The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-05
Wv YnrL MarLnta


NEW YORK. ApriI 4.-The feature OF interest
in the Stock Exchange circles to-day was the re-
port OF the General Electric Capital for 1898.
which exposition OF an unhealthy condi-
tion during the year. But the fact that the knife
had been used Iudiclousy in cutting ii the rotten
branches ana THAT the operation had
suited not unfavorably did not prevent a
raid on the companys stock. The bears
took advantage OF the opportunity al
tOrded by the announcement made in the
report that 81 GOO, 900 SURPLUS had in 1892 been
changed into deficit of over ST.. OU0, 900 in
1893. The report caused selling movement of
large proportions. which resulted in a break
in the company's shares Of 31s per cent,
OF which only "A was recovered at thu
close The general market opened weak and
shade lower than the closing prices OF yesterday.
Distilling, after an advance of 30. was sod down
TO IS per cent on Chicago orders. based
report that the AttorHey-General would to-mOr-
row render a decision against the company. The
shares closed 3s above the bottom figures. Mis-
souri, Pacific reacted "a in the early dealings
quidating sales. but later recovered, and on buy
ing, reported be for the Gould party, rose IL
per cent. subsequently reacted 80 and closed at a
rally OF 1s-7s below yesterdays final sales St
Paul was sold by LONDON aud local traders n the
opening dealings but receded only "a. later recoy-
ering 10 and selling of "A The speculation was
heavy In tone during the first hour, but between
II O'Clock and noon was fairly firm and
OF depression followed, the losses, however,
being merely fractional, and was succeeded by a
good market, which lasted TO the delivery hour
From that time to the close the tendency was
downward, and the final trading was heavy. The
bond market was fairly steady in the early deal
ings, but In the later trading became heavy in
sympathy with the stock speculation and closed
weak.
Government bonds firm. state bonds inactive
Petroleum steady. Pennsylvania OH, sales none:
April option, sales none; closed s253c bid. Lima
OIL sales none.
The demand in ali brands OF the commission
trade was light scale a result OF the rain
storm. Good sales were received, however,
through nliing OF previous orders for all deserp-
ttons of goods Wide sheetings moved fairly well
and stocks in good snaps. Brown and
bIeached cottons ware in moderate request as
were printed fabrics. There special in
curry IN any direction. although there were fairly
large buyers in the market for all kinds.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Nheat-April, 6414c
Flour-Steady.
hOps-Quiet
Pigiron-Duu: American, SI26I35 So
CopDer-Qulet; Lake SO so.
leSd-Quiet; Domestic So 80.
Tln-Easier; Straits, $l9 so asked: plates firm
Spelter-Easy Domestic So rs asked
Cofee-Optlons opened dull at trem points
decline to points advance raj led 10000 psints
chiefly on advance at Havre, and closed arn, AZ
1O@25 points net advance. Sales 5000 bags
inc uding ApTli ria at SIG so; March, sIs IO@Is 20;
SIS 45 eptenOer sl5@l5 10: December si4 40
spot Coffee, Rio, steady: No. T. l5Ac: mild,
$500 bags; No. fiat bean sold at Baltimore az
l7Ac. warehouse deliveries yesterday, S43 bags;
New York stock to-day 1877 900 bags: United
States stock 203.786 bags; anoat for the United
States 29S 900 bags Total visible available FOR
the United States, 592,7S6 bags, against b24 500
bags last year.
R!o-Market firm Nc. z, Rio 1900: Exchange
9Iod Receipts, 5000 bags: stock, 1856 600 BAGS
Santos-MarkeI quiet; good average santos.
nominal: no quotations.; receipts. none; STOCK
$1,000 bags.
Lond0n-Market quiet; prices unchanged
Hambdrg-Mars ct steady: sales, IL 900 bags;
prices II @I2pfg higher.
Havre-1iarket steaoy; sales II. 600 bags; prices
A@lf higher.
sugar-fasier: fair refining. 21Ic: eentrifugals.
50 test, ?7sc sales. three cargOes centrifugal. SO
test, at 2Zsc: refined, quiet; No q. 31203 lille.
Flour Market.
MINNEAPoLIs. april 4.-The Northwestern
Miller says: Flour ground last week by Minneap-
oils mills 1858 barrels, against l27, $3.50 bar
res the week before. and 1853, 200 barrels for the
corresponding time in 1898. A good deal more
-four sold last week than for some time. The
sales OF the week probably aggregated 220 ,0O0