The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. n. Y, March THE transactions
in stocks at the board to-day only l21, 800
shares. Tobacco broke from 1888 to II 5s, and
near the close on orders to cover short contracts
there was rally to 1855, at which the final trans
actions were effected. The early break was the
result of reports from West that the company's
revenues were being materially reduced through
the operations of its competitors. 1t was also
stated that the company had or would issue
81 0OO 900 preferred stock. Cotton Oil preferred
broke from 81 10 81 and later recoverable 6u- The
early break the result OF rumors that the COM
pany b ad not earned its interest and dividend
Quirements for the year.
This was semi-oficially denied, and the securi-
ties of the company closed comparatively steady.
General Electric was exceptionally strong, and
rose from 321s 70 343s on rnmors that the COM
psny had made several important contracts.
There was very little to the railway list. and there
is not likely be until the street has better
derstanding OF the Cuban question. AT present
the average trader and operator is in the dark and
is disposed to go slow. Baltimore and Ohio and
Denver and RIO Grande preferred were heavy in
the early trading.
Baltimore and Ohio declined "a to 1879 and raj
lied TO l4Is. There were no new developments in
regard 10 the property, although is generally
derstood that the New York bankers viii enGeavor
TO bring about rehabilitation OF the property
without foreclosure. An official statement OF the
actual condition OF the road is an1ousy awaited
Denver and Rio GrRnde preferred fell 21s TO 475s
firra in tone. Net changes show gains OF 1sGaI1a
per cent Sugar lost IA Delaware and Hudson 1h
Pacific Mail "a, Lead /, cottonseed Oh 214 and do
Bonds were dull and lower. The sales aggre-
gated s775,Oo0 Denver and Gulf consolidated
sylvia mia frsts, ia to log. Northern Pacific, ION
tana first hves certificates rose IA to 341a and
do consolidated fves certificates, IA 10 4512.
In Governments $S06, coo coupon fours OF 1925
sold a. l171a@l17$4 $50,oo0 do registered at
II71l; $4,000 coupon fours OF 1907 at 1909; S13,-
600 coupon ives at 1I3 and $25,000 do registered
at liz
FIOUR-DuII, easv unchanged. Winter wheat
low Grades. 50 5Oa3; winter wheat fair 10 fancy.
90 Qft09 90. winter wheat patents, SO 90tds4 Is !;
Minnesota clear, 81 70G3 80; Minnesota straits $50
90; Minnesota patents 80 socge 81: low oe3, ex
mills patents, 81. 30@4 AS; rye mixture; 81 500
3 80: superhne, 81 1902 70; fine s2@2 90
Southern hour-Dull, easy, unchanseu. h!e Dour
SsooRSTEA f-Quiet, steady, unchanged; yellow
RYE2state, zSc delivered; Western, 4s1.c.
RARLEY~Nominal. Ungraded Western, 43@
s9e, riley MALT-Firm. Western, 55a5sc.
WHEAT-Dull, lower. No. reo store and ele-
vator, s01zc; afoat, sls4c; I. o. b., a244c; NO.
0ntions weak under free offerings. with fine
weather West and absence OF ciearahces' closed
weak at 5s@34c down; May and Juiy most a9tiVe ,s
No. red, March. 1850; April, TAG; May 7ls4c;
June and July, 7l3sc ~ % ,o,<o
cokN-dnacatdlyyee.c ady strongi sfio.t. nri'i ''a
options dull lee lower Win "ieA'' -iA'i 'oo'
July, 3634c.
Options duh, easier; March. 255s925s4c; May
25Ihc Spot prices: No 2, 2ec' 40 @hlte
51Se; Ss1.c. N1 Gnsss0 msea western as927c; white
State and Western, 26G2912c
FEED-Bran, 62La(065c.
MIDDLINGS-671 1sg7212c.
RYE-Feed, 6212@65c.
Provisions.
BEEF-Steady, unchanged. Beef hams inact-
I've Sl4 5O@l5; terced beef, dull: extra indla
mess sI5M16 so; meats, dull; picKled
bellies, IL pounds, 4s4c; do shoulders 41sc; 90
bams. 91a0934c. s,
LARD-Quet, easy. Western steam. % 90;
city, So; May, SIS 81 Refined quiet; cOa'ien3 dslS
tTsc a
RUTTER-Moderate demand: State dairy lug