The San Francisco call., 1896-05-05
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.


NEW YORK n. Y, May 4.-SpecuIation on
the Stock Exchange to-day, while quiet, was in
the main strong. Easy money, more favorable
crop news and the heavy oversubscription of the
New York City 312 per cent god bonds were the
factors at work. The standard railroad stocks cut
but a small figure in the total dealings, and Lon
don operations were unusually light. The engage
ment of So, 10000 gold for shipment to Europe
the rumors that at least 100000 would be for
warded before the middle of June.
Bay State Cas- Surar, Tobacco, Leather preferred
Chicago Gas and Rubber were most prominent
in to-day's limited speculation. Bay State Gas
bounded u7 from 257s to 3l1s; fell to 2S1s and
later rose 10 81 Boston advces were TO the effect
that the fight between the gas companies had
ceased. and this accounted for the Sugar first
ran on from l25 TO 12414 on a reduction of six
teenh in refined, and then rallied to 125. Tobacco
dropped from 81 7s to 656s and rose to IS. Rub
Der was heavy, breaking 23s to 1884 for the com
mon and 81 n to "a for the preferred.
Long STOCK came out on the announcement that
ex President Bannigan intended erecting a new
sl,OOU. 600 plant TO compete with the COMPANY.
Leather preferred was decidedly strong and rose
active and tirmer than of late and rose TO 6. The
company, it is announced, has paid on 81 500 600
of its no es of late aud has still moderate amount
outstanding which Will be liouidated shortly The
liquidation is due to the recent sale of its holdings
In the Milwaukee street Railway and the Morgan
syndicate.
Speculation strong at the close, Net changes
in the railway list show gains of IA 10 ] per cent
Gas leading. Rubber common lost l5s and pre-
ferred 312 per cent. Total sales were Il7,OO0
shares.
Bonds were dull and firm. Sales footed up
$4,000. Chicago and Indiana Coal fives rose
1s4 10 lOO14; Peoples Gas of Chicago second
In Government bonds $4,000 coupon fours of
1925 sold d at lld5ag@1l7$4; $4,000 registered
fours of 1907 at lo91s-
Grain.
FLOUR-Dull; winter wheat, low grades, So 20
@3 90: do fair TO fancy, So S5613 IS; do patents
So 90@4 20: Minnesota clear, So 50@3 IS: do
straights, So 00@3 so; DO patents S3 456l3 SIS;
low extra. 81 5OG53 90; city mills, 81 i0G4 20: do
patents, "a 1904 SO: rye mixture, So 5O@S so:
supernne, So 00@2 80: fine, 50 00@2 30. South-
ern -four dull, easy, 81 4c92 so. Buckwheat
BUCKWHEAT-40
CoRNMEAL-Quiet,s steady: yellow Western,
81 20@2 rs; Brandywine. 81 20.
RYE-steady; No. Western, 421s@45c; State,
BARLEY-steady; ungraded Western, 3e@4lc.
BARLEY MALT-N ominal; Western, 4S9 53c.
WHEAT-Dull, easier; closing steady; T. O. b..
1S12c to arrive; ungraded red, 70@50c; No. J
Northern, 7034c.
12(Gs4e decline, following the West and on
easier cables, foreign selling fine weather and
increase on passage. Jnly and May most active
No. red. May, 0S12c; June, 6S3zc; July, 6S1ac:
August; eSl4c; September $3.50; October 69i4e
Stocks OF grain. store and aaoat, May 3: Wheat,
2lss4 corn, 556 lab; oats. l,434,714; rye, 1866:
barley. 519: malt, 1865 bushels
CoRN-Dulli steady No. 2, E32s1c elevator;
Options were duh and steady at ss(as4c decline
through Increased stocks and amount on passage.
with long realzings. ay and July most active
May, ?43sc; June. 351Ac; July, 355Sc; August.
361sc; September. 3614c.
OATS-Quiet; steady, Optiops-Dull steady.
May. 237sc: July. 24c.
Spot prices: No: 2, 241ac: No. 2 white, 251Ac:
No Chicago. 2512c: No. 3, 2314G23ILc: No Z
white, 2i14@zz1zc; mixed Western Z41S0251)sc: !:
do white ana white State. 26@2Sc.
Fed BRA N-571s96215c.
MIDDLIN GS-65@70c.
RYE-Feed, 65c.
Provisions.
BEEF = Inactive: family, SO 5o@I1: extra
mess. $7@8; beef hams, slow, 81 4 5OMl 5: tierced
beef quiet; city extra India mess Sll6lb go: