New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
Boston, oct %. 1902.
yo.,sroav rodav Yesterday. II ia
,1os,Na PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

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WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
Friday, Oct. .s-p. m.
Speculation in stocks sagnant to-day
The transactions in Philadelphia and Reading
were not one-quartrr what they were Yesterday
and after modest fluctuations the stock again
closed unchanged. New-kngland was strong and
exceptionally il gained 3-4 per cent. II tie
stock market affords any indication OF popular
opinion, the recent deal not regarded as a
certain advantage 10 the Reading Railroad Sug-
ocstions in rceari TO an exchange Of stock may
he dismissed at once Tie Reading Railroad
might not lie AYERS. 10 Offering its guarantee. but
the Boston and Marie will hesitate 10 increase
its obligations The Ntw-Fngland Railroad VIII
probably he permitted TO stand on its own bot
,om IN the Reading Railroad has secured ~
purchase control OF these Eastern lines it NAV III,
an open question whether il will not first re-
Qure the services Of court or course the
business Of the line will be Increased greatly, AMI
everywhere in the Eastern States the consumption
of coal will he NOR. liberal. Until the manage
ment of he Reading Railroad outlines its policy
more clearly. il may BE- doubted il the comhina-
ton vii, make much difference in the present
conditions.
The gore a. rarkat was depressed throughout
Tie day. There was no new buying OF any
kind and indeed, tie European selling was in
excess of the buying. The movement in Dis
filling was strictly rofe >siona hut il was eX
,remely active, AMI after many fluctuations the
stock suffered a further loss of / l-2 per cent.
ST P: declined on the publication Of its sep
TENDER eArninps, and its fractional fall affected
not only the granger stools, but III" whole list
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy statement
for the same month was Disappointing, but i'll
hath expenses
nav have heen die 10 the permanent improve
mcnr Of the properties. Livery railroad IN the
country is preparing for The extraordinary traHc
which is expected from the CHICAGO Far.
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
A sale of $4,000 registered 4s at ia "a was
sufficient 70 reduce bids for Government bonds
IA per cent The closing quotations were fol
lows:
BID. Asker. , neA's'd.
iinled at PEE, : cgI.G' i 80. IN ..-.
49, ,%s H. l Is Ss "a i? s, H
The business in STATE issues limited to
very small sales Of North Carolina special taN.
Western Railroad issue, at -. 9u%3cc' o'
sold at l0t. OF c,ty bank stocks -. Nicholas
sold IS AT 1870
The general boqd market wa, duh and heavy
Northern Pacific consoi ~ fn'thcr advar"c' "a"
fraction 10 i%J-i, hut Chicago aGd Nor'h"n
Tactic firsts closed the same fraction lower AT
S. Missouri, Kansas and Texas seconds lost
"a per cent ~ 40. Richmond and West Point
collateral trust IS fell per cent to 80. l:ccs-
cncc is made 10 our full report Of bord -al"+.
The money market wac easy. IL" ruling lat"
for call lOa's WIS Ier cent, but larger busl-
ness was done at ; - per cont. After demands
had been satisfied the rat" fell 10 nominal lieu:cs
The Clearing House statement - foil"Ns:
Exchanges Sl20.916,,;": balances, S3.9ji,I1i.
The SubTreasLry today was debtor 10 the
Clearing House Si6e.0o7 The business Of H."
Snh-Ircasury for The week ending tonight IN
e IA nd, ,.f
SIoO4s4? leaving the general balance :! 10.
75O,3Is. against Slol .3o':5o9 on October %. an
the payments s3,323,ooo ard from the receipts
S530 900 for items which affect only us accounts
with the general Treasury its gain as affecting
the banks is only s'?3';7i ~ .. Ihis result Is in
al other points OF this sum Sl.2la.oe0 was
shipped direct from this city:
ss4'59S: PAYMENTS, So, s3GG7l. witt balances Of
s112.94i 60 coin and So sos 500 currency
To-day's Washington Treasury statement Of
with the figures OF the last previous statement
az follows
x. gold on hand ,lqs 2e & 81, Inc O': so
81, silver on 10 SERIES $.''9l9' Inc. isl,oos
S on I ssnd '"oy, a4o 5,oeole pee rcooa.
A T,c,.s ,.sh IN Tal r.:
dIcs 1ny,tandn:
D:s ,n. 7:s '1f ss s .c ' 1sa
cash bal $40 $50 442 e14i SJJSll Inc f,'H 33
The foreign exchanges remained steady. TIL"
demand for remittance was better than tic Offer
ings Of commercial or bankers bills. but th~Tr
was no pcrccptblc change in the quotations Tor
actual business Bankers. bills. 81 50 and
- as 3-4aS4 Sc for long and short sterling
spcctivey: French francs. 80 IS and 5.ls ~;
rcchmarks o. and % 10
In London British consols shade lower
at 96 11-l6 for mNney and unchanged at % "a
for the account Tue Bank Of England lost cl7
600 bullion balhncr. In the oprn market
money was dcarcr AT IL per cent for discounts
and IA per cent for daily balances. Bar silver
was unchanged at 39\1-lGd. All ounce. American
railway shares were dhl, but strong. although the
final advances not large. Erie in de-
mand At Paris French per cents fell 10
0s o2 l-2 although sClt exchange on London was
better at o515 l-2 francs 10 the sterling.
PROPOSED PERMANENT INVESTMENTS.
rooaron Character. Amount:
NEW ROADS.
Tacoma Wash.-The Rapid Transit Railroad
Company Edward Il Kettle John
snyder and Louis D. Craig incopo
iators capital. 80. y ....-,.'....... 500 600
is to build an electric railroad and
telephone line between this and
SEATTLE. distance OF about twenty
five miles.
NEW BANKS.
Lawson Mo.-COmmercia Bank u Law-on.
j. T.. Hurt president; capital 10000
Willow Springs Mo.-Citilens Bank. OF Willow
Springs, NJ. Il. Clark, president capt.
IL 10000