The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-21
New YORK Markets.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-After a weak opening
the stock market steadied itself quickly and
rapidly gained strength, which was the prevailing
characteristics OF the dealings through the rest OF
the day. The buying was steady, though not in
large volume, except in sugar and Chicago gas,
which were again the leaders In the trading.
London was small seller of the arbitrage special
ties. chiefly ST. Paul, but not to extent sufi-
cieDt to affect the market unfavorably, while
there was not little buying for the long account,
the bulk OF the purchasing was by the shorts, who
were desirOus of covering their outstanding con-
tracts in view OF the upward tendency of prices
sugar opened unchanged. and then bear
drive Teceded 81, but the ready absorption OF
STOCK Offering Indicating inside support forced the
shorts TO cover. Still the advance resulting was
fought for time, and IL was not until late in the
afternoon the upward movement gained force.
Large docks OF the stock were brought during the
last hour and the price went up to 9714, gain of
per cent from the bottom figures OF the day,
with final reaction OF Is. leaving net advance
OF rs per cent, the preferred shares "a per
cent. The granger group moved irregularly. ST.
put lost the Improvement on sales by London
houses before noon. During the afternoon, on
T m1Gerate 39ylng, a rally OF "A took place on
per cent, quickly ralying IS and again losing the
entire Improvement. closing "A above the lowest
ana similar traction below yesterdays closing.
Trading In Rock Island was limited and the
stock moving within range of ss per cent, closed
unchanged on the day. Some little question
was raised as to the rate of the dividend TO be
clared tomorrow, but the general DIR 1t OF street
opinion is that the usual / per cent viii be de-
cared. Northwestern gained IA. Speech alton in
DistI1ng has QuIeted down. An opening decline
OF IS was followed Oy advance of 5s, the last
sale being only Is below the best.
In the rest of the list trading was light but in
most cases the closing hgures show an improve
ment, speculation being strong at the close. The
general market is 1s93s higher, with some few
exceptions.
volume OF business, the sales aggregating $685.
600. Government bonds firm. State bonds steady.
Railroad bonds firm Petroleum steady. Penn
sylvania oil, sales none; October options, sales
none; closed S21sc: Lima oil, sales none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE.
wheat-September, $500.
Flour-SteadY.
hops-Meak.
Wool-Duil.
Pigiron-Dull.
Copper-Steady: Lake. SO SO.
Lead-3arely steady domestic, SO 1715.
Speter, firm: domestic, 81 4212. Sales OF tin on
Change: go tons September tin $40 20; 25 tons
first half october SIG Is; 80 tons November tin
$l6 lO@I6 IS; 20 tons tin spot Sl6 So De-
cemoer spelter SO 5213; car January spelter
Cofee-optons opened irregular at points
decline to points advance, rUlel more active
and strong on builish spot position smaller Brazil
advance. sales, 2O9, 500 bags. inc uding Septem-
Der, sl4@14 IS; october, sl3 45@l3 50; Novsm-
Der, Sl2 509 20: December, $l2 4O@l2 so;
January Si4 20; March, Sl2 059l2 10; May,
spot Cofee-Firm; No. Z, l5$4c; mild. steady !;
Cordova lS9l912c. Sales-90O bags Rio, Nos
and 8. at l51sc spot; 100 bags Rio, No. 8 minus
Santos-Weak; good average santos 1lsS0O.
Receipts, $4,000 bags. Stock $4,000 bags
Hamourg-SIeady prices unchanged to 81 pig
higher. Sales 800 bags.
Havre-Opened quiet, ar lower to 14t higher:
at IL noon, unchanged; at 3 T. NJ, steady
unchanged to 12f higher; closed net unchanged
to 15f higher. Sales, 10 900 bags
Rio Weak; No. Rio, 1880 Exchange,
II 1sd Receipts, 1000 bags. Cleared for
United States, 10000 bags Cleared for Europe,
5000 bags STOCK. $4,000 bags.
" arehouse deliveries from New York yesterday.
1851 bags: New York stock to-day, Il. s32
bags; United states stock 154967 bags: ai1oat for
the United States 10000 bags; total visible for
the United States. 409,9o7 bags, against 1877, 275
bags last year
sugar-Raw, steady GALES, 1900 bags centri-
fugal. 50 test, at breakwater to foston. at sac:
454c; No. 8. l5-lt@41sc; No. 8. 37s9i Ii &c:
No 10, 19-l694e; No. II: 3$4@5 5-l6c:
No. H. lI-ls@ ,5sc; No. IL, i'll &c; off
A. 4A@4 l1-16c; mold A, 13-l6@5c: standard
A, 41a@4 1l-l6c: confectioners' a, 412@i 1l-l6c;
cut loaf, 81 6@D53sc; crushed, 3-160153sc:
powdered. 4Is % 5-l6e: granuIated. ass a
l3-I6c; cubes Ts15 l-l6c