The morning call., 1894-04-28
New Ynrk Markets.

NEW YORK, April 27.-The speculative in
terest in the Stock txchange to-day was largely
conferred In Sugar, while the Granger stocks and
Chicago Gas shared TO lesser degree in the actiV-
ity of the market. Outside OF these shares with
perhaps the single exception OF Distiiing, which
made good sh ow in the transaction, trading vas
exceptionally duli Sugar touched lO3. the high
est point reached in many months, which was an
advance OF per cent yesterdays closing price,
and the close showed an advance of IA for the
day. sugar opened Is higher, but subsequently
lost all but Is Of the advance. The air was full
of rumOrs regarding burlington and Quincy, all
OF which were unfavorable. II was claimed that
the report of earnings to be made tomorrow
would show heavy decrease and that the next
divideud would undoubtedly be scaled down.
The stock broke per cent during the morning on
brisk selling by professional bears, and lost
additional IS 10 the early afternoon. recovering
IS. but reacted SO in the nnal trading making
8 decline of Is.
81 Paul was so at London at the opening. and
the selling movement was given an Increased
force by the local traders, but the stock early
gave way - in all. and recovered "A per cent OF
this. Rock Island was also attacked. recording a
SIS loss and rzllylng "a Northwest fell OF IA and
recovered %. the preferred declining Us The
General ct moved very cautiously during the
day very few stocks luctuating outside OF frac-
tioual limit. No speeiai weakness was developed,
but the tone of the speculation at .he close was
very dull. The railway bond market had a firm
tone, which prevailed during the morning and
afternoon but in the late trading Slightly heav-
Ter feeling was apparent, and the close was a
shade weaker.
Government bonds firm. State bonds inactive.
Petroleum stesdy. Pennsylvania oil sales none :
option sales. 1000; closed So bid. Lima oil safes,
no e.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Hops-QuieL
wneat-ApTil. 6l14c.
Flour-Steady.
wool-Steady; domestic fleece, le@25e; pulled,
20G29c.
creamery, l5@20i2c; do factory. l0G SC; Elgins,
2OI4c; imitation creamery, 1-Glo &C; State
dairy, I59 sc; do creamery, l99Z012e.
Eggs" eaKer; receipts, 5229 packages; State
and pennsylvania. 11149111@c; Western fresh.
I19l1La.
Pigiron-Quiet
Copper-Quiet.
Tin-Easier; straits, SO 80 asked.
PlaIes-Quiet.
Sales. Is tons spot tin plate yesterday at s19 s5
@i9 90.
Cofee-Options opened firm and sharply and
advanced on European buying In consequence of
small foreign supplies Closed firm at 10 TO IS
Guiding: May. SIS 1880: June. SIS as: July,
SIS 3U940; August, U5; September. sl4 so,
and December, SI4 l0@l4 Is. Spot cofee-Rlo.
duh, 1854; Mud au:l: Cordova. l9gl914e;
564 bags; stock In New York to-day. 266. 800
bags: stock in United States, 273,527 bags:
afoat for the United states, 200, 900 bags: total
visible for the United States 4735 bags, against
as l.42l last year.
Rio-Qulet: quotations nominal: none received
Exchange, 912d; receipts 1000 bags: stock, l04,-
600 bags.
Santo3-Qufet; quotations nominsl: none given;
receipts 2UO0 bags; prices unchanged to 14pfg
higher.
Iondon-stsady: prices unchanged to Sd higher
Havre-Dull; sales, $4,000 bags; prices I'M
changed TO 81 higher.
Sugar-Raw, steady: centrifugal, 90 test, 2s4 c.;
sales, $1,000 bags centrifugal, 50 test, at 2s4
100 bags molasses sugar at Lilo; rein ed. duIl,
barely steady.