The morning call., 1894-05-02
New York Markets.


NEW YORK. May 1.-The transactions on the
Stock Exchange were considerable less than yes
terday, but the trading was more widely DIS
tributed, and the general tone OF tue market was
better. Sugar was sgan leader of the speculation.
but the volume of business therein was decreased
by nearly one-half, and there was evidence OF
liquidation by the bull pool in the stock in the
very free supply Of the shares. The talk of favor
able tariff changes was less confident, and alto
getner 1t was less favorable to q future advance
IN prices OF the stock AT the opening Tree onei
ings were made, and prices declined to-day grad.
uAly until lU4 was touched, which is loss OF
15s from yesterdays closing figures Then
good buying movement was developed, Whlch
largely TO cover short contracts, and gain
OF lsz was effected. followed by reaction OF
l3s and final recovery OF l per cent. making
decline on the day OF IA per cent. sugar (pre-
ferrea) declined I1a. but recovered "A per cent at
the close Reading was most active, ana de-
pressed by reports of difficulties IN the way OF re-
The erangers were among the most strong
stocks Burlington was the hrmest The pubtea-
ton of March earnings caused the shorts to cover
This prices up after an opening decline OF IS
the advances changing from 232 TO "a per cent
and being most pronounced In the late osanngs.
The closing price was within IS per cent OF the
highest. st Paul made gain OF Is, Rock Island
SIS and Northwestern IS per cent
The general market opened weak and fraction
low er, but quickly recovered the loss. Some Few
shares declined during the frs: hour, notably
American tobacco preferred, which lost per
During the hour before noon the tendency was
light and the fluctuations narrow: After midday
a fractional reAetion TOOK place. but the market
quickly rallled and the quotations again moved
upward ony TO be lowered about 1:45 O'Clock,
but during the last hour the speculation was
strong and Improvement was entered on
winch continued until the close. the final sales
showing gains on the day OF l1a to 81. The
bond was steady early, but closed irregular.
Government Bonds firm. State Bonds inactive.
Petroleum steady. PeHDsylyanla oil sales n one
April option sales none; closed soc bid. Lima
oil sales none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Rhear-May. Gle.
FIOur-Steady.
HOpS-Quiet
Pigreu-QuieL
Copper-Quiet
ead-Qulet
Tin-strong; straights SIG s5 asked; plates
spelter-Firmers domestic SO 4711s bid: sales on
change 3 carloads spot lot, 1882 80 tons May
al $40 O5: 10 tons July Si9 50. ana 10 tons Au-
gust $40. subject TO duty clause.
Coffee-UptIons opened to 10 points higher
on letter news, closed steady at TO 10 points net
advance Sa es $500 bags including: May.
SI5 as; July. SIS 25@sI5 80: August, sl5; Sep
TENDER. ga 10, SpUt coftee-Rio easlel; No 4.
&c.,. Mud. market quiei and about steady.
CordJva. l99I9Izc; sales 500 bags Rio NO fat
bean. Sl612. Wareb deliveries yesterday Ia
New York were l0,956 bags; New YORK stock to-
day, 2OZ S95 bags; United States. Z47,l00 bags
afoat for the United states, 200, 0OO bags; tottl
visible for the United States 427500 bags, against
A ,647 bags last year; RIO market qniet; quota
tions, nominal none given; eKr 9e.9 5-sd; re-
ceIpts, days. "A 600 hays; stock. 1O4O 600 bags
sanIos-MaTket quiet; average close lss6OO; re-
c eipts 8 days. 1000 bags; stock, 81 600 bags
Hamburg-Market Quiets prices unchanged to
Sd higher
Hsvre-Market steady; sales, 10000 bags;
prices I4@1If higher.
saGar1Firra; fair refining, 2 5-I6c; centrifugal.
90 test. 234c: sales 1870 bags centrifugal. 96
test. 234c. ex-ship 100 bags molasses sugar SO
test, . l-I5c, eX-ship: three caTgoes centrifugal,
So test, TO Boston SPECTATORS use, aud for ship
ment. Refined, market active ana firm
SaBtos-W eekly report coffee quiet, good aver
age periO kilos lsssIOO. Receipts during the
week IA 900 bags; shipments 10 united states
not reported; stock, 81 600 bags.
Rio Janero-Cofee quiet; No. z. exchange
standard, per 100 kiios, nominal; exchange, 9Ss:
receipts during the week 1000 bags; shipments
10 United States not reported; stock, 100000
bags.