Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-20
DULL AND STEADY.
No Feature of Special Moment on the
Stock Exchange.


NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-The stock market
this morning, under the influence of the reas-
suring advices from London, continued the
strength of yesterday and first prices showed
advances over the final figures of last evening
OF from a to q per cent generally, while Mis-
souri, Pacific was up IA and New England Us
per cent. A few stocks made further slight
gains in the early trading, but a natural
action set in in short time and before the
end of the half hour Missouri Pacific, Burling-
ton and sugar were down l per cent from the
opening prices, while Wheeling and Lake Erie
preferred which had shown unusual strength,
was "a higher. The reaction halted at this
point and the market became quite dull, with
no feature of material movement aud the
market re maned without change for the re-
mainder of the hour. The market at IL O'Clock
was dull and steady. but generally at small
fractions below the opening figures.
THE RUN CONTINUES.
The run which was begun yesterday on the
Citizens Savings Bank here was continued this
morning. As early as 8 o'clock there were at
least from 5000 to I6.G COO excited Poles gath
cred in the vicinity In fact number OF the
unfortunate people who have fears that they
have lost all their hard earnings paraded up
| and down the neighborhood all night Within
the bank President Quintard and the cashier sat
watching the preparations for the day. The
president said to a reporter. I'VE made about
81 900 i'll interest money yesterday lost by the
frightened depositors. In all we paid out over
$4,000 and took in about $4,000. The run
will probably continue today and tomorrow.
but we expect all the money back next week"
There are plenty of police present to keep the
agitated depositors in order.
Money at noon was easier at per cent. The
stock market continued very quiet after II
| O'Clock only Western Union. the Wizards and
Atchison showing any real animation, but
prices displayed a firm tone and slowly ad-
vanced until in most cases the opening figures
| were again egualed. The dealings, however,
de veloped no feature of interest, and at noon
the market was quiet and firm, generally at
about opening figures
dispatch from Philadelphia says the fail
ure of Barker Bros. & Co. has just been an
nounced on the stock exchange The an
nouncent of the failure on the stock ex-
change here had the effect of depressing tie
market
2:l5PM-The stock market advanced slight
fractions farther after ~ O'Clock. but the i'm
provement was then checked and considerable
pressure brought upon the list with the result
of driving prices down 10 the lowest level
of the day. The grangers, Louisville and Read
ing were the principal sufferers from the raid
and ST. Paul dropped lSs; Illinois Central. IL;
burlington and Louisville, each IL. and Mis-
souri, Pacific, Is, while Reading at 2Ssx was ~
lower than its best figure.
The weakest stock on the list however was
Rock Island. and with a marked increase in
activity it was forced off from 66sI to 631s
There was no news Of developments to cause
selling of long stocks, and the pressure by the
bears alone seemed responsible for the decline
The decline was checked toward 2 pm.. but
| the market failed to rally, and at 2:l5 it was
dull and steady. at or near the lowest Of the
day.
Silver opened at 9s3[; highest sale, 100; low-
est sale. 9S$4; last sale, 100.