The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, y. Y, March 15.-The security
market continued to broaden The sales of ocks
to-day aggregated 233,515 shares. The increase
in the activity was accompanied by higher range
OF prices for the leading issues although number
of shares for special causes failed participate in
the improvement The Vander5ilts of late were
conspicuous in the dealings omaha common max
ng high record with sales up to 623s Big
Four and the Nickel Plates were more actively
traded In, and Nickel Plate second preferred
gained per cent to 3314- Northwest moved up
10 ITO. The company is large owner of st. Paul
and Omaha common, and the recent declaration
OF divio end on the latter attracted attention to
Northwest stock.
Michigan Central touched par on investment
buying. The upward tenden cy of the railway list
was checked during the afternoon by q break OF
nearly 3 points in NJ ssouri Pacific to l71s and
selling of the ock was due 10 widely circulated
rnmor OF an impending receivership for The COM
pany. The report brought out a statement TO the
change whatever In present methods and all In
terest charges will be met. In the Grangers there
was disposition to sell St Paul on belief that
the earnings for the second week OF Nj arch VIII
make poor showing. The other earnings will
compare with 1896.
The industrias feverish and Ia the lain
weak sugar first to III and later declined
to 1873 on the unfavorable schedule in the
tariff Dill and sales for Nal-streeI interests Rub
Der common dropped 214 and the preferred from
So to 6312. subsequently pp1ring orders raised
TO 671A- Specie closed steady n tone.
The bond market was strong, sales aggregat-
Ing $i.oll,oOo. oregon improv eme 1t hrst SKIES
certihc ates rose 214 and Union Pacific SKIES of
1899 Der cent.
in Government bonds $4,000 registered four s
of 1907 sod at ll13s
Grain.
FLOUP-Dull, steady. Winter wheat. low grades
az 30@3 35; do fair TO fancy, SO 2504 so; do
patents. 81 SOFAS; others unchanged: Minnesota
clear, S3 4O@S 90 do straights $4@4 20: do
mixture. 81 SO@3 20; supertine s2@2 30; fine,
81 9a@o2 rs.
Southern -four steady dull. Common to fair ex-
ira, So 20@3 So: good TO choice. So 6O04
Rye mixture, 50 S0@3 40; superfne, $2@2 so.
Rye flour. quiet and steady at So 5O@2 IS.
CORN MEAL-Dull, steady. Yellow western,
81 70@l so.
RYE-Dull, steady. Western. 37s4c c. /. Z.
Buffalo.
WHEAT-spot market dull, firmer; I. O. b.
S456c.
Options advanced Ts@l1sc on frmer cables. for
eign buying aud local covering declined 1z05Bc
rallied 14@asc and closed firm 5s@34c over
most active. No red, March Slssc; May,
1890 July, 1880
CoRN-spot dull, firm; No. 2, 2S1ac elevator,
501ac aloa,.
options advanced 1st914c with the West, fell 1s
61Ac on easier cables ana local realizing, closin {
steal ty and unchanged day and July only traded
In. March, 2915c: May. soc; July, 3I3sc.
OATS-Dull, steady.
options easier May, 81 5sc. Spot prices-No
2 22c; No 2, Chicago, 23c; No. 3, 21c; No. 3
white. Z21ac.
Provisions.
LARD-Strong. Western steam. sd 45; refined
quiet; compound, 41sG14ssc.
PORK Strong Moderate demand. Mess, So rs
Sg9 25.
BUTTER-Fancy firm, fair demand. Western
creamerv. 13@19c.
Enthusiastically; moderate demand. Part