The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-28

STOCK exchange reached point Of extreme stag
nation TO- day. the total sales being less than has
Deen zone In a single hour ON fairly active
market Only the small traders entered into the
oeailhgs' winch were for the most part for the
account OF the short interest and TO close out
lohg contracts which showed a profit. There
we're occasional bear raids confined chiefly to
Sugar and New Jersey Central. Reading was in
demand at the opening but the stock was sup
plied SO freely that the demand quickly ceased,
an ia later In the day the stock sold rumors
OF probability of the withdrawal of the plan OF
reorganization. New ork Central, which showed
sharply advanced on the declaration of the regu-
lar dividend by those VINO wished TO cover con
scaled
The quarterly report of the company issued
day was very favorable, showing AN Increase in
NJ u, earnings and surplus On selling New Jersey
central declined only frac tionaily, The annouuc
syndicate, which took the entire issue of the now
per cents, had no effect OH the shai specula-
ton. The general market moved Independently
oI tne syndicate, the bonds recedlhg to 1l719,
which IS about the price current at the time the
new issue was foated, while the syndicate selling
price was 1872. In announcing the disruption
OF the bond trust fling is taken at the Treasury
department the etion of which on It currency
question is declared be the cause of the disso-
luton OF the syndicate. which had disposed OF
only 40 per cent OF the issue. The remainder will
be apporrioned to the members according to their
original subscriptions, to be dis posed of indvd-
ually.
AT the opening of the market generally firm
tone prevailed and some SharsS showed ad-
vance On the open figures of yesterday The
market soon became heavy and dull. but rallied
firm on very light business until O'Clock. Then
came rally at $3.50 O'CLOCK The tendency
market closed weak. Compared with Yesterdays
closing prices the closing sales to-day are very
Irregular but majority of the list is lower.
The BOND market generally weak during
the early session, but the later trading liberal
olstrioutIon of buying orders resulted in ma
terlal advance in some issues. and the closing
IN GOOD tone. fetal sales 81 .010,6U0, of which
$l66:oOo were Atchison fonrs. Government
ponds, easier: State bonds. dull; railroad bonds.
hrmer; Petroleum firm; PENNSYLVANIA oil sales.
none; January option sales, none; closed, Soc
bid; Lima OIL sales, none
Three hundred thousand dollars in gold was
withdrawn from the sub treasury to-day, presum-
aply 1or export on Saturday.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE.
Wheat-December, $3.50
FlouF-Steady.
Hops-Fairiy active.
W ool-SteAdy
PetroleumaNOminaI: United closed CSC bid.
oranges-Firm; fancy. s2@2 IS; others, 81 25@2
Tin-weak: straits, s13 So; plates dull.
Spelter-Dull
Lead-Dull; brokers' price. SIS 90; exchange
price. SO 05.
Copper onp1: brokers' price. SO 10; exchange
Sales on 'Change-5O tons Decem Der tin. sl27i;
70 tons March, $l3 80; 10 tons January to April.
Coffee-Options steady at UNCHANGED prices to
10 points advance: ruled quiet but firm on Euro
vance Sales, $500 bags. inciuding January,
$40 "a: May. $12 90 @l 10; october, $12 10; De-
Spot coffee Rio, dull; No. 7. 151ac; mild.
quiet: Cordova. lS14@19e; sales. 1000 bags San
toS Nos. 4 TO at TIC.
Santos-lnactive; good average Santos nominal;
receipts, 1900 bags: stock. 3SS, 900 bags.
Hamburg-Dull; prices. lA pig lower to IA pig
higher. Sales Ia ,00U bags.
Havre-Closed quiet at net unchanged to S4f
decline. Total sales. 20, 900 bags.
Rio-Quier; No. T. nominal: exchange. l71ad.
Sales. $4,000 bags. Cleared for the United States,
1000 bags: cleared or Europe, 1000 bags: stock,
213.000 bags cleared December 70. $4,000 bags.
Warehouse deliveries from New YORK Yesterday
SAT bags; New y DIRK stock to-day, ESQ 627 bags:
United states stock, 277,392 bags; afoat for the
United States, 257 600 bags total visible for the
United States, 534.392 bags, against 476,35l bags
last year.
sugar-Raw, dull; refined. duh.