The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 21.-Stocks opened
firm and generally higher on commission-house
buying. The seasonable weather and the weak
ness of the sterling exchange market, the result Of
offerings OF security and loan bills, were the prn-
cpal factors work. The advance which was
equal to "a 10 "a per cent, most pronounced
In the Grangers the Southwesterns, Wheeling and
Lake Erie preferred and Northern Pacific. The
last named was taken Oh the general belief that
the reorganization will be carried through success
fully
The advance led 10 realizations all along the line
and sugar had the greatest loss The stock fell
from 1858 TO 124 Is and closed at 1875, net loss
OF lSs per cent for the day. Cotton oil preferred
moved mp 10 81 al one time but later dropped to
5612 1t was stated semi-ofIicially that the divi-
dend on the preferred which is due in June will be
paid. Rumors have been current that the com
pany intended 10 either reduce or postpone "a div-
dend If possible The rumor evidendly grew out
of the resignation OF certain prominent officials
In The railway list Baltimore and Ohio was the
weak spo'. The stock fell points to 1o1s. An
issue OF receivers certificates is generally expect
ed. Estimates place the issue at one to five mil
lions, and this has led to sales of by oldtime
holders In the closing dealings to-day Tobacco
tracts. The recovery IN Tobacco strengthened the
general list, and the early loss was partially re-
show losses of 1sCd13s per cent outside of Baiti-
more and Ohio, which lost per cent Tobacco
gained /, Missouri Pacific rs and Lake Shore sls
Total sales were 236, ,522 shares.
Bonds were firm. The sales footed up the large
total of $2,3S0O00. Chicago and Eastern Illinois
consolidated SKIES rose / TO 1874: Denver and Rio
Grande fours. 112 10 80: Equitable Gas of Chicago
skies, llg TO S712; Ann Arbor fourS l to 7013 !:
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago general fives,
to 747s; Nashville. Chattanooga and ST. Louis
consolidated bves, IA to 1001a: Northern Pacific
fours "a to 1l6; do seconds, 10 113; do consoIi-
dated fives 112 to b07s do certificates. to 5Osl
Rock Island debentures fyes, to 951a
In Government bonds, $4,000 coupon fours
OF 1925 sold at lls19@11Ss4; $4,000 do regis
tered at l175s; $4,000 registered fours OF 1907 at
11Ssz@l1S7s
FLoUR-Steady. quiet; common TO fair, So 2U@3; {;
90 falr to fancy. 81 SSl13 S6. do S3 Q0m
%: Minnesota clear, So b0@3 l5: do straits,
$393 90; do patents So 45(@4 35; low extras
81 2OG3: city mills, $4d4 70: do patents, 81 3OG
4 %; rye mixture, 81 50@3 80; superfine, $2@
80; hne! $2(a2 30. Southern -four dull; extra,
SZ 4oG3; good 70 choice do, S3@3 3D. Rye -four
dull, steady: 50 50@2 s5.
BUCK WHEAT 4JG4lc
CORNMEAL-Quiet; yellow Western 81 2O(0
20: Brandywine, 81 20
R1E-Steady; Western, 46c.
BAKLE1-Firm; ungraded Western, 49@50c.
harley MALT-4Sln55
WHEAT-Qniet, weaker. No red store and
elevator, nominal; afoat, nominal: I. O. b.. 771hc
10 arrive; ungraded red, 646gS2c; No. Northern
7234c to arrive.
Options fairly active and CLOSED weak at l1h0
i%sc uecIhe on easier cables, foreign selling,
lower West and local liauidations Jnlv ana MAJ
most active. No. red, April, 7315c: Nav.
7Os4c; June July, August and September 7O15c:
December, 7214c. |@N'
CoRN-More active. firm. No. 2, 3sc elevator:
40c ahoat.
and easier cables; closed weak Nav and, June
most 3clive April, 35c; May. 353k c: JULY 365Ac.
August 3714c; September, 373Lc. 20
oAl S-Quiet, easier.
Options dull, lower May and July, 24ssc.
Spot prices: No. 2. 261ac; No. 2, white. 261Ac;