The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04
NEW YORK MARKETS,
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y, March 3-There was
material falling of in the volume of business at
the -tock Exchange to-day, and dealings only ag
gregated 20l,500 shares. The decrease in business
due chiefly the fact that operators in stocks
have not recovered from the scare produced by
the Baltimore and Ohio receivershp and the action
of Congress on the Cuban question. Finding the
supply of stocks small recent short sellers en-
deavored to cover and this with moderate buying
for the long account led to an advance near the
opening OF 12G2 per cent. In the rise Cotton Oil
preferred, Louisville and Nashville and Tennes-
see Coal wore the most conspicuous. An incident
OF the day the rise in ST. Paul TIA, and the
decline in Burlington TO 1912. This the first
time IN the history of the Stock Exchange that ST.
Paul stock hsS crossed Burlington. In the after
noon trading Tobacco dropped from 1874 10 rs on
reports from st Louis that the outside companies
Intended to go into cigarette business This
gave rise TO rumor which could not be confirmed
that the American Tobacco Company had sold
$1,000. 600 new prefsrred STOCK. The break in the
stock exerted an unfavorabe influence on the gem
eral list but the decline, except in the OF Rub
Der uDimportant. The stock named dropped
per cent TO "a ~ the revival of the reports of
internal dissensions- Toward the close a steaiier
feellng obtained in the general market. ST Paul at
this time exhibited considerable strength. Balti-
more and Ohio securities were less active and il
anything somewhat steadier. The market closed
steady 10 firm in tone. Net changes show advances
OF 14G1 per cent, General Electric leading.
Tobacco lost 81, Burlington rs, Rubber preferred
ia and common / 81
Bonds were dull and irregular The sales footed
up $4,000. Baltimore and Ohio consol fives fell
AZ TO 9l12: Detroit Maekinaw and Marquette
three ana a halls 15s to lS; Wisconsin Central
fves certificates l to 4212: Baltimore and Ohio
fves of 1925 rose 41s to o5; Kansas and Texas
fves to 80.
In Government bonds s75,5OO coupon fours OF
1925 sold at ll6sts91l67s: S25, 900 do registered
a 11612@1165s, and $4,000 coupon fves a,
1i3.
Grain.
FLOUR-Quiet steady. Winter wheat, low grade,
81 5O@3; winter wheat, fair to fancy, 81 sO@
so; winter wheat patents, So oUG4 Is; Min
nesota clear, So 70@3 80: Minnesota straits, $50
Sc; Minnesota petents, So 1904 80; low ex.
tras, 81 50d3 city mills, S4 15G4 25: CITY
mills patents 81 1904 As; rye mixture, 50 5OG
8 80; superfine, 81 1902 10: fine, 81 OO@2 So.
Southern fiour-Quiet, steady. Common TO fair,
$2Cd3; good 10 choice S3@3 So Rye four-Dull
steady: 81 60@2 95. Buckwheat iour-Nomina
BUCKW WHEAT-40G4lc
CORNMEAL-Dull, steady; yellow Western
81 2061S2 25: Brandywine. 81 20.
RYE-State, Al 12c afioat.
BARLEY-Nomnal. Ungraded Western, 436
BARLEY MALT-Firm. Western, 55@5Sc
WHEA1-DulI: easier. No. store and ele
vator, Sl14c; afioat. S234c; l. O. b., S2L4GGS314c;
ungraded red, 70@S5c; No. / Northern, 671ac.
Options dull and weak 12G05sc decline on
easier cables, foreign selling, weak est and Local
March and April, 75c; May, 7314c June. 72s4c
C0RN@Dull. firm. No. 2, S71ac elevator: 3sc
afoat.
options dull and weak at 1sc decline on oca
trade; May and July only traded in March
261sc: May. 315sc: July, 373sc.
OATS-Quiet. steady.
Options dull, nominal: May and March, 265sc
Spot prices: No. 2, 2614i No. 2 white, 27s4c; No