The morning call., 1894-05-10
: ew YOrk Markets.

NEW YORK, May 9.-The chief interest in the
Stock Exchange ceHtered In sugar, General
Electric. Distilline, Chicago, Burlington ana
Quincy and st. Paul. The market was moderately
active, but the rest OF the list was in the main
duh The shares named are given in the order OF
their activity, which places sugar in tue lead
This usually mercurial property was exception
ally steady to-day AT loss or Is at the opening.
a heavy pressure to sell, the fluctuations during
the rest Of the day were confined within per
cent limit Large blocks OF Distiiling stock came
on the market, and there being support the
stock broke l1a to 215. depressing rumor
present TO act sales. but there was no par
tlcua desire on the part of any one to buy the
stO X, ana tue closing price was within "a OF the
lowest point touched. General Electric opened
1sc higher, and then sagged off gradually under
selling until drain of 12 had been recorded,
There Was some buying of the shares in the late
dealings AMI the closing price was rs above the
lowest Reports Of rate cutting and the decline
In wheat anected the grangers uHtaYoIaOly,
and there were selling orders from the
West based on these conditions. Burlington
was also sold by Boston the revival of the
rumOrs touching the decrease in the dividend
rate The decline OF the day, however, ranged
Lead Iell Off II in the morning tra ding sales
OF stock acquired in the belief that dividend
was to be declared. a rumor TO that effect having
been circulated some days ago. rally OF 5s was
made IN the later nsactions. In the rest of the
marSet speculation was dull and the change
the day made only fractional The market closed
fairy steady.
Ihe bond market was firm. small business
Oelns done.
The total sales or stocks to-day were l68,59l
shares, including: Atehson, 2lOO; sugar, Al 800;
Burlington and Quincy. 4,4OOi Chicago Gas,
$500; Distillng, $4,000; Erie, 2200: General
Electric, 2l,O00; Louisville aud Nashville. 2300;
National Lead, $500: New York Central, 22OO;
National Cordsge, 22OO; Reading $500: ROCK
Island, 44OO; ST. Paul, 12,400,
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Hops-Quiet.
Wneat-Msy, 591ac.
Fiour-Steady.
Copper-Quiet.
Pigiron-Flst. American, $1l@l3 so.
Tin-barely steady; straits, $40 bid: pla tes
quiet
Spelter-Dull; domestic So 65 asked Sales on
Change, 25 tons August till. subject to duty
clause. $50 10.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES unchanged to 10 points
decline on disappointing Havre market ana sell
ing for European account, ralli d and was steady
ali day, closed unchanged at 59l0 points net de-
cline. sales, 12,2O0 bags. including: May,
Sl5 35; June. s 3 35: July, SIS l59l5 20: sep
ten Ger, SI4 55@14 65; october. Sl4 OQl4 so:
November Sl4; december. $13 SO. Spot coffee
Rio hrmer; No. z, 1880; mild. quiet and steady:
CordOys, 80 i9 14c; sales. loU0 Maracaibo.
Warehouse deliveries 1866 bags; New YORK stock
today. lS672l bags. United States stock, 23S-
S21 bags: affoat for the United States 1870
bags: total visible for the United states 413,S ,S2l
bags, against 3S3,749 bags last year.
Rio market-Quiet; quotations nominal; none
Exchange. 97sd; Receipts. 400 bags; stock, no.
600
Ssnros-Quiet: quotations nominal; none given.
Receipts, 1000 bags: stock, 2S, 600 bags
Hamhurg-bariey steady; sales l3,OUO; prices
unchanged to 1af lower.
Havre-lrregular; sales, 1000 bags; prices 14f
lower.
Sugar-Raw firm and fairly active; sales, 1882
Muscovado, 7-l6: 4 80 TONS do, 212 to Canada;
4O9 bags molaSses at 3-l6 Refined firm.