New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-14
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.


The stock speculation to-day was dull, and as
q matter Of course was somewhat fcvorish as III
is likely 70 he for few days LONGER The objects
Of the lockcrs-up Of $l5. 100000 Of money. who
Lave been manipulating the stock market, do not
seem TO br yet fully secured, and. if They were,
they are too sanacious to let it be known imincdl-
atcly by q sudden change Of front and a too rapid
advance in prices. II is Of the first imp"rt'''r"
to The manpulatorS that the coming advance III
prices sha seem to be natural and not forNu. after
the la,c heavy liquidations, and that II siI'il
he responsive to @ supposed change IN ne r"hdl-
tons which will be developed AT the proper mo
ment. In the meantime the continued slugGNn-
ness Of the market is encouraging the "brArish
inclina tons Of the average trader not only TO
stick, but to add TO his prospective fortune hy
increasing his short" lines. The demand 10 hor-
row stock for delivery to-day was as great. II not
greater, than on any other preceding day. and Tia"
loan crowd at the Stock Exchange only partially
reflects the conditions. because daily the practice
Of renewing stock loans at the Offices Is OIL the ill.,
crease.
The money question is solving itself despite the
lookup Of 81 5000 900. and to-day there was less
heard OF the probabilities or possiblIlties OF
another money stringency. Money already Is be-
ginning to return from the South, and II soon
will begin TO return from the West. The cX-
cessive payments into the Treasury tor customs
In the immediate hereafter likely u be as
proportionately small us they recently have been
large The iull ciicc, Of the new tenn 1 on the
action is maturity We are beginning 10
believe that a part Of t!" last two weeks "Apaii-
sion Of over s!2,"ooooo IL ,H looms -; wiS i'II
that such part is withheld from IN" Usual rial-
ncls pending buying operations. which naturally
in such limited market. must hr%."" ir"'"'E
what most troubles the lockcrs-up Of none al
this time is how it may b. restored 10 circulation
without be,TayIng them. The foreign cN'h';G'S
are gradually. with som" hurtuouons w'ak"n-
ing and are doing from natural causes. ~ our
friends who lusi wcc; IN spasn> o'cr
possible if not probable gold export mas h'v"
one night of rcstiuincs, free from "nNir'y c'h-
corning the financial interests "t ms poor
We publish another LOT o: railway earnings f'r
tbc tir,, week Of October OF tire Yeas. The
Grurcs for the week Of lsg0 would hc snfir"'h
TO glatdc, tie hearts of security holders IL TER"
WAS natural and not manipulated SION maj
kct The crops Of wh"a: and con. si.h)rfi I"
Transportation away from the places IF rT"iH'
tO, This year greater than were ever carr
by the railways Of the country. ana 'hc prir"s 81"
highly rrnuncrative to tn" prod irr1' Ill" w."
questions, invo we'd do not include III" dinensi""s
OF the crops They arc: viii III" demand for o."
crops tax the cifari'!rs OF the railroads ana
win the railroads under such demand I've run III
the interest of their owtcrs or IN The interest "f
specunt vr managcnicniS'
The days operations at the Stock Exchange coz
cred reported sales OF onlT lG2.I"2 shares III the
listed tleuar,mcnt: to'aI, 204 JJ- shares We
Should le out Of the fashion il We dri not pro-
oiair from the lorsetprS that thi> VAS """u-
tinuols liuui,lation, because after small hu"tui-
lions prices generally closed some fractions lower
than Saturdays final ii@nr,. The Two sprcGl
features OF the market werr Delaware I.ackawanHa
and Western and North Amcrican--"d Oregon
1ranscontincntal Delaware. Lackawtiina and
Westerns first prlcc-l43 l-2-was H. lowest ::
it's highest WAS lao and its final was AZ Is.
making "A final gam from Saturday Of IA per
cent. North American severely radr1 lur
In the day. and the figures were marked of from
80 "a to ~ IA, with final closing ~ ~ ~.
ga per cent lower than Saturdays final figures
The stock probably is Of the hest speculative
purchases ON the list Tn" rumor-nonrers for
weeks have had tie whole Northern Pacific party
bankruptrd. and yet they still 10 bc able
to stand mp and hold the hat for tn" dropping.
Of stock contracts A party that has lived
through 81 much Of malignancy - i'll have its day
of revenge, and II Is MT likely TO bc administered
in a mild form. The market closed quiet and
steady