The San Francisco call., 1896-03-12
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. n. Y, March 1l.-When it is
said that American tobbaco figured for 230, 500
shares out of a grand total OF 342 500 shares for
the entire list it about explains the market at the
Stock Exchange to-day. Tobacco opened at 1919,
rose to 1924, receded to 1885 and then recovered
10 7S1s679 All sorts of rumors were afioat to
account for the sensational movements in the
stock and the enormous dealings. 1t said that
movement on foot to settle the existing diff
ferences with its Western competitors, and that
the company intended resume dividends on the
common at early day. Both of these stories
met with semi-Offcial denals, and later in the day
the street finally settled down TO the opinion that
the recent wide fluctuations were due to manipu-
lation by people alleged TO have inside connee
Lions
The rumor was to the effect that Southern
director OF the company finding the STOCK heavily
overso!d, inaugurated campaign against the
bears and had completed a big W ashington inter-
est TO cover The fact that a weil-known Wash
ington firm given up a buyer OF 10000
shares lent color to this theorg. In the afternoon
trading the excitement in this specially abated
and traders paid more attention to General Elec-
tric Chicago Gas, Leather preferred and Cotton
Oil. General Electric rose from 3i5s 10 371a;
sugar rose from 1l514 to l1654, Leather preferred
from 603s to 81, and Cotton oil preferred from
6014 TO 62Ia. The railway lis showed little life
Al the start Burlington and Quincy, Missouri
Pacific and Baltimore were notably weak, falling
6s TO - per cent but in the later session a steader
tone prevailed and the losses noted were partly re-
gained Speculation closed firm. Net changes
show losses of 1sG34 per cent in the railway list
and gains OF / TO 31s per cent in the industrial
group.
Bonds were dull and firm. Sales were sl777,-
00J. chicago and Eastern Illinois first sinking
tI3d sizes rose 10 IA a. tgniiabe Gas and Fuel
Eastern tives 10 9312; Northwest sinking fund
fives, ia to l1014
In Government bonds S103,000 coupon fours of
1925 sold at 1l64@ll7
Grain.
FLOUR-Dull, easy. Winter wheat low grades,
So 50d3; do fair TO fancy. So S5@S3 go: do patents
SIS 90@4 Is; Minnesota clear, 81 7O@3 30; Mime
sofa straits S3@5 So Minnesota patents, SIS 500
80; low extras, So 50(13: city mills $4 1904 rs
city mills patents, $4 30@4 As; rye mixture,
81 50G3 50: superhne 81 l0(G2 20; fine, S2@2 b5
Southern four-Steady; common to fair extra
steady 81 6U@l2 IS.
BUCKWHEAT-4004lc
CORN NMEA AL-Steady; yellow Western, 81 200
25: Brandywine, 81 90
RYE-State, 49c delivered; Western. 4S1lc
BARLEl-Firm; No Milwaukee. 48C14yc.
BARLEY MALT-Firm. Western, 55@5Sc
WHEAT-Active. hrmer; No. req, store and
elevator, 791a@79s4c afoat, sl@sl14c; T. o. b.,
sO12aSls4c; ungraaed red 69@S3c; NO. l North.
Options more active and irregular, declining
12G5sc on weaker cables, local realizing and bear
ish Government reports, advanced 5sG.s4c with
the West and better export. demand fell Isc
and closed steady at unchanged prices 10 lac ad-
vance, May and July most active. No Red
March, 73z2c; April, 1880; May, 74ssc; June
CokN-spof. dull firm; No. q 3s5sc elevator;
405sc at1ont.
May and July most active. March, 3Sc; May,
361sc; June 3612c; July, &c.
OATS-Dull. steady.
Options steady, dull; March. 25ssc; May,
258sc. Spot prices: No 2. 2512c: No. white,
2714c: No. Chicago 261ac: No. 8, 24lac; No. 3
white, 255s@26c: mixed Western, 26@261hc;
white do, z7tG29c; white State, 27I29c
FEED-Bran, 606621sc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RYE-Feed, 621aG65c.
Provisions.
BEEF-Quiet and unchanged: beef hams dull
Sl4 50Gl5; tierced beef dull city extra India
mess, $l5G so: cut meats, moro active: picked
bellies II lbs, 47s@5c; do shoulders, 41ac; do
hams. S12GSs4c.
LARD-Quiet, about steady; Western steam,
s5 co. city $5C15 05 May, $5 rs Refined, dull :
continent, So 80; South American. So Is; COM
pound. 45s147sc
PORK-Firm. Mess SlO@lO So