New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-02

WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.


The material shrinkage III business at the Stock
Exchange to-day could not have been caused by a
lack Of confidence Nobody disputes the remark
able dividends which are paid by some Of the in
dustrial stocks. 1t is quite outside the question:
whether politics is a potent factor. The new pres
ident of the Boston and Maine Railroad said that
he had nothing 10 do with political matters IN
New-IIampShire. and therefore the latest deal must
he considered pure problem Of rates. III coal can
he transported ny rail at less rates than by water,
the Reading Railroad will derive advantage from
control of Eastern lines. 1t is unfortunate That
New-England was the weakest stock, ana that IN
spite of substantial rally II was ,ne ony stoGh
which lost over per cent. Inc strongest STOCKS
were specialtcS which we're moved up or down
lust a. the manipulators happened 10 choose
The final variations generally were declln's put
they were too small 10 be significant. There was
no buying for European account, and the rates o.
foreign exchange postponed once more the lhp'f's
Of gold. -
There we're no transactions in Government bonds
n. thc Stock Exchange but bids for IS were
lowered IA Der cent The closing quotations were
az I'D. Asked Bd.Asked.
us44s1ssl con. I}ys.cure,',ss$9~ 1 1Is. -.
unued at peroo Sc g 10 isg < H.. 800
US IS 1901 coa.ili4 rs eur IS 1922 l ,,.,.
U.s sar o. 5sG 1855 55s id7,: Nv ~.
In State issues business was limited to AIIan,'7 !
as
River Railroad. which sold III n small way ~ -
There WAS actually no demand for railway Don ~
The reported transactions We're not oIicha VIZ" 90
they were Yesterday The variations on nrtH - e.
we're very much less than per cent, pu' t'c H''dl
changes we're divided Reference Is made 10 our
full report OF bond sales :,
cradle business was done at per cent, AN! cA-
ceptjonal loans were mad" at per cent. Al'ei
demands had been supplied the rate fell again %
Fchc Clearing House statement was a. follows ::
Exchanges. Sijo,s5j 9alaLc's'
The Sub-rreasury was dco'of 10 'nf
S393 622 made mp by losses Of Sji,'20 III com m
S33s. 1898 in currency. :, .. =,
The days operations inciudoa' n,T,im' -
552sss payments, S69i6,5lO; RESULTING IN a
gcnersl balance Of Sll9.22l,l1i, consisting OF
s1I2.sO5, 675 coin and SG,4l3, 439 curTency.
The United States Treasury at WaSling,Dn i t,r
ccivcd to-day S?4',jOJ Na'lohdi pdnh "''o' Ia
a customs receipts were 1914, 295 the it raa
revenue receipts $4O7, 50, and the miscellaneous
fe' Tn'Jav;s Washington Treasury statement Of
Gosh nn hand and deposits in bank compares
with the figures of the last previous statement
as follows: n,,..s.
go ?, :. 81; 3sS.3s is @
N on i hsnd ' e127ccs Seso?al Dec 1873
Actual q,s.., cash N Haa r.
n..s s2ssss ''ii rs Inc 20 2S
", cash bal si44 $50 1888 45eeOo7s Inc. ss75,sa'
Tho foreign exchanges were quiet, but strong
and higher. There was no fresh supply o! ine t
s Ud nv bankers who had sold exchange in adj
vanca of merchandise exports following are
quotations for actual business BanHers oit ~
s. SO l-4ss4 80 IL s1n ,e go French
francs. 80 and BIZ l-2; reichmarks' ~ 20 anu
95 Ia ,o., and ~, tina Conti-
~ wac nd ,ha st"ck exchanges were closed. The
-. y, EnglsHd lost $4,000 bullion on on,
snce In the open market money WA ue1,' re,
SSS ner cent for discounts and l-Aai TX Per
cent for daily balances. -
At the weekly .ale Of stocks and and, bonds by H. v
nHes' CO fsi. he d 'G dssTe %s,s
$4,000 CoSfS1s snd Western stern Railway first mortgage
s. o cont A sS%ds s sSf lS Railway per
ec@ss due 0o s eSarSse AIR line railway
Don soS 90. 1917 July S 5soS csqn' ss g.
Coupons cSt of and collected July 1885, and 'uD'eq"'"
coughs Goo State Of bonds dated A 1sG
20 @g@c and r%S ' hun Esf
road and 81 600 TO Lowe Coupons attached
Tsm; sgh Hl ss q H sonSss
bond ss :: T. "sTSs' is@ : pssSi
1sS%s an" on % 3. sSs o bonds o''
isS 81 Msphs Hs ~ t%oSs and and
mS mort, Rock Railway i mortgage bond scrip dated Sep
q 1879 N s HE snd Little Rock ray,y 800
~ s15 900 Glover Hill X. H. lst mortsope pp,,cbSa
.ssaods January 1915 and subsequent eo'p'" '
W " We shares Clover HI r. B. sloo esen lou s"''
BHShVoP' Executors Sale. .. -.
an nm south Caroline Railway secono no
,s,sd ,er cent binds, due January l9zc ueTpo
,oiv certificates Of the New'Yofk security ana iu' N0
w. For account Of whom 1t may conc,,rn ann
10 shares Chicago and Alton H. H. p'e"''''
e9c hates American Exchange National Bank sio' each
900 Houston and Teya. Central t. f. consolidated
80 o""t bonds due 1912 1904 , n 49, .o,,
Per 600 Houston aud Texas Genital T. H. FER ceo'
n Long Island IT, 1s mortgage per cent bonds
due lS9o chicago ard Northwestern Telegraph Co. per
Ia. due 1905 Western Union system ~ il,
cent 400 international and Great Northern H. H. th'"
~ ,vo' nrr cent bonds, due 1921. 81.
mo- 400 Inrth Carolina tax bonds, 80 ,.o,
nh laall 90 h.