The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial,

NEW YORK, y. Y, June 4,-The dullness at
the Stock Exchange continues. The sales to-day
footed up only 200 shares. The main cause
for the condition of afai rs is the uncertainty
rounding the political situation. While the friends
of the leading Republican candidate for the Pres-
Dental nomination assert that he is sound on the
currency question, the street is inclined to wait
until the 1t. Louis convention is heard from. The
recent victories of the Tree silver men and the
belief that the Chicago convention Will come out
strongly for this metal is also making traders on
the bull side of the account more cautious AT the
opening industriaIs were weak and the railway
and International shares firm. Sugar was sold
down the report OF another decline in raw, and
Tobacco was depressed on the unfavorable trade
conditions.
London bought st. Paul and Louisville aud Nash
vile to a moderate extent at this time After this
little spurt there long period of dullness
but IN the last hour the whole list strengthened
under the leadership or the anthractes. Inc I'M
provement he result Of the decisive defeat of
the Butler bond bill in the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the House and the belief that god ship
ments Will be light in the immediate future.
Rumors OF an advance in anthracite coal. the
favorable report of the Chicago and Northwestern
also simulated purchases. Missouri Pacific
dropped from "a o 225s on the decrease in gross
earnings for the fourth week in May.
In the late trading Lack awanna bounded up to
1913, New Jersey Central 25S TO 105$4, and Della
ware and Hudson 70 10 1864 Reading, which
had been sold down 10 91s on the certainty OF
foreclosure, rallied to 934. Bay State Gas fell H.
to %, and later rose to 27Ts on advIces that the
Massachusetts senate had passed a new gas bill
favorable TO the company The market closed
firm and lG4 per cent higher.
The sales footed up $l035O00 Louisville and
Nashville unified fours fell l34 to H. Texas Pacific
frsts, l12 to S5; Southern Railway Convention
fves "A TO 50; Union Pacific sinking fund eights,
212 10 80. Chicago and Northern Pacific fves GER
tihcates rose l TO 1875, Kansas and Taxas seconds
70 70 577s, and Wisconsin Central fves certificates
112 to 3742.
Grain.
FLOUR-Dull, easy; Winter wheat. low grades,
81 10; do fair 10 fancy, 81 40; do patents So 20;
Minnesota clear, 81 AS: do straits So 95 DO
patents, So as; low extras, 81 TO- city mills,
81 05; do PATENTS $4 20: rye mixture, So so;
superfine 81 95 fine, 81 TO- Southern -four duh,
easy; common 10 fair extra So 20; good do, 81 80:
Rye -four, dun, steady; 50 40
CORNMEAL-Eas unchanged: yellow West
ern 81 05: Brandvwine, 81 l5.
RYE-Quet; Western, 3912C640c: State, 441ac.
BARLEY Ungraded Western. 39@41c.
BARLEY MALl-Quiet; Western 4S@53c
business; f. o. b., 1890; ungraded red, 64@74c;
No. Northern, 81 7sc to arrive.
options fairly active Irregular, with
conflicting crop news, closing firm at 12C95sc ad-
vance on free covering by shorts. July and Sep
tember most active. No 2 red, June 641ac July,
653sr August, 64c; September 641ac; Decem-
coRNSDun; No. ?, 1890, elevator; 34a4c
ahoat
Options were moderately active andfrm at $50
14c advance, following the West and on LOCAL
S33zc: July, S45sc; August, 353sc; September,
351sc; October, 3o1sc
rATS-Ste
Options dull, hrm. June, 23c; July, 23l4c
Spot prices: No. 2, 2234 @23c; No. white. 25c;
No. Chicago, 23s4c; No 3, 2I3zc: No 8 white,
231492312c; mixed Western. 23@24c; No 5
white Western 241292S1zc; white state, 241a@
FEED BRAN-55@soc.
MIDDLING Gs-6O@65c
RHE-teed. 60c
PROVISIONS.
BEEF-Duli. steady. family So 50a9; extra
mess S6t91; beef hams, nominal, $14 30; tierced
beef, slow, firm; lily extra India mess $lIm:2:
meats, dull; picked bellies, IL pounds 4c; dc
shoulders, 414c; do hams, 9(19I2c