New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-02
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
Monday, August 1-p m.
In many respects the stock market was disap-
nointinr to-day The volume Of business was
nncNpectedly large when it is considered that the
usual arbltrage business between the two markets
was interrupted by the bank holiday in LONDON
The transactions were large enough IN view oil
this restriction. but they were not evenly DIVIDED
and the prominence assumed by lew STOCKS WIS
not significant Of a renewed public interest A'ch-
ison and Reading practically iurhi"heu "'e o'S
feature to the speculation. 1hcs" STOCKS c""ii"
r,o1 considerably more than third of the total
,nsine,s 10Th closed at about the highest poin''
with advances OF really per cent. with the
cycep,ion Of Eric which equally in demand
they recorded the only changes which pos'es'c''
the smallest meaning. Otherwise tie hh'i Nar''-
tions were divided, but they were no' hore '"'n
SLIGHT fraction In either direction. There was OF
cou1sc. a little new buying hnt IN spite VI ]"
the trading was professional and local.
4 GREAT deal depends on the buying for Euro
pcan account Rates for foreign eAcI'nec WI.
firm in spte OF the recent large shipments oil
.neclc ami il RENAME 70 lie seen whether iur'hcr
Withdrawals o, 20 d will MT &c made h"TpIN
may prefer metal TO the nest . ir f,'lIr
an1thv of tho fOlcen markets cahno, N; i.ilH
aTTnlaine by dangers of unwse legislation III tn'"
country il may ic due, IN par,, 70 rear "noa'
the financial results wl,iuh STU; t,rricc
limits 1he failure of the Barihes Is q W.T.
,nid tole hut its full consequences have Eo'
vet been realized. The Bank OF Enelaho IVA,
not been able t? market me rlh. arUn ,l,io"on
the time limit Of three year. was cois',hr', -,
ultra conservative. II has teen losing goio 10
Moro il has found the cheapest market. Rates
of exchange are higher than they ever were e,. w.
fore NJ this dare since the ciosr OF the .ltn an
iIc supply OF commercial hilN has not o%cn ~,
creased by the postponencnt OF the AntiIOp'';' IN
lil and unless the secret movement oi scr ,.h
thoud lc soon in favor OF tins country iu u, t,'vn ~,
nrscaeon be exports Of god would seem 10 pc
inevitable The stock market has borne previous
exports with good grace, and there l. apparently
no reason why it should baik al an im's'n"iS
dGnccr.
THE DAY IN TIE BOND MARKET.
There were again no transactions IN cover
rnent bonds ana tho market WAS only steady
Inc closing quotations were as follows
49,. so, .oa Bid Asked. s,urc,,.os 49, ns ASKED '
ss:iS5= 10: 5; 3 'G2' IL
Among State is.r;es Tennessee settlement IS con
timed TO be In demand, advancing - per ct mS
further to -. Other Issues We're heglec.e; 90
city nanh stocks the only sale was AhcrIc" Wv
A fairly large business was done in railway
bonds The movement Of prices was tOWaru
higher level Atchlson incomes were th" Iea'" .ie
Of the market. and they rose stcadiy II"'h h pY
10 CT is pcr cont Erie second copsols wcf" uui,
but firm M about 100 IA, and Chicago ana Eiie
incomes advanced ID per cont % 81 Missouri
Kansas and Texas seconds gained the sumo iidc-
ton at 40 Reading junior ISSUES Ta1 ;er.oH i' in'
altbourh they were not inactive. Dcierrcu III
comes rosc ;-S per cent - 81 a. Nest onoIc
As were the same fraction higher at lV3 TO-
As rule, the last prizes were the pest Hc'ci-
cncc il made 10 our full report OF bona Saes -.
Money on call was in abundant supply az
nrcvious rates The bulk Of the business was
STATE
Exchange. 81 ,62l.5j balances. Sl;dO9t 2o2:
The Sub-Treasury was debtor to The Glenn, nLas
o"se Fsa2 was g M made up by Gains
Of $lGj,5Sj in currency and SiG9oS p IN com
The two days' operations included Keeps -
S5.120.327: payments, S4,ol6,s59; resulting IN
a general balance of Sllo,2O5.432 consisting Of
So7 .495 2O4 coin and S21,70e,22s currency ;,.o,
The Treasury bought $4,000 ounces OIL SLIT
The offerings amounted to S3l 900 ounces, Oh.
the prices Of those that were rejected wc,c moi
made public This policy nns o SGsa
In entering upon the third year OF the prceIfe.nn,
law the Treasury Department ought 70 pu'h ho
the prices Of all offerings. No advantage mas
been gained presumably by Withholding part OF
them and suspicion would be avcrtcd oy a CnanN. .
in policy for which there never WAS ah "'"'''
There was no change in the amount OF siI Wei
bulHon on deposit with the Mercantile sale ne-
posit Company, of this city, to secure onsS'nnu
certificates and il remains at 2,ooO,2JN ounocs'
The United States Treasury at Washington r.
ceivcd today $356,O3o National bank notes Tor
redemption. eoo,,oo ,,o in
ternal revenue receipts S0s7,O57, and the INSECT
laneous receipts Sll2,1sT: .... ~
Today's Washington Treasury statement OF
GOSH on hand and deposits in bank compares WIN
tho figures Of the last previous statemcn! Us
follows: - n,rc,cnc..
~. o,a m hand sli350l .O2a til5,G50oO9 inc @!sn
Ncs e silver Oh hid 5,82osa 5a57isI Inc 4'o''
Net ic9al.tcnders o-c "a. MN ~, toc l5JltS
hand .........- ''"'"'-' 49, ~
Actual cash I'm the
rreasury vaults
outss'd"s 100 SD ga sl27 ls 1868 Inc S2j2.2o
ccftinc hank l2ligS6i I2JlI,l32 Inc. lOi2oS
x n..n hal $40 o2.,a.'s siSo,f12,"o5 lac. si23"'
rho foreign exchanges were quiet and strong
,,i.hmut material change in rates. There was no
V,a.h sunny OF commercial bills. Appended are
a Ivy" for actual business: BANKERS bs,
Ssaa"oSis7 IA and 50 81 LA 81 IS l.? for long
I'D short sterling respectively; French francs
ei - and SIS: rcchmarks. o5 3-s and % 81.
D. ,,s a hank holiday in London and the Stock
r,o,amro was closed At Paris French 3 rer cents
aIvonced 10 Os. 80, sight exchange on LONDON DC
i nu aS "a 10 francs 10 the sterling.
THE pErROLEUM MARKET.
,,o o,,so certificate market was arm Yesterday ana
-. t,r.,c,Ions we're light. The news from 'he heu