New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-22
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON S1OCKS.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
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Tho stock market was suDJecVeu 10 ""'" "
verse influences today. and consequently '"o
movement Of prices was feverishiE lree"'a'
The statement made by the Secretary o' '"'
Treasury added nothing 10 the common 1nIoih'''"'
on the currency question. while II was eN're'neS
disappointing. because it failed to indi'a.e Gear
and settled policy II is. indeed, hard TO pay
,a,a Tho basis Of international exchange. for IA
haze metal which evidently no other nation de-
iros II is however the declared policy OF thiS
country 70 maintain two measures of value, ana
vacillation shown by the Treasury DePar''""''
in tho nresont emergency only increases distrnst
The Secretary Of the Treasury might nav" nam
tanned a dirniiied silence He merely intensified
tho uncertainty. and at the same time. he per
mittcd Withdrawals of over SAj0o,oo0 gold WITH
~. DISCRIMINATION of the currency offered in en-
change. Tho real question apparently is being
dodrod nv the hanks as we'll the Treasury.
II ;s noy matter of only few weeks, or
months when this country will be challenged a.
to its financial position.
The enraecments of gold for export to Europe,
or Canada. were somewhat larger than had been
exncctod. and although stocks were depressed IN
tho carly dealings nv them the short interest
was So extensive that final variations were gem
orally advances The Gould stocks were specially
ouick in responding TO favorable rumors, and
Western Union Telegraph exceptionally rose )
per cent. although its final gain was little more
than per cent. Missouri Pacific declined nearly
as much. but its final gain was only "a per cent
Final changes were divided, and while the gains
were more numerous they were generally frac-
tional The early losses were usually recaincd
and the closing was strong, even If 1t was not
confident. -
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
There were no transactions in Government
bonds and the market was without feature.
The closing quotations were unchanged as follows
Bid ASKED. Bid. Asked.
;G 81 s%s , ss Is ; ss! 1sss3%s
Dis.Col.3.G5. Is9i.llli2 H.
State issues remained entirely neglected of
city bank stocks Scaboard sold 81 at $50. -.
There was considerably more trading IN the
general bond market. and the reported transac-
tons were Si,33o,ooo The increase in business
was at the expense Of prices. Atchison general
is closed unchanged at 81 "a, and seconds, class
4, rallied l-2 per cent to -: Erie second CON
sol. were rather weak, declining further IL per
cent TO %. Chicago and Northern Pacific irs -
declined I-2 per cent TO "a. and Northern Pacific
consol IS on small sales closed | per cent lower
at g. The Philadelphia and Reading issues were
fractionally lower, although their last prices were
at substantial rally. General As closed IL per
cent lower at "a, and first and second incomes
Suffered the same loss at ~ Ia ana
80 "a Texas and Pacific seconds were per
report Of bond sales.
Rates for call loans were somewhat disturbed
Renewals were mostly at ) per cent, hut large
new business, was don" At and per cent, ana
gradually the rate was advanced to II per cent
At the clOse the market was easier, and balances
were offered at per cent.
The Clearing House statement was rs follows
Exchanges. SIl4,94s,736: balances, Sj,71",J4s
The Sub-1reasIry today was debtor to the
Clearing iIous, ~, ls0,j35. The business OF the
Sub-Trcasury for the week ending tonight in
cudes receipts Of S20,l 66,317. and payments
of S26,J51 ,9O3, leaving the general balance
Ss4 72I $50 against sol ,li3, Is April u. an
apparent loss OF SG.35l ,j26. But dcducting from
the payments S5,66l,200, and from tn" receipts
SO $50. 900 for items which affect only its account
with the general Treasury, its loss affecting the
banks is still S4,41O.236.
To-day's operations included Receipts. S2,s72
122: payments, S3,js4 1913. with balances Of So,
56525s coin and Sl1.1jG.332 currency.
The Treasury bought 10, 900 ounces Of silver
bullion at prices ranging from 81 40 TO $500 cents
an ounce The offerings amounted 10 10000
ounces, hut the prices Of those which were re-
jected were not made public. The Mercantile
Safe Deposit Company Of this city reported de-
posts Of silver bullion, against which certificates
have been issued, at 423,647 ounces a decreaso
OF 10000 ounces.
The United States Treasury at Washington re-
ceived to-day $4?3,C03 National bank notes fol
redemption.
The customs receipts were S63O,O6O. the in.
ternal revenue receipts S4i6,502, and the miscel
iapcous receipts $21,e75.
cash Or S"nd and deposits I. h""hs connarea