The San Francisco call., 1899-03-31
EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW 1Ohh o1OOh 11AfhEI-
NEW YORK. March 3O-The movement in
stock prices to-day very irregular, with
net changes mixed but with losses slightly
prevailing. Three stocks, Federal Steel, Brook
Iyn Transit and Manhattan, figured for nearly
half the total sales on the Exchange, which
were not much below a million. Fears of
trouble over the Samoan situation gave a gen.
orally easier tone TO the early market which
subsequently advanced under the leadership OF
the Flower stocks and Manhattan and Sugar,
but later eased off again on the very high rate
for money. y per cent being charged before the
close for call loans The banks early in the
day advanced the call rate TO per cent Many
brokers and traders had made early provision
for loans which carried them over until Mon
day on the Stock Exchange the rate ad-
vanced to y per cent and the last loan
5le. The fluctuations were reflected in the
variable and nervous movements IN many
stocks. Washington advices that the Samoan
tba eonf6ent ,-aninuiatfon Of some of the spe-
cialties, were coincIdent with some of the high
est prices for the day for these stocks Fed
eral Steel on the largest dealings of any one
stock advanced rs, closing at the highest The
Eransit which has been very active and strong
all week, closed practically unchanged. al
though at one time it was up points and at
another as much below last night People
Gas another Flower stock, moved similarly,
but less wide fluctuations, likewise closing
about unchanged There was no news attend
ing the movements in these properties, but a
circumstance which attracted much attention
was the gradual droop OF the railway stocks,
situation and in a measure were also infiu-
enced by the divergence Of active operations
into the specialties. Rumors of possible CO
operative arrangement between Manhattan and
Metropolitan raised the former "a, the highest
quotation being at the close, and Metropolitan
l@. Third Avenue, too, rose points. in ex-
pectation that the coTnpany's interest would not
suffer much as anticipated by impending leg
islaJion-
Sugar retained 214 points Of the points rise
colncident with the advance in the refining
article. Continental Tobacco made a fractional
advance after a large recession in the early
trade The market closed with heavy un-
dertOne.
Business in bonds fell off considerably to-day
and some weak spots cropped out. The main
tendency OF prices, however, was toward a
higher plane, with the AtchisCns and st. Louis
Southwestern issues in good demand. Total
sales, y 900. co.,
Government bonds We're unchanged in bid
quotations. -
The total sales of stocks to-day were 954 400
shares, including: Atchson. 1920; do preferred.
81. 623; Burlington, IS 400; Manhattan, 12S, 500;
Metropolitan. 500: Reading first preferred, IL
740; Missouri Pacific, 1925; New York Central,
IG 500; Northern Pacific, 5000; Northwestern.
1880; Union Pacific u,275: St Paul, 16, $50;
Southern Pacific, 1850; Texas and Pacific,
300; Union Pacific preferred. 1860; American
Steel. Il. 557 do preferred. $500: Federal Steel,
203 coo: do preferred, 15,C5l; Tobacco 300; Peo-
pies Gas. IS S55 Brooklyn Transit. ia 440; Con
tinental Tobacco 81, 10; Sugar, $3.50; Tennes-
see Coal and Iron, 13, GO; Chicago Great West