The morning call., 1894-04-15
New YorA Markets.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Wall street-Sugar was
the leading feature in the ock market to-day
and was the subject Of many rumurs 1t was
stated that the American sugar kenning Com
pany had decided TO publish its annual report OF
1893 on Monday. which would show profits SUI.
hcent 10 warrant the payment OF an ext ira dIvi-
deBd OF per Il was said that per cent
extra dividend would certainly be declared IL
not the fun s per cent. IL was claimed that
the sugar interests ba secured pledges of
a majority of the Senate that refiDefs would
receive protection 10 the extent OF per
cent ana that the necessity for Withholding
the annual REPORTING longer existed. these points
were all given out before the opening OF business,
cons queutiy the Sugar crowd were the center of
attraction when the business OF the day was be-
gun. Brokers who believed TO represent an
operator VINO has manfpnl .ted most of the deals
IN sugar in the ring and TOOK everything
offered until the prices touched They had many
followers, whose purchases sent the figures up TO
SO. an advance OF 313 per cent on yesterdays
close, at which price halt was called Some OF
the traders attempted to realize profits aud sent
the quotations down to $3.50 Renewed buying
caused rally to s75s, which was followed by a
reaction 90, with d nnaI recovery to 81 leaving
The rest OF the list did equaI the dealings
in sugar., the only others showing mod
crate activity being Chicago Gas, which rose
IS. reacted IS and rallied "A, closing even the
day and IL. Paul, which huCtuated within limit
OF Is and closed at the highest figures The gen
eral market closed firm, but irregular compared
with the last sales Of yesterday. The losses were
fractional exc ept for decline OF Ia OIL Iowa
Central preferred and ! per cent in Rubber pre-
ferred. The gains did lot exceed 12 per cent ex-
cept for St Paul, Minneapolis aud Manitoba
which rose S12 per cent. dividend off and New
VorS New Hayen and Hartford which sold mn
about IA per cent The bond market was fairly
activ aud firm. state bonds dull. railroad bonds
stronger Petroleum steady; PennSylNania oil,
sales none; April option, sales none: Lima oil,
sales none.
So 463,9 ,992; general merchandise. $6,96l SOP;
specie, gold S526, ,39l; silver s22.5Sl.
The exports of specie from the port OF New
York for the week amounted to s5,sos, ,5s4 In
gold, and S54l ,547 In silver.
The February statement OF the Union Pacific
shows: Gross earnings, S2.2OOO O5l; decrease
S657,2 ,234; net, $46l ,24o; decrease. S32O.63l.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Wheat-April. 6214c.
Flour-SteaGy.
hops-Qmet; State common to choice. 9@Isc;
Pacific Coast. 11@l9e; London market steady:
holders offer sparlngly.
PigirOn-Dull; American, S1l@1l DO.
CopDer-Qulet; Lake, SO 50.
Lead-Quirt; domestic, % 20.
TIN ominal; plates steady.
Bpelter-NOmlnal
Cofee-Opuons opened lower under liquidation,
following Disappointing course OF European mar
changed TO 10 points nes advance Sales 5000 bags,
lncl1dlng: May, $l6 10: June, Sl5 80: July,
10 10: december. sl4 25C914 50. Spot coffee, RIO
doys az 40 4 I2c; mud quiet but steady; Cor
nveries yesterday 42U7 bags, New yors stock fo
day, l214. zoo: United States stock l77 46O bags:
ahoaI lot .ne United States, S05 900 bags; total
visible LOT the United States, 4724gO bags
against 5l2,519 bags last year sS'
bags; stock, $4,000 '''P'o' s0V0
santos Market quiet no quotations stock
$4,000. ~
Hamburg - Market quiet; sales. 5ooo b.os.
prices unchanged TO 14pfg high s''
London-Market quiet; prices unchanged TO kd
lower.
Amsterdam-The next sales will take placa nm
the 18th Brokers' valuation for good ordinarr
524; sales 200, including %. CO0 pIcuIs
Suear-Market frmer; holders not Offering.
fair refining, 7-l6@21a; centrifugal 96 test
27s; refined steady. No. g. a1ac: No. 7. ! 9-I6c:
No. g. 3lb@4 l-16c: No. 8. ) 7-l6c@o35s; No
10. Z 6.l60931ac; No. II, 314@3 7-Ioc; 30 IL
31s95-16c; No. l3. 5-l6c; OFF A, l5-i69t1s;
cuI-Ioaf l3- Il @5: crushed. 13-le@5: pow
cubes, 5-lGMiIh