The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-06
New Yrk Markets.

NEW YORK Dec 5.-Aetive speculation on the
STOCK Exchange was confined to sugar Chicago
Gas and the granger shares. Outside of these
securities the transactions did not reach AZ, 900
shares, and of the total sales of the day nearly
two-thtrds were in sugar. 100 900 shares of which
changed hands, being about the heaviest sales of
any single stock III exchange in one day. The OPP
portuhlty was afforded for this very lively trad
ing by The tendency which prevailed up TO the
close OF business as to the dividend The stock
rose and fell as the operators therein viewed the
about At peri tna' af rea ae was brought
Ceipts OF adyices from Washington that
Senator Quay had introduced bill to
lake on the dtferenuial duty on sugar
The controlling influence however was tbs
probable action of the directors of the company,
VINO Went IN session shortly after O'Clock, and
did not announce their decision, declaring the
regular dividend on Goth common and preferred
STOCKS until the close OF business. An advance of
per cent was made in the first fifteen minutes
which was quickly followed by a decline of / per
cent, and a prompt rise of 2Ih to S78L which
hgure was reached about noon. After midday
loss OF 11s was made, the gain being subsequently
IoSt. Or the granger group st. Paul was weak on
safes LOT foreign account made in the belief that
81: raul Will have to fall in line wi III sister capi-
tails In reducing the late dividend. decline of
covered in late trading. Rock Island closed un-
changed or the day. While Burlington and North
western are each IS higher
The general market was usettled but was with
out important feature ana closed fairly firm the
Sanees OF II in st Paul and Omaha preferred.
St Paul preferred and Consolidated Coal IA in
rubber preterre and in Hooking Valley Lead
preferred. and declines OF "a in Norfolk & W est
Lead. ~ - 1''A''' A"U =" ~ "''0""i
There was firm tone to the bond market dur
ing the day and more general distributing OF
business than for some time past The total sales
aggregated $l.59O,OOO. Government bonds
steady; state Bonds. inactive: Railroad Bonds,
a snies Petroeum; steady; Pennsylvania on
STAG bid; Lima Oil sales, none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
wheat-December 60Ac.
Flour-Steady.
Hops-Dul
Wool-Quiet.
Pigiron-DulI.
Petroleum-Dull; united closed s7lRc
Tin-Weak; straits, s13 40; plates dull
Spelter-Easy: domestic. So 3O(93 321@.
Lead-Steady; brokers' price, So Exchange
Copper Firm; brokers' price, $685.: Ex-
chance, $91a asked. Sales on Change; 10 tons
$l3 40; 20 tons 5. o. January TO April. 80 days
notice. SIS 40: 10 tons December, $l3 421s.
Coffee-OptIons opened steady at UNCHANGED TO
10 points higher; ruled firm On local demand and
scarcity of seers' account European ad.
wees; eI oe nrlh at 2o3o points net sdYance
IA Is: January. S13 65@13 IS; March, 81 39l3 10;
May lay 81 65@l2 50; ptem6er sl2 90;
steady; Cordova. 1S1a@l9c. Sales: $4,000 bags
Santos No. spot at 16rac; 5000 bags Rio No. z
santos Strong; good average santos. 12ssUO.
RfeebP5s 20 600 bags stock $500 bags
adva1 &C. Sales $4,000 bags. F'S O''i'ii' ~
Havre-Opened quiet 14@1f advance. Atl2
NJ, quiet and unchanged; at p. M steady. 20
S4f advance, closed steady at 34@lf net ad-
vance. Total sales, 2 900 bags
Rio-FIrm; \ o. l2SlU0. Exchange IL l6d.
Receipts. none. Cleared for the United States,
none: cleared for Europe, 1000 bags. Stock.
1877 900 bags.
Warehouse deliveries from New York. 1881
bags: New York stock. 253,211 bags: United
states stock, 30s, $50 bags: aloat for the United
States $4,000 bags total visible for the United
States os-.930 bags. against 44l,7I3 bags last
year.
Sugar-Raw, dull: refined. dull