The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
SUGAR GETS ANOTHER BOOM.
Traders Continue to Work the
Stock on Tariff Rumora
General List Quite Firm, but the
Market Is Dull.

The sudden break lin Sugar just pre-
vlous t. the close yesterday proves to
have been scoop" The stock was
taken In hand right at the start this
morning and transactions were made
simultaneously all the way from 1903 to
l0i against 1902 is last night.
Later there was some business at
lW ~. but at this point movement to
realize set in and there was a reaction
as advices were received from Washing.
ton that the conferrees had agreed
upon the sugar duties fixed by the SEN
ate bill. The dispatches were doubted
The general list was flrmer partly be-
cause the gold shipments tomorrow bid
fair to be away under recent estimates
gagged 81, 80, ooc. Which Is az against inst eR
change sold early in the week, but
Lazard Freres say they will not ship
any gold.
chicago ost Gas to s sIse s. t. Paul p =
TO IS, Rock Island. "a to 81, Delaware &
Hudson 7-Sto l3., pist'llers IL to Is Ia,
Tennessee Coal 1.2 TO II l-2. United
States Cordage - TO 81 10 and North
west IL to lO2. Pullman fell "a to l57 Ia.
and Canada Southern IL to 4S Ia.
For the month of June the Rock ISL
s523,67S
The gross earnings of the Northern
1854, ieS, n decrease OF $685. The de-
crease was mainly during the first two
weeks on account of the strike, when
only about $4,000 were earned. against
The st. Paul road reports gross earn
Ing ings ,o for the fourth week OF June a,
49, 81 ~ sed 1ep the
SSli l27 and from Jan 1 to date SIS, 457
520. a decrease of SS,sis,is7.
Hoskier, Wood 4 Co, viii ship $500, 900
gold to Europe tomorrow.
at 4s7 liz a t.S ga and sight drafts at
ass IL 4.SS "a. The inquiry for eX-
change is small.
lean dollars. so "a. Bar silver In Lon
don is quoted at Is 1l-l6d. per ounce.
Money easy on call at per cent. Time
loans are hardening somewhat, trans
four to five months, and I per cent. for
nine months. Foreign bankers have
been lending at per cent. with gold
note.
Stocks Continued dull. but there was
another squirt In Sugar on a reiteration
Of the reports that the Senate duties had
been agreed upon in conference. The
sed the Bopsd room
scented a very quiet appearance.
ounces In silver, ]. & w. seliEman
& Co. 225. 900 ounces. Nesslage. Colgate
& Co. 100000 ounces, Heidelbach, Ickel.
heimer & Co. 40 900 ounces on the steam
ship Umbria, which sails for Europe
| tomorrow.
The air was filled with rumors this
| afternoon about an agreement on the
part OF the conferrees of both Houses or
the sugar schedule and American Sugar
Refining was bought In round amount,
up to 1906 IL.
The prospect OF a settlement of tn
tariff question caused a generally bette
feeling to exist, and an Improvement II
| prices varying from IL to 1-2 per cent
was recorded. The dealings were large
and better distributed than for severa
| days.
The action OF the market shows plainl
that definite news from Washington
STRAIT up speculation and induce prett
lively covering of shott contracts. Price
closed at about the top notch. Report
that the Reading reorganization ha,
taken a favorable turn led to a materia
advance in the bonds Of the Company.
The stock was also hrmer.
The sales of the listed stocks wer
81 900 shares. In the unlisted depart
ment $1,000 shares of Sugar and $50
Lead were traded In.