New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-27

We neitier have spare nor patience 20 aralyIe
the whole list. But staring with Chesapeake
and OHIO first preferred. which shows a ret de-
citne Of per cen', -" ~ aE''fst IA" e'rnin-N
February Of SELL. or atS"ut . I~f c"-'. and
from January 70 February z! gam 81
SI4J.7tJ, or about 20 pcr cent. Big F"Ir mars
a decline in ne Gnp'nt.on 81 !: JsrF ont. al
though ita latest rerIrt 81 ~ "arrIn.. '"""-',
neafly per cent On the s'"'.. a. all go :, .
pefcen'a-e GREATER than tta' - III Newlof.
ien,r.l and iI1dba kIyer Railroad l>Dli,y.lie
and Nashville marHs de'lIne Of ; I''r ont. and
"a weekly earnInZs Ia ~ p~-l"f slne~ and ~
fore February show pirnonrnal rsns-zrea'e'
sinrr than t<fDre. Rf@s bland rIAfss re-
Gged quotation Of pr cent. and set 'te~ i.
10 reason. eAopt the lies clfcu'a'rJ
about II. " sDpp'~ That u" com
th0r 81 the coDpanlc, which max" regular
monthly statements. We ielIcye that the fhIragp.
Kock bland and Pacific Railroad IN the ten month,
ended January 81 had earned - Yr zen: on
IL. stork The managers 81 lie company need
disciplining which Will force them To make regu-
lar weekly monthly reports. The Stock ~
change could do This If II Possessed ia" rcInisi'"
amount Of " sand. aud ~ ~ dIi not IrrmI; the
halfp penny It's nose 20 hide the standard silver
dollar beyond. There Is no respectable railroad
corporation in this country that ever again wants
70 markr, bond for any purpo~ which can
afford Ia have quotations for lis securities refused
at the Nrw-Iork Stock Exchange. Bat instead
OF the Stock Exchange teing "A consrrvator stand
ing between investors and ill-managcd proprrficr.
IL ~ nOw-it was not fprmcfv-thc humble ser
want Of the supposed servants Of stockholders
And Yet We complain Of dulncss and suck oar
fingers in despair az the lack Of business.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
In to-iay's stock market there was no signif.
canoe in the dealings beyond the continued DIES
perate efforts Of operators who are short Of
stocks t. demoralize the real holders Of certIt-
Gates. The most competent broker of the bear y.
clique sent into the loan crowd at an
early hour. before The money market OPENED. To
bid ; per cent for 81 900 money. All the other
practices known Ia the modern manipulation were
IesOr.ed TO. and Yet not a single 100 shares Of
stock was taken out Of strong boxes or from
Loan, because OF il. The business that was done
was chiefly the swapping Of contracts and II
looks - il the BOard-rOom traders in that bust
ness to-day had beaten the leading operators
There however. were some Indications OF a re-
served buying for keeps, and not for spec lation
IL is this kind OF buying which during the last
twelve months has proved the turning point in
all the bear raids. Spcculativclv. il looks as
II values had been scraping bottom since last
Monday morning. II this proves 10 be true, the
market has touched bottom with an outstanding
:" short interest larger than ever before. The
market closed dull. but strong in tone.
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET
The Treasury purchased $4,000 l-2 per
cents at l04 5-s At the Stock Exchange the
4 per cents sold at i22 3-s. Annexed are the
clOalng quotations. ?