New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-27
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
DELAWAPi, AND HUDSON EARNINGS.

Thursday, Jan. 2G-p m.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
made to-day preliminary report OF It's operations
in the past year. The Interesting feature OF 'he
statement is the large increase In the receipt, fo
coal in consequence Of the higher prices which pr
vailed in the last nine months oil the year. me
oross earnings showed ar increase over those OF
tbo nreca,ng vcar of sl.329,34o, and of this sum
Sl294,324 came from coal. The earnings were
the largest since 1888 when the receipts from
coal amounted 20 81 0,622,067, and the cOmpdh!
earned 1868 per cent on It's share capi'ai. Al
the past wear the surplus earnings appilcaoc 10
the payment OF dividends were 9",c5'4o4' anu
the percentage TO the stock was IV'ii' asaihs'
734 in the preceding wear. lo.4S IN lsVo' io''o
in $50 and 1888 III 1883. .,..o,,or. nro
liminary to the annual report. OF the DusneSs VI
the company for the past three years; 1000
Year: ended ,,S DsS 81 800 So? zoo seesss
railroad ,,se IS sSs1di
oT esss s' ss.s. 1878 's ~ 70
rs 81 sss5s 80
Surplus for Sc sss a's04 90 ss0'ii o 81
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
The speculative Kaleidoscope was turned vig9r.
ously to-day Fluctuation5 in the leading s'ocks
were rand ana wide enough 10 suit the tlst" even
of the most inveterate ganoster, ana, WINE 'l'"
| volume Of business wac somewhat lighter ,han
| that Yesterday the market was active ana al
| times almost excited. The diverse m0Nemeh's
were attended iy conflicting rumors. FOR Wl WHICH
| there was usually little real foundation when
| Sugar Refining stock was depressed opposition ro
ineries sprineing up AL around th: conn,r S
The early decline iii Distlliing ana .atte rrL
| ING found q prcteXt in the prospects OF h"s.i'o
legislation and In rumOrs that the treasury OF inc
company had beca depleted in the purchase OF IN
necessary properties at eXorpit2n' prices; NV,
| posed investigation by Congress had been
smothered in committees of both Houses Among
railroad stocks Philadclphia ana kcadng anvan%',
on the report that the decision in the Arnot sun
would he favorable 10 the company on every point
| INT il did not decline when IT was annouhce1
that the decision m!ht not De gwen ior ,ivnu
| 80 for II on no more substantial grounds than
rmmors of internal dssensions in the MANAGEMENT
The early decline IN inc w.Ie ortS M WI cod on
| Saturday would exceed S3.OoO,O0o but after
ward this influence was offset by the excessive
ease of money and the General conidc .,,,, ,at
IN" credit of The country would be carefully pro-
tectcd by the Government . g. pc., d
| The reported transactions in Sugar Echnih2 ana
| D;st;ll;ng and Cattle Feeding were more than
nnc.haH of the total business. The first moe
ments were downward, but apparently ,i ,arse
part Of the selling in the case OF sugar hc a
tg' s"bsen1Icnt recovery was cyea more spirited
omd swift than the decline. IT closed only a
shade below its highest po ifs G mall cain was only
/
~ ner cent. an exact recovery or me , ioss
Go,o5P ' yesterday. D4tilling and Cattle ferhlnS
SUN fron, re Lowest point nearly 3 l-2 per cent
,one .on unable TO retain the Improvement ana
ohe so T ,;rtuailv unchanged While railway s,ocks
80 relatiyciy 0uict they were strong "'inpse
;tbout exception. and their last hgurrs VET nH
ohout the hest for the day. tEIon l"Y,no ,b %a
abo Granger shares were conspicuous pN , n"ar
s.. ,s The closing was generally very m.a
.h ION Drices and in some cases IL WaS ~, ,'i"o, t
hmoyop, bnt the final gains were grhcI",M, mo
pud The declines yesterday, The shori ih'e1s
oeN "." ~. materially reduced By the day, opera
va Va "o and i'm the stock loan crowd AT the cio'
S S,ons, Pnfpinr commanded a premium oil oaid
go cont There GOOD borrowins ce
pr En- ~ poct island St Paul and other Oransea.
shores and for Northern Pacifc preferred """
Reading
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET
r. ,ver. M transactions in Government oonas
t ire S,oct Exchange. but the advance IN e:
a, Shc .s.,erdav was maintained Ihe CLOSING
maui .,on. were unchanged as follows:
quo'''' BONDS
n .t,s 1891 cot. !, g g eur "a ~ 90 iOSl, ..
| tinuod al " per 80. T. 6 cur g. 1887 ITO
Ys.isso5 asS ssIIiisss: HE Us Q.
osr oi s.05 1894 ,3'. "... ,., md ,ba
S,a,c issues were wholly neglected. ahe VIZ 10
husr css in city bank stocks was u sae OF ~
OH. os ~ Western National at Is. an advance VI
snnief nor cent from the last previous saIc .,o,,
Tho transactions in railway ooh"s - ws.
%, nn5 o00 The demand Tor mos, ISL IL 10,
S..o,V}, and generally last prices were NC -
sH.hc,n Pacific consol Is gained INC ,irst
.N"aI but Chicago and HoriheIl "'' po.d,no
20 a. "a IA ncr. cent TO IS 3-4a7s - keaoamI
|. 0eCllHcu % active but nfstS du-