The morning call., 1894-03-21
ew Yor Markets.

NEW YORK. March 2O.-The speculation in the
shares OF the American SugarrefuIug Company
were the great festure OF the Stock Exchange to-
day. With the exception of slight movement in
burlington and Quincy and St Paul. the trading
in the rest OF the list sluggish, and the trans
uIons in all did not equal the transactions In
sugar. sugar opened IA of, but rose u, but be-
fore O'Clock wel-defned selling movement
had been haugursted. which sent prices down
rapidly until S34 touched. shortly after /
O'Clock, making decline OF 43s per cent from
the closing figures OF yesterday a large selling
order executed through Ihe brokers OF a we'll
known bear operator started the downward move
II ent and led to the belief that the sugar pool
was liGuidating ecessarily. Inls caused rush
TO sell on the part of many holders not IN the
cnque. Later ia the afternoon there were evil
oenceS OF strong buylng, which caused reco cry
of "a. but in the fual dealings the selling
resumed aud reaction OF lss made. the
closlEg beng at decline. The preferred stock
receded ~ per cent The market Op-ned firm at
an advance of 1a per cent. The fluctuations. ex-
eept in some of the specialties. were MINED to
very narrow limit up TO noon, but Chicago and
Alton rose 213 per cent and Edison declined "A.
Later in the day speculation took a frmer tone
and the best buying of the day seen, which
Western nion and oregon Improvement led
values induced reaiizations o; profit and more
final dealings: reaction OF Ss in the general
list took place. he market closed easy. The
railway and miscellaneous bona market was
strong throughout the day. The total sales Of
Atchson $500. An erican Sugar l06 800, bur
Iington Is. zoo, Chicago Gas 740O Distillers $780,
York and Sew England 400. Northern Pacihc
1900, do preferred 300, r. and w. T. certih-
Gates thirds 1900, Rock Island 1000. St Paul
l3. 800, Western Union 500. Governmsnt bonds
quiet State bonds inactive. Petroleum mac
tive Pennsylvania Oil-s ales none; April option,
sales 5000; closed 81 bid.
GRAIN AND NERCHANDIsE
whest-March, 6O14c.
FIour-Steady.
Pieiron-Duil; American sl1 5o@l5.
Copper-Quiet; Lake. SO 62I2.
Lead-Ftrn; Domestic s3 20.
Tin-Quiet, but firm; Straits, $lS so; plates
steady.
COffee-ODtions opened irregular, with July bids
10 points higher and Others points higher to
points down. ruled generally dull and heavy aud
closed quiet with March 10 points advance ana
others unchanged to 10 points net decline, sales
$3.50 bags inc udiIR March, SIC so; May. Sl5 80;
June. $40 55@ so; July. $i5 $:@s,e A0i sc p
Rio. dun and heavy; No. z. l712c Mild, quiet
and unchsnged: Cordova. l9 @I984c. sales
deliveries yesterday were 1908 BAGS total stock at
New Yors to-day, u 800 ags: United states
stock 5S,47o bags: af1oat for the United States
254O0O bags; total visible available tor the
United States, 425.465 bags. against 547,211
Havre-Market steady: prices unchanged to 14f
lower. Sales yesterday. 10000 ba 5.
London-Market dull; prices 3d@6d lower
hamburg-Market steady: prices unchanged to
Rio-Market quiet. No. 7. is. $3.50; exchange.
97s. Receipts, two days. 5000 bags; STOCK lsO.-
900 bags
nOmin4l no quotations. Receipts. 1000 bags
stock. 80. 900 bags.
suqar-Raw. easy: fair refining, 11-l6c; CEN
trifugal, 90 test 31sc. Sales. cargo Muscovado
SO test. Ill &c: refined, dull and lI6c ower Tor
os ] ! and II; No. Z. $3.50 1880; NO; q 512
Il. 3. 1e@3sse; y o. -. 80; off A. Ss4 @3 5-l6c;
mOld A. 1904 9-16c; standard A, 4GnA 9-l6c;
confectionery, a: S-lec; crushed. 1885, 81 c;
cut loaf 1904 3 l6c; granulsted, 41SC94 b-lbc;
cubes, 43sG4 9-l6c