The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
NEW YORK EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, n. Y. June 3.-The volume of
business on the Stock Exchange to-day was upon
a very fair scale and trading was no ably active in
granger shares Chicago Gas and Sugar Refining
The aggregate transactions during the day were
reduced by reason of a suspension of business
from II :l5 until o. clock, on account Of the sud
den death OF =. j. Post Jr the floor or the ex-
change. but before and after that ueriod trading
was very animated On the a ncuncemeDt thai
the dividend of United States Rubber preferred
had been duced at Yesterdays meeting from x
TO per cent both the common ana preferred
shares OF that company broke sharply, but the af-
1a4s Of the concern no. important enough 10
produce any general effect
1t was. perhaps, significant that the most de-
clded strength was shown by those stocks
heretofore prominent in the ad vance Sugar kefin-
ing ana coal shares The advance in st Louis
and an Francisco IN connection with asser-
uons tnat dividend Of per cent would be d.
claTed on first preferred stock to-day a report
that the Governor of Illinois had S sned the CON
50 idatlon bill attended with rapid ad nee
IN enc go Gas IN late deal Ks. Tne rand zee. inc
OF Western Union in final dealings unsettled the
general market which closed at pronounced reces-
sions nom the highest prices OF the day Govern.
ment bonds stlong. Railways strong and active
Among the noteworthy declines were Southern
5aciHc iH oi caiiotnla consols, II to s912; Texas
Pacihc hrsts, ~ to 30, and seconds. 3s 10 2214
money on caII ~ per cent: time money-6O
TO U days, per cent; months. 2l3 per cent;
and months. 3 per cent: months 30 per ent
on good mixed stock tx6ha9ge collateral; prime
1ndorsed bills receivable. 3@312 per cent; cnoice
and prime single names, 31a9s per cent: good
names 495 per cent Posted asking rates Tor
sterling 81 S613 for 10 & bills and 81 So Tor de-
mand Actual rates long bill 81 S53194 as
sight drafts S4 81, cabie transfers 81 S7M4 S7f3
Domestic exchange ew York ~ud San
premium.
Money in London l1s per cent Rates of dis
count ~ open marke for both short ana thr.e
months bills 7s6l per cent.
Ihe Bank OF Euglsnd's proportion of reserve to
its Liabilities Is 5O.53 per CEN, against So 81 for
the same week last year The banks weekly
statement shows the total reserve decreased
AeO1,COO, CIR alton increased 100 900, bullion
1tcfeased +0U3,5l6, pubic deposits decreased
4I4SOOO, notes reserve decreased E45,QUO.
G ma ng ~hn
shows notes in circulation Increased 70. 300, ,OOO
francs treasury accounts current decreased IL
15OUOo francs, goid on hand Increased 40 So 900
silver on hand increased l. 375 600
Inc weekly siatemen OF the Bank of Germany
shows cash on hand deer ased O $50 600 maj rks
treasury notes decreased $4,000 rnarks o. her
securities Increased +3,22D 900 marks notes in
circulation Increased % 420, 900 m arks
Wheat and Flour
WHEAT 1880 Il 100 1900 100 2:lo
july ............ 1883 7414 741S 741I 7zII
Septem ber 70Ss n 711s 1861 7Oss
De, ember... 71s4 72sa 721lS 72IH 72H
spot, steader but dull; 10 b. afioat No North
ern spring New York, 1855; No. ] Northern
spring Duluth, 1850: No. hard winter 7<Bsc.
No hard winter, 755sc
Future closing: June, 751sc; July, 741sc; Sep
tember I034c; December. 721sc.
FLOUR spring. In bbls: No. 2 extra So 3O@
3 95; patents. So 90@4 20.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-New Iork to Liverpool.
by steam, I'd.
Produce.
PROVISIONS-Lard. prime IS So
PORK-Mess, So 5OG875.
TALL OW-3c.
BUTTER-CreRmerY. Western, $50