The San Francisco call., 1896-04-16
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. y. ", April l5.-The railway
and miscellaneous share market was strong
throughout, although the trading was on a smaller
scale than yesterday. The transactions were So
900 shares. Probably the best feature OF the
market was the increased interest taken in the
railroad issues by commission and foreign houses.
The buying by London firms was confined N aiulv
10 st. Paul and Louisville and Nashville while
local commission brokers were moderate buyers of
the Changers Nanderbilts and Consolidated Gas
There were also some investment buying of rail
way mortgages for both home aud foreign account
The advance in sterling exchange had no influ-
ence on the market, and it is believed that gold ex
less European bankers should elect pay an extra
commission.
The gain in prices at one time was equal 10 IL
10 1873 per cent, and was most pronounced in
Sugar, Lake Shore. Louisville and Nashville. the
Grangers western Union, Manhattan, Consoli-
dated Gas and Big -Four. Sugar sold up TO 123TE
the highest yet reached, and brokers with Inside
come ctlons oC ught 1000 shares Tobacco sold at
II TO 6S and 6Sss, eX dividend Of per cent cash
and 20 per cent scrip and at "a to S51a and S2I%
cash. Last night the stock in the regular wav
closed at 81 There was considerable talk about
enloInlug the pawn OF the scrip dividend, but
been notified of any suit about this matter
General Electric was rather weak and closed
iracuonaIly lower on The day. The annual report,
which is expected Tomorrow will show as already
stated, balance OF $500 900. It is understood
that no DIVIDEND Oh the preferred will be paid at
this time In the closing dealings the ndustrials
were inclined TO weakness but the railway List was
decidedly strong. The market as a rule closed
"a =
Bonds were higher. The sales footed IN 81 45a :
OOO- Chesapeake and Ohio ConsolGated Elves
rose 31s 10 I0912; Chicago Gas fves, l to 90:
Chicago and Northern Pacific ives Certificates
us to 4712; East Tennessee Consolidated fives
70 15913; Kentucky Central Fours, l 80,
Omaha and St Louis Fours Certificates l3A TO
44l2; ST. Louis Southwestern Twos. Ia to 2SiA:
Wabash Twos. ia 10 rs.
In Government Bonds S125,5Q0 Coupon Fours
OF 1925 brought 11715@l171s.
Grain.
FLoUR-Quiet, firm winter wheat low grades
81 2ha2 90: do fair to fancy, 50 S6@lS 80;
as Is; do straits $StS3 so: do patents, "a AZ AZ
@4 50; low extras, So 25@2 go; city mills
5o5 S$ 30 3o: 40 patents p S9qs 90 rye mixture
southern flour dull. steady; common to fair ex.
ira, 81 40GS; good TO choice do, S393 80. Rye
BUCK CKWHEAT-4OI4lc
CoRNMEAL-Dull, steady; yellow Western,
81 Z9@2 70; Brandywine, 81 20
RHlt-Nominal; Western 46c.
BARLk1-Firm; ungraded Western, 39@4lc. d.
HARLEY MALT-Quet; Western. 49@55c
WHkAT-Dun frmer. No. REQ, store and
elevator. nominal: afoat. nominal; f. O. b. 7s1hc.
ungradeo red, es@s4c;, No Northern, 76c 72'
options were dull and firm at 14@3sc advance
on hrm n, cables, reports of frost in California
better West and local covering. May and July
most active No. red April, 75c; May, 7215c:
June, I21sc; July and September. re: December
afioat. ' AZ
Options were s firm and quiet at @ssc advance
ioAowlng The West and on local covering. Nav
and September most active April 37iIe. MAJ
$685.; s July, S71sc; September, sSI4c. y
Options dull; firm. May 24slc
spot firm. No 2, 25Jac: No. white oe1Ac
30 10; Chicago, 2612c: No; 8, 241ac No 5 white
Z91ae; mixed Western, 25@2612c white do and
FEED BRAN-60G6215c
NGS-65G7Oc
RHE-Feed. .65@70c.
Provisions.
BEEF-Steady, unchanged. Beef ham. oriet
$l4 bO@15; terced beef inactive; city extra indi,
mess, Sl5nlb 30: cut meats quiet steady
csc. n
LA LARD-Quiet, about steady. Western s,eam
30 2f12 city, - 70; May, $6 20. Rehned, quiet