The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
NEW YORK. MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. ", Feb. 26.-The market for
stocks was irregular to-day and in the main prices
were inclined TO weakness. Realizations seemed
TO be in order, more particularly in the case of
the grangers, Louisville and Nashville and certain
Of the industrials. The reaction in st. Paul was
rather disappointing in view of the large pains in
net ear nings Tor January. Rock Island was sold
down from 745s to 1872 the reported destruc-
ton OF the bridge at Rock Island. Baltimore and
Ohio was heavy and broke to 3154 liquidations
by holders who Believe that the report OF the ex-
pert accountant will be very unfavorable. The
ferred and Tobacco.
Sugar was exceptionally strong throughout and
rose 10 1872. The strength OF the stock was due
the defea of the tariff bill in the senate vester
day. Leather preferred was feverish. and ranged
between o4 y and obas, closing at 6534. The re-
port was considered favorable. II shows profits of
1857, ,S54; surplus carried over from 1894,
Sos, 100 Total, SO, 0,l54,609. Dividends paid
S36s4 ,0C0' and surplus December 81, 1895,
s64T0.609. Tobacco was heavy and fell to 777s
from 50. The decline was attr buted to selling for
botn accounts the result OF the Introduction of bills
in the House OF REPRESENTATIVES of South Carolina
prohibiting the selling OF cigarettes.
The depression in tobacco had an adverse infiu-
ence on tbe general market, which left off barely
cent Baltimore and Ohio leading sugar was an
exception and gained per cent closing at llS1h
Total sales were 211,000 shares.
The bond market was easier in tone The sales
were 81, l,692, 600. Northern Pacific consol fives
declined ia TO 413; do certificates, to AZ;
Pittsburg ana " estern fours. ! "A to IS and Den
yer and Gulf consol fves l to 49,
In Government bonds 1897 900 coupon fours OF
1925 solo at 1I712Gll75s: S7,50G REGISTERED
fours at l1018@l10l4 and $4,000 coupon fours at
113l4.
FLOUR-Dul steady. Winter wheat low
grades. 50 5O@3; winter wheat. fair 10 fancy,
Minnesota clear, 50 70@3 80; Minnesota straits
$S9S 80; >, Mfnnesota ld patents, So 35@s s0 low
I SO; superfne, 50 1o@2 70; fine, 50 oo@2 Is
-four . quiet, steady, 81 40@2 IS. Buckwheat
BCCKw wHEAT-4O@4lc
CORNMEAL-Dul; yellow Western, 81 2O@
S225; Brandywine 81 20.
RYE-Nominal.
BARLEY-Nomnal
BARLEY MALT-Firm Western. 55@5sc.
WHkAT-ModeTately active, easier 10. red.
store and elevator, sl@sl14c; afoat, s21a@
s2S4c; / O. b., 923sG8S1sc; ungraded red, 70c
@S5c; No. Northern, 761407619c.
Options were fairly active and irregular, closing
weak at sS@6sc decline. following the west, easier
red February, 7434c: March 74Tsc: Nav 731sc.
J1ne, 72$4c; July, 726sc.
CoRN->carce, firm, dull No. 2, 36sLc ele-
options were duh and steady at 14c decline with
the West and local realizing; Nav and Jniv
375sc. anu 'uiy'
oATS-DuIl, firm.
Options uull. easy. February, 2e14c: March,
25$4c; May, 25Hsc. Spot prices: No. ., 26I4c;
No: J az, white; 2732ci No q Chicago, 2714c; 40.
2612es27i i2c; white do and white State, 27@2sc
FEED-Bran, unchanged.
Provisions.
BEEF-Steady; unchanged. Beef hams Quiet
Sl4 50@15; tierce beef, dull. steady; CITY extra
India mers, Sl5@l6 So cut meats, quiet: pickied
bellies / 2 pounds SC; do shoulders, 41a@4s4c; do
hams, S12@S$4c.
LAkD-Quet, easy; Western steam. IS coo
6212; city, So; May, SIS 80. Refined, quiet:
continent, So 95; South American, Sc Is; com
pound, 81 1908.
PoRK-steady: old mess, $40 25@lO rs.
BUTTER - Choice firm. fairly active. State
dairy, 9G20c: do creamery held. 1901 lS1ac: West
ern creamery. i4@22c: do held, 13@l9c; do
factory, S1a@l2112c; Elgins. 22c imitation cream
cry, 1l@1512c; rolls. S(Gl2c.
CHEESE-Fair demand: unchanged
EGGS-M eak; State and Pennsylvania, 100