New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-21
CLOSING PRICES or BOSTON STOCKS.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
Tuesday, February 20-I

Tuesday. February 20-p. m.
The movements in the stock market to-day
were hardly sufficient to merit serious attention.
The total transactions amounted to only 107,-
AZ shares, and OF this small business the In
dustrial shares furnished more than one-half
Excepting American Sugar Refining and Dis
tinng and Cattle Fecding-;wo stocks liable to
be affected seriously by the deliberations OF
Congress on tariff GUestons-the transactions
IN no stock reached 10000 shares. The iiuctua-
tons we're as narrow and meaningless as the
transactions were light The leading industrial
shares waverci within contracted limits, ana at
the close they were virtually unchanged in price,
Sugar Refining being a trine higher and Distill-
Ing a per cent lower than the final figures yes
tordav. In the railway. list ST. Paul maintained
the foremost position and in point OF ACTIVITY II
was third. although the transactions in 1t fell
short Of 1900 shares. y rise Of cents a
bushcl in the price Of wheat seemed to be suf'i-
cjent 70 fr,rhtcn the bear faction in the Granger
stock. and under buying for the short account
their las. prices which were generally the heS''
showed gains Of from = To- y per cent, Ih'li
strength induced general covering ol shor
contra,ts.i in tie last hour. and while during me
greater part If the daT the tendency 81 pil,es
vas sluggishy downward, The closing was
strong ard IN the main, confident ilnal NaTla-
lions were usually advances. but these dlu not
reach per cent. while exceptions were not lhi:e-
OUput New YORK Central, lOr instance, Wa w
pressed by considerable sales on sellers Onions
Tor sixty DAYS. but in the regular way the
stock plainly exhibited q dropping tendency.
The OK. raC -,iinary strength OF foreign eXchahge
suggested early exports OF goa. Inc u,Hh&Hu
for remittance on account Of merchandise OF
securities happily was very lght ana me iuI r
advance in rates on both Lohdon anu S,iV ,a
tincnt was due chiefly to the continued reluctance
Of drawers t. sell their bills. While commercial
acceptanccs are in scant supply utrc - ~
way in which bankers can protect safes OK 'Eeir
,.p q
rates for money they find II more pfoh'ap''
T. maintain large balances abroad IN so'ie 49,
speots this is fortunate condiu4n, "mu "''
doubtoiiv it tends t postpone shipments "l
enncjc II ~ any means money should become
6earcr or there should aris" an uhc p ~
mercantile demand for remittance BANKERS """'u
10 large European resources and credits on
which thcy could draw. As there IT, more
over no foreign need If gold, and cons, lurnUN
no extra Inducements are likely 10 be hc'd io','
b. foreign institutions, immcdiate cApoI,S u e''4
On 2 lorgc scale need hardly BE- ie'rcd.
TIE DAY ~ TIE EOND MARKET
rh. covc~nucni bond market at the stock
Exchange was d!stingusAcd by MrSt sacS q, 'i'e
a,I rc.istcrc2 bringing ll72s The only other
trangaction was in coupon As at has. folo"l"B
are the closing quotations. ,...,
Bld.Askel g. ,eo, ~ 1 'S.'
T. s,: I'D Il is? 9 % IS G cur & & Sss g "
rs A. iao- couIl&. ia !. - col o.. iN te II" -.
T. s Is E. 49, 49, l co iii7 7 iii bc a. lS',io
Among state issues Virginia funded debt -
r.r cents were in good demand, further adVanc-
49, ,h r~,ctinn 10 ~. q, 5si. while Virginia de-
fnrred Gs after touching ~. closed AZ WI
a comparative gain Of Is per cen. O'' ,mhricon
were neglected. OF city bank stoON9
Exchange sold nO ~ IA. ,, anita,
the ger.,Sl bond market was extremely pulr'
with al irregular movement "i pli,, n, ,,sItaiI,,
gains were made by issues that are 10. unu",,y
uroninent while leading issues were Jun anu
either unchanged or fractionaily loW"I. u' ~,
era Electric debenture 's were 27 Wss
/ Ia ric
I consn Central nrsts advanced: on Ho'''i.,'s
transactions. "a per cent to , -; an" Cndar
sr,ined H. per cent at 1it Burlington LA
| paoids and Northern collateral trust 's cioseu
| q higher at 81. Other advances WeIe , hi''hi'
and wholly insignificant ON me otnei ros' .,
htchison general Is were shade io"@I a. ~ ~
! -o-l and the Northern Pacific issues ihciih'o 10
be heavy Philadelphia and Readlng incomes t9nn,s
were relatively active at droopihS PdteeNo-, nm5
| feu q. Der cent 10 81. seconds q TO -'1Z'ts anu
. ,t,1 "a = ~ Dot while the general MORTGAGES
wnre wholly neglected. Reference Is maze 10
our fun report Of bond sales. -. o.,o..,,,o,,,
Money on call continued 10 RUE e"oc''"'''
easy at l per cent. - o cuo,,e.
THO Clearing House statement was as ,o ioio""'
rrrhonras S724lG,l50: balances. si."o''l95.
~ 1r,,n c,hTrcarury wac debtor 10 the Clearing
yjonse 5000 sol It's net gain on balance was s-lo
925 made up by Gains OF $3S4'' III T i az" i,
sIIo az I'm currency. The days operations IN
cimIed Receipts 81. $50 GG&; payments Ss..'''' "'
as,I,inr In general balance OF Sl"o" '''do'' con-
sislng Of S9446se9 coin ana ob,ng,nn ~.
The United States Treasury at washington re-
ceivnd to-day S227, sos National bank notes io'
rhc customs receipts were A%'csG Inc int"r-
nqI revenue receipts. Sli4G5i, and the mlsceIla-
! ncous receipts. s2232l . ,
! To-day's Washington Treasury statement OF
| cash on hand and deposits In bahh compares
! with the figures OF the las; previous statement
! az follows: $50 90 ,, on D,o.-o,cos
Net gold on hand so5 cJ7.9oG $oo 'ilSS Inc f'O2s-
N 6ahd ds1' '.r, l9aa2 :, l;s P Ss go q
Actual cash in he
| Treasury vaults
over saa So 725 sla Dec $685. y.
o"T'i, a., hank lJiG.,5j II 800 ri Dec II.
>e, cash balance .si4j i2i 600 $50 Dec s23Sl,
',rho foroipn exchanges were again strong and
,irho- The demand for remittance remained
iiaht hut among bankers there was evident al
;nedienoetlon to sell drafts. Rates for money ar,
h;aher in Europe than in this country. and con
aomertIv bankers have no inducement To heal
,'n chsap money here. Following are revised
tpotatinns for actual business: Bankers bills
q. oeSss4 SGH and 81 SSmsi SSl4 for long and shor
s,rITYg respectively: French francs, 5.17ia ant
80. peichsmarlIs. 95495ls and % ZIG.
'IS ondon British consols were unchanged
ooa fnr money and 90 7-16 for the account Th'
Tan,< of England gained further t30,0oo bulllor
40 balance In the open market money was cas-.
-. "a ner cent for discounts and firm at PEI
~, Cor bankers' balances. Bar silver declined
:, 20 OOH an ounce, and the market was reported
- he DAT American railway shares were dull
} ,,t1r.u significant changes. Erie second con
WI, 10 n trine better. but New-York Contra
Naqh froC lo,vor