The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
NEW YORh MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. Y, May 14.-Dullpess was
the predominant feature at the Stock Exchange
to-day, but the market while quiet decidedly
firm throughout. London was manly responsible
for the higher range of prices, foreign houses nav
ing purchased between ten and twelve thousand
shares of various stocks and fair amounts OF rail
way bonds The reduction IN the posted for
90 days exchange induced local operators to
buy, while the commutation of the sentences OF
the Transvaal conspirators seemed 10 exert a good
eif-ct on foreign traders. belief that sound
money candidate will be nominated at St Ions
gained ground, and also had It's influence. The
successful taxing of the New York City loan and
the recent purchases OF railway securities by Eu.
ropean bankers ought 10 have an important nfiu-
ence on the gold export movement. The improve
ment in the general run of active stocks was
equal to 14Gl per cent, and well dis ributed
A of'tne specialties scored exceptional GAINS,
Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg rising asa to
6OlA, and Bay State Gas 214 5034. Specula-
Ii closed firm Total sales were o $50 shares
Bonds We're m more active "dn and higher The total
fours rose l12 to 4212- Northern Pacific terminal
skies, J IA 10 lOs34; Northern Pacific first SKIES.
"a 10 llo$4; Erie first consolidated sevens, ~ to
In Government bonds $4,000 coupon fours of
1925 brought ll71S9ll714
Grain.
FLOUR-Dull. easy; Winter wheat. low grades,
81 5O@3 60; do fair 10 fancy, 50 65@3 S5: do pat
ents So S0l4 20: Minnesota clears 50 50G13 l5 d o
straights s3 OOG3 30; 90 patents, S3 45t14 80;
low extra. % z0G3 90; City mills Si 1904 20; do
patents, 81 3UG4 SO: rye mixture, So 5O@3 80.
superhne, 81 UU@2 30: line, 81 0O@2 80. oout !
as 90; good 10 choice. $5 O0G3 30. Rye flour,
quiet, steady 81 4UI2 so. Buck wheat -four 81 20.
-40042c.
COKNMEAB- Quiet, easy: yellow Western,
az U502 10: Brandywine, 50 Is.
RYE-Nominal; No. Western. 4OG441ac.
BAkLEY-Quiet; ungraded Western, 3964lc.
BAR Ely MALI-N ominal; Western. 4s@5Sc.
WHEA1-DulI: firm; +. Q. b. nc 10 arrive:
ungraded red, 65tGsOc; No. l Northern, 72c.
Options dull. unsettled: closing steady at un-
changed prices to 1sc decline with only local D.
ing trade. July most active. No. red, May, 61Tsc:
June. 6934c: July, $3.50: Angus, 6912c; sep
temGer o95s5; December 7lssc.
options dull and steady at 1sc decline following
the West. July most active; May. 3512c: July,
361sc; September, 371sc.
OATS-Active, STEADY.
Options dull. firm: May 247sc; June and July
spot prices: No. 2, Csc; No. white 26c: No
Chicago 26c No. 3, 24c: No. 3 white, 25c; mixed
Western, 25(G26c; white do and white State. 26@
2Sc.
FEED BRAN-571@@e21hc.
MlDDLING NGs-65G70c.
RNE-Feed, easier, 65c.
Provisions.
BEEF-Quiet, family. SO 50@11: extra mess
$7(aS: beef hams, dull, $l4 80 C0 10.
tierced beef, inactive; city extra India mess ST 4G
10 80; cut meats quiet, unchanged; picked bellies
II pounds, 412c; do shoulders, 41ac; do hams
9@S12c
LAnD-Quiet. fl rmer W estern s4 90; city, 81 20;
May. 50 80; Refined quiet; continent, $5 rs
POnk-Quiet. weak; o!d mess, IS 1903 IS; new
mess, SO -.
EUTTEK-Quiet: fancv fairly active; state
dairy, S@l512c; do creamery, ll@l6c: Western
dairy. 7@l1c; DO creamery, 11@l5c: do held.
s@llc; do factory, 7talQc: Elgins, 1919 lG6c;
initiation creamery, e12@12c-
h@9alc; do new, 614@s1.c: do small. old. 41,s
alOc; part SKINS, old, 3Gl41@c: do, new, 2a5c;
full skins, .Cd2 i2c.