New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21

lative 10 reserve is but trife better than year
ago when money ruled at ia , per cent. MoreotseI
the banks year ago were gaining money now my
are losing IT. The actual conditions oi ile 10
ages at the respective periods probably were 'ho
reverse Of the above figures. ..
At the stock Exchange there was more acuNllt
in the speculative markets than there has been 10
several preceding weeks. and the transactions IN
stocks amounted to 2,1334 shares; against 80
100 shares for the preceding week of five business
DAYS. There was general drifting toward owl
values, subject 10 frequent and sometimes sllIp
reaction; t there were few notable features
tlat call for mention M genera I'Nt;T,
The speculative element was almost uaiiY
treated 10 rehearsal of stories Of meet ngs
IN. official. of the mon PaCitc and the burlington
and Quincy companies to settle their differences
and of progress making TO reorC1nZc the tIau' ar
rangcmcnts of the Eastern trunk lines. bit lutI
wer. such old stories thar n can hardP uc td.u
they eXerted any influence upon IAe Ina, n..
The new agreement Of the coal couip"lI,.
perhaps might have been factor IN the Sprr'i.a-
iou for time # Reading bad not proved 80 oD,'.
ratelv weak Lake shore and Michigan 'th'I,,l
of the trunk lines held moderately steod' ~ srll
transactions and show Uhimpor,3ht IhdI VHtIE.
but even with large business. Michigan leHtal,
with few sales. and Canada >outhern,Wihan u
usual complement. show decim", AIRY ing Iryn > 81,
2ls per cent II e whole SouthWestern IiSt w.
weak from beginning 70 end; Missouri I9cIhr
final decline Is o. that OF Ndudsl IleltIIcui a
Missouri, Kansas and Texas =, ana L9uls'lIle an
Nashville = per cent. Delaware. LacKWslHa ai'I
Western finally closed with loss OF only
! 3. while Reading Is OF 1ls ana JERSEY
Central, with transactions III -l'-uV S4aleI
firm and the Omahas at the end were
notably strong. The Northern Paclics were hrn
all the way out aud show gains Of p and 4 per
cent but Oregan Railway and Navigation dtcI LEU
is per cent. feature of the week was the
strength displayed. until yesterday, by -. IauI
and Union Pacific stocks those two stocks had Pc
come to be known a the briWafh4 OF we
market so steadily did they resist INC
influence OF surrounding depression dh,'
the short interest for that reason was nearly e1
minated from them. Hence, when pressure 10 sen
Union Pacific was made yesterday, Its price de-
cilued rapidly, and to som" extent eXelted an III
huence upon the dealings in -. Paul yet ~ ram
shows a loss of only b per cent, while Union "a
cihcs loss Is 1 per cent, and all made Yesterday
Western Union II down = and Pacific Mail Is zig
per cent lower despite the declaration OF IA per
cent ividend. II evidently was week IN when
/ there were some heavy realizing sales
The Government department was dun ana prices
| were weaker Bids are lowers per cent for tne
3s and Is and a per cent for the lips. Very little
WIS done in STATE bonds aud III that little there waE
no feature Railroad uouds have ~ympathIzed 70 "a
greater or less extent with the share market
and IN some instances prices have iailtn
! sharply The general business Nas smaller
than il has been IN preceding weeks. The notable
| changes have been declines of 4ls for Ene
| second consos for Missouri, Kansas and Texas
general o. 2I- for Rome. NatertOwn and Ogdens-
burg 81 1 for St Louis and Iron Mountain general
IS l. for West shore and Buffalo first D, Tor
Wabash general IS 8 for Denver and no Grahde
con-Js and , for trsts, Western extension toT
Oregon Short Line hrstS and - per cent Tor oregon
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