quiet: common to fair extra. So 4O@S
good TO choice. $3@3 80. Rye -four, quiet 81 65
g. 95 buclwheat -four, 81 zO6,l 25
BUCkWHEAT-4O@41c
az 25- Brandywine. 81 20.
BARLEi- irm; ungraded Western 39045c.
BARLEY MALT.ouiet; Western 5O@56c
MHEAT-Duil; firm with options No. 2 red.
store and elevator, 7914c afloat, sOs4c; /. O. h.
su14tesli4c; ungradea red. 64@s2c.
Uptops s were were, dull firm nat, at ac advance fol
a moderate scalping trade. May and july most
actiye. No. red; april, a014c; MAY, 70ssc;
December 72c. TO-
corn. Scarce, firm, dull. No. 2. s71ac elevator;
Options were firm and dull, at 1s@14c advance
without feature May only traded IN. April.
oorSS. may, ooL2C. july oO3Sc.
DAT>-Stronger.
options-Duil, firmer. May, 245sc. Spot prices:
No. 2, 2a34c; No. white, 26c: No. 2 Chicago.
254c: No 3, 26c; No. 3 white, 25c: mixed
Western, 25@26c; white do and white State,
26(G2sc.
FEED-Bran 6O@62Iac.
: MIDDLINGS-65(d70c.
RYE-Feed 6212@65c
Provisions.
BEEF-Slow; unchanged. Beef hams inactive: }:
S14 50Gl5. 1ierced beef, quiet; city extra
India mess, Sl5@15 so. Cut meats. slow, steady:
picked bellies, II pounds 4s4c: do should ers
4i2c: do hams, S1z@19c.
LARD-Quiet, firmer Western steam IS 35
@5 40: city. 81 95; May, S5 40. Refined quiet;
continent, S5 So; South American. So 90: com
pound 45s@4Mc.
.PoRK-steady, moderate demand; mess, So rs
BUTTER-Moderate demand: State dairy, 9d
20c; do creamery, held, 13d1Sc; Western dairy, 10
@l4c; do creamery, i3@21c; do held, l2@lSc; do