New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-07
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
Yesterday To-day.
CLOSING PRICES OF pmILADELPnIA STOCKS
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.


Thursday October 6-p. m.
The professional advance in stocks was checked
by the strength of foreign exchange 1t is agreed
on all sides that there can be no further ship
ments of gold but the return flow, which ought to
have set IN several weeks ago, has not been be-
gun. The buying of stocks for European account
il must 10 inferred was smaller than the selling.
The lack Of confidence which is showed by the
course of the London market Is surprising III We"
Of the improved conditions in this country lherc
is apparently no reason why the pnces Of securi-
ties should not advance, but the gains which are
made are accomplished with difficulty, and unfor
tunatcy they are confined to the industrial stocks
and spccialties. 1t is not of much consequence
whether these stocks sell up or down, 10 or 20
per cent. In most Cases they are controlled IN
such way that the prices are OF no interest," ana
attracting general attention. There Is no
public demand for stocks at present iSoIes,
and the sooner the fact is recognized the
sooner the market will become natural ana cease
to he artificial 1t is :, curious circumstance,
however that nei,Ler advances nor Geclnes greatly
increasc the supply OF floating stock III must
be admitted that commission houses are borrow
ing less money than AZ any time IN tie last eIght
years Holders Ct stocks. at home and abroad.
have paid in full for their holdings ana cohse-
qurntly speculation !aneushes
The advances which were recorded today were Yer!
largest in such stocks Us General Eectric thl-
cage Gas. Dstilling anu Cat lc Feeding and a
few spccialtics of the same class. New England
was first in point of activity, ana after Selling NJ
a. 5-s il still closed with comparative gam OF
"a pcr cent az Al is There were no fresh
rumors about the control OF the company. ana the
Vanderbil.s were not supposed to DC ANXIOUS ANXIOUS
buyers The clofing fcvcr1slly Irregular
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
\ small sale of coupon As at ll5 was with,
ont perccptiblc effect on the government bona
market. which was strong at these final quo
tatlons: . uia Asred
tinued at per I > cur os' iSge TX TX $3.50
S.; iI Ills g ICE &
actions in Arkansas rs of any class. South care
lima non-fundable S. advanced from IRON ,@o "a ~ ~
The general bond market was devoio OF sr onnt
feature. AtchsOn issues closed l-4 P per den,
higher and the general dee %n1 rs rose
10 0s ID. and at Oh scored a final gam OF over
per cent. Edison Electric illuminating iirs,s
sI.n ,yer | pcr cent higher. Reading issues vert
nuic+ hut the second incomes advanced - per
cent 10 10. Ncw-York, Chicago ana , o,. EorI
ls ga1ed 3D. per cent AT General 5s sold in
mall way at an advanced of l-2 per cent kei-
erenee is made to our full report of bond sales
Money on call at the Stock Exchange was , az
,ivo ht;t the ruIinr rate was l-2 per cent. Tie
insness at ner cent. which was the hiShes. rae
considerably larger than II as sa sa follo,ys
Exchanges. SIPS 2s2 ,si3 balances, y, ,E4o,
Ihe tnted States Treasury AT WASHINGTON on re-
"a
uci ppe Customs receipts were $sIo991 the inter
nal revenue receipts SG65,47l and the mlsceiiane-
'" Tn.dav's Washington Treasury statement OF
cash on hand and deposits in BANK to,npa,u.
with the figures If the last previous statement
follows: nice,orcos
", ~? s 4 $ ms 800
N on lf fand tender: s5os osi7Sso Dec 119oso
Actual cash in the
s SSSi s$Sss 2o9 Dec fSs es 3
Net Gosh bal 80 857 s2s 1888 oso pee q oio
The SubTreasury was deH osS to 10 balance was
s9IS.9aI. made up by losses of S76S25 IN COIN
and Ss37.0 in currency. ,ao, pooo;nts 81
4si.72l: paymcnts, S3,395642: resulting In a
general balance of Sl2J.636, 09?, consis.lng u
SlI3,Ss453G coin and Sil,'3l 900 curIcnSS. o
TO larger demand for remittance There was
no increased supply of commercial bills Follow;
ing are quotations for actual nusihess 81 or Cor
long and short sterling respectively French francs
5.ls "a and SIG 49, rechmarl's' % IA anu
FOREIGN MARKETS.
The governors OF the Bank of England at their
weekly meeting made no change IN us ni mn. tn
rat Se S Of s which cs REMAINS az bullion Rio and the
proportion OF reserve to Liabilities was act;on
from 49.l3 TO Al 30 per cent. against n rcuuo,ioii
from ALA 10 80 35 per cent in the corresponding
week last year. when the discount rate romance n
sI50.00O bullion on balance. At the London
Stock Exchange British consols advanced i Sr Go
for the account In the open market money was
abundant at about rs per cent for discounts ana
l.? per cent for daily balances Bar silver was
shade higher at 80 %-sd an ounce. American
railway shares were dull and steady. AT Paris
French 3 per cents rallied TO o9S5, , ai.hDug gu
sight exchange on London was again lower Ut
+ 25:l1 francs 10 the 6 sterlirg. ~,
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