The morning call., 1894-08-23
New York Markets.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The share speculation
to-day was rather Irregular advances and declines
following each other with frequency. but the re-
actions, as rule, were less than the gains, and
consequently the trading resulted In the establish
ment OF a higher range of values throughout the
greater part OF the list. London was on the mar
ket both seller and buyer, but net to any great
extent and the dealings whole were only u
moderate volume being confined TO the profes-
sion ais The commission houses reported = falling
OIL IN business. Tariff probabilities had not 4
little 10 do with the irreRularity OF share move
ments, there being more than one opinion as 10
the Presidential action ana many rumors.
DIstilling was the feature OF the day. trading IN
the changes being running on the old i've million
aoaI stoIy. maj the money hau Deen Secuteu
and again that II had not The clique of insiders
were active manpuators or the shares. and the
effort seemed to be to shake off the following and
enable the pool get STOCK at its own figures
Within few minutes OF the opening the prices
quickly hammered down TO 1855. Before noon it
had been advanced to zO$s, and shortly alter that
| hour was moved back TO 1919. Then came an
other upward turn to 81, with final reduction
to 2O12, leaving a gain of per cent from yester-
days crossing on the largest volume Of business OF
any day for months past Sugar which came next
in point OF activity, fell off ~ in the opening
dealings, but quickly recovered the loss aud had
advanced l per cent by noon and additional
% oy l2:45. when 81 l434. the highest point Of
the day was touched.
During the late afternoon the stock was sold
briskly and closing l IS down from the hest, but
Ia per cent higher on the day An effort was
mad shortly alter the opening 70 depTeciate the
grangers, but il was stouty resisted and in
effective the shares being strongly held and show
I
latter in burlington, which was Ia most demand.
General Electric was in good buying demand and
caused the loss OF the greater part of the improve
ment, OF which only 80 remained at the close.
uonally. The market closed generally firm. The
pond market was heavy in the morning, but closed
nrm. Government Bonds quiet; State nds
dun; Railroad Bonds firm. Petroleum heavy
Pennsylvania Oil sales. none; September option
sales, none; closed 50 bid; Lima Oil sales none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
NnRaI-AupnSt
Flour-Steady.
Hops-Dun aud weak.
WOol-Sseady.
PigiroIE- Quiet.
Copper-tirm; Lake. slsc
Tiu-ouiet and firm; straits. sls SO asked
plates, market steady
Spelter-Negected; sales on Change, 25O tons
buyers option, August -; September tin at
Sl9 50.
Cofee-Optlons opened steady; 10 points ad
vance; ruled general y firm on stronger cables
and smaller Santns receipts and full deliveries
closed steady a 5el5 pc nts net advance. sales
September. S14 %: october SIS so; November.
SIG 50: December. sl2 6O912 So, and March,
spot Coffee-Rio dull: nominal: No. 7, Ice;
mild, quiet; Cordova, 199l91ac. Sales. 500 mats
interior Padaug, 25c
santos-Quet; receipts, $4,000 bags; stock
$4,000 bags.
Hamburg-Steady prices unchanged to I4pfg
Havre-Opened quiet; 1at decline at noon;
140$4 advance at p. NJ; steady at an advance:
10000 bags
Rio-Quiet, nominal; exchange, 9Ssd; receipts
10000 bags; cleared for the United States.
1000 bags: cleared for Europe. 5000 bags: STOCK,
pa. 900 bags
Warehouse deliveries from New York Yesterday,
ISIS bags; New YORK stock TO-DAY. l23, 4S3 bags;
United states stock, 1892 bags: a1oat for the
United states, 10000 bags; total visible for the
United states 42O,392 bags, against $500 bags
last year.
Sugar-Raw, strong: sales. 1000 bags; Centrifu-
gal, SO test, 31sc. l. T.; 90. 900 bags Cuba mo-
lasses. So tosL. az 25sc. 4 Z kehned firm