The morning call., 1894-04-26
New York Markets..

NEW YORK April 25.-Chcago Gas was OF
course the great feature OF the share speculation
on the Stock Exchange to-day. Plenty Of rumors
had been circulated as to the adverse effect OF the
Gas rust decision In Illinois 1t was stated that
an Injunction restraining payment OF DIVIDENDS
would be applied for at once and granted; that
the forfeiture OF the charters of the several COM
Danies In The trust would follow and that total
disruption Of the Chicago Gas Won be the out
come AS a consequence. however blocks of
stock were thrown upon the market at the open
ing. the first price being Ga. which 2ss below
sterday's figures. aud 5000 shares were sold be-
tween that price and So before the stock
Exchange official reporters could eaten up
with the quotations. This the lowest
point touched aud when IL was reached buying
orders were uncovered believed TO be for ac-
count of insiders who had sold At the highest
price OF last week. These purchases the stock
had steadying effect aud checked the selling
movement. As result . rally OF 15 TO 81 IL was
male ind. although there WAS quite free safes
thereafter, the panieSy feeling was absent and the
lowest figures subsequently recorded were 651s,
the final sales being recovery of IL, or 2s4 be-
low the lsst prices Yesterday officials of the
hey sc0ut the forfeiture OF the charter OF any OF
The combine companies
The stocS market generally was surprisingly
firm IN view OF the disturbing influences. During
tie morning the only other shares which ap-
peared IN the transactions TO any extent were
Sugar, Dstlling, ST. Paul and General Electric
81 faui was strong on London buying aud rose
So. sugar was SOLD moderately, and after adj
reacted reacted
per cent. but quickly rallied and sold up 1a, losing
So In the final dealing. General Electric closed
within IS Of the top hgures. DuriRg the after
noon the marGet was hrm, and closed firm, with
all the active stoeEs higher than at Yesterdays
closing except Chicago Gas and Reading, which
were per cent lower.
The railroad and miscellaneous bond market
a trifie easier during the morning and became
hTmeT in the afternoon, but closed regular.
Government bonds firm. state bonds Inactive,
Petroleum steady; Pelnsy lvania OH, sales none:
April option. sales 1000; Lima sales none.
Al. &c. A.
American Su ar II 600 shares: BURLINGTON 34OO;
Chicago Gas. ga 800: c. H: V. q P. S's, 10, 700;
Electric, $500: Lead, $500; y ew York and n. E,
$500; ST Paul, $500.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
wbest-April, 6l1Ae.
Fiour-SteadY.
Hops-Quiet
Pigiron-DulL
Copper-Fiim
Tin4strong; straits s1s so bid
Plates-Strady.
spelter-Neg i ected.
Sales ON Change, 20 tons April tin s1e 10; lead.
$42L2
changed; advanced aud 10 points scarcity OF
sellers: reacted under weak Hayre Closed dull at
5 and O points act decline. SAFES $3.50 bags In
September sI4 so anu December S1s@is 05.
Spat cofee-Rio. dull ard nominate %. 7.
l6Tt @l7c. MILO dull; oordova. i9I4@Is14c.
aFeh1 use deliveries yest rday 1850 bag; stock
Ia New York to-day 2l4,333 bags; stock in United
States 4I3.490 bags: atiOat for the United States
49, 900 bags; tottl visible Tor the united States.
500 ago bags, against 46l ,4U5 last year.
Rio-Firm: quotations nominal Exchange,
9gsd; receipts 5000 bags
Santos-Ouiet; quotations. nominal: receipts.
1000 bags; stock, "a 900 bags. Cleared from San
tes 30b0 bags.
Hamburg-Quiet; sales. 1000 bags; prices IN.
changed 60 14pfg lower.
LondoB-Quet, unchanged,
Hsvre-Market steady; sales, 5000 bags; prices,
generally unc langed.
sugar-RAw, easier: raw refining. 5-l6c. Sales
1872 hhds; Muscovado. 80 degrees test 5-l6c.