The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-29
New York Markets.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s-The stock market to-day
was less active than yesterday, the sales aggre-
eating less than $4,000 shares. Outside OF the
coal shares ana Baltimore and Ohio the trad ng
was unimportant immediately after the opening
an attack was made on the coalers New jersey
Central was the main point of attack, and being
sold freely, with the result of break or 23k per
cent in the stock. 21s in Delaware and HUDSON,
15s IN Reading There were no fresh rumors un-
favorable 10 any one of the coal carrying r9ads OF
there was some buying in the stocks, causing ad-
Vances OF per cent in New Jersey Central 81 In
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, "a in Della
ware and Hudson and "a in Reading.
III the later dealings New Jersey Central lost
part OF the recovery, closing at loss of per
offered down to 12l. Tut no sales were made ex-
cept regular. Baltimore and Ohio again
heavy. opening at 11a per cent lower at 81. and
making a further decline of 25s sales of only
600 shares. Disquieting rumors were in circula-
ton touching the company's financial standing,
which were oftcially denied. The depression in
the stock is mainly credited to the position
by the company in the reorgani AVIATION of the Val
ley Railroad OF Ohio, the plan of which, it is
claimed, takes from the baltimore and Ohio a
portion of its assets. The stock closed at ss per
cent above the lowest point touched.
The general market moved within narrow
range on a very small volume OF business. During
became heavy after midday and engineering in
the final trading The market closed in good
OF Il, rose IA per cent on buying credited to an
inside interest. report was current of the
uric with the Westinghouse Company to maintain
prices as to admit of fair profit. In the late
dealings General Electric lost "a per cent Of the
early Improvement sugar moved within range
OF Us per cent, closing at an advance of 1s per
cent on the day.
Declines were established OF 3s4 in Illinois
Central (on sales of 100 shares). in St Paul and
Omaha and "a in Lake Erie and Western, and ad-
vances were recorded Of les i'll Cordage guaran-
teed, In American Tobacco and "a In Lacleoe
Gas preferred. The grsngers were neglected,
moving within a range of 1s0L2 percent and clos
ing unchanged for Buri1ug Ia down for ST.
Paul and 1904 up respectively Tor Rock Island
in the volume Of trading to-day, with the main
trend of values toward lower figures The
feature of the dealings was the pronounced weak
ness in the Reading issues
The transactions in these securities reached
the large total OF $4,000. The first income de-
third TO IL and do general four "a to 74A. A
sharp rally at the close moved the incomes up IS
z7s,5oO. The principal changes Declines
Ohio Southern fours per cent; advances-Ore-
gon Improvement frsts per cent
Government bonds steady, except 6's. which
were weak and lower. State bonds firm. Rail-
road bends easier. Petroleum easy; Pennsyl-
closed 95L4 bid. Lima oil sales none.
Lazard Freres Will ship S750.00O in gold to-
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Wheat-December, $3.50.
Flour-Steady.
Hops-Quiet-
Wooi-Steady.
orsnges-Firm; fancy, sage IS: others, 81 25@2.
Pigiron-Dull.
Spelter-DuIl.
Lead-weak; brokers' price, So 90; exchange
price. SO 05.
Copper-Quiet brokers' price, SO rs; exchange
price, SO 9O(99 90.
Sales on 'ChaDge-25 tons tin. 8. o.. May 81,
Sl3 40: % tons December. SlS 35: % tons Janu-
airy, $l3 so; tons January g. $i3 55@l3 so: %
tons March. s13 40; % tons April, $13 AS, 90
Coffee-Opened steady at s points decline to 5
points advance: ruled generally firm local
buying and scarcity of sellers; closed firm at net
unchanged to II points net advance Sales,
1880 bags. including: January. Sl3 45@l3 so;
February. SIS 10: March, So 95: May, 81 COG
IL 70; September, &12 5O@1z So; december,
Spot cofee-Rio, dull; No. z, l51ac; milo.
quiet: Cordova lS14@19c; Sales 1000 bags San
tos Nos and at &C. Yesterday 10U0 bags
Santos No. 8 at 16 g. 16c, and 500 bags Santos No.
at l6Zhe: also $4,000 bags Maracaibo present.
Santos-QuieJ: good average Santos, nominal;
receipts Ii. 900 bags; stock, 1856 900 bags.
Hzmburg-Dull: prices u pig higher to "a pig
lower Sales 1000 bags.
Havre-Closed barely steady: Decem Der net ia I
lower, and other months net 11zf lower Total
sales 21.0U0 bags.
Rio-Weak; No. 2, nominal: exchange. 1l1Ad.
Recrlpts 5000 bags Cleared for the United States,
21l 600 bags.
Warehouse deliveries from New YORK Yesterday.
43Q5 bags: New y rk stock to-day. 246.323 bags:
United States stock, 27z, 297 bags: aioat for the
United States, $4,000 bags; total visible for the
United States, 527.297 Bags against 460,702 bags
Sugar-Raw dull; refined quiet.