The San Francisco call., 1896-04-25
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 24.-Specuation at
the Stock Exchange to-day was strong early in the
day and the trend of prices was upward owing
mainly to the fact that quotations came higher
and that the ST. Paul statement for the third week
OF April was Unexpectedly favorable. There was
q brisk inquiry of local account for all the leading
shares, as well as the speculatives. Tobacco
jumped 25s to 70 and the remainder OF the list
Improved anywhere from IA 10 ! per cent The
Grangers were strong and scored the highest figures
yet attained. In the afternoon Tobacco reacted to
7014, but this had comparatively little influence.
Even when sugar broke from 1257s to 1919 on
heavy sales, based on the passage of the antitrust
bill by the Legislature at Albany, speculation dis
played little weakness.
If sugar had declined much at any other time
within the past few weeks the marKet would un-
doubtedly have suffered material losses, This
afternoon the decline only 14@114 per cent
and at the close there was fractional rally all
round. There was little pressure TO sell outside of
the ranks of the room-traders, and it may be said
that the market developed great firmness under
the circumstances. Net changes in the railway
list show drclnes of 1s 3is, while in sugar a
drop OF per cent was recorded Tobacco on the
other hand advanced "a per cent. Total sales
Bonds higher. The sales footed up ST.
$4,000. Alchison,, Colorado and Pacific skies
fves, to 81; Chicago Gas fYes ia to 921b:
Kansas Pacific SKIES Of 1895, l1a to no; Miiwau,
kee and Northern firsts of 19l0 Ia to ll7 PITTS
In Government bonds 81 81, 900 coupon fours of
1925 brought 1884; $4,000 registered fours OF
FLOUR-Dull; steady: common TO fair, SO 2U63
do fair TO fancy, 80 s5@3 IS: do patents S9 sO6
25; Minnesota clear 81 50@3 l5 do straits
S3@S r0 do patents So 45@4 3d. low extras
50 2O@3: city mills, $4d4 20; do patents, 81 SO0
so; rye mixture, So b0@3 80; superfne, $2@
2 So; fine, $2@2 80. Southern -four dull; extra.
81 4O63; good 10 choice do, $393 80. Rye flour
dull steady, 81 40@2 so. Buckwheat -four, 81 20
al %.
BUCKWHEAT-4 -4O@42c.
CoRNMEAL-Quiet; yellow Western, 81 2O@
RIE-Firm; State, s4@4Sc; Western, 4614@
4612c. 1*S
BARLEY-Firm; ungraded Western, 4e@5Oc
HARLEY MALT-4SG55r
WHEAT-Dull; irmer; No. 2 red store and ele-
vator. nominal: afoat, nominal: Z. o. b., 771hc
to arrive; ungradeu red. 64@s4c; No. Northern,
TAG 10 arrive.
Options declined 1S@S4c on local realizing raj
lied s4@lc on bullish crop news and firmer West
closed firm at 1s@asc over yesterday with
fairly active trade. July and May were most
active NO. 2 red April. 7414c: May. 711ac: June,
July, August and September, n 3sc; December,
coRN-Dun; firm. No 2. $50 elevator: 4oc
Options were dull and firm at 1s@1Ac ad-
vance following the West and without special
feature May and July most active. April 361Ac:
May S612c; July, sac; September, 3Sc,
OAIS-Ftrm; less active.
Options-Dull, firm; May, 241ac; july 245hc
Spot prices: No 2. 251a9253zc: No. 2, White
Z6t2c; NO. z Chicago, 261ac No. 3, 241lc; No. g.
white, 251zc; mixed Western 25(a26ISc: white
do and white state. 26@29c ~ "''
FEED BRAN -6O062Ibc
MlDDLIN NGS-65@7Oc.
RfE-Feed 65@7Oc.