The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. n. Y, March 17.-Speculation
at the Stock Exchange to-day quiet, the deal.
ings aggregating only Isl, 100 shares. While the
course of the market was irregular until the
close, the undertone was decidedly firm. London,
which has been rather Indifferent of late, turned
up as buyer of st. Paul, Louisville and Nashville
and Northern Pacific preferred. The buying for
foreign account was attributed 10 the prevailing
impression that the Venezuelan boundary ques-
ton will be settled amcahly. Covering of short
contracts had considerable to do with the improve
ment in Northern Pacific preferred and Baltimore
and Ohio. The rise in the latter at one time was
The greatest Improvement, however, was in the
industrial group. sugar rose 212 10 l173s Gen
eral Electric, 13s TO 3712: Cotton OIL preferred,
134 10 81. Sugars strength due to statements
that the company had acquired immense Quanti-
ties of the raw material and was in position to
dictate terms SO far as the product is concerned.
General Electric bought by brokers who
figured prominently in the recent rise TO 391a.
Tobacco and Leather preferred were erratlc
throughout, but finally closed 5st1l per lower
on the day. The market closed firm in tone. Net
changes show advances of 1s(123s per cent
Bonds were lower. The Transactions footed up
$2.062, 600. Chicago and Northern Pacific fves
fell l34 10 4414 Northern Pacific seconds Ia to
1121a, Northern Pacific thirds l11a to 1917, Chi
cago Gas fives l TO 80, Fort Worth and Rio
Grande fives 21s to So Northern Pacific consol
Gates l3s to 4S7s@49.
II. In GoyernmeSt bonds $4,000 coupon fours of
1925 sold at 1167s9ll7.
Grain.
graoes, 50 25G2 S5; do, fair to fancy, So S5@4 80:
do, patents, 50 9U@4 25; Minnesota clear, 81 roo
8 20: do, straits, $3@3 so: patents So 55@4 20;
low extras, 50 25G2 IS; city mills, 81 15614 25;
do, patents, 81 20@4 AS: rye mixtures, 81 5O@
3 30: supertine, $2G2 so; fine, $2C92 80 south
-four. steady, easy; common to fair extra
81 4O@S: good TO choice, $3@g3 80. Rye flour,
quiet, easy, at So 60(d2 SIS.
UCkWHEAF-40(04Ic.
CORNMEAL-Steady: yellow Western 81 GOA
25: Brandywine, 81 20.
RYE-Nominal.
BARLEY-Firm; ungraded Western, 4O@47c.
BARLEY MALT-Quiet.
WHEAT-Dull: frmer. No. red, store and
elevator zee; afoat, S01zc: ungraded red 8l0
S2c; No. Northern. 7234c.
Options were moderately tactive and firm at 10
05Sc advance, following the West and on local
covering. May and July most active. March,
691ac; August, o91sc; September 6s34c.
CORN-Dull, firm: No. 2 3S5sc elevator: 393sc
atoat.
Options were dull and irm at unchanged prices
to 1sc advance without feature. Nay and July
most active March, 37iac: MAY, 355sc; June
soc: July. 365sc: September, 375sc.
OATS-Duil stronger.
options duh, STEADY March, 25c; May, 247sc:
Spot prices: No. ., 2514c; No. white, 26s4c
wnite 25iSc: mixed western 25g26c; White do,
2T029c; white State 27t129c.
FEED-Bran, 60@62lac.
MIDDLINGS-650f70c
RYE-Feed, 62 1a@65c.
Provisions.
CUT MEATs-ouiet, easy Picked bellies, 12-
ibs, 43sc do shoulders, 4Ja@4s4c; do bans,
city. SO O5; May, 50 e5. Refined. dull; continent.
50 So; South American 50 10; compound.
4IsG45sc.
FOKk-steady Mess, SlO@lO5O.
BUTTER Fine, stead S,ate dairy, lO@20c:
do creamery held. l3M1Sc Western dairy, 1Q0
14c: do creamery ia@22c: do held, l2@lsc: DO
factory, 9@9l3c; Elgins. 22c imitation creamery,
ll14@16c: rolls 9@13c.
CHEEsE-Fair iobbipg demand State, large