The morning call., 1894-07-31
New Nnr. Markets.


NEW YORK. July 3O.-The week opened on the
Stock exchange with unsettled feeling in specu-
Iatiop which quickly developed into weakness
In the railway list and more particularly grang-
ers. was the depression great
The advices from the corn belt were very un-
favorable, reporting severe injury to the crop by
the protracted hot weather. This naturally re-
yIved reports touching the next dividends, which
were more pronounced than ever against the pay
ments at the regular rates for the current quarter
Bear gures were given out to prove that the earn
ipqs would not justify the eclaration OF divi-
dends at the usual rates and The shares were ham,
mered down in: the hope OF bringing out long
stock and the closing stop orders.
There were estern selling orders in ST. Paul,
Rock island and Burlington and Quincy, the latter
stock also sold by Boston, and London a seller
of st Paul. This latter stock well held and
gave way only "a, with nnal recovery OF IS.
one reason for the comparative hrmneSs OF st.
Pau is that the short interest therein is Sti large
and the Traders are ndisposed 10 90 short OF very
large amounts of the stock. Hence not n great
deal Of short stock was sold to-day. Burlington
and Quincy most largely pressed for sale. and
the rumor-mongers we're most fertile as to its
inviting future resulting In a decline of "A with
A raIlv of only a. Rock Island broke l84 recov-
cred 5s and TeactIng IS al the close, whiie orth-
western dropped Il, closing "a above the lowest
figure touched.
The tndustriaIs did not share in the general de-
preston. ana sugar, which led in the transactions
showed most sire myth. selling up 21s, no pur
chases. Induced by Washington reports announc-
ing tnat the Senate conferrees were steadfast
against any change In the sugar schedule Real
izIng sales resulted in reaction Of IS in the final
The railroad and miscellaneous bond market
was only moderately active to-day. Government
bonds, firm; State bonds, dun Petroleum, weak; !;
Pennsylvania oil sales, none; August option sales
none, closed offered sI12. Lima OH sales. none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Wheat-Juy. 56c.
FlOur-Steady.
Hops-weaK; State common to choice, 6@l2c;
Pacific Coast, 9@l3c; London market easy.
MOol-Flrm.
Pig Iron-Dull
COpper-Quiet; Lake, SO 121A
L6ad-Firm.
Tn-Quiet but steady; Straits, SIS 20 bid;
SpeIter-Easier: Domestic. 50 47Ib asked; sales
on Change, 70 tons tin TO arrive 81 so. % tons
october Tin, SlS 80; cars August lead, IS 6212.
Cotfee-Options opened Irregular, near months
TO 10 points CHER and later months TO 10
points lower, ruleu generally firm on European
buying aud local covering, closed firm at points
net advance on august and september; Sales,
l2,6OO bags, Including: August, Sd4 90; septem-
ber Sl3 758l3 50; October. Sl3 80; December,
sl5 rs; March. Sl2 30.
spot Cotfer-RiO steady; No Z, l6c; mild, quiet;
SAnUos-Steady; good ayerare Santos 16SOOO;
receipts, IA 900 uaSs; stock, lSe. 900 bags
Ham0urg-Steady; prices unchanged to 34ptg
higher Sales, 900 bags
Hayre-Opeued quiet ~ lower. At u O'Clock
noon halt holiday, closed quiet 1'2f higher. Total
sales, II 600 bags.
Rio-weas. 80. 7, l6s75o. Exchange 5-l6d.
Receipts, 5000 bags. Cleared for the United
states, none; cleared for Europe, none; stock.
10000 bags
warehouse uelNerl6S from new 4 OTk saturday,
lO,7l2 bags: New YORK stock to-day, 99.9S4 bags;
Z. ;. STOCK, ll9 496 bags; S1oat for the L. D,
237 900 bags: total visible for the U. s., 365 446
bags, against 402 $40 bags last year.
Sug4r-Raw steady; fair refining, ll-16c; cen
triiugsl "a test. 51sc; sales 90 bags; SO bags
Cuba Muscovado SO test, al Breakwater. 80 test,
ll-l6e c. l. f.; 1900 bags Cuba mOlasses sugar al
Breakwater 3 test. 23sc, C. i. f.; S35 bags Porto
Rico mo asses, 80 test, ZSSc c. l. T., and 75O bags
Demera a 23sc, eX-ship
Rehned-FIrm. No. 4, 37s94 l-l6c; No. 7,
3 l3-l l6e; No. 10, 358@3$4c; 10. II. 3 9-l6@3s4c;
Nc. II, 312@3 lI-16c; No IL, 13-l6@Sc; off A.
4d,4 s. &c: Mold A, 1l-l6947sc: Standard A,
1 5-I69 1ac; Confectloners' 4, 5-16@4Iac;
Cutloai. 51s@35 5-l6c; Crushed. 61sc; Powdered,
4 1l-If9i7sc; Granulated 7-I6947sc; Cubes,
+ lI-l6g45sc,