New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-09
Total 40 COM col 80 O07 0s4 Inc. s6954s3 1870!
TIE WEEK AT TIE STOCK EXCHANGE.


The railway bond market which during the
early part of the week was dull and only steady
in prices, later developed activity with advances
for nearly all the issues of speculative character
OF course in the gilt edge bonds which are held
at high figures, there was little business done
and no material changes in prices.
In the stock market business aggrcgatlng
$50. 1903 shares for five days. against ,4j2,971
shares for the full preceding week denotes
wider speculation and a broader interest IN the
market The stocks which had led the advance
and had even advanced u or 20 per cent before
the general market moyed-the new Vanderbilt
stocks made little further advance, and III some
instances suffered material declines. This was
not because Of any change IN the prospects OF
the companies. OF any lack OF confidence
i'm the large holders Of those securities. 1t was
simply desire on the part OF outside ana specu-
latve holders to let so of stock which had become
dull for the purpose OF taxing an interest III
stocks which recently have become active at
advancing figures. Excepting for the stocks re-
ferred TO it is hardly necessary to say anything
Of the general market except to say that 1t was
strong and steadily gained in values from the
opening to the close of the week.
Among the Changers the Burlington and Quincy
and Rock Island were conspicuous Tor Their ad-
Vanccs. The dealings III 81. laul were large put
the fluctuations were only l-8 per cent. with n
Gnal advance established of only 3-s per cent.
while in Northwestern the dealings were com
paratively small, and the stock closed at its
highest rrice-a final advance of Is per cent;
Western win comparatively large sales. and Della
ware and Hudson with small transactions, made
advances respectively OF ! and I per cent, but
closed with reactions of highest figures Of 3-S
rer cent Central of New-Icrsey established
final advance of IL per cent. while Reading
closing within IA per cent Of It's highest, es-
tablished an advance. of per cent Among the
Eastern trunk lines Lake Shore rose per cent,
New-Yorl Central is and Erie with small
transactions. 7-s per cent Among the South
westerns Louisville and Nashville established an
advance Of = SIS per cent Missouri Pacific ! j-S
per cent, Missouri, Kansas and Texas is per
cent and the Wabash | 4 per cent for the common
and 81 per cent for the preferred. Anon; the
transcontinental lines Onion Pacific closed with
an advance of per cent Oregon Short Lane
. IL per cent and the Northern Paolfcs. after
material reaction from the best figures of the
week stood rs per cent higher for the common
and ~ per cent higher for the preferred stock.
Among the miscellaneous stocks Western Union.
after a long period of dulness and with small
transactions. closed with final advance OF u
per cent
The dealings generally developed broadening
market Regular commission houses report q
better business than they have done in twelve
| months and more inquiries from old-timc spccu-
| lators who recently have been conspicuous only
| by their absence from speculative circles. The
| market has yet however only in small measure