New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-07
CLOSING PRICES or PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS
Friday. October 6-p. III.
The total transactions in stocks to-day fell
below 100000 shares Speculation appears 10
have come 10 q stand Dull as the market was
it furnished an interesting feature. In the 81
ternoon Delaware. Lackawanna and western
rose abruptly from la6Is to LOT, ana OF 'hiS
advance it retained at the close over per cent
1t was reported In explanation OF the SUI
den movement that n considerable snort IN
terest in the stock had been detected ana
that a twisting Of IT considered necessary
and at any rate enjoyable. AS the TRANSACTIONS
in this stock amounted only 10 1i.30i snares
or reduced TO fun stock. TO al SHARES thc
short interest could not have been extensive or
il was not obliged fully II cover It's contracts
The other anthracite coal stocks mover !"
natural sympathy. but of course thcir hh"i
gains were more modest, and, while New-JcTseY
Central advanced over 3 per cent. Delaware and
Hudson Canal gained only ana fhiIade'phi"
and Reading. which has a broader market.
closed merely small fraction higher On Inc
general list the influence of the move
ment was not important although the
closing was quiet and strong, and the final
variations almost universally small advances
The rise in Lackawanna. however was susses-
tive and significant as an illustration of the
great ease with which many stocks may be
! advanced Fluctuations Of this sort would De
wholly impossible If shareholders ana not
maintain the most implicit faith in the iutui'
/ prosperity Of their properties. and necessarily III
| the stability of the National currency. II may
not be a sufficient reply, IN TINS instance .i'd.
! the coal stocks which scored the largest s'inS
are not dealt in abroad because a similar scare
| ity even Of stocks which ENJOY an Ihie, ma
| tional market has been noticeable Tor ioii6
! time The difficulty OF borrowing crruncduc9
| doll diccourageS
! the part OF the bear faction put II prove aiSo
| the undisturbed confidence OF the actuai o" W.
ers OF railway securities On 'hiS 'N0" Wv
market evidently rests - ..
| outside the coal shares hnai advances Wet.
not more than AMh per cent on an average, anu
although firm without concessions. the Closing
was quiet and otherwise featureless Ihefe was
a perfect dearth OF news, which might ahect
the course OF prices.
|: THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
Government bonds continued to be neglected
| at the Stock Exchange, but the market was
steady at unchanged quotations as follows:
Bd.Asked. 81. -. Dd.Asle1
T. ;d S; a': ' s5 %s |s sS i *
Dis.col s.G5 ls34iiI's lI2
There were no transactions in state issues anu
| no sales OF city bank stocks. Al,
! The general bond market was extremely duli,
reported transactions amounting To onIy s'No'Vv'
at face value. Atchison general IS We're hl"u-
| eratelv active and firm at 72izM72H, Erie sec
ond consols dull and unchanged at Il. chicago
| and Northern Pacific advanced - per cent 10
Al. and Northern Pacific consoi % We.e - pr,
cent higher at 33ia and $685., but Northern
Pacific firsts yielded IIml2 per cent AT lvo an"
1Oi for cupon and registered bonds respectively y.
Louisville. New-Albany and Chicigo genera entrai 81
rose "a. per cent 10 81. OF the Philadelphia an"
Reading issues first incomes declined = p1r
! cent TO 3Oia430A, and seconds y TO VIZ W ihe
/ general As closed a lower at g. Richmond yer
! miraI collateral trust S. receipts, gained the
fraction at 221s. Reference is made 10 our iu'i
| report Of bond sales -. Of,
and per cent. The greater part Oh the ho"
/ husiness was done at the lower rate.
! The Clearing House statement was as Tor
! lows Exchanges. s79,l33S25; balances <2oao91'
| The Sub-Treasury was debtor 10 the Clearing
| House 81 344 267 The business of the Sub-Ircas'
| urv for the week ended tonight includes receipts
| OF sl91572G2 and payments OF $9s@'S'i
| leaving the general balance $oo''ol'-lo' asaI''H
! s57l79.902 on September ~ an appalen. iosS W
! ss7sss But deduoting from the payments
( az 262 900 and from the receipts S66'S'oOo I"i
| items which affect only its accounts WIN th'
General Treasury its loss as affecting the banks
is sS,974692 and this result ,nciudes pay VI
| s27l. 634 for purchased BOMBS .,o..
To-day's operations included: Receipts, NVif'
570: payments, S3.0j2.137. with balances oil $'l
23sS75 coin and s5.262,335 currency. ,,,,,....
The United States Treasury al Nashlhs,oi
received to-day S3C7,s7j National bank notes FOL
Tbe customs receipts were $6779G9 the in
ternal revenue receipts SoOS9Z' ana inc HIS
cellaneous receipts $lOJ447
To-dav's Washington Treasury statement 81
cash on hand and deposits In bank compare:
with the. figures Of the last previous statement
follows: 49,. ~, 4 Dlncrcnces
~, cold on hand So e5 2 Dec sD9o'a
S " T., s 80 sssss - D I"s ' S'!
Actual Gosh in The
Treasury vault
ont % 81