New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-19
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

Thursday, August Tsp. H.
The transactions in stocks to-day were laise'
than on any previous day for several weeks
They compel the admission that the market was
unusually active. American Sugar Refining fur
nished more than one-quarter Of the total busi-
ncss and other industrial stocks about as much
moro Tho leading stock closed at its highest
ncint with gain Of So per cent, and IT'S COM
nanions followed discrectly with gains OF from
I 70 ? per cent These advances were sufficient
10 prevent important declines in the railway iiso
and. in fact. the general market was dull ana
only through sympathy strong. In the early
dealiugA Reading ahd other stocks which may
be affected by the Buffalo strike, were depressed
but they rallied promptly on buying i?r 'he
short account, and their last prices were about
the highest for the day, although the gains were
insignificant. The selling for foreign account
wa, continued on small scale and without
spirit but as q rule the stocks when nave al
international market gained l-S and Ia per
cent. Rates for foreign exchange were easier
IL not materially lower, and further shipments
~ cold tbis week were considered mpr liable.
The buying of all stocks was confident III INC
hope that the gold movement had come 10 an
end, and that the labor troubles wOaiI merely npI a
game in tie Industrial stocks ana IN speclaItcS'
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
A sale of 81 6. 900 coupon Is at ! l6 Ia failed
70 give strength 10 the Government bond marXct
and prices were rsdnceu t toi,op per GENT 1"e
,.s, ..l BID Asked y.ssms.,sss ~ 60 ASKED
s: i iis s;;i III; If
The feature in the dealings IN State bonds
was the activity in Arkansas rs, Issued IN ana u
railroads Tennessee settlement n c ns bank stocks
The reported sales Of railway bonds az we
astock Exchange aggregated some ming I 1rI
81 600 900 The principal changes were sllgnV
declines in Atchison incomes and Northern Pacinc
copsol 5s and advances OF l-2 per cent ~ nchcrd
Electric debenture IS, and l-2 IN Lonssiiip1'
ST. Louis and Texas iirsts There was ai uI ,aa.
but there were few ollerings For TIE Issues
that are usually dealt in at the Stock LXcnange
there was really no market. reference j. '""''
TO our full report Of bond sales
Money on call ranged from l-2 to ? per
cent. The bulk OF the business was done AZ uno
higher figure, which was the closing ra,e' ,o,,ow.
The Clearing House statement was as 1olIows :
Exchanges, $I0O,535,73 balances, $7,O27,o6A
The Subj reasry was debtor 10 the Clearing
House $646.9I3 lis net gain on balance was
ss 94S made Up by gam OF S"Se The II. dav
operations included: Receipts, $3,e9l, olS; pay
nents, $3,379,070; resulting IN genera ua'ai n
Of $l3G,146,lss, consisting oil - l2,ioi''1o ooin
and S23,5s4,S4s currency ,vo.,;,o.on 70
The United States Treasury at Washington re-
ceivcd Today $l34,427 National bank notes for
redemption. n,oo .h IN
ternaI revenue receipts S524,655, and the mis-
cellancous receipts S2l,7s
To-day's Washington Treasury statement OF cash
an hand and deposits in bank compares with the
figures of the last previous statement as follows :
Auc - Aup H. Differences
Net gold hand elll 80 30s sll 43t 2 cy H.
Net silver nd. 3I32,'"o 3'Ii'-oi NV -''''N
Net legal. tenders 80 am ~, :, ocn 90, Inc 2gG ~
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