The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-21
New York Markets.

NEW YORK Dec 20.-A frmer tone character
lied the speculation The Stock Exchange to-
day, brit the volume of business was but little
heavier than on yesterday. London was 4 small
buyer OF ST. Paul and, to lesser degree of Erie.
and late adviceS from London showed an improve
ment there in American securities, which had a
favorable effect on the market here. at the open
ing of business the general list was held firmly,
but Sugar broke 13s per cent liquidation
sales and Western Union sold down per cent ex
dividend or IA owing TO pressure to sell by
holders, who had been waiting to collect the div.
dend before liQuidatlng their accounts.
slight reaction occurred lefore the end OF
the first half hour, but the market quickly rallied
aud UP to noon the tendency of prices was up
Wafd. Consolidated Gas made the greatest adj.
vance, 3$4 per cent, on buying Induced by a
renewal of the reports OF proposed combination
between the Consolidated and East River gas
companies
The gains in other stocks were merely frac-
tonal. IL exception to the general improve
meut sugar declined in tine early dealings 40
but recovered "A. During the hour and a hall
Immediately following Midday The active STOCKS
were practically without movement, but some of
the specialtIes fuctuated rather widely.
before O'Clock there was inaugurated selling
movement in Chicago Gas Western orders
which caused decline OF per cent in this share
aud sympathetic reaction In the rest of the list
he depression did not last long. and before .
O'Clock speculation was on the upward track
prices continuing 10 advance up to the final sales
and the market closed firm al near the best
figures of the day.
The bond market was heavy in the early trad
prices somewhat aud the closing was firm. Total
sales Sl,364 600. Government bonds weak
steady, the hvt being down 1n@95s and the tours
"a per cent from yesterday; State bonds gener,
ally firm; railroad bonds firm.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE.
Wheat-December 59Jsc.
Four-Steady.
Hops-Quiet
Wool-Quiet.
Petroieum-flrmer: United closed at 95e bid
Oranges-Firmer for choice, at 81 7U@1 so:
others 15c@$l 90
Pigiron-Dull: scotch, $1,000; American. SO so
@l3.
Tin-Active; straits s1s 92h@13 s5; plates,
market dull
spelEer-Easy: Domestic, So u.
price, SIS o.
Copper-steady: brokers' price. 50 rs; Exchange
Sales on Change: S5 tons December. SO SO
95 tons do. Sl3 80; rs tons March, SlS 80.
Coffee-Upuons opened barely steady with De-
cember points higher; other months 3 TO 90
points net decline.
Sales, 1870 bags, including: December, s13 70
GIG 80: JaGnary SlS $0@lS 40; March, So %
OH So
spot cofee-Rio, easy; No. 7. 151ac: mild.
RIO Nos. and at l. C. i. f.; 1000 bags No. 8 at
l23s c. J. +; 20O0 baG santos Nos. Z ana at 1919
8 at l4.40 c. l. T.: and 1000 bags Maracaibo and
$50 packages at private terms.
santosooS =, oa5; good average Santos l3S4O0;
Hamourg-Qulet; prices "a pig lower TO n pig
HaVrs-Closed steady; net advance OF 2l4f on
December: others unchanged; sales. 25.000 bags.
Rio1Quiet; No. 2 Rio, l2$700. Receipts,
bags; cleared Tor Europe, none; stock. 10 900
bags.
Warehouse deliveries from New Y ork Yesterday.
United states stock, 1856 $50 bags; afioat for the
United States, 251 900 bags total visible for the
United States oo7,457 bags, against 466,20l bags
last year.
Sugar-Raw, dull; renned, dull.