The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-13

d. Alexander & 60. was announced from the ros-
trum. They had no standing Obligations on the
board, and it caused no excitement and is of no
Importance from a speculative point OF view
Alexander d Co. did strictly commission bust
ness, dealing only IN bonds and they have practt-
cally rusted out Commssio n bouses have been
complaining OF the absence Of customers for a
long time, the only firms which have been doing
business are those who operate for cl1ques III the
Industrias aud those railway stocks in which
pools have been formed to bull or bear the shares.
To-dayS market was dull and without special
feature. Sugar furnished half the total trans
actions, fuctuatng within per cent. Opening
rs higher AT 80 the stock sold heavily. bring
ing out some lar Q blocks and causing breaS OF
per cent 10 81 by 30 O'Clock. rallylng 10 1898,
but closing at 81 rs, making loss on the day OF
ia. Sugar preferred on purchases of 2O0 shares
rose 2 per cent. The selling movement In sugar
common was nomiI q y based on the action OF the
Massachusetts Supreme Court enJoining the
American Sugar Company from manufi uring
sugar IN that State by reason OF its failure 10 COM
ply with the state law r, curing foreign corpora
lions to make an annual report which must De
fled with the State officials. Insiders were re
ported TO be buyers of the stock at the decline,
ana 1t is claimed the company does not regard the
action OF the court as Important so Tar az II affects
its business.
there was London selling of st. Paul at the
opening and local trad ers also sold the snareS
on reports OF a strike on the road, which sub
SeQuentl. deniei An early decline OF SO was
effected with a subsequent recovery OF So and
fna reaction of Is. Denver and Rio Grande and
nited states Leather preferred are up ~ Kan
ana Texas l. The other changes are fractional.
volume of business. Government bonds firm
State bonds dull. Petroleum steady. Pennsyi-
wanna oil sales none. August option sales none.
closed "a bid Lima oil sales none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Nheat-July. 59Hac.
Flour-Steady.
Hops-Dul.
Pig Irou-Dull.
Copper-Quiet.
lead-StrUng.
Tin-Spot and July firm; straits. sl9 20; do
plates, market quiet.
Spelter-Firmer; sales on Change % tons Au-
gust tin. $40 10.
Coffee-Options opened steady at unc hanged to
points advance; ruled quiet but firm on local
buying; closed steady unchanged TO 10 points net
advance Sales 5000 bags, including: July, 8 IS
@l5 40; Au :ust, $l4 IS; September. $l4 lO@15;
December $l3 50.
Spot Cofee-Rio quiet; No. 7. l6lsc; mild. dull:
Cordova. l9@l914c. Sales, 1000 bags Rio No. 8
and atiOat basis. l SC for No 8; 5000 bags Rio
spot, II lac.
santos = Quiet: good average Santos, $4,000
Hamburg-Dull; prices "A TO 1apfg higher
Sales, 5000 bags.
Havre opened quiet at "A advance; closed
steady at s4f net advance. Total sales. $4,000
bags.
Rio-steady: No. IL 800: exchange, ga re-
eeipts 1000 bags; cleared for the United States
1000 bags; STOCK. $4,000 bags.
Warehouse deliveries from New Y ork yesterday,
6614 bags: New York stock TO-DAY, 50, 100 bags:
U. ). stock, 1928 90 bags; afioat for the U. S.
204 500 bags; total visible for the Y. >, 336,e00
bags, against glS 800 bags last year.
Sugar-Raw, firm; sales. $500 bags Cuba, SO
test. at 31sc aioat c. /. f.. 100 bags CUBA Molasses
vado spot, SO test, at 1l-l6c landed; refined
quiet.