The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-07

NEW YORK, Oct 6.-The stock market was
strong to-day during the two hours of business
and prices advanced steadily On a small volume
OF Business The buying was largely for the short
account The features ofsthe trading were Chi
cago Gas, Reading and Western Union. Reports
touching the favorable effect of the contract with
the Universal Gas Company Chicago Gas wer Q
used by the bulls in the stock to move 1t upward,
aud an advance of Il per cent was made, on
which IA was lost at the clos. Philadelphia
houses were good buyers of Reading for purp oses
OF voting At the annual election in January. An
advance of IA resulted. The last being the best
price OF the day The purchasing movement in
Western Union is said TO have been OLD bull
pool IN the stock. which has again begun opera
ttOns under the lead of a wel-known trader. The
shares rose rs TO 99s4, closing at Is below the
highest price touched.
Sugar was neglected in the general improve
ment the common gaining per cent. There was
brisk covering in the srangers, bat the price aid
not appreciate materially, the closing quotations
showing advances of only II in \ Northwestern and
IA in Buriu gton and Quincy. st. Paul and Rock
Island stand unchanged on the day. DistiIIng
moved up on small trading. The deafness in tue
rest Of the list was apparent though fractional
advances were made. Louisville and New Albany
declined ia and then solo up points. and then
closed strong. on the week the changes are pref
ty evenly divided on both sides The principal
advances were: Chic go Gas. 4La; ST Paul, NJ
and NJ. 312; Adams Express, ) Reading, Zsl
Consolidated Gas, az; Burlington. 1885, Western
Union l.
In the list OF declines are: Sugar s14; Cord
age, Is; Kansas and Texas, IA; st. Paul and
Duluth and Rubber preferred, 1.
The bond market was steady to-day and fairly
active. Totai transactions were S649 900. The
changes on the Gay were: Fort Worth and Den
veE trsts advanced II: Union Pacific, Denver
and 'iult frsts. !: Union Pacific, Lincoln and
u. Government BONDS. firm. state bonds dull.
Railroad bonds, hrm. Petroleum, steady: Penn
sylvanla oil sales, none; November option sales
none; closed. 821s bid Lima oil sales none.
The Imports OF dry goods and general mer
IS. S04 904.
The imports Of specie for the week were
$SO,3lS, OF which $22,557 gold.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
wheat-October. 553Lc
Flour-Steauy.
Hops--ouiet: State common to choice, s@sc;
Mool-Quiet; domestic fleece, I9@24e; pulled,
: TlgiTon-Dun; Scotch, $40 2oals %; Ameri-
Copper-Quiet; Lake. 50 $500 70
Lead Firm; dom estic SO -
1in-Steady; straits, $l5 10 "a Is 80: plates
quiet.
spelter-Quiet; domestic. S. 1908 TO-
CoHee-Optfons opened irregular with prices
points higher for May and other months an
points lower; ruled generally weak and closed
quiet at t@lO points net decline Sales. u 009
bags, Including october, Sl2 55@I2 70: Noyem
Der. ! So December, 81 900 ! 30. Jannsry
$40 IS a 10 80; March, $40 10 q 10 80: Nav,
Spot Cofee-Rio dull and nominal. M
15Ac: mild, quiet, nominal; COrdova, lSihM
Santos-steady; good average lOseDo Pc
ceipts. 20 600 bags. Stock. 485 900 bags
HamDurg-Duil. Prices, 34@elpfg lower. saIes
.400O bags. S"''
Hayre-opened irregular. Af lower: closed
early months 1zf lower; other months unchanged
Total sales. "a, 90 bags.
Rio Weak No; nominal Exchange, IL LIED
Receipts. 5000 bags. Cleared for the United
bags. stock. 2S5.000 bags.
Warehouse deliveries from New York YESTERDAY.
97Sl bags; new York stock to-day, l64, 667 bags
United states stock, 244.21S bags; afioat for the
United States 2lS, 900 bags Total visible for the
United states, 62,2l3 bags, against 10000
Sugar-haw dull and nominal: fair refining,
3ssc; centrifugal SO test. 334c. sales none.