New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-08
MiSING STOCKS.
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
THE STOCK MARKET.

FRIDAY, MaI'n - III
And yet the reports Of railroad earnings con-
tnue to be favorable. and are reflections OF the
Iarge business the country is doing To-day the
Ncw-York Central and Hudson River Railroad
turns in It's report for the month Of February.
eiving n gain in the gross on February. 1883 OF
sel2123. or about 10 per cent. The comparison
for three wears il given below. under " railroad
earnings"
The stock speculation continues dull and
one sided But with n somewhat larger business
in ih. general list than done Yesterday. II
was less market Of specials Philadelphia ana
Rraling to-day recorded transactions In 81. 800
shares. AGAINST 1873. 900 shares yesterday. The
stock was I'm good borrowing demand. and loaned
a, List 10 3-32 premium for use. And II did 50
without any effort on the part Of the anti-Corhin
interest - make IL do So The stock, after sell
ing NJ 80 81 10 g. was sharply raided b 80 IL.
from which II steadily rose To- 81 5-iaJ' 5-'
al the close The surface indications OF The situa-
ton are as follows The supporters ana holders
Of the stock have Sen the general is OF ti1
company marked down o per cent 10 the damage
Of ,yiIo,ys and orphans who had invested In them
under the 90 best advice in the Street; they have
scen determined attack on the price Of the stock,
and have held their own. and are row fortified
in their position by n greatly enlarged short"
opcning 10 closc, but The principal part Of such
advances as were made were made by n seeking
Of the hears for the figures at which they could
get all the stocks they wanted. They did mob
find Them and therefore made several raids Oh
the prices 10 the extent Of l-ial-2 per cent. when
probably exhausted the small purchases which they
Ind made at advancing prices The last Inld
,vos made at about 10, but IL was after That
that the best prices Of the day were made. There
was some snap developed III the Blg fOuI. ana IL
sold M 10 20 IS, with small transactions Mesa
pcakc and Ohio first preferred sold onIy los SHARES
al 80 5-s but IL closed at 90 bld LOUISVILLE ana
Nashville which yesterday was pointed at
~ "a for "a sale, rose 10 81 81, or '-o hlSner
than Yesterdays opening. oregon Snort Line "a
few DAYS ago was quoted at AZ "a yesterday
at "A l-2a45, to-day sold lonly 800 shares at
46 H. and quoted 40 l-2a4'. Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, which yesterday, when
il WAS l34 ga WINS pointed for below $50 to-day.
rises gently TO 1886 3-sal36. Rock Island ycstcr
day az 90 was said 10 be certain for a good sharp
decline But Yesterdays pointers to-day tried to
look happy while taking in little at 80 81
aol IS and Western Union, that lot Of oid
poles and wires" which yesterday was worthless
AZ 81 "a found buyers at 50 3-saS2 "a for all
the stock offered To the uninteested the so
called stock market seems funny, but 1T closed
strong.
TIE BOND MARKETS
The Treasury to-day purchased 81 1874, 40
bouds-4 per cents, 81 ,3i5, 800 at 1913, and 4 10
per cents S2s $50 at 1903 u. AT the Stock EX-
change no business was done III Government
bonds, and the quotations were steady as follows: