The morning call., 1895-01-03


the Stock Exchange with an uns settled tone and s
very light volume of business. The failure Of the
Reading organization plan:was prominent feat
ure IN restricting the dealings as well as in Great
ing the general depression which took possession
OF the market in the early dealings London was
a small seller of Reading and Illino iS Central and
American securities were weak on the London
Stock Exchange, which added to the heavinesS Of
the home market as the day advanced and the :
gagement of. S2,200.000 gold for shipment to-
morrow was announced the weakness increased
and the selling was in greater volume There
were occaSionar feeble rallies. extending to part
of the list, but the trend of prices was down.
ward and the market cfoSed'weak, prices, except
Monday.
In-the railway liss the depression was great In
the Granger group. Large Dlocks OF these stocks
were offered for sale; rumor had il that the qui-
dalton was for inside interests, and that 1t was
due 10 decreased earnings which would be made
apparent in the Deeem Der statement. Burlington
declined l$e per- cent, with full recovery OF Is.
st. Paul sold down l1s closing at the lowest
point. Northwest fell off i15s recovered 1a In
the closing sales. Rock Island receded "a and
gained IA. St. Paul and Omaha made an adyan ce
or 7s IN the morning and lost l per cent in the
afternoon; DO preferred declined on the sale OF
fO0-share lot.
were heavy and declined. each per cent, the last
being the lowest price made. The pressure to sell
circumstances the shares showed remarka bic
SteadinesS The more important losses in the
railway In the afternoon n were Manhattan nin % !;
and St Louis, second, preferred, /: Erie pre-
ferred. PA, and do common 81. Erie de-
pressed by a vague and unconfirmed rJInor that
the reorganization scheme had been definitely
abandoned, Uf the industrial stocEs Sugar w as
most active and weakest. The bears hammered
the shares continuously, causing a break Of 2sl
per cent, OF which only Is was regained at the
close.
Chicago Gas is down IA, Consolidated Gas and
Rubber pfd., l. Common Is and Tobacco 81 :.
Advances were established Of l5s in Baltimore
ana Ohio, / IA III Consolidation Coal of Mary land
/ in Leather ptd. and Edison Electric and 1a in
during the morning, bus in the later dealings
there were some recesSIons. induced by the heavi-
ness OF the share speculation. The dealings were
moderate and aggregated $953,590, out OF which
Southern hves were traded in to the extent of
$4,000 and Atehison fours $l21 900. Govern
ment bonds steady. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds steady. Petroleum frmer. Pennsylvania
oil sales, none; February options sales none;
closed csc bid. Lima oil sales none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDIsE.
wheat-January. 6014c.
Flour-Steady.
Hops-Dull,
orsnges-strongly held fancy. 81 1903; others.
PlglEon-Dun; Scotch, $1,000; American,
Tin9W eak: straits. s1s 4O@l8 As: plates, quiet
Spelter-Quiet; domestic. 50 271s@S 80.
So %.
Copper strong: brokers' price. SO rs; e1-
Sales on 'ChangeSlO tons spot tin s13 s5: 10
tons March: $lS 40: 10 tons April, $lS 40;
tons April, $I3 80: 20 tons Feoruary, S13 30.
Coffee-Options opened firm with January IN
changed and other N onths 10 TO 25 points higher;
ruled firm and fairy active on foreign buying:
closed firm and fairly active. to 10 points adj
vance. Sales, 1880 BAGS, including: January,
Sl3 IS: March, Sl3 lc@l3 20; May, $l2 500
13 Is; September, S12 00@13 10: December, $l3.
Spot coffee-Rio, STEADY; No. z. l51ac; mild
quiet: Cordova. ls1z@19c. Sales-1000 bags Rio
Nos and at l3G133sc: 1000 bags high grade
Santos, in lots. private terms, aud 700 bags
Maracaibo, private terms.
SantOs-Coffee market quiet: good average San
tos. l3$20O; receipts. two days, $4,000 bags
stock. 3S2 900 bags
Hsmburg-MarSet firm: prices. 1a@11a pig
higher. Sales 5000 bags stock $4,000 bags,
including 1872 000 bags Brazilian
Hayre-Closed firm at 1@lAsf net advance
Total sales is 900 bags
Rio-Quiet; No. Z. 12S600 exchange 107sd.
Receipts, two DAYS, $4,000 bags. Cleared for the
United States, 1000 bags; cleared Tor Europe,
1000 bags stock. 212. 900 hays.
Warehouse deliveries from New York. two DAYS,
At ,Q94 bags: New DIRK stock to-day 221 654 bags:
United States stock. 246. go bags; afoat for the
United States, 253,000 bags; total visible for the
United States, 499.290 bags, against 536,2I3 bags
last year.
Southampton-Stoek. 1873 bags.
Sugar-Raw, fiat, nominally unchanged; refined,
dull.