The morning call., 1894-07-28
Now Nork Markets.

NEW YORK, July 27.-The chief event in specu-
lauive circles to-day was the passing of the divi-
deud on Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred. The
shares, which had been very heavy during the
week. fell 612 to 321a on the announcement, but
only 500 shares were brought out. With the lover
range of figures the stock was well supported and
advanced steadily during the rest OF the day,
closing at 35, a recovery OF 215. Another event
of the day the arrest OF a pub
Usher of a small financial newspaper, charged
with criminal libel in having published
an art Gle stating a receivership for the American
DIstiiImg Company was probable. President
Greenhut of the company, who caused the arrest,
denies that there is any foundation for the report,
saying The company has 0 debts and has fulfilled
all lis rebate agreements. The report had in
luence on speculation in the stock, which rose 50
in the early ealIngs, subsequently along with the
rest OF the m arket recedIng l per cent. During
the afternoon the dealings in the shares was very
light, Tut the tendency was upward. and the last
sale at a recovery of u, ana ID
above the closi ing price of yesterday. The
morning advices from Washington be
ing construed f<vorably to a comprom lse
on the sugar schedule. the stock was sold down
Sc but on fairly good buying, considerable OF
which was said to be On Washington orders, a
quick rally was eff ected and the shares moved up
steadily until gam or rs had been made to
1885. the later dealings a reaction of Is
took place followed by recovery which at the
close rea CheQ Is making gain OF "a on rh q
Gay. Reports OF damage 70 the grain crops and
consequent that the dividends for the
at caused raid on 81. Paul, Burlington and
Rock Island, which, how ever, resulted only in
fractional losses. except for Burlington.
on which the pressure to sell was most
pronounced. This stock receded 3s in the
early dealings, advanced n then fell off Is TO
1875, closing at the bottom figures: 1000 shares
seller 60 days were sold at IS against 74i4 to "a
regular, which meant the sellers counted on the
passing OF the dividend. At the close the marx ct
StFaQ
closing about evenly divided between de-
clites and advances. The bond market was
irregular during the early part OF the day. but
TEw YORK. July 27.-The total sales of stocks
Sugar, $500: Burlington, 5000: Chicago Gas,
3l,7UU: DistIIlers and Cattle-feeding, 94O0: St.
bonds dun. PetroIeum-w eaker; Pennsylvania
oil sales none; August option sales none; close
offered SIC; Lima oil, sales none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE.
Hops-Quiet
Fiour-Stea0y.
Pig iTon@Fy5r@er;4 scotch, s19 5O@22 SO; Amer
lean, $40 25@l3 80.
COpper-FIrmer
Lead-FTmer
Tn-Firmer; Straits. sls 80 bid; Plates
speter-Dun: Domestic, So 371a sales on
Change none.
Coffee-UpIions opened higher on demand from
shorts ruled firm some European buying reported
Closed steady At TO 70 points net advance.
l.
August, $l4 359l4 so: September $l3 7U(9l3 3 75 !:
october. sl3 l09l5 .: December, $l3 BOG
13 20. and March Sl2 %.
santos-weak; good averase Santos. 16$1OO;
receipts, l?,Oy0 bags; stock, 10000 bags.
Hamburg-Steady; prices unchanged to 14@R
pig lower Sales, Is 900 bags.
Havre-Opeued quiet; July, If higher; August.
14f higher; late months unchanged At - noon
unchanged at I4@12 higher; at P. NJ. Irregular.
unchanged TO "a higher at 14f lower: at NJ
closed without further change. Total sales
% 900 bags.
Rio-Weak No. 7. l5s50O. Exchange. 5-l6
Receipts, $4,000 bags. Cleared for the United
states nothing; cleared for Europe, 1000 bags
STOCK 5000 bags
Warehouse deliveries from New York yesterday,
709S bags: New York stock TO-DAY, 100. .4S9 bags;
Q. ). stock, l43. 733 bags; afoat for the T. $.
22S 900 bags; total visible for the u. s.. 81, ,733
bags against 4O7 ,431 bags last year.
Sugar-Raw steady. Sales, none reported.
Refined, far demand. steady; No 8. 3 1850
314; \ o. 7, 1908 I5-l6c: 30. 8. 35s@3 13-l6c;
No. ., 3 g. SO 534 C; No. 10. gl6@3s4c; No. IL,
3I@@3 li-l6e: No. y, 7-I6@35sc: No. 13, &c,
of A, 3 Ib-l6@41zc: mold A. 9-l6@434c: stan
dardA,4 3.1o@43sc; cOhfectioners A, 3-l6@4Ssc;
cut loaf. 518@5 5-I6c; crushed. 61s9j 5-16c;
powdered 9-It@424c; granulated, oI6944aci
cubes, 9-l69434c.