The morning call., 1894-04-17

speculation at the opening of business this morn
aue was sugar aud this STOCK monopolized the
dealings up TO noon. the rest of the list being
stasnant. The stock was bought by the same
r o.SAeIs = VINO man pu ated the deal on Saturday
anu presumably for the same CLIQUE. Huyinp was
quite brisk ana within less than threeouartefs of
ah hour an advance OF IA per cent nad been es-
tspilshed. AS usual the probability OF change In
lne tar III Dill More favorable to the refnrrs WAS
Claimed to be the motive FOR the irnnrovemeot
oo. & a. is hot unlikely that better prospects had
~ aedi 70 90 with the ADVANCE. Before IL
io'cioeE the purchasing movement had lost its
lo.ce anu the price began TO sag off gradually,
iast SAFE Celug made at figure lss below the
highest point touched, leaving only a gam OF 55a
on The day. After noon Chicago Gas lumped into
prominence and an advance of 334 per cent
quleAH Auppteo, but H. the subs quent decline
= per eeut OF the improvement was los t. tue clos
ing Deng ~ per cent better than the last made
on saturday The general market was very duil
ana the shares were not heavy, fluctuations with
IN narrow limits. ST. Paul was sold by London
th ns loeaI Trades declining 27s and closing at
the toWest point touched. The otner grangers
were weak In sympathy, burlington making loss
u es, Northwest 12 and Rock sand IA. AT ths
close the tone OF speculation was heavy and COM
pared with Saturdays clos ng prices were Irregu-
lar The bond market was active but rather weak
all day, although some shares recorded gains
Government bonds firm. Site bonus I'M nactive.
Petroleum steady. Pennsyivon oil sales none.
April options sales none, closed 95c bid. Lima oil
sales nom.
Good deal of excitement prevails at the Coffee
Exehangc TO day over the questl of establishing
transactions In coffee made on change. Today
a vote taken on the question. resulting In Its
favor by four majority. The scheme goes into
effect May l.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
whest-Aprii. 625sc.
Flour-Stea
Hops-Steady.
Pigron-Dull: American, $ll@l4.
Copper-Quiet; Lake, SO so.
Lead-Qulet; domestic, 90 20.
1tn-Strong: straits, $l9 65 bid.
Speiter-Easy; domestic $3 421a bid.
Coffee Options opened irregular from nm
changed to ~ points decline. / he market then
rallied partially and closed steady at unchanged
TO is points net decline Sales. II 500 bags.
including: April. $1e 0a@l6 10; May, si6 o50
Is 10; June, $l5 so; september Sl5 a Is 10; Do
cembrr. $l4 s5 Spot coffee. RIO. nominal: No. 4,
17l49 l7Sse; mid. dull; Cordova. I9A919hc
sa aes0A Que. Warehouse deliveries Saturday,
627U bags; new YORK stock to-day. 10000 bags;
stoeK In ahe Snitea Ssates @ & bags .oat ior
ths United States, 503,0l9 bags, against 517,395
Rio-Market firm: No Rio, So SO; exchange,
91sd: sales, $1,000 bags; receipts. $1,000 bags
Santos So Market quiet; Quotations, nominal;
Hamburg - Mar ct quiet; sales. 4U00 bags !;
prices, unchanged TO 4pfg lower
London-Market quiet; prices unchanged 10 Sd
havre-Market dur sales. 14cO0 bags; prices
14f lower.
suGar-Raw. market steady; centrifugal, s6
test. 1sc; fair refining, 7-l6c. Sales. 4lO0 bags
OF csntrii ugal: SO test, 2zsc: so hogsheads and
1900 bags OF Muscovado. SO test, at 7-16c. Re-
fined. steady and fairly active.
Chicagu MtrketS.
CHICAGO April I6.-wheat got weak start
from the besrIsh nature OF the early news For
etgn advices were to the effect that showers pre-
vailed in England ana private dispatch from
Strssburg. Germany. said that heavy rains were
general there and the crop prospects. which were
good before. still remained 80. Some more rain
had fallen in Kansas and OF all the planks in the
dry weather platform OF the recent short bull
psign. only The drought in California remained
Even that was jumped this morning, dispatch
from New York being received about the opening
reporting rain in Northern California. The
amount of wheat on passage had increased
81 900 bushels and india appeared to have
shipped more literally than of late, but Beer
bohm's cable gives 320,U0O bushels as IndIa's
contribution TO the quantity aioat The receipts
in the Northwest were aRain liberal All these
matters put together csused q decline in prices
here of l cent per busheI in 20 minutes compared
with Saturdays decline Closing cables came
weak and caused another spell OF comparative
heavInrss here. May dr pped to 59Sz. After the
half decline the report of the closing cables
there was some more narrowing drought dis
patches from California which started the crowd
TO buyins sgatn The market went higher aud
elus7d at 6, @ jo15c for May.
The corn market was strong after momentary
mt OF weakness at the opening, and closed hrm
with gain OF lac.
Provisions were very strong and closed at the top
of soc advance in pork Estimated receipts for
tomorrow: Wheat, los cars corn, $50 cars;
oats. 227 cars; hogs, 10, ,00U head.
The leading futures ranged as follows
Highest Lowest. Highest. Lowest.
ApEils0e sss ss14c Apr ssssc ss5c sagsc
July.. .62ssc 6l1scIJuy. ...397sc SO 1ac
Mess Pork per Dbl Lard per 90 lbs
May. .Sl3 80 $500 lAprii...S- s.
JnIy $I3 30 81 10 May....S7 90 81 65
Short Hi per 90 BIS. Juy....$7 SO 81 321a
May. S6 80 So 6713ISept.. ..$1 4712 81 371a
July :. So 72l7 So So
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady,
unchaugedNo. Spring Wheat SOC: 20. Spring
heat. 6Oc; No. z Red. e0c; No. Corn. 3Sssc:
Prime Timothy Seed, 81 1904 80: Mess Pork p
bbl Sl2 2715@ 30; Lard. y 00Ihs Ss@5 02La:
Short Rib sides (loosel, S6 S2L2 90 So; Dry
Salted shoulders (boIed). seG6 20; Short Clear
sides (hoxed). S707 q; hisky distillers finished
gods. q gal. 81 5: sugars, Cut Loaf. - Gran
ulated. -. Standard A.
the Produce Exchange to-day, the Butter
market was quiet, unchanged; Eggs easier, strictly
fresh. l012c.