The morning call., 1895-01-15
New York Markets,

NEW YORK, Jan. lathe week opened on the
Stock Exchange with Irregula market. and the
tone Of speculation unsettled throughout the
greater part OF the day. There was very heavy
trading in Chicago Cas- the transactions OF which
were one-third OF the total sales. At the opening
free offerings for the stock were made and sharp
break was made in the early dealings of 27s per
cent a dividend of LA per cent. The selling
was credited TO inside interests in the main. Du1
the bears put out some fresh lines, and reports Of
complications in the annual meeting called for to-
day IN Chicago rendered necessary an ad
lournment without eleeting directors.
At the lower figures there was some covering on
short contracts which caused a recovery OF /
per cent, OF which IS was lost in th final deal
ings, making the loss on the day 21a. Sugar came
next in point OF activity, but moved In very much
narrower limits. Opening at an advance of "a
per cent, the shares quickly declined 1873 on re-
port that the annual report had been made up
and was an unfavOrabe sta ement. The depres-
81 on was but temporary, and on good buying In
duced by The lower figures an Improvement of
- per cent was recordeu, VIII reaction OF "a
at the close. making gain OF Il per cent on Sat-
urday's last sales, Distiling was among the mos {
firmly held stocks traded in, selling up 70 in
or the grangers ST. Paul alone showed any &C.
ttvity, but there moderate buying of the
other shares of the group on Chicago orders
They infatuated within a range Of 5s(97s, st. Paul
closing unchanged The day. and Rock Island
"A and Burlington and ortnwestern 10 higher
The trading ia the rest of the list was light and
the movement OF prices was with some exceptions
unimportant, but the general trend was toward
higher figures.
The bond market was dull. but in the main firm
The aggregate of sales was SS37,30O. Govern
ment bonds firm; State bonds inaetive; Railroad
bonds firm.
Petroleum strong; Pennsylvania oil sales, none;
February option sales none, closed $3.50 bid ;
Lima oil sales nOnes
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
Wheat-611zc.
Flour-Steady.
Hops-Quiet.
WooI-Quiet; domestic fleece, l6@2sc; pulled,
I9924c; Texas. S0l2c
Ofanges-Quieti sound fancy. SO 7594; others.
81 50g13 50.
Pig Iron-DulI, unchanged.
Tin-Steady; straits $l3@13 10; Plates quiet
Spelter-Duu domestic, So 20.
Lead-Strong; brokers' prices, 50; exchange.
IS 10
Copper--strOnE; brokers' prices, SO rs; e1-
Change, SO 80.
Coffee-Options opened firm at to 80 points
advance on higher cables, European buying with
net advance. Sales, 1880 bags, including jan
uary, S14 209l4 20; March, Sl3 9O@I4 90:
May. S13 90@13 e5; September, Sl3 90d14 90;
october, 8l3 s5@l4 05; December. $l4@l4 O5.
spot Cofee-Rlo, firm; No. 7. 1886; mild firm
but quiet; CordOva, 1S14@l9c; sales, 900 Xxx
bags Nos TO at l5c, 2400 bags Maracafbo,
1900 bags La Guayra p. T.
% Santos-Firm; NO Rio, 13S25O; exchange
10 1l-16d. Receipts. 5000 bags; cleared for the
United States. none; cleared for Europe. none.
HaVre-COffee opened steady at II TO If higher,
closed quiet at u to l14f b!gher sales, II, coo
bags.
sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining. 25sc; CEN
truugal SO test, &c; refined steady.