The morning call., 1895-02-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Trade During the Week Has Been Dull
and SJniuterPS sting

NEW DIRK. Feb l6.-The stock market during
its two hours of business to-day very irregular
in its movements, but in the main inclined toward
higher prices, thiS tendency being due the clos
ing out Of short contracts over Sunday. At the
opening speculation strong in and Il
fractional advance was recorded. The improve
ment VAS not. however, maintained for long
time, break OF 134 in National Lead causing
sympathetic reaction in the general market. New
Jersey Central was also attacked and broke 234
BefOre / O'Clock the temper OF speculation had
undergone = change for the better, Lead having
recoyere,! -. New Jersey Central rallied l3s on
coverings OF short contracts and the of the list
moved mp under SIMILAR influences
the final trading The market was firm and closed
in good tone. the rrter part of the shares dealt in
beng 1lsGIsl higher on The iav Speculation was
restrc5cdint che earlier part OF the week. As bur
little nope was entertained of Congressional
relief 10 the financial situation the defeat OF
the bond bill merely added slightly to existing de
preston. Another factor OF weakness was the I'M
favorable reports of railroad earnings, notably that
o. the granger roads. The republication of the
terms on which the Government sold its per cent
bonds 10 the Belmont Morgan syndicate had coed
Tlre requirement. which provided for the impor-
tation OF gold from Europe and that by which the
syndicate promised its best efforts prevent the
looked uTon as very favorable TO the market
Ihc bears attempted to eXaggerate the
import OF purchases OF some gold in the open
ket. the buyers paving commission of 3ls031h per
cent TO bullion brokers. But the effort to create
scare on The gold premium was Ineffective North
west a feature or the share through
q oul tpe week ana suffered from heavy liquidation.
Tobacco was forced down ~ TO "a. The pri-
marx cause OF The break was a current rumor to the
ERECT shat an insider selling the stock. In the
latter part or the week there were evidences OF in
side buying. which resulted in a rally OF III per
cent. street GOSSIP 20 the efTec; affairs OF
The United states Cordage Company would soon be
transferred to the OF receivers resulted in a
slump in the stocks. The closing trading Of the
week disclosed demand Tor the issue and they
marked up as, Is Is ana l4le respectively, the
net losses being only for the common, for IN
preferred and 81 for the guaranteed. Sugar while
moved con
paratiVely narrow limits.
In q majority OF instances the last figures OF the
week arg below those Of the preceding Week The
aggregate sales OF the week were SEQ. 800 shares
The bond market. today was firm but duII the
and cult frsts are down 2 per cent. The trading
during the week was extremely uninteresting save
IN few mon CAGES. The final sales are for the
most part below the figures prevailing week ago
Government bonds stronger and higher. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm.
The exports OF specie from the port of New York
for The: week amounted 10 S632O6' in gold. and
Gold; S2l7 ,s9S: silver. SS203: dry goods So 2O7-
6o2; general merchandise S4,2S1,371.
:. Grain and Merchandise.
Wheat-Febr SIC.
H6ps-steady; state common to choice old. 5a
Tci new, 69l1c; Pacific Coast Old, 3l2@Tc; new,
o W99l-oaieti domestic fleece, 16@2sc; pulled,
oTanges-NOminal: Florida, s2@2 SO; others,
PigiTon-dueit; Scotch, $1e@2o: American. SO 80
Copper-Quiet: brokers price, So 10
'Lead-Steady; brokers price, So O21b
Tin Plates-Market weak.
Coifee-Options dun at nominally unchanged TO
10 points decline, ruled dull and featureIess
No speculation whatever; closed dull and fea-
tureless at nominally unchanged to points net
advance. Sales 500 bags. including May. $I4 So
spot coffee-Rio dun No. Z, Ice: Mild quiet
and steady; CGrdova, 1S&4@lq1&c; sales none.
Sr'sar-Raw, firm; fair refining 1l-16c; Cen
trffural. So test, Be; sales 1873 bags molasseS
sugar 50 test. lust arrived. at 7-16c: ex-ship-
mtnt and IA barrels MuscOvado so test at
1l-lec eX-shipment Just arrived.
Refined quiet. 10. :, ; 5-16631sc: NO g. 3-l6
@3$sc; No. Q. 1888 5-I6c; No. 10. l-I66314c;
No. i, 3e3 l-l6c: No. u. > 15-l6@3 ll-I6c: No
13, 3 Lice; or a. ? 1-I6: mould a" 460
'43l6c; standard a" 3 1916; confectionery
35s03 1876; cmshed 43sG4 9-16c powdered
3,l6c; graaulated, 3$4@3 1870; cubes, 4CG