The evening world., 1891-12-02
WALL ST.
STOCK REPORTS.
Share Trading Took a Buoyant
Turn Towards the Close.

WALL STREET, Wednesday, Dec. 2.-specu-
lation at the stock Exchange was very irreg-
ular this forenoon. The particularly weak
properties were Delaware Il Hudson, Rich
mond Terminal, stock and bonds, Texas
Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Wabash preferred
and Chicago Gas.
The decline In these stocks was to w,
and In the Terminal bonds 2Is per cent In
the case Of the Trust IS. Generally speaking,
the changes were uuimportant.
The Bank OF England has sold c1lo 900
gold for export to the United states.
The st. Paul Il Omaha directors have de-
Clnred n semi-annual dividend Of 3 per cent
on the preferred stock; the last previous one
was per cent.
The Chicago Eastern Illinois has declared
quarterly dividend OF lla per cent. on the
preferred.
The Big Four road has declared quarterly
dividend OF Ia per cent on the preferred
stock, payable Jan. 2. A seml-annual divi-
dend OF lle per cent. has also been declared
on the common, payable Jan. l.
The Chicago, burlington & Quincy earned
ss5!,OOi on Its stock during November,
which is the largest surplus for any Que
month In the 'umpany's history.
The net earnings OF the Louisville and
an increase OF sl3.347.
During November the various mining COM
Panies paid sl,330,123 Tor dividends, making
the total since Jan. el6,s3s,342.
A much better feeling prevailed in stock
circles In the late trading, when the best tg-
urcs OF the day were made.
The action Of the Omaha directors, the re-
newal OF the Import movement OF gold, and
beyond all else the magnificent railway re-
turns all had II tendency to stimulate conn-
dence near the close.
The Improvement in prices for the day
was equal TO lpa4 per cent, and was most
reached III the cases Of Richmond Terminal
preferred, Delaware Is Hudson, Missouri Pa
clhc, Union Pacific and the graIgers- The
closing was strong to DuOynnt.
There was "a brisk borrowing demand for
Chicago Gas. which Is explained by the near
approach OF the closing Of the transfer books
for the dividend.
London special was promulgated to the
effect that "Nr. uoschen proposes 10 issue
Al notes 10 an unlimited ekteht, secured as
follows: twenty per cent. cN cOnsols and 80
per cent. BY gold. lie also favors an inter-
national conference on silver
rms started NJ a lively inquiry for silver
certificates, which rose to 90.
The Chicago 4 Northwestern Company has
declared II regular quarterly dividend Of Is.
per cent. II preferred STOCK, and one OF . per
cent ,srMi-unnu,p on thee umnun stock
The net earnings Of the Missouri Pacific
H"mnany or ,, october Tn we're si,iso'T': an
month is s5G5,O 900 above liked charges
MCS>r>. Muller, Schall 4 CO. have advices
OF thu shipment to them Il 100000 gold On
the STEAMSHIP spree, sailing rom S0uthamp-
ton to-nurrpW, and also the report tha, they
have ~ O,OOu gold on the steamship Niagara,
Tom Havana, due here this week.
The Treasury to-day purchased $4,000
ounces ~ silver nj ~. 90 To 81. 20. The total
amount offered was Sus,0O0 ounces.
The Richmond & Danvlilu annual meeting
has been post poued until bee, %.
The rrprrs 'ntativcs Oi the Cincinnati, Jack
son q Nac!Iaw income bOLdh ldrrs, who
some time a-n bid III the central Division
n fOreCin inSure sale, failed yesterday TO
comply with the decision Il the Court, which
required a Iur,hcr payment Dec. II $780,
OOO. They forfeit the $4,000 deposit put
ur.
The following securities were sold at pub
lie auction to-day: 10 shoe Il Leather BaLk
al l5S, 20 Nassau National Bank Oi brooklyn
at 2s6, - United irust CO. a. 100, 20 knirk-
eTbpCkcr trust co. AZ l75. 30 National Park
Bank AT 2i'u and IL PhChiN Nat!lua! at l20
The tnla. sUleS at the NV York STOCK En-
change to-day We're ls3,2OO shares u listed
stocks aad 100000 ounces uf silver.