The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. n. Y, March 23.-The bears
were more aggressive to-day than for long time
past. The failure of the Rock Island to increase
its dividend little selling for foreign account and
the debate in the Senate the Cuban question all
had tendency to assist the bears in their work of
depressing prices. BURLINGTON and Quincy was
also affected by statements that the February re-
port will make poor showing. Chicago houses
liberal sellers of this stock. ST. Paul broke
badly. L. and ". sold freely, and off
nearly points to 4ss4. Tobacco and Sugar were
named advanced "a per cent 10 S414 and later re-
ceded TO S2TsGS35s.
The old stories about settlement of the war
were again circulated and again denied. Sugar
ruled strong in early dealings and moved up to
ll714. The rise, however, brought ont offerings
OF lon. stock and the price declined to 1881 to
1852. Chicago Gas and General Electric. while
inclined TO weakness, were by no means active.
The belief that the Pacific Mail Company will be
awarded the usual subsidy by the ontinen tai
lines stifened the stock for time, but later 1t fell
from 2741a 10 26s1. Near the close the selling by
the bears abated, and under covering of short
tracts prices rallied i4@s4. Louisville and Nash
Vile and Tennessee Coal led the late recovery.
liSpeculatioD closed steady TO firm Net changes
show losses of A@2 per cent. sugar gained IL
aud Tobacco Is on the day. The total sales were
175,600 shares. Bonds were dull and weak. Sales
were s773,0OO. Atchison seconds fell "a to 1885 /;
Chesapeake and Ohio general four and balfs, TO
u: Erie firsts consolidated, TO 1856; Kansas and
Texas twos, to 5434 do fours, ! to S4: Louis
Vile, New Albany and Chicago hves, 1Ss TO 72;
Kansas Pacific trsts, 1s4 to 115; do thirds, TO IA
Western New York and Pennsylvania general
fou-s "a 10 461y2. In Government bonds $4,000
coupon fours 1928 brought 1864 and 81 2 900 reg
istered fours OF 1907 10sss.
Grain.
FLOUR Dull. easy. Winter wheat, low
graaes, So 25@2 S5: do, fair to fancy 50 S513 go:
do patents, SO 9O@4 rs: Minnesota clear, 81 7Oa
80: dc, straits, s3@S so: patents, SO 55@4 IS;
do, patents, 81 20S4 as: rye mixtures, 81 500
8 80: superfine, s2@2 so; fine, s2@2 80. South
81 4as as to sSce ss 80 Rge aoar
dull, steady at 81 60@2 s5.
BUCKWHEAT-4094lAc
CORNMEAL-Qeiet, steady: yellow Western,
81 20GD2 %: Brandywine. 81 20.
RYE-Nominal: Western, 49@5lc.
.BARLEY-Quiet: ungraded Western, 406147c.
BARLEY MALT-Quiet; Western, 5O@58c
WHEAT-Dull, weaker No. req, store and
esyarSs rs ssie e. q esso'
Options advanced 34c on firmer cables, decreased
stocks, better West and. shorts covering: fell la
West, closed weak at Ss@15c below Saturday.
May and July most active. No. red: March,
zoe; April, :oc; May and June, sec; July, 6s7sc;
stocks OF grain, store and atioat March 81 /:
Wheat, 1881. .432 bushels; corn, 1504l0; oats
1880, 800; rye 33.642; barley, 90,3o6; malt u.s.,
CoRN-Dull, firm; No. 2, SIC elevator; CSC
.afioat.
Options were dull and weak at 4c decline; fol-
March, 371sc: May. 36ssc; July, 3614.
options~Duli. lower: March, 247sc; May, 2s14c
Spot prices: No. 2, 25c: No white, 2619c: No.
4 = OnlCHEo,T zoe. NO. @oS4s I>o.t d Wnltts
26l4c: mixed Western 25@2oc; white do and
white State. 261a@2s1sc
FEED-Bran. 60@s62lac
MIDDLINGS-65@17oc
RYE-Feed, 6212016oc.
Provisions.
BEEF Dull. Family, s10@l2: extra mess,
81 50@S. Beef hams quiet; $l4 50@l5 I1erced
beef duIl, weak; CITY extra India mess. $l5@
10 so Cut meats steady. Picked bellies, II lbs,
o45sc: do shoulders. 41a@94$4c; do hams. S159sc.
LARD-Lower. Western steam, 50 10; city,
50 go: May, S5 so. Refined, dull: continent,
50 S0i south American. SO 10; compound. 1850
5Mc
PoRK-Duli, steady. Mess, SO 75@l0 IS.
BUTTER-Fair demand. State DAIRY, 10000:
90 creamery, l5@lSc; Western dairy, l09l4c;