New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
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WHAT WAS DONE II STOCK.

Thursday, May 22-p IN.
The railroad reports Of gross earnings continue
n return remarkably favorable shownes. To-
dav we print the returns Of fonr more companies
for the second week in May and all Of them show
respectable gains on the week Of 1889. The Chi
caro- and Northwestern Company also reports
It's gross for the month of April, which gives the
largest sum for April CS2,207,926l in its history
and gain Oh April, 1889, Of $371 $40. No one
will dispute that during the whole month OF
April the reports OF railway wars on traffic were
at their worst.
There was less excitement in to-day's stock
market than there appeared 10 be yesterday.
Yesterdays appearance Of excitement, however.
except in one or two over-manipulatcd stocks, was
only "A fiction Of the tape The days dealings
in the listed department of the Stock Exchange
amounted only 10 329,8S3 shares, against yes'cr-
DAYS 440,j63 shares, while in the unlisted
department the dealings ran up 10 1892 shares
against yestekay's AIS shares. because to-day
Sugar Rchncres records 900 sha against yes
terday's 81 900 shares Sugar yesterday was sup
posed TO have fuctuated per cent; to-day It's
extreme huctuation only 3-s per cent If
any one believes that the legitimate transactions
outside Of matched orders in Sugar were onc-hai
the reported amount, he little understands the
methods Of the mastcr-manpalator In the
early dealings the broker having an order either
10 buy sell 100 shares could not
execute the order within less than -
per cent Of the prices at which 500 and
900 share lots were being recorded But later
the grand manpulator' graciously did permit
orders for 100 shares and even smaller lots to be
executed at market figures II was concession
for which all small operators, vino knew no better
than TO risk their margins on Sugar, were devoutY
thankful
The general market was steady at the opening.
DESPITE Yesterdays late raid ON values there was
a good demand for stocks at the start. II srcns
have cX pended so much powder without following
il M this morning with additional expenditure.
Was there a failure Of connection between tine
Chicago Bureau Of Fiction and this mornings
after the first half hour lost It's effect the
General market, and from the steady opening
there BEGAN an Improvement, which expanded
with the passage Of each quarter hour till III the
last hour the bud blOsSOmcd into almost a boom.
lacking the excitement. The whole line of North
western QraleeTs were special features, with II.
Paul a GOOD leader at rs against rs rs In the
early dca lings Among the Southwesterns Atchison
closed at 4s 3-4, against a. 5-s last evening and
even Missouri Pacific closed 10 per cent higher
at rs 5-S Among the Central fines Big -Four
was conspicuous for a recovery of per cent 10
70 1-8 Union Pacific specially firm al
&c 3-saG7 Ia, against 60 last night, with only
moderate transactions The Wizards were
closed at as 1-2, against A. 7-s last night. IL
evidently is no mans nor any cliques mar
kct and IL closed quiet and firm at about the best
figures OF the day
THE BOND MARKETS.
The Trcasury purchased S2S,GOO per cent
bonds at 1872 and 81 900 4 IL per cents nj
lO3 I-2. AT the Stock Exchange there was ~