New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-15
CLOSING PRICES or rniLADE1pmlA STOCKS.
. WHAT WAS DONE ~ SIUi KS.

W iINl WAS DONE ~ NiOi rs.
Monday. Aug. ii p. IN.
The dHlue-~ prev ailing in to-oaN'~ stock spr IA
lalon may roh 'hc general declines of sisni'aDcc.
The prominence IN ,h" dealings Of General Electric
and Chicago Gas may he accepted ~ evilcac'
that manipulation is still largo fc1tur' of IN"
market. General Electric was the sac ND s;o''l
the list as regards activity and opening IS
per cent lover at Al IL it steadily declirc1 10
50 ,-s1i0 II. The runners of i change in m m
agcmCnt and oi di-scn>ions between hostile ia
tons may have been manufactured for the purpIs
Of securing official dentists. although p'eNo'S
statements from the companvs officers dit not
avert savere depression in the value of III" stock
In fact the decline to-day was coircd"nt with
reports that the arrangements To retire III" no1t-
ns debt through the medium Of Il company
similar TO the North American Company had been
practically completed Chica.o Ca, only less
weak, falling to 50aJ0 -. against - on Satur-
dag. There wa, not even the "Ncn,c of fresh
doubts as to the companys neat dividend to cN-
plain this decline. American SUGAR li"iian9 WAS
only moderately active. but it Suf"rcl loss Of
! per cent Perhaps the selling of the Industrial
shares may have been in anticipation of a con
traction in bank loans suggested by Saturday
unfortunate statement OF aNcrag :, for tins cla>'
of securtie, naturally suffers in times of monetary
way shares.
In the general list tie prominence and weakness
of Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul MAY b. 49,
niicant in view OF the beginning VI ih' prIui -hi-
~ settlement; al the London stock tNrhJn!r,
where hlwrr quotations ruled for \nrrlrth liii-
way stocks. -. Paul declined to ~ =. and ~
- il closed with net loss "f ] !: ply cent n'i
fairly large record of busln" But the Gran ''r
shares weak rule. ia" N"lt.rrA Ia'Iir
stocks were still pressed Tor >1!", ANA N"'u1'
Union lost nearly pr cent l'e'i"aIr. lLrI"-
Nrsfs - o.
transactions resulted! in n"t dr"lin" of a'"H
, per cent. fhc only influence, up,n IA" genera
market to-day We're the lower prices in Ion !pu
and the after effect % TIE Disappointing bank
: statement. The heavy arrivals Of gold SAD III"
large amounts now III SHIT on tbs week ii'-
coming steamers might have Ia NOR in'n'h -
il the character Of the bank exhibit HAD Mt
raised doubts 10 the benefits To a'cii"
directly to the discount banks by the eN-
/ tensVc importatiOns of foreign go,i Bat th'l'
was contihuanc" Of the premium On goii hhi
a sharp advance in foreign eAcliane" q indlcat"
that the country was preparing I" call further
upon Europes stores Of ia" pi"fIou' metal. ON
this account the maintenance oil III" premium diin
the late active d~man,! for currency II ri-'' III
the premium to : LAB per cent may be- Vi'" Il
financial strngency still requires important -
lief through the drain of foreign bullion AID ~"
that Europe viii no, WELD it, gold without =
struggle 80 long Us Congress delays H. a. ton IL"
the restoration VI sound currency conditions 40
this country.
The market closed quiet and heavy. hut not in
all cases at the lowest quotations.
TIE bAi ~ TIE BOND MARKET
There were no TRANSACTION in Government
bond. at Tia. Stock Exchange. hrf the market
was steady and unchanged at the follo"in,
quotations
T. c q 11. ' a. >.r".e> ,s.e ., 80.
e.: s: I$ IL ,. &: g; "a Fl
bis Col 3. G5 isoaiiis liz
The only dealings in State bonds wrr" in Ar-
kansas :, Little Rock, Pine Ella ana New
Orleans Railroad ibsies. al .. There were Il"
sales 81 city bank stocks.
The general bond market WAS only m% W,,i
active. but weak ness was pronounced. Noi,'',in
Pacific consolidated ~ were again pressed i"r
sale falling = per cent TO 49, and ending az tn
lowest price. Chicago and Northern Pacific hrs,'
were depressed 10 Al - and. closing ~ " r.
covert 10 d. -. show loss OF IA per ".'.
Reading issues not largely dealt III: nn' t'ir
seconds preference income are down =
cent 10 ! = and thirds declined ! per ",l I"
loIo Chesapeake and Ohio con,oi - iril
nrr cent TO %. and Colorado Midland A. su'l'r"'
The same loss ST 30. Reference IL made to ""f
Money on call was freely supplied at I p"r
cont declining toward the closr 30 per c''
Time money still reflects >tlingrhcy. ,o,,o,r..
The Clearing House statement WAS a. ioi'o">'
rvcLances 81. O6G, 5sj: balanc's, S3.o"@.2lf
Tj,c sub Treasury WAS debtor TO the 'iearhg
IIou.. @p6DGSJ IL, net loss ON balance SINCE
Friday was 81 .4j3,1i4, made up by loss OF > :
o43 100 in coin, minus gam oi H'"o'ol" u,
,rranc,. The two days operations cuvei"''.
Receipts Si.I15G36 payments S3.0:ooSo' re-
smlt;rg in n general balance of SG1,,Sp,S.', con
sstins OF SjG,aG3,7l9 coin and S9,j26,lo6 eur
rency. ca am o,,,,o., Of si,v.r
81 ~ o5 out Of total tenders Of 3OJ,OOD ounces,
altering that price for I'll" remainic!.. me MY
camille Safe Deposit Company, OF TINS citN' r.
nnrts sill Yer bullion on hand. - SEIZURE ouHtahunS
certificates amounting 70 l6l,oJ" ouhccS' "c-
crease OF 5000 ounces ,r,;,. .
Tbc United States Treasury nj Washington re-
ceived to-day $3.50 National hahk notes Tor
redemption sac ,oc Ala ;,,orl
The cus,om receipts were SAG 2o6, the in'crnaI
rovenuc receipts SG0O,24? and the miscellaneous
receipts $l4.30!: ...,,o,. -
Tadavs Washington Treasury statement OF
cash on hand aud deposits in banks coinparc4
with the figures of the last previous statement
as follows:
Net gold OH hand oos 800 slo3 cosfas Dee sso.
N's on a Is959eJ 1sSeas az Dc s 9
Actual cash in l,e
Treasury vaults
SsTr nsstss so25 sso ss pesl az
Deposits In bank. il,75i.si' ll''9iHo' i"'' D---
Net cash bal siSa o5c $40 1892 1882 Dee. s'oois
The foreign exchanges were active and strong
under n demand 10 cover importdtions ol Soii,
on which the premium for lots 10 arrive II apou'
la1 IL per cent. Cable transfers IN sIerIi,it
sold at S4 IS. Sterling rates are up Il. cent
10 the {, and Continental exchange IS higPr'
Following are revised quotations Tor actuai ousi
ness Bankers bills, 81 81 3-fals? Ia ana
"a 81 for long and short sterling rcspectiVeE
French francs, 5.23 3-4a5e3 Is ana o..o '-o'
v and rn0 In