The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Einancial.

NEW YORK. y. Y, March 14.-Speculatlon
a. the Stock Exchange was quiet and professional
again to-day. At the opening the market was firm
for sugar and tobacco and weak for General EIec-
trio. The railway list also inclined to weak
ness at this time, owing 10 lower cables from Lon
don, but the loss in this group was unimportant
except in the case of the Northern Pacific, which
was exceptionally heavy. The common fell from
S34 to 234s and the preferred from 1879 10 1924.
The selling. was small and bv small holders who
desire 10 evade the payment OF the heavy assess
ment, which is considered inevitable under the
plan OF reorganization now being discussed by
1t is understood that the scheme will be given
out on Monday next. In the closing hour of busi-
ness Sugar displayed more life and advanced TO
11734. the best price OF the week. The advance
+ certain classes OF refined sugar strengthened
the market for the certificates Tobacco moved
up to S31zs and s26s on buying by brokers identi-
fed with inside interests RumorS OF an early re-
sumption OF dividends forced timld shorts into
covering, and the buying was partly respons. bic
for the Improvement.
DisIiliing and Cattle Feeding was rm,whne GEN.
eral Electric was inclined 10 weakness on iquida-
lions and sold dawn to 1913. Speculation closed
firm in tone. Net changes show gains OF "A TO 7s
per cent, sugar leading. Northern Pacific lost IA
per cent; preferred 2S4 and General Electric Is.
Total sales were 10s,790 shares.
Bonds were lower The sales rooted up S653, 600.
Kansas and Texas seconds feil TO 591 do fou rs
11s 10 3512; Wisconsin Central fives, - TO 431
BnTlington and Quincy Consolidated fves, 10 10
In Government bonds $1,000 coupon fours OF
1925 brought III.
FLJUR-DuH, unchanged. steady. Southern
-four 3ull, easy. Rye -four quiet.
RYE-state, 49e delivered; 6; Western: @ As32c.
BCCKWHEAT-4O04Ic.
CORNMEAL-Dull. steady: yellow Western,
81 2Od2 %: Brandywine, 81 20.
BA RLEY MAIT-Firm. Western, 55Q5sc
WHEAT-Spot market dull, hrm with options;
No, = reu, store and elevator 7sas7sl4c: afioat,
65GSlc; No. Northern, 73c
Options were moderately active and firm at $50
-of7nu q and on
buying with local shorts covering. May and July
most active. No. red, March. 713sc; April,
7Os4c; May. 7o1sci June, 6s&4ci Juiy, $3.50;
t6RNIDuil, firm; No 2, Ss11ac elevator; ss1ac
Options were dull and firm at 1sc advance. fol-
lowing the West and local covering. May and
July only traded in. March, Ssc; May, 354sc;
oATs-Dull. steady.
Options dull, fiEmer; March, 251sc: May.
No 2 Chicago 2619c: No. 3, 2413c; No. white,
251sc: mixed Western, 2512Gz61ac; white do,
z7G29c; white state. 27@29c
tEED-Bran, 6OG62lsc.
NGS-65G7uc.
KYE-Feed, 6212@65c.
Provisions.
BEEF-Unchanged; beef hams quiet. s14 SO
0I5, tierced beef, slow; city extra India mess,
SIS 5OtG s; cut meats, firm: picked bellies, II
lbs, Sc; do shoulders, 412G4$4; do hams. S12@9c.
8 621s; city, So O5 Refined, dull; continent,
So 90: south American. SO Isl compound.
P0RK|Firm. Mess, SlO91O so.
BUTTER-euiet. choice steady: Western cream
cry. I4@22c: Elings 1!ss, &c; imitation creamery
FsE-Fancy steady State large, 6as1c;
do fancy, lOt4c: DO small, 6@lO34; part skins,
Ete5GS-FairIy active state and Pennsylvania
ll1b6l1slc: Southern, 1O$4c; icebouse, case,
g 56a2 70; Western, fresh' 1os4@1lc; duck,
'3TieIs-IIIjow-ouiet City. S13-16c; country, ss4
~S66TToNsEED OIL - Firm. Crude. 2lc:
yellow prime, 2512@26c; do OF grades, 2314
@RFSfN-ouiet. Strained common to good,
= 1TUtHR81PENTNE-Qu tH815 Quiet, steady; 2s92s14c.
POTATOES-Fair demand. Sweet, 81 20@4 rs.
RICE-Firm. Domestic, fair 10 extra 3@5s4c:
MoIAssEs Firm. New Orleans open kettle,
GO CoFFEE-options opened steady. 5@l0 points
down, closed easy, 5@l5 points down March,
sIi i5;. December, $40 s5@lO so; Spot Rio,
SUGAR-Raw, active. firm: far refining. 35sc;
centrifugal SO test, 41se. Refined. 1sc higher,
bssc: standard A, 51sc: confectloners' A, sc: cut
loaf and crushed, 5s4c; powdered, 52sc; Cubes
63sc; granulated, 51sc
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS = Raisins, 3-crown
loose, 3t4f6S1ac; do 4-crown, 4Q5c; do London
layers, 75as5c; do clusters 81 25@1 as.
APkICOTS-Bags, 912@1212c.
PEACHES-Peeled, l312@l5c: gnpeeied, "a
PRUNES-Four sizes. bags 5Gb5sc.
ALMOND NDS-Soft-shell, 712@8c; do paper shell,
WALNUTs-standard, e14@7c; do soft-shell,
HSPS~Dun state. common to choice 21a@
SC: Pacific Coast. 21z@Sc. London market un-
5 wooL-ouiet: domestic fleece, 16@22c; pulled,
15Gs33c: Texas, 99l3
Merchandise.
PFC IRoN-cuiet: sll 1913 so.
COPPER-Duil: Lake. SO SoGll.
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