The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-14

Specie Increase. ......................7 230300
Legal tenders, increase ............... 3904.0OO
deposits increase .--....---...-....--. S5Sy,lOy
Circulation, decrease. ................. $1,000
The banks now hold $92. 5S3, 675 in excess
Of the requirements of the % per cent rule.
The story Of Saturdays operations on the
Stock Exchange can be told briefly. The
speculation was devoid of animation, and
the volume of business extremely light,
even for a Saturday. The Improvement in
the London market for securities. more
encouraging reports of trade prospects and
the placing Of the tariff and income tax
clauses of the ways and means committee
bill into separate measures had the effect
of giving u strong tone to the opening
dealings. causing an advance Of lsqlls PER
cent New York, Chicago & ST. Louis first
preferred. which fell off per cent. Friday,
led the upward movement Small realizing
sales quickly changed the temper OF spec
uation. the active list receding 1sfll per
cent, the latter in Burlington * Quincy.
and per cent in Rubber. The weakness
continued until about fifteen minutes be-
bank statement, coupled with a desire
the part OF the short interest 10
cover, resulted In strong buying move
ment. which sent prices up sharply. the
greatest part of the decline being covered,
and In some instances figures going above
ket closed strong and, compared with the
final sales of Friday. A01a per cent. higher,
Louis, in American Tobacco, preferred,
IA In Sugar, preferred, and in the COM
mon. Rubber recovered i per cent, MAX
ing the loss the day 2 per cent Eur
lington e. Quincy, against which special
drive was made. loses only Il per cent.
from yesterdays closing. On the weeks
transactions the changes are less violent
than OF late, and are pretty evenly bal
anced, with perhaps a slight preponderance
on the bear side. The principal declines
are: Colorado Fuel and Iron preferred, 10;
Delaware, Lackawanna * Western, AZ;
C., c.. G.. & st. L., ga C., g, G. & ST. L.,
preferred, and Northern Pacific preferred,
8; Louisville. New Albany. preferred. ga.
G.. & St L.. preferred, 4; American Gable,
3&; Northwestern. preferred. g. New York,
Chicago a. 81. Louis, second preferred,
Baltimore & Ohio and Tobacco, preferred,
Is.
The railway and miscellaneous bond mar
ket was firm In the early dealings subSe-
queEtly becoming heavy in sympathy with
firm at the close. Northern Pacific seconds
registered sold at I3 against 81 on Dec. IL:
PeOri1 x Pekin Union hrsts sold at lib
against 1O1lz on Oct. -
Declines-LOuisville. Evansville & St. Louis
consul hveS. 16iz; Northern Pacific firStS,
is; Northern Pacific seconds coupon, 49,,
Northern Pacific registered. Il: Northern
Pacific thirds coupon. - Northern Pacific
consul fives, ga; st. Louis & San Francisco
general fives 6is Union Pacific gold skies
collateral trust notes 6; Union Pacific col
lateral trust skies, s. Advances-Mi lwau-
kee. Lake Shore & Western incomes II:
Peoria a. Pekin Union ones, 5Iz; Central
Pacific land grant fives 5L.
Government bonds were steady. State
bonds were dull.
The following table. prepared by James E
Berry Room l6. Board OF Trade, shows the
Of QTf