The morning call., 1894-04-27
ep Ynr Markafs.

NEW YORK, April 26.-Ihe speculation to-day
in stocks was dull. except for the trading il
Sugar. In the shares OF the American Sugar Re
finlng Company the dealings very heavy.
purchasing movement having been developed al
the opening which was continued in force to the
close the last sale being made within 1sc of the
best pr recorded
St. Paul lead the railway list in point OF activity
being tact the only stock Of this group IN which
the transactions exceeded 5000 shares. II was
SOLD by London during the morning aud local
bear made small drive at 1t IN the morning. but
succeeded only in sending IL down s4c, of which
1sc was recovered Burlington lost 5sc and
Northwestern and Rock Island each Ssc.
DistIliDg was bought on favorable Washington
advices, 1t being stated that the revenue bill
would be modified as to increase in the duty on
spirits. Chicago gas was remark ably steady, nuc-
tustiug within a limit of Is. TIE trading In the
rest of the list was very ignt and except for the
speeialtles the 3nges In prices were lnsignih-
cant. On sale Of 90 shares Cordage preferred
broke per cent Minneapolis and 81. Louis d e.
clined l$s and L. d \. "A. The rest of the list
showed only fractional differences from vest err
days closing figures. In the late trading the
ket was gen orally weak in small business and
The bond market was depressed during the
greater part OF tn e day and closed rather weak.
Government bonds. steady: State bonds, dull.
Parliamentary; PennsyIvania oil sales none
April option sales, none; closed. 85c bid. Lima
oil sales, none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Hops-QuieI.
Nbeat-April, 6l12c.
Flour-Steady.
Pigiron-Dull.
Copper-Quiet.
Lead-Firm.
.Tin-FIrm; straits S19 IS.
Enthusiastically
speIter-Steadier; domestic. SO 40 bid
Sales on Change, 10 tons spot tin. SO s5: car,
August, 81 As.
Coffee-optlons opened irregular and generally
lower; most active day in months under pressure
of May notices. Closed steady at from unchanged
TO 80 points decline. SAFES, $500 bags. In
Guiding: May, Sl5 4U@j0; June SIS 20@3O:
July, SIS 10; August, $I4 70; September 8 1 SO
OLA so; october, s14 20; December, sl3 s5sl4 05,
and January, $l3 80. spot cotfee-Rio, dun AID
lower; No. Z 1854 Mid dun aud heavy; Cor
dova 199l914c; sales none. Warehouse deliv-
eriss yesterday, 1870 bags: stock in New
York to-day. 2sO,Os9 bags; stock in United
$50 900 bags; totsl visible for the United States
4sS.2l bags, AGAINST 46l .4O6 last year.
9 7-16d; rece pts 1000 bags: stock. lOl 600 bags.
Santos-MaTket quiet; sales, S0Uo bags; prices
generally unchanged TO "a lower
London-Quiet; prices unchanged to Sd lower.
Havre-Quet; sales, $4,000 bags; prices 14t
higher to 13f lower.
Sugar-Raw dull unchanged: fair refining.
2 5-l6c; centrifugal, 50 test 13-I5c; refined.
quiet No. 8, 8 9-16@3s4c; No. z. 35a6D3 lI-I6c;
No. 8, 3 7-l6@35s; Oft "a" 3 ll.l6@3 l5-1Bc.
Chicag" e rkess
CHICAGO, April 26.-Wheat at the close of the
days market showed very little change from Its
value at the corresponding time yesterday. Such
changes as there were were in the way OF improve
ment. The fine, growing weather which is bring
ing favorable crop bulletins from the country.
caused weakness at the start The elevator poo
pie were the most consp euous spreaders. Fresh
trading was TOR the most part done in July. Late
In the session the market became a matter only OF
how wheat could be transferred from May to
July for the final arbtrament of the 1S93-94
season.
oats which ara tied up for May ala not get into
an active state of nervousness. Tie crowd
watched anxIousIy, but did very little business.
Provision shorts bought enough on a dull
market to 15c In July pork, &C to May lard and
rff, -
The leading futures ranged as follows:
wheat No. q Highest. Lowest.
April .58s4c 5s14c April $3.50 3Sl4e
T LARD per % lbs - Short RIOS per 90 lbs.
. M1Sy...s7 go 81 S21S July se s21a 50 47H
Sept.S7 So 81 20 Sept. ..$6 So So 90
Meas Pork per bb!.-
S may. 81; 'sis s ~ :is s g
ana unchanged. No: Spring Wheat So: @
585sc: NO Spring Wheat. 5.@63c; NO. Red.
5sls@59s4c: No Corn; Ssasg5ssss; Prime In,
sl2 e5@l2 10: Lard. y 100 lbs; So 271ag7 90 !;
Short Rio sides oo.s g 72ha Dry s.r ss s,Ss,
Shoulders 5S4sS, s s77 so IT, WHISKY dstisrs
finished goods. . gal. 81 8; sugars. Cut Loaf.
=; GRADUATED. -: standard A. -
ON the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was easy; unchanged
CATTLE
CHICAGO. April 26.-The Evening journal re-
ports: Cattle receipts 10 600; active: a trine
higher; advance far this week. 25to)3Oc; prime
to extra native steers. 81 tO@S4 $751; medium. - rs
"a SO; otherss4@14 10: Texans, $30S 90.
Hogs-Ree ipts. $1,000: active; opened strong;
higher: closed weak; advance lost: rough. heavy.
So 25@4 10; packers aud m xed. 80 1900 so;
prime heavy and butchers weights, SO 3Ofg5 3d.:
assorted light. SIS 20@5 80.
Sheep and Lam BIS K eceipts 40U0: in good de-
nand: 10c higher; top sheep, 81 2oo4 90; top
lambs. 81 1904 IS.
StOc in ondon.