Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-09
STOCKS QUIETING DOWN.
SPECTATORS AGAIN SEEM TO AWAIT
DEVELOPMENTS.

| The Most Material Changes, but They Fail
to Keep tho General List With Them
CoaIers Still Promlnent-A Sharp Rise
in Manhattan.
NEW York, April s-The stock market to-
day was quiet and down from its late activ-
ity, and, while liquidation for both sides of
the account was still continued. it was but
the final settling up, and business ut the EN-
change was visibly affected by this state of
affairs. The movements in prices also gave
evidence that operators are again, for the
time being at leas- awaiting developments.
Railway stocks were moved within narrow
limits, the only material changes in quota
tions being in the Industrials, from which
tho rest of the list some time ago shock
itself loose. The remnants of the demand
from the shorts was sufficient this morning.
to advance prices fractionally, bu realiza-
tions later ncutralized these gains. and,
after a return to the level of the opening
figures, stagnation marked the dealings
during most of the day.
The Coalers still occupied the most import
ant position i'll the market, but their an1ma-
tion was largely reduced from that OF the
early part of the week, and except for the
reaction in Delaware and Hudson, which
was natural in view of its recent sharp adj
vance. their movements were hardly OF i'm
portance. st. Paul, Northern Pacific pre-
ferred and New England showed the most
effects of the covering of shorts, while liquid
alton OF long accounts was most conspicu.
Gus in the coalers, especially during the
forenoon. after which time there was
marked improvement in their temper.
The only movement of Importance after
the first hour was the sharp rise in Manhat-
tam which showed gain Of per cent at its
highest point, but as the general list rose
the Inuustrials weakened, and large pro-
portion of their advance was lost. There
were again realiZations in the last hour, but
while New England was especially pressed
for sale and declined per cent, the others
scored only small fractional changes, and
the market finally closed quiet and firm,
with most of the list at small fractional ad-
yances over la st nights figures The decline
in Delaware and Hudson was the only loss
of Importance, and it amounted to per cent
Cordage III and Cotton Oil l per cent
Among the spccialties Baltimore and Ohio
and Edison Electric were especially active
and strong, but only the latter made any
material Improvements.
The total sales of stocks to-day were PSI, ,204
shares, including Atchison, 9,S15; Chicago
Cas- 12,450; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, $3.50; Delaware and Hudson, 1925;
Erie 10000: Louisville and Nashville, 1900;
Northern Pacific preferred, y 100; New Eng,
West Point, $685. st. Paul, 1920; Union
Pacific, 53l6; Western Union, 7.l72
Railway bonds were again fairly active
the total transactions reaching 81, ASS 900, of
which Atchison incomes furnished sl6a,0o0
even the Richmond and West Point and
Reading issues Seing quiet with the rest of
the market. The temper of the dealings
was still firm, but there were no material
changes outside of the inactive bonds, and
the dealings remained without special feat
ure throughout the day.
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
STEPHENSON. Oldest Pittsburg members Of the
New York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth avenue.