The San Francisco call., 1896-03-13
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. y. ", March 12.-The excite
ment in Tobacco subsided to-day, and the transac-
tions in the stock were only 81 900 shares: the
price ranged between 1914 and S0i4. The falling
OF in business was ascribed TO the fact that the
short interest in the stock had been covered.
General Electric was second in point Of activity
The stock first advanced to 3S12, and then broke
TO 3614 with a subsequent recovery to 373s. The
early advance was brought about by the reports
that the company and its chief competitor, the
Westinghouse, had finally reached agreement
territory, patents, etc. The directors were in
session all day, but up to the close of the STOCK Ex
change nothing of an official nature given
out.
In the last hour on rumors of a serious hitch
the stock dropped to 36l4 but near the close q
rally TO 373Js ensued. There little or nothing
TO the general market, although the unuertone
was strong throughout. The declaration of semi
annual dividend OF 2 per cent Oh st. aul common
excited favorable influence The Erie
stocks, which were listed by the governors of the
exchange yesterday, were quoted 1434@l55s for
the common and 39@401a for the first preferred
and "a for the second prefersed. Speculation
closed quiet and firm; net changes showed gains
OF 1snl1s per cent. Iowa Central preferred
jumped 23s per cent 10 373s
bonds were quiet and firm. The sales footed up
only 1895 900 Illinois Central fours of 1853 rose
ls4 to l02; Michigan Central consolidated sevens,
J 20 llS; New York Central sevens, ! TO l2O:
Toledo. 81. Louis and Kansas City skies certih-
Gates l34 to rs: and Wheeling and Lake Erie
tives, "a to 1929 Ohio and Mississippi, Spring
field division sevens jumped 4to lola.
In Government bor DIS $3UU0 coupon fours of
1925 brought 1864.
Grain.
FLOCR-Dull, easy. Winter wheat, low grades,
So 50@3; do fair to fancy. 50 S5@3 90; do patents
So 9UG4 l5: Minnesota clear. - 1908 80; Mime
sofa straits, S3d3 So: Minnesota patents, So 35C0
30; low extras, 81 5O@3: city mills s4 1904 25
city mills patents, 81 3O@4 As; rye mixture,
So 5O@3 80; superfne, 81 16a2 20; fine, S2@2 55
Southern four-Dull, easy; common 10 fair extra,
81 4OG3; good 10 choice. s3@3 30. Rye -four
Quiet; firm at 81 SOAP 80.
UCkWHEAT-4004lc
C0RHMEAL-Quiet: yellow Western, 81 209
25; Brandywine. So 20.
RYE-State, 4Sc delivered; Western, 4S1hc
BARLE1-Firm; No. Milwaukee. 4Si@49c.
BARLEY MALT-Firm. Western, 55@58c.
WHEAT-Fairly active. easier; No. 2 req store
and elevator, T907914c: aioat, 8O1SdSO3lc; l. O.
b.. s0@s1l4c; ungraded red, 6s@s3c; 10. fNorth-
ern. 74c.
Options less active, closed weak at sysG1ac de-
cline on lower cables. easier West and local real
izing, May and July most active. No. Red,
March, 13c; April, 1896 May, 7l1sc; June and
coRN@DulI, firm; No p 3sc elevator; 4oc
afoat.
options dull and easier, with the West closing
steady. May and July only traded in March, $50;
May, 81 7sc; June, 3614c; July, 367sc
OATS-Dul. steady.
Options easier, dun March, 25Ac; May,
2514c. Spot prices: No. 2. 2512@25s4c; No 3
white, 265s@27c: No Chicago, a61ac: No. 8,
Paige; No. 8 white, 26c: mixed Western 26G
2612c; white do, z7@29c; white state, 27@29c
MIDDLINGS- -65@7cc.
RYT-Feed, 6212066c
PROVISIONS.
BEEF-Dull: steady; beef hams quiet, sl4 bOCa
Is; tierced beef inactive: city extra India mess,
S15@ 8 50 cut meats, firm: picked bellies IL
lbs, 41s@5c; do shoulders, 412@4s4; do hams,
S12(aSs4c.
LARD-Quiet, easier; Western steam, SIS 55;
city. So May, S5 20. Refined. quiet; continent,
SO 80: south American. So Is; compound.
45sG47 7sc.
FORK-Dull steady. Mess, S10@l0 so.
BUTTER-Fairly active: steady. Western
creamery. i4G122c: Elgins, 22c: imitation cream
cry rolls. 9Gl3c; rolls. 6@S12c.
Il Fair and Sfafa 1arr In.
do fancy, 10i4c: do small. 6@lOs4 part skins,
3l4arg7c: full Skins 1a(n6c.
EGGS-Weak: liberal supply. State and Penn
sylvania, ll12@ll34c: ] Southern 10s4c. icehouse.
case, 81 50g2 20; Western, fresh, 1054@llc;
duck. 23@2Sc.
TALLow-steady. City, 1876: country, ssA
@37sc.