The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-01
New York Markets.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-Share speculation tU-da
WAS unsettled in tone, and as result of the trans
actions on the Stock Exchange, prices are pretty
evenly divided between declines and advances
the prepondeTance, II any. being toward the weak
side Of the market. The London buying move
ment, which was quite pronounced yesterda y was
not well sustained, and there was even some sell.
Ing for the foreign account, chiefly in Louisville
and Nashville. although American securities were
strong on the London Stock Exchange. There
were particularly depressing influences at WORK
which was offered down on renewed reports thai
the sugar schedule was W orded so as TO o err
INIT an entry OF refined sugars at lower rates tnan
the trust anticiDated.
a notable incident of the day was the decline in
hock island 10 point below the current prices OF
St fanI, which has not occurred before in many
years and which is to be attributed to Pr, sid enl
Caole declaration regarding the uninviting pros
poets OF the company for the coming year.
Inc Rock Island touched IS during the after
while St Paul did not go below 65I4 fuctuatine
between that figure ana 655s and closing at the
Iowest OF IN day, IS below yesterday. Rock ISL
anu IaIlled "a at the close, showing loss OF ~ on
the day. Sugar opened IL higher uick Iy lost the
Improvement. rallied 70 70 1878, and then moved
uoWuWard steadily. 2Gs to l04 "a. closing at that
prlce ana making loss OF 134 on last nights fig
ufes The preferred stock recorded a decline
The trading IN the rest OF the list was light tn q
Transactions III no case exceeding $500 shares in
Tbs 1 g stocS' Inc speculation was strong for
Following thirty minutes, then TOOK an unSgar6
t tatn. "hIeh lasted but brief PERIOD and long
DeIore noon the market was again on the down
move. The depression continued until near ,
O'CLOCK, when the covering OF short nonfractq
caused rally ana tue final dealings were gener-
ally fl IN. e'"'i
In the bond market the trading wa. fairly ar
El.e, tne Sales aggtegating 81 $4,000. The mar
ket was generally firm. Government bonds firm &.
State bonds dull; railroad bonds firm. Petroiann ~
steady; Pennsylvania oil saIes-none: Senten IN ~.
option sales none, closed S23Ac bid lima ott
sales none ~ N-i
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE.
whest-August, 5Sc.
Flour-Steady.
Hops-Dull and heavy: State common RI cbotcs
5@9e: Pacific Coast 79IOc " 'No'oe'
Ioel-Quiet; domestic fleece. l9@24c: pulled.
Flgiro9oz7. Quiet. Scotch. $50 5o9. % SO; Amer
Copper-Quet
Lead-N eaE.
Tln-Firm: straits slb 55 bid; plates steady
Spelter - STEADY; domestic. So 35. saIes nm
change 80 tons TIN. Noyember, SIS so; October
$I5 rs.
CONTRIBUTIONS opened irregular az 10 nointo
advance TO 10 points decline, ruled generaIiv
weak. closed dull at SOTO points net decline
Sales, 10, 200 bags including: September Sl4 Ia
0l5 90: October, Sl3 IS: November si1 ora
~ IS; December, $l2 70@I2 S5; Marcn, SI2 81 ,
May, $l2 s..
dull: Cordova 1919; sales, none.
Santos-Steady; good average Santos, $4,000:
receipts. 1900 bags; stock. 328 900 bags.
Hamourg-Quiet; unchanged TO 14pfg higher;
sales. 1000 bags.
Havre-opened firm; "a higher; at 70 noon. nm.
ehanged: at r. NJ, barely steady. unchanged To
u lower: closed unchanged to 1at net advance
saes, AS. 900 bags. Stock, 272,OOu bags ipcIu6.
ing 81 bags Brazilian.
Rio.- Steady; No. Rio. l5$45O: exchange
97-l6d; receipts. 10. 900 bags cleared for United
states. 10000 bags cleared for Europe 2U00 bags
stock. 25z, 900 bags.
Warehouse deliveries from New York YESTERDAY
590l bags: New York stock to-day. 1889 bags:
United States stock. l36.920 bags; afioat for the