The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. ", Feb. 13-Speculatfon at the
Stock Exchange was in the main strong to-day.
AT intervals however the market reflected the re-
cent heavy lqudations, and more especially in
the case of Sugar, which Jagged throughout. The
opening was strong London having turned up as a
buyer Of st. Paul and Louisville and Nashville
The recent favorable traffic returns of these two
companies seemed to stimulate foreign purchasing.
The main factors however were, first, the general
belief that matters so shaping themselves that
earlv and amicable settlement of the Venezu-
elan question is likely and, second, the heavy re-
ceipts OF gold at the Subtreasury which steadily
800, ,0U0.000 mark.
Rumors from Washington that the Senate free
silver amendment to the bond bill Will be defeated
by big majority in the House tomorrow contrib
nted TO the good feeling: Minor causes at work
for higher prices were the refusai Of Attorney
General Hancock of New York TO bring an action
against the Central Trust Company in the matter
of the reorganization OF the company and the
splendid exhibit OF the American Tobacco Com
pany for the year Tobacco was the special feature
and bounded up from 1914 to 1914. Later on there
was a drop 10 aO14 aud recovery to S214.
Chicago Gas opened 11s higher at 661s on the
Hancock decision, and then rose 10 6914 on cover
ing by shorts and buying for the long account
Sugar co sed l1s higher at 1885 after selling at
little Influence and the stock was less ac i've than
OF late. General Electric was stronger and rose to
327s on reports that the Metropolitan Traction had
adopted the company's underground trolley sys-
tenn n the railway group Louisville and Nash
vile, the grangers Manhattan Reading Jersey
Central, Big Four and Kansas and Texas preferred
The rise in the railway list ranged from 10 to 3ss
per cent. At one time Missouri Pacific broke from
Z4S4 TO 231s and recovered 10 24ss. This break
led 10 selling OF Western Union and Manhattan.
In the last hour however, when Chicago Gas
bounded up TO 6S14, the whole market improved,
ana the prominent issues sold at the best figures
OF the day. Specu alton closed strong with prices
anywhere from "A to 3ss per cent higher on the
day Total sales, 24S5 500 shares.
Bonds were strong. Sales footed up 81, ,375 900.
East Tennessee consol fyes rose ia TO lOS14 ;
Iowa Central firsts, ! TO ga; Kansas and Texas OF
1eXAS 4 LAX q ri nd arr
firsJs, l 10 15: Northern Pacific firsts ] to
llo12; Ohio Southern fours, to 81. Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville seconds, to 30; Wheel.
ing and Lake Erie fves TO 1O2
IN Government bonds 1851. 900 coupons fours of
1875 brought l151s@ll6l4.
Grain.
FLOUR = Quiet. steady, as before. Southern
nonr-Dnll, as before. Rye fiour-Quet, steady;
4Oa2 30: Buckwheat flour, 81 %.
BC BCCkWHEAT-As before.
a. 25; Brandywine, 81 20
RHE-Nomina, before.
BARLEY-Nominal No. 2 Muwaukee 45c de-
nyered; angraded Western. 3S1a6I45c.
BARLEY MALT-Nominai, as before
WHEAT-Dull, hrmer. No. 2 reu store and ele-
vator, S012@S034c: atioat, sl@Sl1ac; e. o. b.
s112@S21 12c: ungraded red, 67973c: 10. l North,
Options dull and Irregular clos. ng firm at 1sc IN
84c advance on foreign buying. local covering and
following the West. May and July most active. No.
2 red, February, 7S$4c; March, 7434c; May,
725Sc; July. 7214c.
c0KN-Fairy active. firm. No 2. ssI4c eleva-
options dull; firm at 1sc advance. May
most active. February, 36s5c; May 3614c; July,
3714c.
oATs-Dull, firm. No. white 26ssa2ealc c;
No 2 Chicago 26s4c: No: B. 241a a. 245sc:
No white. 25j2e: mixed Western, 26t026 1ac;
Western white, 27CG2S12c: white state, 2712SIac
Options frmer, dull. February, 255sc; May,
2534c.
FEED BRAN-As before.
Provisions.
BEEF-Quiet, steady BEEF hams inactive
$l5 90 Tierced beef slow: city extra India mers
$l59l6i cut meats, steady, quieti picked bellies