The San Francisco call., 1896-04-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. n. V, April 16.-The feature of
speculation the Stock Exchange to-day was
American sugar, which sold up to 1251s. the best
figure attained since the current bull campaign set
in. There were no new developments to account for
further rise in the stock Brokers credited with
acting for inside interests again heavy
buyers. The rise was stimulated by purchases for
the short account. Tobacco was less prominent
and ranged between 63 and $685. closing at 6S12
General Electric was weak, and fell from 373z 10
367s. The stock lacked support. Chicago Gas
was also heavy, and fell TO 90.
The railway list developed greater strength than
OF late and better prices were recorded. Local
commission houses buyers OF the Grangers
Louis vile and Nashville and the low-priced issues
An important development was the inquiry for
railway and miscellaneous bonds. Foreign houses
were buyers OF the low priced mortgages In the
Tndnsirias was manifested. but the railway list
held firm. Total sales. 1913 500 shares. Net
changes show gains of 1AGl8ls per cent outside of
Sugar, which advanced 21s per cent
Bonds active aud stronger. The sales
footed up 81 100000. Atchison general fours rose
to 80; Chesapeake and Ohio general four "a
halfs pa TO 75 Chicago and Erie frsts 10 to
10; Kansas and Texas seconds, ia to 90; Pitts
Southwestern tirsts, 112 to 1884; Union Pacific
IL ,3overnment bonds $4,000 coupon fours Of
1925 sold al ll73s@l1S and $4,000 registered
fours OF 1907 lOS98@loss4.
Grain.
FLOUR Quiet, steady; winter wheat, low grades,
g 25G2 80; do fair to fancy, 50 s5@3 90
as IS; do straits, $5@93 80: do patents, So 45
f94 S5; low extras, 81 25@12 go; city mills
81 5O@3 30; supertne, $2@3 rs; fine, $2@2 80.
@ he % -four oo quiet @ cboc no saa to af
nGsI BtcRwHEAfz4 CIV HE / r 4Ss4le. lDgI CO.
CORNMEAL-Quiet: yellow Western, 81 2O0
S225: Brandywine, 81 30.
REE-Nomnal; Western, Acc.
BARLEY-Eirm; ungraded Western 39M4lc
BARLEY MALT-Quiet: Western 4sG55c.
WHEAT-Dull, firmer. No. y req sfore and
elevator. nominal: afoat, nominal; l. o. b., 791sc;
2 fln n Nnef ~
options were moderately active and irregular
closing firm at Ss(9z4c advance on firmer cables
mainly switching Nav and July most active
No; red: April. 1886: May, 731sc; June July
and september. 72szc; December. 741ac
CORN Dull firm. No. 2. 4Oc elevator; Ale
afoat.
advance, following the West ana on local covel-
ing July and September most active April
371sc; May, 365sc; July, 371ac September
CATs-Quiet, firmer.
Options dull: firmer; May. 24Tsc
Spot prices: No. 2, 251ac: No. 2 white PIC.
25alc: mixed Western, 25@363sc; White do @nre and
MIDDLIN GS-65@ roc
AHE-Feed, 65@7Oc.
Provisions.
BEEF Qniet and steady. Beef hams, dull
Sl4 504l5; tierced beef. SLOW; city extra India
mess. Sl5Gl5 so: cut meats Quiet unchanocd
pounds 4&4c' shoulders, 434@4s4c; hams, 81
LAkD-Quiet, weaker. Western steam SIS On
co 70; city. "a 75; May $5 20. Refined dun /:
fcontlnen., 20 30; South American. So 15: com
PoKK-Iluet. steady, unchanged.
BUIIEh-cuiet, weak. state dairy eMlec. da
cram SrtaIaere ~ ilgl6c; Western dairy, old. s
factory, SGlUc fGgins Ice; Imitation creamerv
lOal3c. '1e"eiy
ChEEsE-Fair de mand. Fancy, steady; State
94@IO14c; DO, fancy, l0Gl014c; do small 60d
l1s4c: part SKINS, 3g7c; fult Skins, 34tg212c
b11S- u oderate demand: State and Pennsyl
vanii', - 12c; southern. lU1lsc: Western
sfresh 1oS4 iell14c: duck, 1S@23c goose, 3Oc.
ALLOW Easier, more active. City, 35kc.
country, 512@35sc ToS'