New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-29
CLOSING PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

Friday, September 2S-p. m.
ST. Paul and Burlington were the only active
railway stocks In the market to-day. and both
were under more or less constant pressure. The
ST Paul statement for August was considered
fairly good because ii showed Improvement over
the corresponding period Of 1893. Especially In
the afternoon was 1t under bear attack which
prevented IL from rayng during the late ad-
vance In the Industrials to which reference Is
made hereafter 1t showed considerable re-
sistance however and its net loss was only half
a point The Burlington statement would have
been more gratifying IL the result shown had
not been obtained by so serious reduction In
the percentage Of operation. The stock was
freely sold. and broke 10 49, closing only frac-
ton higher and showing net loss OF IA points.
Rock Island which sold ex-dividend was IN
active and fairly steady. and lost Only ~ Less
trading was done in Reading than usual, and ~
held fairly steady. disposition being shown not
to sell at present figures, perhaps because II Is
pretty generally recognized that the Earle pan
OF generalization rust fail through It's own de-
merits Should 1t be adopted by chance now
ever, the speculative value or the STOCK taDout
its only valued would be destroyed.
The weakness OF American Sugar refining con-
tinued to-day until sSl9 was recorded Then the
stock recovered slightly until the last hour. when
n pronounced upward movement was disclosed.
and the price was licked off at 81. The mai
Quotation was SOFA gar OF u over yester-
days close. The transactions were about Inc
same as yesterday f.. amount-so.s6o NO news
about the property was disclosed the nuc'ua-
tons being due to professional manipulation. III
Is believed that some Of the insiders covered a
portion Of their short contracts during the AFTER
noon There free selling Of chicago Gas
early in the day by Chicago. and subsequently
by local traders Its price touched 6I@s IN us
downward course. but II rallied when Sugar ava.
and closed at 69as-a loss Of w. Word from chi
cago at a late hour was to the effect that the
usual distribution Of profits would be made. ana
in the usual way-through the Fidelity Company
Of Philadelphia. Dstilng and Cattle Feeding
was irregular but fairly steady. IL was cur
rently reported that Mr.. Greenhut, presi-
dent Of the company, has. through his brokers,
been borrowing large blocks OF tbs stock recent
w. with the object Of placing ii In his name ana
voting il to sustain the present management al
the coming special meeting Of stockholders called
to discuss the serious situation confronting the
COMPANY This Is a rather bold move, In View
Of Mr. Creenhut's recent speculative operations.
II was said and generally regarded as true. that
the directors at present hold less than I'VE thou-
ed abares Of the stock There also a
rumor in circulation that the stockholders meant
dia,e change IN control. United States Cordagc
was a little bit stronger and General Electric
Vas off x on moderate transactions Other In
Gustrials were uninteresting The market closed
Nth n rally In the Industrials, In which the
~aneral list did not share. The total OF sales
was 2i4,46l.
IN THE BOND MARKET.
rhora yero no transactions In Government