The San Francisco call., 1896-02-22
NEW YORK. MARKETS.

NEW YORK, y. Y, Feb Misrepresentation at
the Stock Exchange opened firm with prices gen.
orally fractonally higher. Subsequently specula-
tors and others sold on the theory that the Cuban
debate in the Senate yesterday would check the
rising tendency 10 lead 10 lower prices. There
were also realizatiOns by operators who make it a
rule to close out their contracts on the eve OF a
holiday. The impression on values was slight ont
slus @ Ul lanhastah, missouri racine and Baltimore
ana ONO, which ran on 1@l12 per cent. The
other prominent issues Welded 1895 but in no
case was there any great pressure o sell.
In the afternoon there decided change for
the better, foreign and local commission houses
haNlng turned up as buyers of the grangers and
the stahuard $40 ks generally. The announcement
that the treasury gold reserve has reached SlO5-
OoO,UO0 and the ease In money, time loans having
been onered at "a per cent for five to six months
both contributed TO the Strength of the market LAT
in the day. At this time a number of the promi-
heht issues sold at the best prices of the day and
week II. Paul advanced TO 7Szs. Rock Island TO
7418, Louisville and Nashville TO 81 and North
west TO 1U53s.
In the indus trials leather preferred was the
feature and rose from 633s to $685. on covering of
short contracts. Chicago Gas WAS in better DO
mand on the application of the attorneys for the
court TO direct the Secretary az SAT- 90 ii tis e @
consolidation certificates. In the specialtfes Mime
apols and ST Louis first preferred jumped 10 ~.
40 seconds, pa 10 5214; and Consolidated Gas
1H2 10 l5S12- Speculation closed firm in tone
Net changes show advances Of u to 81 per cent
J. and n leading Total sales were l7O 200
Bonds Were active and strong. The sales ayrre
gated S2,656OO0. Kansas Pacific consol SKIES
NrAttiS@leS iO9t n 10 a. GO Denver division
skies, l12 10 l09; Erie funding fves certificates
10 lS; Oregon Navigation consol fives certifcafes
to SO; oregon short Line skies, ] to ILL.,:
ieoIa ahu Eastern consoi fours, to SO; ittsburg
Shenandoah and Lake Erie hves 2Ia TO S5. Ialfo
shS shGTe soap aR6 Eastern sizes IA TO AZ St Louis
So eNenS, d12 70 izei Onlon Pacific general four
Goverliment bonds SlSo, 900 counon fours of
1925 sold AT ll754 oils; S5l, 900 registered forrs
OF 1907 at 1895 $4,000 coupon fves at 1884.
Grain.
FLOUR Dull, barely steady City Mil patents.
"a 2OG4 45; Minnesota patents. So 35da4 80:
Others UNCHANGED. Southern four-DulI. IN.
changed Rye fonr-Quiet, steady, So 4O(S2 IS.
BUCKWHEAT-iOG4l
C0RNMEAL-Steady, unchanged
RHE-Nominai.
BARLEY-Unchanged.
BARLEY Ma ALT-Nominal
WHEAI-Fairly active, closing firm. No red
store ard elevator. 7S17S14c; ahoat sO15G.
sO%4c; / o. b., ee42@S1ci ungraded red, 66@s5c;
NO. Northern, 7313c.
options duh, irregular, closing weak a, 1h0aLc
decline on easier cables; weakWest and local re-
allzins- May and July most active. No. red
feoruary, IZ14972$4c; May, 711sc; June and
July, 7O$4c-
CokN-Dul, firm. No. 2, 3e3sc elevator; 37s1c
anoal. ~
Options were firm but duh at 11sQ114c advance on
better West, foreign buying and local covering
July, 371sc ~ |zN'
oATs-Quiet, frmer.
Options uull, frmer. February, 253ac sSpot
prices: No.2. 255s9257sc; No 2 white &c: 30, ;
Chicago. 261sc; NO. 5, 24S4 d24Isc: No white
25c: mixed Western, 26g27c; White State and
Western, 27G2S12c
FEED-Unchahged.
Provisions.
BEEF-Quiet; steady; unchanged.
BEEF HAMS - Sl4 so @ Is; tierce beef
dull, steady; city extra. India mess. S15Gl6 SO;
cut meals unchanged.
LARD-Quet; steadier western steam. SIS 70;
city So 75 May. S5 90 Refined quiet; continent
So; y A.. So 25; compound 5 rs
POkk-Steady, quiet: mess, $40 25@ll0 rs.
BCTIEE-Eancy, frmer, fair demand: state
dairy, 9(Gl6c: do creamery held. l3@l7la
Western dairy, 9I2@13c; do creamery, 1362lc:
do held, l2tGlSc; do factory, S1a@l2c Elgins, 2lc;
imitation creamery, 1lCdl5c; rolls. Sal1c.
CHEESE-Eancy firm; ; unchanged.
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