The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-21
ONLY 1888 SHARES
SMALL TOTAL DAYS BUSINESS on
THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
Quotations Crowded Down by GUAM
tity OF SeIIers-At indianapolis Ne"
Oats Appear and Prices Low.
NeM York Tridav- money on III was

At New York. Friday. money on call was
easy at l per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. Sn5 per cent
Sterling exchange was firm with actual
business in bankers bills at Si.SSlsGfLSSlt
for demand and at $l.Sis44SSA for sixty
days: posted rates, $.SSa4S9; commercial
bills. s4Ss1sq4s5i4.
Silver certificates. 64965c Bar silver
closed at s29sc per ounce; at London, 2Sssd.
Total sales of stock were only 1883
shares including: American Sugar, 1920:
Burlington. $500; Chicago Gas, $500; Distill-
ing - 500: General Electric. $500: Missouri
Pacific. 5.IOo There was less activity on
the Stock Exchange. yesterday. and the
speculation was badly unsettled. Prices
were sluggish and moved irreguIarly. The
london arbitrage houses were out of the
market. which was left entirs " TO the
room traders. About the only interesting
financial movement of the day was the
withdrawal Of $2.5OO.OO0 gold from the sub
treasury. for shipment to-day One million
OF this had been engaged Thursday and the
notice OF shipment of the additional amount
failed TO effect the sluggish market. The
largest transactions were in Sugar, aggre-
eating. however. only $500 shares. There
were more sellers than buyers during the
anu tIe price uTOppeu rs, 10 IVl.
a rally of x followed, after which came a
gradual decline TO the close the last sale
being at lois. within = of the lowest figure
louehed and Ia below Thursdays prices
Dlstilllng opened Is lower and then rose -
Out there was no sustaining orders in
fne stock and during the rest OF the day
kne quotations eaSed or until "A the close
y decline OF IL had been effected From
the top figures of the morning there was
a decline OF j per cent. on the day. Chi
cago Gas -huctuated between 1854 and ia,
Closing at an advance Of "a. Another raid
on Missouri Pacific forced il down TO 252s
rumorS being put in circulation that de-
fault would be made I'm the August interest
on the collateral trust bonds To quiet
the fears OF timid holders the treasurer of
the company announced that he would
cash the August coupons of these bonds al
Cnce. less interest at the rate of s per
cent a rally of IS ensued. which was main
tanned TO the close. the net loss being
only "a. Baltimore & Ohio shows an sd-
preferred rs. and declines are recorded of
1i2 In National Starch and lis I'm Distilling
Inc bond market was, in the main, heavy
ana DUH. the principal changes in prices
being Declines-DetrOt Gas fves. (.
Atchison Class A seconds. Is: Atchison
TOURS. rs; c. & o., Mobile q Ohio fours
Ia; Fort Worth x Denver City firsts, Rio
Grande Western frsts and St. Joe &
Grand Island firsts 1 per cent. Advances
Iron Mountain. Cairo, Arkansas & Texas
nrsts, Plttsburg x Western firsts 2; Cedar
rails Minnesota firsts, Us: Missouri
PACING seconds. y. j. Central general fives
and 81. Paul, &. & L. :. fves, Ia and st
Paul VI. & NJ Montana Central skies I
per cent Toledo Peoria * Western frsts
sold at 6s. against so on June Is
Government bonds were strong and State
bonds were inactive
The following table. prepared by James E
Berry. Room 16, Board OF Trade. shows the
range OF quotations: