The Washington times., 1894-12-16
HELPED BY The HOUSE
And The SENATE
Bull Tradus Supported by Railway
and Sugar Legislators.
A WEEK OF MANY ADVANCES
Very Few Stocks Closed Lover Than
Last SATURDAYS Finals.
The Last Par: Of the Week Eas Witnessed
Realization Of High Prices in Sugar and
Rai.ways-5 German Reprisals Also Affect
American Refinery Interests, but the
Stock Gains 3-4 in Value on the Week.

New YORK. Dec Is. Speculation in the
stock exchange to-day was inactive, and the
market was irregular and unsettled, i'ut tend
ing toward weakness rather than strength.
and most OF the shares dealt in closed al a
decline from final prices made yesterday.
There was no very pronounced pressure to
sell. excep, in Sagar, but there was evinced a
disposition 10 close out contracts, especially
In the matter OF taking profits where shown.
bearish.
The market opened heavy and declined for
the first half hour. Sugar, Consolidated Gas
and Oregon Short Line leading the downward
movement Then came rally in which only
Piitsburg aGd Western preferred and Pitts
burg, C. c. and 81. Louis advanced more Than
a fraction reaction quickly followed. the
losses being fractional. except IN Baltimore
and Ohio. Chicago Gas. Denver and Rio
Grande and Oregon Improvement. The de-
pression continued 10 the end, the market
closing heavy.
Chief among the losses on the day are:
Sugar. Is: DO. preferred. 3 Baltimore and
OHIO u: Chicago Gas aud Consolidated
Gas, =; Oregon Improvement and Short
Line and Denver and Rio Grande. J.; Dela-
ware and Hudson. u and the grangers 3sas3
per cent Some of the spec.aities show gains.
including PiusbUrg. c. C.. and ST. Louis, 3
per cent: do. preferred. l; Tobacco preferred.
-; Pittsbuig ana Western preferred, Il! and
Peoria and Eastern per cent.
During the week the total has been erratic
in its course. In the early part ;he report on
the aau-Tooling section OF the Interstate CON-
merce act by tho lower house of Congress eX-
cited favorable influence in the railway list,
and the SePate eaucus's refusal to consider the
tariff question in IFS relation 10 Sugar
strengthened the stock OF that company,
which is the acknowledged leader of the
market.
The improvements in values consequent
upon these favorable influences VAS partly
lost during the latter part OF the week, when
by selling to realize profits by clique manipu-
lations, aud as regards Sugar. blythe introduc-
to adopt policy Of reprisal to meet the pro-
tectiye duty on sugar, reaction set IN which
was most pronounced in the closing dealings.
The principal changes compared with the
prices current at the close last Saturday are;
Advances: Colorado Fuel preferred. per
cent; Piushurg c. c. & st. Louis preferred,
~ Go. common. Il !; n. Y, Chicago & st.
Louis flrsts preferred and Tobacco, i; do.
preferred. 2 Sugar, 65z; Edison Electric ol
New York, DO. OF Brooklyn and Morris & Es-
sex. p: Lake Erie & Western preferred, B
St. Paul preferred, Laciede Gas preferred
and Minnesota q St Louis preferred, 81 do.
common, and Rubber preferred, ~; U. ;.
Express. -. Paul. NJ. & NJ, Oregon Improve
ment. and Nashville & Chattanooga. .
Declines: Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg
preferred. Is: Erie preferred, ~: Adams Ex-
press. 6: Baltimore & Ohio. 3: Cotton Oil. rs
The total sales Of the week were 1,2l3,000.