The morning call., 1895-01-10
New York Markets.

New York Markets.
NEW YORK, Jan. s.-Two-thirds OF all the bust
ness done on the Stock Exchange to-day was dis
tributed between three stocks - Sugar. Chi
cago Gas and st. Paul, and a thira was
done in Sugar alone. At the opening and
during the first hour the market was
weak. but the trading was very light and the
losses were merely fractional, except in the case
OF Pittsburg and Western preferred. which lost 1
per cent. The grangers part cipsted freely in the
decline easing OFT 3s@s4, ST. Paul being under
pressure of London as well as local selling. Be-
fore IL O'Clock the temper Of speculation under
went a change for the better. although this trading
continued light all the morning. Chicago Jas was
lost prominent In the forenoon trading, being III
brisk demand to cover short contracts the stock
very scarce in the loan market and trading had
resolved itself into amid squeeze, causing an ad-
vance TO 1919
The coal shares took start upward in the sec
ono hour of business and Lake Erie and Western
preferred and Erie joined in the procession. In
the early afternoon, while there abate-
menL OF the nrmness. the market became eX-
tremey dull and the upward movement made 40
material progress until the beginning OF the last
hour Of the day The harmonious action OF the
annual meeting OF the American Sugar Refining
Company in electtng the old board or directors,
although entirely to be expected seemed % infuse
some lie into the trading. and on moderate buy
ing an advance OF 234 per cent was effected from
the low point OF the morning, the stock closing at
the highest figure touched and 23s per cent above
yesterdays closing sale.
The general market also took upon Itself con-
siderable. buoyancy, and the upward turn fol-
lowed upon the heels OF the ann ouncement Of the
defeat of the resolution close debate on the
currency bill, the strength OF theI market was
aScribed to the fact by many operators as afford
ING time for the perfectIng OF the measure Chi
cago Gas ana Delaware ana Hudson made sdd-
tionai gains, and Chicago and Alton and Burling
ton and others of the speciaties shared largely IN
strong the close, and the last prices were made
In most nStances the best OF the day Snssr ad-
YanCed ass tobacco IA, Northern Pacific pre-
ferrcd and Great Northern preferred q and The
Changers 1904 per cent.
The bond market ruled firm during the day and
business was OF moderate proportions. The sales
were 81 061 500. Government bonds firm. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum
steady. Pennsylvania oil sales mono; February
option sales, IuOU; closed 9es4 BID. Lima oil
sales none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Wheat-January, 611sc
Flour-Steady
Hops-Quiet
wOol-Qniet
oranges-Firm; fancy. So 75@4; others, 80 500
30.
Pigiron-ouiet; Scotch, $1,000; Americ an.
SO 50@l3
TinSEasy; straits, $l3 30; plates steady.
Speter-Dull; domestic. IS 20 bid.
Lead = Quet; brokers' prices, SO; exchange,
SO OF.
Copper-Qulet; brokers' prices. $40; exchange.
SO so
Sales on Change: IS tons January Tin 3. o. to
double s13 %: rs tons February, $13 3d. 25 tons
March, Sl4 Is; 20 tons January, $l3 80; Is tons
July. sl3 20.
Coifee-Options steady at points decline to 5
points advance ruled steady on foreign orders and
local coverings; closed steady at 10 to 20 points
net advance.
Sales. 81. 100 bags including: January. STA $50
IS 80: February, $l3 10; March, Sl3 55@I3 10;
May, $13 40G1S so; october, $lS 40@l5 So.
spot! coffee-Rio, steady; No 7. 156sc; mild,
quiet: Cordova, 1814@19c.
Sales late yesterday 900 bags Rio No. spot at
1880; 800 Rio No. spot. 1se: 1000 bags santos
Nos. to sfloar. 1870.
To-day, 1000 bags santos No. spot l61zc;
1000 Rio No. z. 1452c. and 500 bags Santos II Os.
TO afioat. 1896; 500 bags Maraoaibo, $50 bags
Central American and $40 packages Jamaica. p
T.; 1000 mats Java, CSC.
Santos Firm; good average Santos. l3S5oO
Receipts, IL. 900 bags; stock AL 900 bags.
Hamburg Barely steady: prices unchanged to
10 pig higher. Sales, ID 900 bags.
Havre-Closed steady at 11591s4f net advance.
Total sales 600 bags.
Rio Weak; No. z Rio, 1880; exchange.
1o34d d. Receipts, 1000 bags Cleared for the United
States. 5000 cleared for Europe, none; stock
1000 bags.
Warehouse deliveries from New York YESTERDAY
1928 bags; New ork stock day, 1873 ST bags:
United States stock. 240, 1913 bags afioat for the
United States, 256 900 bags; total visible for the
United States, 496.S9S bags against 513.337 bags
last year.
Sugar-Raw. quiet; refined. quiet.