New-York tribune., 1886-01-23
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON sToOKs.
Boston, Jan. %. 1886.


FRIDAY, Jan. 22-P. VI.
The Stock Exchange markets are still unsettled aud
responsive the most trivial matters The dealings
they have been for several weeks confined princi
pally TO the operations OF professonas-great and
small There is pressure TO sell stocks from that
commonly called the public, neither are the buy
Ing orders large While there Is evident disposition
TO add to purchases heretofore made tho
public seems to be waiting upon moro set
tied conditions and development OF moro
positive incnations than yet been since the
recent depression One thing however, is particularly
noticeable In the market and tnat Is that the large ocr
ators who are picking up SOCKS are not at all demon
strative in their methods aud lukewarm Ill their
pressons Of opinions The market this morning opeued
strong and IN the first half hour made advances.
A fractional reaction followed. and then
upward movement to tho best figures OF the day;
at this point 1t was published that Messrs.
Brown Brothers & Co. had engaged 100000 gold
bars at the Assay Office for shipment by tomorrOw's
steamer. This announcement used for considerable
than 1t worth to dopress prices aud a reaction
Immediately followed It, To old merchants who remem-
Der the times whom the United States exported gold
every spring and every autumn this bucaboo at the
stock Exchange about gold exports is the
source OF much amusement nevertheless the
professional specuator measures the sentiments OF
those whom he wishes 10 influence rather than tbs i'm
porance OF current events To-day's market fair
Illustration OF tbs truth. After fractional decline
prices again advanced under the buying of clques and
the market continued strong until near the close 1t
may not have been for the late developed weak
ness but, IL it not, 1t is remarkable coincidence
that 1t should have quickly followed the
publication OF interview with prom
inent director OF the St. Paul Railroad Com
pany, who was credited with making some foolish
remarks. II ia probable IL the director used the Ian
guae quoted. that he did not do with idea OF Its
appearing In print. The transactions amounted "
3l5047 shares and they unusually we'll distributed
throughout the sS Of active stocks As rule the clos
ing figures show declines from yesterdays last prces
were, however few exceptions. Canadian Pacific
with small traDsactOns closed with advance OF Il
per cent and Canada Southern with an advance OF 10
per cent. NewIork and New-EDgland specially
strong and IN closing at 3023 after 80 y,
gave advance OF e per cent Concerning tbis stock
1t Ia noticeable that recently 1t has been printed rre
queny that the company would not pay the April dy
dcud upon its preferred stock that Notwithstanding
these frequent reports the prco OF the stock
has held with remarkable tenscty during all OF
the depression aud to-day sold ut its highest
ngurc while iu Boston ths preferred stock advanced
from l2O3 TO l27. Tie general market closed weak In
flares and strong In tone
Government bonds were dull and at the boards there
not transaction. Tho market for all the fixed date
ssucs Including the currency Gs, strong bids for
the IA s higher and for the optional s. OF which
the law requires additional calls for S30O0Oo00 before
July the bids were oil is per cont Annexed are the
closing quotations: