The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 2l.-The stock
market to-day, Of late, was wholly professional
At the opening the tendency OF prices was down
ward, principally on account of selling by London
houses. Lousville.and Nashville scored the great
est losses and declined "a to 90 the lowest point
of the week. The loss otherwise merely frac-
tional. Shortly after the opening the traders who
had practically monopolized the business at the
board for the past week endeavored to cover
The supply OF stocks forthcoming, however, was
small and result of the bidding by the shorts
prices moved up 14Gl5Sc. In this rise Chicago
Gas, Sugar, Leather preferred General Electric
and the grangers were most prominent. Tobacco
was feverish, but in the main firm. 1t opened at
S33z, rose to S43s. dropped TO S212 and recov-
cred to S3gs 1t was reported that the company
had secured control of the National Cigarette Com.
pany. This subsequently denied, but the
stock closed rs per cent higher on he day.
and to 661a. Leather preferred, General Elec-
trio and the grangers were also higher in the closing
dealings and the market left of firm in tone. Net
changes show advances OF "a to Ia per cent To
tai sales were los, ,O06 shares.
Bonds were weak. The transactions aggregated
s532,O00. Chicago and Northern Pacific fives fell
LA 10 42d943, Kansas and Texas seconds "a 10
b414, Kansas City and Pacific fours to 20, North
ern Pacific seconds IA to 110s4.
InGovernment bonds $1,000 coupon fours OF 1925
sold at 11634-
FLOUR - Dull, steady. Winter wheat, low
do, patents, 50 s0@4 %: Minnesota clear, 81 7O@
20: do, straits, $3@3 60: patents SO 55(94 ~;
dO dow patents, s. SS4 45 rye mkt MIXTURES re y 500
so; superfine, 1902 SO; fine, $2@2 30 South
-four, dull, steady; common common 70 fair extra, Extra,
81 40@3; good to choice, SS93 SU. Rye nour,
quiet steady.
CKWHEAT-40@4lc.
CORNMEAL- Dell, steady; yellow western,
s2 2OGz rs: Brandywine, 81 20.
RNE-Nominal. -
BARLEY-Firm: ungraded Western, 40947c.
BARLEY MALT-Quiet.
WHEAT-Dun, frmer. No. 2 red, store and
elevator, 7512c afloat, soc; f. Q. b., :7s3sgs01sc;
Options weak and declined 1sc on light clear
inrs rallied slc with the West and on local cover
ings' fell 1sG14c realizing, closed steady at 19c
over yesterIay with light trade. May and July
most active. No. red: March, f0ssc; Aprli,
.O1sc; May, 6sl14c: June, 6s14c; July, 6s14c;
CyoRN~Dnil, firmer; No. 2, 371ac elevator;
3S1zc afioat.
most active. March, 371ac: May, 35$sc; Septem-
Der, 3734c
-optIons-Duii, firm; March, Csc; May, 247sc.
Spot prices: No 2. 25c: No white, 2o12c; NO.
3 Chicago. 2sc No s. zss4@2as; No ~ ys1n whlte
2812c; white State. 26159zS12c
FEED-Bran. 60Go21ac.
MIDDLINGS-65@7uc
RYE-Feed, 81 12g65c.
Provisions
BEEF-ouies. steady, unchanged. Beef hams
inactive, $l4 50@15. Tierced beef, dull; extra
India mess, S16@16 So Cut meats duh, un-
IAkD-ouet steady. Western steam. IS SO;
city, So; May. $5 571a; Refined, inactive;. con-
PoKK-DulI. steady. Mess, SO 1000 25
creamery held, is9isc; western dairy, log i4c:
do creamery, I2a22c: DO held, l2@lsc: do fac
tory 9@l3c. Elgns. 22c; imitation creamery
caEEsE-Fairly active. Choice. steady: fun
skins. 2@21ac; State. large, e@l0l4c; do fancy,
EGGs-Firm State ana Pennsylvania, lls4
@l214c: Southern, 10s4@ll14c; Western. fresh,
1114@ll1sc; duck, 24@2sc; goose, 6o@66c'