The morning call., 1894-09-08
New York Markets.

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Specuation was dull on
the stock exchange to-day except in Distilling
Sugar, St. Paul and Burlington. IN which shares
about two-thrds OF the entire business of the day
was done. London was in the market only as a
small seller OF ST. Paul and few OF the arbitrage
specialties. The stock OF the whisky trust was
most actively dealt in, aud there was q revival OF
the unfavorable reports recently circulated
against this company which represent it to be in
serious difficulties. Denials were made from semi
ofhcial source, but whether or not there is foun-
datOn Tor any OF tho stories circulated it is GER
tain the opinion is general that DistIling is not
saie Investment by outsiders. The clique which
nas been maEipul lating the stock during the past
weeSs we're the moving Influences therein to-day.
heAVy eIrrings IN the early dealings caused a
had taken place.
In the Afternoon there was reaction OF gs
cline on the day of "a per cent Sugar was
sod during the morning by the shorts on the alb
TO l041a Ia the later trading covering move.
ment resulted in an advance to lO59s, with re.
action OF 3 at the close bringing the prices down
TO yesterdays closing quotation st faul opaned
weak, and on sales by London houses reeeded 10
per cent but before noon had recovered the enttre
loss. After midday the room traders sold the
within Ia OF the lowest '0e 0'-"s
Burli ngtoD, after al opening loss of Ia rose 10
and then on sales. largely credited to Boston
broke 70, the last being the lowest figure OF the
day. Alchlson was sold down sls per cent before
noon. when good buying was met based on A re-
port that the next annual meeting would be held
VIII be retII ed and that their places will be hlfe1
by prominent railroad hnaueiers: an advance ~
Hs per cent resulted, Of which u was lost in tie
final dealings. On purchase OF ~I1O shares Cen
trai Pacific advanced per cent
The range OF the rest If the fist on the davis
transactions were merely fractional aud were
nearly all in the direction OF lower values Tba
ma Ket was weak during the latter part OF the dsy
and was decidedly heavy at the close
The BOND MARI Ell was rather heavy during the
morning, but gained strength as the day advanced
and was rather strong at the close. A majority Of
the issues dealt Ia show an advance. Government
bonds, strong; State bonds. dull; railroad bonds
firm. Petroleum steady: Pennsylvania oil sales
none: october option, sales none, closed S2Tb
bid: Lima oil, sales none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Wheat-September, 5514G
Flour-Steady.
Hops-SteadY.
Wocl-Steady.
Pigiron-Steady.
Copper-Quiet.
Lezd--Nery weak
Tin-stesdy; straits. SIG s.; plates. quiet
spelter- steady: domestic. SO 55 bid: sales on
Change, rs tons tin 10 arrive, sl5 and rs tons De-
eember tin, Sl6 S5.
Coffee-Options steady at SOLO points decline
steady all day on continued Baltimore selling and
absence OF foreign buying. closed steady TO 5@l5
points decline. Sales. 27 600 bags. including: sep
temDer. Sl3 50; october, Sl2 80: December,
Sl2 55: March, Sl2 10.
Mild, quiet and steady; Cordoya. 19@l9l4c
sales, 10000 bags No. and No. 3. l30l41zc
f. r. 1900 bags Maraeafbo. lSc ood Cucua.
SanIos-N eak at 100 reis decline. Good aver
age santos quiet. l5$lOo. Stock, $4,000 bags.
Hamburg Steady. unchanged.
Hayre-opened steady at 74@L2f decline. Az
IL noon prices advanced i4fi at p. \. un-