New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
EXPORTS.
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WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

As was 10 be expected after yesterdays late raid
on Atchson stock, the damaging diagnosis of its
condition was all prepared to launch on the Street
before The opening of business. SO rs early aS
9:3O o'clock this morning brokers Offices were
supplied with one more Of Chcago's special dis
patches. which contained the following:
Apparently, it is stated, Atchson officials take
no interest in that road There seems to be nei
Their head nor tail to the property. One day
leport comes that President Strong is 10 resign,
next day there rumors OF Il receiver for the
road and on the third everything Is denied The
management of the road, even down 10 the lowest
grade of officials is conducted in most shpshod
way. and all OF the Atchison employees from CHI
cago clear through TO San Francisco appear 10 be
watching the Atehisun game at Boston instead Of
attending 10 their proper duties. he man VINO
does not believe that this choice bit OIL SANDER,
Vhef her or NOT II ever came over the wires from
Chicago, cuanated from tn, same source thau yes
tcrday raided Atch,Ou down TO - 81 hckS lne
qualities which make an intelligent Juror. Inc
lncidaAlt offers one more garine Oppottuhl! 10
the Stock Exchange 10 apply the stare laW f1I,tFe
10 the circulation of lal5r news circulated 10 aIitcO
stock values But nothing need be- expected Oh
body that 10 protect il own clients refused 20
act on the reports year ago ot Erle Htthl'u' ~
issue 1000 900 Of bonds, Or Ialer on the STAR
n,qut 60 a. Il fuct" that the lnloh IdCEc
earnings Tor June would show decline oil
$4,000 when tie fact wJs that tic earnings
for the main line showed a gain oil Sl9',OOO
and the whole system gam Ol 81 o''44oi ny
announcement OF the alleged iact WAS mfSrN
Instrumental in reducing the pilrr oil mon Ia
cihc from Gl 10 30. Whe-tOy many STOCK ENciH"-'
customers lost large SUNS Of money WINE IL j.
generally believed that the autho!> ol the lh!sr
statement made Il CORES pOndlns prOhi. IT thr
stock Exchange Is mol cannish, the application
Of the term 10 the Scotch never should De IT,
peated. ,.,
Today. however, The Atclison rot had little
or 10 effect even on thi,t stock. IL was fore
gone conclusion last night, made apparent al the
distribution at 2:4O p. IN. o numerous olucIs
to sell 200 shares at market AT 2:33 D. H.,
that the stock this morning would De Opened
cent-but il closed al 80 l-s, i per cent higher
Than last evening, and it look, as II the k,i
couditiou-tu.datc- Of The bears III that stock
was wore than their first.
And vel, in the face of resorts to such desperate
methods a. We have portrayed. there are people
in the Stock Exchange who Yet do not recoeniz.
that the stocks are not there nor IN brokers
leans and that the trading, he II large or small
is principally in contracts put out by bears"
The general market Today. with lttle activity.
made material gains and recOvered ali or nearly
all thr preceding four days losses occasioned by
bear operations. The " Big FOur>" were especially
strong; Chesapeake and OhiOs were only firm. but
are not lac removed from ch0sc ate. the p.ice-
Of the Big Four Among fhr gmng'rs. Burlington
and quincy rose - l0l -, Rock Island 10
80 az and Chiclgo and Northwestern 10 III "a.
The trunk line, generally m9dr some gains Tn.
coal stocks were dun and firm, with small
advances. and the whole market ia small WAY
the commercial. agricultural manufacturing and
mercantile interests Of thc country. the mar.
iSet closed strong.
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET
The Government bond market was duh. TIL,
per cent syndicate AGAIN reduced their asking
figure 10 Us ii without inducing purchases.
The nominal quotations an a., follows