The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-25
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NEW YORK, Aug 24.-To-cay, as throughout the
entire week, DsIiiiug has been the feature in
speculation on the stock Exchange, by reason OF
the heavy transactions therein and the conflict
ing reports touching the proposed loan OF $5UO0,-
600, which it is alleged the company is endeav or
ing to negotiate or, as it il claimed in some quar-.
tiers, has secured
There seems To be very little doubt that the
mystery thrown around this financial transaction
IS for purpose OF manipulating the stock in the
interest OF inside SPECTATOR or clique. Street
gossip has 10 that a leading director % the COM
pany is anxious TO obtain line OF the stock. and
that the announcement OF the making Of the loan
is deferred to enable him to buy his stock at profit
able figures. The shares advanced ~ In the eariy
dealings. receded IS and sold up per cent before
noon. After midday a gain or n on an uncon-
frmed rumor that the loan had been obtained.
snaIp upIurn occurred on neANy buying, cAIIy ing
the stock up 212 per cent from the low price OF
The general market opened firm. and the list
was strong throughout the day with the excep.
ton of a period of depress sion between IL aud ~
due mainly TO realiz ,Ii0n.
sugar was an exception, and after a gain of "A
around the opening fell Oft ~ to ll214. subse-
quent tally or Is was made. with final reaction
Z. 5. Cordage preferred shows a loss of rs.
Iowa Central preferred per centand few other
shares 1904.
The more prominent advances of the day were
Oregon Navigation, 2I2; L. 5. Leather preferred
and \ eW York Central IA.
The bond market was strong all day, and there
was II recorded increase ia the volume OF bust
ness, the transactions aggTesating $2.54sOOO.
road bonds strong. Petroleum steady.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Wheat-August, 57$4c.
Elour-Steady.
Hops-Dun aud weak.
WOol-S;eady.
Piglron-DuiL
COpper-Qulet.
Lead-Weak
Ttn-Firmer; straits sI9 40 asked plates bet
ter demand.
SpeIter-Dull: domestic, So 40 asked. Sales on
Change. Is tons September tin, $40 55G22 o.
b y. Ill bond iree, $l5 ~.
Conee-Optlcns irregular at points advance to
points decline: ruled generally firm on covering
ana some European buying; closed steady and
uncha ged TO pOiut advance. Sales, IA 800 bags,
including August, ) - S5@l4 90; Septem per
Sl9 2O920; October. $l3 40; November, S12 s5G
y 80; December. SD rs; May, Sl2 20.
spot Cofee-Rto dull: No. 7, Ice; mild, quiet;
CoIdoya, l9Gl914c. Sales, none.
Santos-QuleL: good average Santos, 16S00O;
receipts. 1000 bags: stock, 900 bags.
Hamburg-DuIi; prices II pig lower to 81 pfc
higher; sales. 5000 bags
Hayre-OpeDed quiet; unchanged to AZ ad-
vance. AT noon 14f lower: AT 3 P NJ, dull aud
unchanged to al lower; closed unchanged TO "A
net decline. Total sales g. 900 bags.
Rto-InactiYe; nominal; exchange, 9Ad; re-
cepts, ID, 600 Dags cleared fer the United States,
5000 bags; cleared for Europe. 1000 bags; stock,
"a, 000 bags.
" Warehouse deliveries from Jew York Yesterday.
5oZ2 bags: y ew Ork stock TO-DAY. l36.766 bags;
United states stock, 161.7i9 bags: a1oat for the
United States, 242,OUO bags; total visible for the
United states. 4OS,713 bags, against 37l,67O bags
last year
Sugar-Raw, active and higher; fair refining.
3I4c; C-nuNugal, SO test, Sac. Sales. f4S.493
bags o; Centrifugal. 90 test, 35A C: 700 bags of
MoIaSSes sugar, 2S4 C; refined. firm.