The San Francisco call., 1896-02-25
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. y. y. Feb. 24.-The railway and
miscellaneous speculation decidedly strong
to-day, and business large scale. The sale
OF stocks reached 222, 700 shares, and were unusu
ally well distributed. London came higher and the
foreign houses bought Louisville and Nashville
st. Louis, Denver and Rio Grande Lake Shore and
other international favorites Firms with Euro
pean connections and local commission-houses
were also liberal buyers of the railway securities
The strength of the market is still ascrlbed to
the success of the Government loan, the high price
commanded by the bonds and the ease in
money. considering the heavy payments into the
treasury. The foreign demand is also highly en-
couraging feature The advance at one time was
equal to 12@212 per cent, and was most marked
In the case OF Lake Shore, Denver and Rio Grande
Metropolitan Traction, Sugar, Omaha and the low
priced Western issues There were also few weak
spots notably baltimore and Ohio, Missouri Pacific
and Leather preferred.
Baltimore and Ohio fell 11s to S41Ja. on rumors
that the report OF the expert accountant was nm
favorable. \ deficit Of S5000OO reported bv The
Missouri Pacific for the year used against this
STOCK, which sold as low as 2212 one time
Leather preferred was sold on the theory that the
directors at their meeting this week will pass the
dividend on the preferred. In the closing dealings
the market was strong and net changes as com
pared with Fridays finals, show gains of 1a6l21a
per cent
Bonds were active and strong The sales were
S2.98s, 600. Atchison general mortgage fours when
issued rose 112 to Sl12; do adjustment fours. / 10
bO44; do general fours certificates, 10 to SO1: do
seconds, class A, certificates 11a to 2S34 Chicago
gas hves 70 SO; Chicago and Erie tirsts, l to ll2
y; Kansas and Texas seconds. 2s4 o 63l4: Kan
sas City and Pacific fours. TO u; Northern Pa
certificates, IA TO 44s4 Wabash debenture series
3; IA to 2S. Baltimore and Ohio fives dropped
In Government bonds $40 900 coupon fours OF
1925 sold at l175sdli784: Sill 900 registered
tours OF 1907 at 1O978@Ilo14; $1,000 coupon
Grain.
FLOCRaFirm. unchanged Winter wheat, low
grades, 50 50G3 90; winter wheat, fair to fancy,
4 u HaAnf
Minnesota clear, 81 TOG3 80: Minnesota straits
So OOC95 80 Minnesota patents, $3 35@4 30 low
mills patents 81 2O@4 10; rye mixture, So son
so: superfne, s2 1902 70; fine, 81 OO@2 %.
extra, So 4O@3 %; good 10 choice, So OOG3 30,
Rye -four { Quiet, steady, 81 4Ud2 So. Buck
CKWHEAT-4O@4lc.
CoRNMEA I-Dnll steady; yellow Western,
81 20G2 25: Brandywine, So 20.
RYL-Nominal.
BARLEY-Nominal. No. Milwaukee, 45c;
ungraded Western, 4O647c '
BARLEY MALT-Nomnal.
WHEAT-Active, firmer. no. red. store and
elevator, sOGS214c; afioat, Sl1aGS1sIc: i. o. b..
sl@s1i4c; migrated red, 67@S5c; No. l North,
Options were moderately active and firm at la
IHsc advance on hrmer cables; active export de-
mand; decreased supplies and local covering,
May and July most active. No. red February
13d%c; March I3$4c; May, 721sc June and July
Stocks Of Grain in st ore and afloat February 22:
Wheat 3,95s, SOC; corn. 3s4. $3.50: oats 9S7 .os4
rye, 1912; barley, 26s, 1879; malt, s32s; peas
2S2 bushels.
CoRN-Dgn, frner. No ?, 37@3714c elevator:
3SG3S14c a1onl.
Options were dull and firm at ssc advance. fol.
low ing the West and on local dover ng Nav and
July only traded in. February, 371sc; May, 36sac;
July, 3712c.
oATS-Firmer, moderately active.
Options uull, frmer. February, 261sc; March
25s4c: May, 26c. Spot prices: No. .. Z6G26 lsc;
No.2 white. 27@2714c; No. Chicago, 271sc; 80
8, 2514c; No. 3 white, 2614c: mixed Western
2414@261ac; white State and Western, 27@29c
FEED-Bran, 60@621ac.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RYE FEED-65@70c.
Provisions.
BEEF-Dull; steady; family, slO@l2: extra
mess, So 20.
BEEF H HAMS-Qniet: S14 SO a. Is; tierce beef
dull, steady; city extra India mers. Sl5@l6 80
cut meats, quiei steady: picked bellies - pounds
51zc; do shoulders, 412(G43lc: do hams, S1a@
S34c.
LARD-Quiet; easy: Western steam. So 10
city, $5(G5 10; May, S5 IS. Refined quiet; contin
ent, So; ;. A., S6 rs; compound. 81 1905.
PORk-Steady. mess, so 25C9lG rs.
BUTTER-Choice, firm, good demand: State
dairy, Ice: do creamery held, 13@lSc: Western
creamery, 14@2lc: do held, 12@lSc; do factory