The morning call., 1894-10-24
New YORK Markets

NEW YORK. oct. 23.-ThlS was one OF the duliest
DAYS on the Stock Exchange on record for a full
days business the transactions aggregating only
81, 900 shares. With the exception OF some small
selling in st. Paul and Louisville and Nashville
and very moderate buying in Northern Pacific
preferred for the London account the market
was left entirely in the hands of the room traders
and was as unimportant and uninterestng it
was dull. The commission houses have been com
planning for months past of lack OF orders, but
struggling customers have come along occasion
ally. To-day not lamb was in sight In the
pas stures and only a handful of small bears and
very few stunted bulls were TO be seen in the
ring and iedid not require the police to prevent
"knockout," for the fighting was indeed tame.
The movement Of prices sluggish and IT.
regular. Sugar WAS in rar ing demand In the
early dealings and rose l Der cent to S71s but
sagged off during the afternoon to $685.. that be-
ing the closing quotation. Sugar preferred lost
half.
The grangers moved within the narrowest
limits, St. PauIs range being - per cent, Bur-
lingtOn and Rock Island IA and North western 1s
Burlington lost 1s on the day and st. Paul H.
Rock Island gained Is per cent. Northern Pacific
was SOLD down rs per cent by Boston and the
local bears The failure TO dispose of the
So 900 900 receivers certificates offered Tor sale
yesterday The break occurred in he first hour,
and the stock was taken by London houses at the
decline
afternoon ana the closing figures were the lowest
touched After a decline of "A at the opening.
closed IS below the top on purchases of 200
shares. Pullman rose ia and Tobacco preferred
2. Western Union ana New England are un-
changed on the day.
There was a firm tone { the bond market dur
ing the early session, but in the aftern oon the
dealings were somewhat irregular. Government
bonds, strong. State bonds, steady. Railroad
bonds. irregular. Petroleum, hrm Pennsylvania
oil sales, hone; November option sales. none
closed S3c bid. Lima oil sales. none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE.
wheat-october, 5514c
FIour-SteaGy.
wool-Quiet.
Tin-BSrey steady; Straits. s14 so@14 s71s:
p lates' steady. Sales on Change today: 70 tons
F ebrusry, sl4 80: o tons March. Si4 9O 8 tons
April. $l4 so: IS tons January, Sl4 S5; tons
FeGruaPy s0 M s9as spot Sa so t"Rs
$l4 80: % tens spot. Sl4 90 tons b. o. Novem-
Der 10 to 20 days sl4 90.
Spelter-Dul; domestic, SO 40
Lead-Quiet and easy; brokers' quotations. SO;
exchange quotations. 81 1908 1212.
Copper Closed quiet; brokers' quotations,
Coffee-Options opened higher by 10 and 20
points on unexpectedly favorable cables from
Europe gained strength on demand from shorts,
closed firm at Is ana 20 points net advance,
Sales-22 $50 bags. including october. 8 900
SIl 55@lI 80; January, sli O5@li 20: March.
sll@lI 10; May. $40 s5@ll 80.
Spot Coffee-Rfo, dull; NO. T. lee; mild quiet
Cordovs, lS@l9c; sales, so bags Maraeaibo.
Hamburg-steady; quotations, ~ pfg lower;
Havre-opened steady: unchanged to I4f ad-
vance; at y NJ 1ar advance: at S.P. M steady at
1a@$4f advance; closed STEADY at 11st ad-
vance. Total sales "a. 600 bags.
Rio-No report.
W arehouse deliveries from New York Saturday,
4274 bags: New York stock to-day. l56.S34 bags;
United States stock. 2zS 4S2 bags; afloat for the
United States. 252 600 bags Total visible FOR the
United states, 4S0,482 bags, against 433.oS5 bags
last year.
The Coffee Exchange has not heard from Rio
since Saturday morning
SUgar-Steady; Refined, steady.