New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-30
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
"Wednesday. Novembe

Wednesday November -'-p III.
In view of the occurrence OF a National holt
dag a further shrinkage IN the volume OF bust
ness to-day was not perhaps wholly unnatural.
1t brought, however. irrcgularity in prices
which was unexpected and in sense mex
plicable. There were no new Developments Of
an unfavorablc character; the money market
was not disturbed by suspicion OF u
furry; the foreign exchanges were not higher.
while there was evidently considerable buying
for European account: reports OF railway net
earnings in October continued to show great
economy in working expenses. and above all
the short interest in the market had not been
eliminated and perhaps not materially reduced
The movement Of prices In spite Of these con-
ditons, was Distinctly Irregular throughout the
day. The industrial, shares remained the chiel
centres of interest. and excepting Chicago Cas-
which subjected TO unusually powerful
manipulation. they slowly tended toward a
lower level. Even that stock fell over l per
cent from its highest point. but after hnal
rally scored an advance OF rs per cent sugar
Refining held the first place In point OF actV-
ity but the transactions were only hail az
large they were yesterday. us Irst piice
was the highest and. although II closed a ftac-
ton above it's worst figure. 1t suffered loss
OF 25s per cent. Dstng and Cattle Feeding
followed the same general course: ana whiie
its fluctuations were less wide. II closed AT VIZ
tually it's lowest PORT with Il loss of rs pc:
cent The dealings IN General Electric Ma
tional Lead. Cordage and stu less prom
a small scale but the tendency was
in the direction. although INA,
Losses were somewhat less than per cent. and
National lead exceptionally enced without
chang These stocks controlled largely
by the current discussion about the proposed
changes in the tariff and By the uncertainty
about the action OF Congress on them. pro-
tracted struggle. even in the lower house. Is
by no means improbable. and before the new
tariff bin is ready for the Executive approval
il may be modified in many important par
ticuIars Friends of The industrial stocks freely
admit their intention 10 oppose the passage oI
he present measure. and the influence In behalf
of the sugar Refining Company may not be
despised.
With one exception railway stocks were strong
and I'm the main higher. Chicago. burlington
and Quincy scarcely bettered its first price. ana
closing at its lowest point 1t lost ] per cent
St Paul wavered within narrow limits but II
closed slightly higher. and other Granger shares
made fractional advances. Louisville and Nash
Vile rose further about l. and New-York ana
New England IA per cent. In fact. the rail-
road list showed n plain inclination to separate
from the industrial group. The closing was
irregular and while final changes were divided
the advances were more numerous than the de-
cines.
THE DAY IN TIE BOND MARKET.
A sale of $4,000 registered AZ at 1875. ex-in-
terest was made at the Stock Exchange. The
advance in bids recorded yesterday was fully
relatively unchanged quotations follows:
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