New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-20
CLOSING rR1crs oF cuIcAGo STOCKS.
CLOSING PRICES OF SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS
At WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

Monday March 19-p. m
The higher prices recorded In the stock mar
Ike, to-day reflected the belief OF the average
Trader that the President Will veto the BIahd
silver selgniorage bill, and remove the danger
Of a fresh revival OF currency GstruSt on uhe
part Of European holders Of American secuilucS'
rho nearly complete absence Of arbitragc opera
lions in the international stocks Indicated Ihe
indispostion Of foreign spectators 70 hd|dru
transactions on the uncertainty that IL iell Te-
gardinp the attitude Of the Chief Executive
An effort is being made t. prepare wall street
10 receive any result favorably. but while the
limited and professional character OF the mar
ket might prevent any unhappy immediate
effects on speculation in case the BIahi DiH
should become a law. the continuing influence
OF such a contingency may not be questioned.
Th. doubt as to the fate Of this measure has
already checked general revival in speculation
and hence to-day's market once again Wit
messed an abnormal activity In American sugar
Refining stock. which Is still the PaythnS
Of manipulation that pivOts on taT1r l-slsla-
ton. The Transactions in Sugar were not lar
from one-third OF the total volume or business
and the price more than per cent. Thc
sugar schedule at Washington appears 10 have
been reopencd and tO-day's dispatches lndlcate
that the Senate Committee VIII report HHErT
protection for the trust" Nearly all the III
dustrial shares are higher in spite Of smart re-
actions from best prices.
The iriegslarty IN the market was impaired
by tentative demonstrations by the bear faction
Chicago Gas is, at the moment, under mdHsh
influences originating at the Illinois capital II
might surprise the speculative contingent II the
opposition ordinance were snothered IN com
rnittce OF the Chicago Common Council. but
even If II were to reach the Mayor the terms or
the ordinance are such as 10 invoke another
Veto As to The quo warrantO' proceedings be
fore the Illinois authorities. the situation may
not he SO clear but the friends Of the Chicago
Gas Companies are confident Of their position.
especially AS the existing form Of organization
was devised by the predecessor OF me present
Attorney General. ana adopted on his recon-
mrndatlOn. The bear party has produced some
pressure upon Chicago, Rock Island ana Pacific.
ov-ing 10 the delay in the declaration OF the
usual dividend Ii Is probable That the dividend
Question is worrying the snort interest more
than the holders Of the stock, but for a few days
thorc NAV be an opportunity 10 discuss as
dnubtful a dividend which there Is no reason 10
ho,icve will not be declared. Rock Island. how
evnr closed Il shade higher, while the triing
loes scored by Chicago Milwaukee and ST. Paul
Vac ,,roba Div due to the same cause which pro-
ducod hesitation in other foreign favOritcs.
namely the pause in active London operations
,,cndin,, news Of the Presidents action on the
plond silver bill The general market closed
Init, firm under the best figures OF the day,
hut n a higher range than on Saturday.
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
Government bonds were strong. sales Of coupon
A. bcine made at 1ilis. The quotations for this
ise,,c v,ro raised aSNia per cent, ana the coupon
rs were advanced Is per cent flhal quotations