Morning journal and courier., 1890-11-14
EftratrciaI.

Less Excitement fin the market-A
 Marked Change for the Better fin the
 Street-The General List Sympa-
 thizes With the Drop in North
 American.
 NEW YORK. Nov. l3
 Railroads were somewhat less active, the sales reaching si, ,205, 900. but there was still a firm tone displayed and most of the active issues again showed advances One of the most marked exceptions was the Northern Pacific fives which suffered with the other Willard securities and dropped per cent to 7sIs on a business of $259,0Oo Other declines of importance how ever, were few and the business done as a rule was very well distributed, although Atchson in comes furnished SI17, 900 to the grand total. Canada Southern seconds rose 1Ia to 96; Ameri- can Dock 6ves to 10S; St. Paul consols ll6 to 12618; Omaha consols l to 11s; Long Dock sizes 1,6 to 11s; Chattanooga flves 2 to IIG; Reading seconds 14 to 40i4.
 The market this morning showed much less excitement early and later subsided into the ordinary appearance, with only the usual fiuctu- ations. The general feeling in the street has undergone marked change for the better. There were no further failures or bank troubles to disturb the even course of events, but the bears demonstrated the fact that they are still much alive. The effects of the closing of the North River bank yesterday afternoon and the wild rumors circulated in regard to the North American company were shown this morning, when everything on the list opened at materially lower figures. An immense crowd of brokers offered North American stock for sale and while it closed last night at 1sIs, the first sale corded was at 16, from which point it was rat tied off until it touched7. Buyers were found at this figure, however, and it quickly rallied to 12 aud af ftarc mi u,,ic md settled around Il The general list, which had synpathized with the drop in North American to limited extent, failed to follow it down and the bullish feeling soon found expression in smart advances all along the line, in which the vanderbilts and especially 0. c. c. and St. Louis, Reading, Atchison, the Northern Pacifics Louisville and Nashville and the grangers were conspicuous, the extreme gain from the lowest point being 8 per cent. in the first named. The news of the day, however, especially that from the vest was not of an encouraging character and when the buying slacked away the bears again came to the front and failure in the sugar trade was used with considerable effect against the market. Rumors of further trouble among the clearing house banks were started and vicious attack upon Northern Pacific fol. lowed that stock being forced off from 6S14, the best price of the forenoon, to 57ls. The entire list followed and Sugar Refineries, which had been kept quiet during the greater portion of the day upon the discovery that the transfer books had been closed and no authority existed to open them, dropped from 50 to 541f with a de. moralizing effect upon the general list. The movement, however, in few stocks carried prices below the opening figures and late in the last hour there was some recovery, the market finally closing active and steady at small changes from first prices as a rule.
 Closing prices reported over the private wires Of BUNNELL 6 SCRANTON, Bankers and