The morning call., 1894-12-16
New York Markets..

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-The speculative market
opened heavy and declined for the first hour,
sugar, Consolidated Gas and Oregon Short Line
leading the downward movement. Then came a
rally, in which only Pittsburg and Western pre-
ferred and p. C. L & st. l.. advanced more than q
fraction. a reaction quickly followed the losses
being fraction except in Baltimore AID Ohio
Chicago Cas- Denver and Rio Grande and Oregon
Improvement The depression continued to the
end. the market closing heavy. Chief among the
losses on the day are: Sugar. l3s; do preferred,
81; Oregon Improvement, Oregon Short Line and
Denver and Rio Grande L, and the Grangers
$40 70 per cent.
During the week the market has Deen erratic in
Its course. In the early part the repeal Of the
anttpooling section OF the interstate commerce
act by the lower House of Congress excited a
favorable influence in the railway list and the
Senate caucus refusal to consider tn tariff ones
tion in It's relation to sugar strengthened rho
stock of that company. which IS acKnowiedged the
stock of the market. he total sales OF the week
were 81 5000.
quiet. but the tone OF the market firm. The
saiesNreached over 494.O1O. A majority OF the
securities dealt in recorded advances.
The volume of business during the past week
was the largest of any week in many months and
more active issues was generally firm IN tone and
In most cases advances were recorded, but many
OF the securities which infrequenty dealt in
deprecated materially in value
Government bonds firmer. State bonds dull
Ranroad bonds firm, but quiet. Petroleum
option Gales. 200O closed at 921ac bid; Lima oil
sales. none.
Exports of specie from the port OF New York
for the week amounted to IS. 594,07l In gold and
1917, l5S in silver The imports for the week
were: Gold, $57, 472; silver. S 1866: dry goods
S2.063 OF: general merchandise, SO ,026, sS9
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
wbeat-December, b91ac.
Four-Steady.
Hops-Market heavy: state common to choice
Old 3@7c; lew, 9@l2c; Pacific Coast new 31S6n
&c: London market firm
wooI-Steady; domestic fleece. l7@22c; pulled
le@24c
fetroleum-Higher: United closed 921bc: re-
fined New York. So 45; nominal.
Oranges-QuIet: fancy, 81 rs: others, 75cG$l 80
Pigiron = Dull: Scotch. $4,000 American.
SO 5C@l3
Copper Firm: brokers' price. SO 70.
Lead-Steady; brokers' price So.
Tin-Plates duh.
changed TO IL points lower ruled generally weak
and under liquidation closed easy at 51l5 points
net decline. sales, 10000 bags, including:
December sl3 SO: January. Sl3 O5@13 10; febru-
Sl2 10@l2 20; September, S12 050l2 10; Octo-
her, 81 ).
Spot cofee-Rio, nominal; mild, quiet; Cor
doYa. $4,000
receipts, "a 600 bags; stock 345 900 bags.
Hamburg-Steady; prices, "A pig lower to II
pig higher: sales, $4,000 bags
Havre-opened STEADY: 4@1f lower at noon.
bags
Rio-Quiet; No. Rio. 1890. Exchange
10 9-l6d. Receipts. 5000 bags; cleared for the
United States, 1000; cleared for Europe, none:
stock. 81 900 bags
Warehouse deliveries from New York Yesterday
1855 bags; New l ork stock to day. 1879 1888 bags:
United states stock, 232942 bags: afioat for the
United States, 29S.000 bags; total visible for the
United States, $50, 242 Bags against 43O,72b bags
last year.
Sugar-Raw. dull; refined. quiet and steady