New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-24
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

Thursday M3lcl |)-p Ii.
Speculation in stocks remained htfui ana IT.
regular There was again a slight increase IN
the volume of business, but more the Increase
was in industrial and special stocks Sugar Rehn-
ing, which is still in the unlisted department, was
by all odds the most active stock, and, III apiie
Of smart rally il suffered loss Of So per
cent There was Of course, no plausible excuse
for the weakness Dis'illing and Cattle Feeding
was specially strong. and, although its last pri'r
was not the best, its final gain was nearly PER
cent This stock has been " listed al the SICK
Exchange. In both stocks the manipulation IS
so bold that perhaps there Is only one marNcU
where thimblc-rig2ng il permitted The ad-
vances of l per cent in National Lead ana per
cent in United States Rubber may have bceh
merely corroborativc evidence. In railway STOCKS
ST. Paul strong, and IN" Granger sh'l'S
sympathizel with it, Louisville and Nashville
Is per cent lower.
In the midday dealings There was an evident
effort rally prices but il was limited 10 SPECIAL
stocks like Manhattan and lIackawanna, ana even
in these instances the improvement wan no'
fully maintained. The unusual activity IN Wr''-
ern Union Telegraph was due TO iumors Of another
strike. and, in spite Of Official nenas 'hc t m' no
rumors Final changes were generally advances,
bur the closing was weak. rather than confident.
Rumors Of fresh exports of gold were revived
although it was an OF" day in the foreign eX-
chanas market. Predictions that shipments on
SATURDAY would be S2.500,000 were ventured by
the advocates Of lower prices for stocks but there
was no certain reason 10 expect their luil'lmcn,
No positive engagements were made at the SuD-
Treasury and tho predictions were premature even
il they were not exaggerated. Gold must go out
il the European purchases Of stock do not over
balance the merchandise movements
TIE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
There were no transactions in Government bonds
AZ the Stock Exchange, but asked prices for the
AZ were raised IA per cent. The closing quota
lions were as follows;
s & s'i At 'S Ssl con- isss: IA.
4; ;S H. H. IS SUI G; ' 1853 ''
State issues were again, neglected. or city
bank stocks Commerce sold ll5 at lo3 Ninth
a. at 1870 and Western 81 at ll6' , H.
The general bond market was higher. The
early transactions in Philadelphia and Reading
incomes and few other issues were on a large
scale but in the last hour these bonds were neg ,
lected. The logic Of the movement was not
apparent In the Reading issues there couid have
been no extraordinary demand, except on the part
ns ,ns ssnt. Reading general IS closed "a per
cent higher at 73 l-2. but the incomes were
virtually unchanged. Erie second consols were
an exception by an advance OF per cent 10
| o. Reference is made TO our full report Of bond
sales.
Money on call ruled at about 2 per cent. Re-
ness was done at this figure. The last loans
were at per cent ,u.-
The Clearing House statement was as follows
Exchanges, $40 ,234,3i2; balances, 81 .o98,o?3:
The SubTreasury, was debtor TO the Clearing
House. S4s4,ss4 Its net gain on balance was
o3oS made up by q gan o %l u Sa con ''S Th IN
DAVIS operations included Receipts, $3.o56.337 ;
payments 81, sse,aso; resulting in general h pa:
nSs Of srranaT Of
'o The tinted States Treasury at Washington re-
ceivod today Slij,466 National bank notes for
redemption. ~
ternal revenue receipts S142,o39, ana the IDS
cellaneous receipts Sl5.o14. ~
To-day's Washington Treasury statement OF
cash on hand and deposits in bank coinpnres
with the figures of the last previous statement
Ne. cold on hand :'S9 Dec s7as
s:ss sssSS Dc fs;s
Actual cash IN the
over outstanding a %. Aoo slss o., 10 Dec
ns sDr.lasa is bank i%.s77 io7siS De- 1851
.,,n In, sIl41s7 lis sI441 soo Dec. s354.:57
The foreign exchanges We're dull bnt strong
II was an of day. and NATURALLY merchants VINO
arc obliged to remit by Saturdays mail were
inclined 10 wait. Exports Of gold were talked
about but no engagements were made. Fol
lowing are revised quotations for actual business
bankers bills 81 seaSa So ia ana 81 =, sira
French francs. 5lsl- and j.lj 5-8; reicInarks,
03 1-sa95 7-lj.
FOREIGN MARKETS.
The governors Of the Bank Of England at their
weekly meeting made no change in its minimum
rate OF discount which remains al l-2 per cent:
In the week the bank lost GllA,o0O bullion, am
the proportion OF reserve to liabilities was lowered
to N se
ing week last year, when the discount rate was