The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
NEW YORK MARKETS
Financial.

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characterized the trading at the Stock Exchange
to-day. 1t appears that on yesterday two promi +
nent traders concluded to take profits ana fully
SO,ooO shares of various stocks, including sugar
and the grangers,were thrown overheard. The stock
was well taken, however, and to-day when the
bears discovered that there was no additional stock
pressing on the market, they changed front and
managed to cover. Sugar was the special feature
OF the trading, moving up 10 125 ~; Washington
houses and brokers connected with refining inter
ests bought the stock. Tobacco jumped from 6s SD
to 72@7l, recent short sellers being conspicuous
buyers.
In gas stocks Consolidated Of New York bound
ed up from 157 10 lgO1a on intimations that there
Will be no unfavorable legislation at Albany tbi.
session. Cotton oil, common and preferred ruled
higher, the common rising to IA and the preferred
In the railway list Manhattan moved mp l1l tc
1lo and then returned to 10S1s@lO934. The
changes otherwise cal for no special mention
Speculation closed strong. Net changes show
gains OF 14@2s4 per cent Total sales were "a SOC
Bonds were firm. Sales footed up $4,000
Baltimore and Ohio consol fves rose to s6 For
Wayne and Chicago first sevens to lao; ST. Loui:
and san francisco second skies, class A, ia tC
1161a: Northern Pacific seconds " to 112, and dc
. thirds ~ to rs.
FLoUR-Dull, steady; winter wheat low grades
- 25se2 80; do fair TO fancy, $2 s6@S 90:
as Is: do straits s5@3 so: do patents, IS 10
@4 50; low extras 81 25ga go; city mills,
81 5O@3 30: superfne, $2@3 IS; fne, $292 80
southern -four Gull: common to 1air ex-
flour dull easy: So 50@2 So
BUCKwHEAT-4U Ale
CORNMEAL-Dull; yellow Western, 81 2O@
S2 70; Brandywine, So 20.
RYE-Steady; Western, 46c.
BARLEY-Firm; ungraded Western, 3e@4lc.
BARLEY MALT-Qniet Western. 49@55.
WHEATON,, lower, with options closing firm.
nominal; f. o.. b., 1880 arrive ungTaded red, 63
GS4c; No. Northern 751sc to arrive.
Options were dull and unsettled, closing weak at
11@s4c below yesterday on local realizing and low
er West with only a local scaping and switching
Aprfi. 751sc: MAY 7s1ac: O June and july 72sIc:
september. 727sc; December, 74ssc
CORN Dull easier, closing s.eady No. 2,
Options dun and easy at 1s914 decline with the
West: september and August most active; April,
BIC; May, 3612c; July, 37ssci August, 3sc;
oATS-Quiet; steady.
Options quiet: firm. May and July, 25c.
Spot prices: No: 2, 2514c: No. white, 27c;
No. Chicago, 26s4c: No. 3. 24s4c; No. 3 white,
253Ac: mixed Western 25e21c; white do and
white State. 26(129c.
FEED BRAN-6O@6215c
MIDDLING NGs-65@7Oc
RYE-Feed, 65@7Oc.
Provisions.
BEEF Dull, unchanged. Beef hams, quiet,
el4 5O6l5; tierced beef. dull, $l5@l5 SO: cut
meats. ow; pounds, 4s4c; shoulders, 1sa4s4c;
LARD.0uiet, weak. Western steam, SIS 25:
city, - 7og4 E5 May 20 22 Refined; :. "a SLOW;
PORK = Firm, quiet. old mess, ss@e SO;
BUTIER-Qliet, weak. state dairy. s@141ac:
do creamery ll@15c; Western ss m, dairy, , Tao
factory. I1aGllc; Elgins, 1bc; imitation cream
CHEESE = Quiet. state large, 51@loc;
DO, fancy, 9s4 910c; DO small, 6@l0c; part SKINS,
S@51sc; fuIi Skins. s49l1ec
Pennsylvania, i2c; southern. 1O@1o1sc; Western
fresh. 10s4@l112c; duck, 1Sa22c; goose. 30c.
TALLoM-Easy. City. $3.50; country, $40
'CoTTuNsEED oIL-ouiet steady Crude, PLY
@22c; yellow, prime, 2614@261sc; do, on grade.
REsIN-ouet, firm. Strained common to good.
TURPENTINE-ouet. firm, 2s@2s1ac.
POTATOES-Qniet unchanged.
RICE-Firn. Domestic fair TO extra, S@5s4c;
MoLAssEs-Fsir demand, firm. New Orleans
open kettle good 70 choice, 27@s7c
@ns ss ESQ g. gPy a 81 s9a
m IS 9snnsr 1910 &C. Ssrch so SB
@lO TO- spot Rio dull, steady; No. Z. l814c.
se f@ se ,ss % @ Renes ssPa aas sg
steady. on 15-l6@51sci mod "A, 1s4ci
a. a e4s cut iesf
612c; cubes, 5s4c.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS
oRANGEs-Caiifornia navels, choice, So ESQ
3 25; do fancy sS oO@3 70; DO California seed
RAirINS-London layers and Clusters, 81 ESQ
] 40: do boxes 30 lbs, three-crewn' 314@S1sc; do
four-crow 4@5c.
AP '1suTs-lOla@l31ac do bags, s1s@l2c.
PEAcHEs-Unpeeied. per ID, 3@S1ac; DO
peeled, 12al5c.
W4LNuTs-standard. e1z@7c; do soft-shell.
H0Ps-ouiet state common to choice. 21s@sc:
Pacific Coast. 21zGSc
WOOL - Limited demand; domestic fleece,
15921c; pulled, 15@S3c; Texas. 7@12c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Moderate demand: American, 81
@l3 so.
COPPER-NominaI: Lake. $11
JEAD-Quiet; domestic. SO 05.
TIN-Steady: straits, SIS 35@l3 AS; plates mod
erately active.