New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-14
Total 50 co.sl21 1872 442 sl2 o35 2c2 Dec sl57,92o
THE WEEK AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

The transactions in stocks in the five bust
ness days last week amounted TO l,305,3G5 shares
against l,l44,122 i'm the preceding week The
fluctuations were extremely ire ular ana Geh-
orally narrow. On the third day after the M
uonal election there was sharp decline. Dut IL
was most pronounced in the industrial stocks,
although on that day the movement was larry
uniform. Yesterday there was a partial re
covcry, and the closing not lacking IN conil-
dence. In spite of rally of l per cent, Amerl-
can Sugar Refining which was by far tho most
active stock. suffered a loss in tie week o.
IS per cent Next TO 1t IN point OF activity
were Distilling and Cattle Feeding, which lost
! Ia per cent, and Chicago Gas, in which the
final loss was just inside of per cent. Inc
transactions in these three stocks were consider
ably more than Onc-third of the total business.
In the general railway list the only stock Ia
which transactions exceeded 10000 shares was 81
Paul, which waveTcd within Il range OF less thah
PER cent, and closing midway OF Its extreme
prices. scored hndl gain Of Ia per cent.
Philadelphia ana Reading was moderately ac'lYe'
ana with Newly olA ana Nr"-EISldHd cloScA NC
pressed with losses of per cent or more. Inc
weakness in these stocks WAS nothhe more 'n nan
a natural reaction from the recent advahcf me
declaration of IA o per cent scrip DIVIDEND ialIcd
TO iupart either lie or strength TO Mes',Ih
I,nion telegraph, and IL closed practically un-
changed lot of sensational rlnoIs III le2ari
to the 10000 shares OF this stock which Is he.u
by the Baltimore ana Ohio RaIIIoa were con-
tradictcd by officers and friends oil the company
The disturbance caused by political campaign
having been brought TO an emu Hualclat AZ
tcnton may be attracted to the condition % our
foreign commerce aud of the foreign exchange
market. The imports OF merchandise Were en- en-.
tremcly heavy last week, amounting TO he"rA
Sl4, 600 900, while the va ue Of exports improves
but slowly. AZ a time when we ought 10 be re-
ceivrg GOLD from Europe the rates for foreign eN-
CHANGE are 30 high that they almost suggest lut-
thcr shipments of the precious metal for'unA'c'!'
the International Monetary Conference Will soon
assemble at Brussels aud there is growing DcllGi
on this side OF the Atlantic that the discussion WI
lie productive OF great good 10 this country. II
is 10 be hoped that a conclusion IN regard 10 u,
larger use OF silver in the currency Of the world
NAV be reached AT the earliest possible moment
1t is not impossible tnat speculation IN railway
securities will be mpeded by talk OF IN extra
session of Congress The regular session of the
present Congress is not far of and perhaps IT
could do no better work than 10 repeal The silver
law Of $50, by which the Treasury Is compelled
to buy each month 100000 ounces OF silver
bullion. The very author OF the law might vote
in favor OF its repeal, for he has publicly adj
mitied that the operation Of the measure had
disappointed his expectations
Following is our usual table. giving the number
Of shares sold OF all stocks, the highest, lowest
and final prices Of the week. together with the
final prices of a week ago, prclxed by the average
prices OF November Ia. 1891: