The morning call., 1894-05-06
NeW YorI Markets.

NEW YORK. May 5.-The only interesting feature
of the stock market to-day was sugar, which was
pressed for sale at the opening to make profits on
the advances. opening 1s per cent higher. The
price broke per cent, when the supporting order
caused loss and then the stock held steady until
II O'Clock. realizing movement then
started. which started the figures again on the
downward track. support was lacking and very
soon stop orders were reached. causing a break
that was not checked until a loss Of 41a per cent
had been experienced. Some of the shorts, who
did not care to leave their lines out over Sunday
began to cover at this point aud their purchases
caused rally OF 12 per cent, the closing sale be-
ing at decline from yesterday final quotation OF
25s per cent.
Sugar preferred rose "A at the Opening and de-
clined l$4, making net loss of 11a per cent.
The other industrials sympath lied with the weak
ness of their leader, Distilling declining l1s to
333s stop orders having been uncovered at "a.
The final sales were in better tone, the stock re-
cording recovery OF 70 per cent National Lead,
which gait ed 1s in the early trading. receded l
any extent and merely lost "A on the day Atchi-
son gained 1s and reacted II, recording decline
of 1s rom yesterday. In the Changers. Northwest
is unchanged. Burlington and Rock Island Is
higher and st. Paul "A lower. Nearly all the rest
of the list Is 1904 per ent lower The period
OF greatest depression was after haf-past IL
O'Clock. but a slight rally took place in the final
dealings and the market closed fairly steady.
The boEd market to-day was d ulI and without
important change. Government bonds quiet.
State bonds inactive. Petroleum steady: Penn
syivania OIL sales April options. sales none;
closed S514c bid. Lima oil. sales none.
The exports of specie were: Gold. 81, 500. .326;
silver, S622.990. The imports for the week were:
Gold $594.4l4: silver, SS367; general merchan-
disc, S7.250,426; dry goods, $l5S9,677.
GRAIN AND hEBcHANDIsE
wneat-May. 6Ossc.
Four-Steady.
Hops-Dull; state common to choice, e@17c;
Pacific Coast, 12@lSc.
Pigiron-Quiet: American, Sll 5O@l3 so.
Copper-Quiet; Lake 9Ssc.
Iesd-Quiet; domestic, quiet
Tim omiDal plates dull.
Speiter-Nomnai.
Coffee-options opened dull and unchanged to
8 points lower. but later advanced a little
demand, and closed steady at to 10 points net
advance. Hales, 1850 bags. including: May,
SO 20; June, S15 20; July, $l5 10; August
Sl4 75 September, sl4 45@l4 80 Spot coffee
Dull: No. 7, l614c; mid, barely steady;
Cordova. lS@l9I4c Warehouse deliveries at
New YORK yesterday 5464 bags; New
York stock to-day, 17S. 1895 bags: United Stltes
stock 239 .675 bags; ahoar for the United States
l77,OO0 bags visible supply for the United states
426. 5U0 bags, against 4l0,479 bags last year.
Rio-Market quiet: quotations nominal; none
given Exchange 95sd. stock. l04, 900 bags.
Santos-Marget quiet; good average, Santos
l8. 5000; receipts, 1000 bags; stock. 266, 900
bags.
Hsmburg-Market steady; prices unchanged TO
A@1apfg lower.
London-Msrket unchanged.
Hayre-Market Irregular; sales, 81. 900 Dags
May, 14f higher: other months. unchanged to "A {
lower.
Sugsr-Raw. very strong: fair refining, 7-16c;
centrifugal. SO test, 27sc. Sales, $50 tons
Antigua Muscovado, 7-16c; ex shiD, 500 tons
Refined, firm.