The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-04
.stoms collections.
New York Markets.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The stock market was char
acterized by weakness at the opening, which ex-
tended TO almost the entire list, and some shares
sold at figures below the lowest point touched
during the year 1894, towit:
Northwestern, which sold down to GAYS against
961l, the low point OF last year; Reading to 1888
against 1875. and ST. Paul and Omaha at 3l1a@9
49, ST. Paul sold al 547s, within rs of last years
bottom figure.
In the early dealings New Jersey Central was
the special mark of attack of the bears and under
brisk selling broEe 4 to 351. coming 1t Is said.
from an insider who IL is claimed Is iIquidating
his holdings, Toward noon there was a change
in the temper Depreciation. the downward move.
ment being checked and good buyers coming to
the market This resulted in an advance In prices,
sugar moving up ia. DO preferred 1: New Jersey
Central 5s: St Paul. Burlington ana Cordage
preferred IA, do guaranteed 2; Northwestern.
r. L, Manhattan ami st. Paul and Omaha J. and
the rest OF the list 1s@7s per cent.
Speculation was notably strong during the last
hour, and in many cases the last prices made
were the best of the day. In only some instances,
however, was the break of the morning fully re-
covered. and compared with yesterday the final
figures of the day irregular. but III a major
ity OF cases higher. the principal gains being:
Cordsge guaranteed, per cent; do preferred.
IA: 40 common, Is; st. Paul. Rock Island ST.
Paul and Omaha and Lead preferred, ~ and Chi
cago Gas and Western Union Ss.
The trading in bonds during the morning was
rather heavy, owing to the depressing Influences
OF the share speculation, but in the afternoon
there visa rally in which most of the issue,
dealt in participated and the closing was in good
tone. The trading was rather quiet, the aggregate
weak. notably for fves, which down Ia per
cent. State bonds dull except for virginia de-
Railroads firm. Petroleum steady; Pennsylvania
oil sales none; February option sales none :
closed csc bid Lima oil sales none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
wheat-January. 60szc.
Four-Steady.
Hops-Steady.
Petroleum-steady: United closed IS bid
Oranges-Strong; fancy. So So others, $2@3 26.
Pigiron-Dull; Scotch. $1,000; American,
Tin-Bare!y STEADY; straits, sl2 35@l3 As;
plates, slow.
Lead-Quiet; brokers' price. So; exchange price,
So %.
Copper Steady; brokers' price. 80 s71s: e1-
Sales on Changes tons cash tin. s13 40; 10
tons o. TO April, $l3 80; 20 tons spot, $I3 80
$4,000 rs January copper. SO So.
Coffee-Options firm at unchanged to 10 points
advance; ruled quiet after execution of few for
eign buying orders. weakened under closing of
Havre: market closed steady at net UNCHANGED to
5 lower. Sales. IL 500 bags, including: January
Sl3 609l3 So: March Sl3 25@l3 40: May. $13 10
@l3 90: July, $l3 l5@l3 ~; September, $13 Us
Spot cofee-Rio, steady; No. Z. 1890: mild
quiet: Cordova. ls14@l9c. Saes-7b50 bags Rio
500 Maracaibo, soc.
Santos-Firm: good average Santos. $4,000; re-
ceipts. l9. 600 bags; stock, 401 900 bags.
hzmburg-SIeady prices, "a @1 pig higher; sales
1000 bags.
Havre-Closed quiet Total sales. 10000 bags
Rio-Firm No. Rio, 12$SU0 exchange l0sl d.
Receipts. 70. 600 bags. Cleared for the United
States. 5000 bags cleared Tor Europe, none; STOCK
234 900 bags.
London-stock January l. 90, $685. last month,
9S6S5.
Warehouse deliveries from New YORK yesterday,
1895 bags; New York stock to-day, PA $50 bags:
United states stock, 238,590 bags; afioat for the
United States, 26S, 900 bags; total visible for the
United States, 506.590 bags, against 1894 bags
last year.
Sugar-Raw active; sales, 1922 bags, centrifu-
gal. SO test, Sc: $50 bags molasses sugar 2asc re-
fined, quiet