Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-17
NOT EASILY STIRRED.
The Stock Market Comparatively
Unaffected by Three Failures.
CAPT. 0SHEA GETS A DIVORCE.
Annual Meeting Of the B. and o..
Railroad Stockholders.
CAPT. O'SHEA GETS A DIVORCE.
FATAL EXPLOSION IN Pennsylvania.
AN IMPROVING MARKET.
Prices Advance I'm Wall Street as the
Day Progresses.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE stock market
opened this morning with . comparatively
small stream of business and almost entirely
free from tho excitement which has been a
characteristic Of the dealings at that time for
the past few days. but the feeling
was still uneasy, as indicated by the
great irregularity OF the opening prices
as compared with the final figures OF Satur day.
sugar refneries were down ia, Lackawauna
and burlington ~, while the advance in Rock
Island and Northern Pacific preferred was |
per cent with the other changes for large
fractions.
In the specially weak stocks there were
further losses IN the early dealings, and Chi
cago and East Illinois dropped 2: Atchison.
rs TO 2a1S; Lackawanna, IL; Manhattan, IL;
Burlington, ~, and ST. Paul, rs. while the
prices in the general list were we'll maintained.
the Wizards, as usual of late. being the firmest
stocks IN the list &C. and 81. Louis however.
was specially strong, as well as sugar refineres.
ana they rose III and i respectively. The
hrm tone spread over the whole list before the
lapse OF many minutes, and the weak stocks OF
the early dealings generally recovered the
losses incurred. The market, however. con-
tlnued quite feversh, though at ii o'clock it
was generally firm at something better than
the opening prices.
RANDALL AND wIERUM ASSIGN.
Randall d Wierum, brokers, announced their
suspension on the stock exchange at 1890
O'Clock. Randall is lying critically i'll at his
home. Mr.. Wierum stated that the engage
ments of tho firm are very small and that he
expected al early adjustment Of the affairs of
the firm will be made. The failure had no
eject on the market.
THE BARINGs AGAIN SECURE.
Aspeciai dispatch from London says: The
Bsrings declare their financial position to
be sound now, as the banks have guaranteed
the three years support. The firm will real
ize E4.0O0,000 surplus. They now hold
$4,000, 600 Of the best commercial paper in
the world, and their total liability
is Ell 900, 600. 1t is conceded that while they
were embarrassed by the steady depression in
Argentines to a considerable extent the prin-
cipal and precipitating cause of their trouble
was Russias withdrawal OF Is, 900 in all
from the firms accounts.
ANOTHER SUSPENSION ANNoUScEp.
Gregory, Baiiou & Co., brohers of No. 1 New
street. announced their suspension on the stock
exchange shortly after IL o'clock. Mr. Gregory
says the cause of the suspension Of the firm was
the shrinkage In stocks and believes their en-
barrassment will be temporary only. The other
members OF the firm concur in this statement
Mill, Robeson d Smith assigned to William
A. Watson, with preference to Edward j.
Sanford for $4,000 and to James II. Fay of
$1,000.
Albert n. Smith. the guilty member Of the
firm, was arraigned in police court this morn.
ing and remanded until tomorrow.
WITHOUT SERIOUS EFFECT.
The following private dispatch from Lon
don firm has been received here: I'VE do not
think the liquidation Of Barring Bros. & Co.
will seriously affect any one in America or
here"
The following dispatch was received from
o Berlin firm in answer to an inquiry whether
there was any trouble there: There are not
the slightest difficulties, not even rumors"
A London dispatch was received this morn
ing stating that the guarantee fund for Barring
Brothers Co. is increasing and is now over
fl0OOO 600. The guaranteers will not be
called upon for q three year period for liqui-
dating the estate, the Bank of England mean
time meeting commitments. The bank is do
ing the same as the Bank OF France in the cop
per syndicate's collapse.
Silver opened at 100; highest sale, i0I; low
est sale, 100; last sale, 1OOa.