The evening world., 1894-04-11
STORM AFFECTS WALL STREET
Remarkably Dull Owing to Poor
Telegraphic Service.
Early Reports from London Rather
Favorable.

The dulness at the Stock Exchange
was intensified to-day by the Interrupt
ton to telegraphic communications by
the storm. Tho fact that early cable
news from London reported quotations
for Americans higher ut that centre
tended to strengthen the list. and the
bulls also derived comfort from the Gov
eminent crop report FOR Aprl, which
was issued after business hours ycstor-
day The latter showed a much better
average condition OF wheat than had
been looked for. In view OF the pessi-
mlstiC stories put utlOat during the la St
two or three weeks
American Tobacco rose i-@. to 90;
delaware a HUDSON l-2,to l4O; Lead 3-s,
t. 10, and do pref. IS, to s6, while Sugar
81 IS. ST. Paul IA, to g is; Missouri
Pacific a., to 30 -. burlington q quincy
~. to ST ~, General El"ctri" ~ to
~ is; Louisville ~ Nashvill" as, to 81 ii.
and Western Union ~. to ~ "a.
For the first week OF April tn" 81. Paul
rond earned NG9.iI9 n decrease OF sl2i
81; Texas Pacific. slo4,oNi, decrease OF
SIZES, Canadian Pacific, &3l ,om. u de-
rni WHEELING 4 Lake Erie, s.I5&o, a
decrease Of 50 BOG.
The net earnings of the Atchison sys-
tenn for February wer" SOd 5d2. "A de
crease of S}iS,6.N rs compared with last
year The loss in gross earnings was
$&Nl6i but operating expenses wer" cut
down Si1A5G4
Zimmerman g. Forshny are advised
by cable from Paris that 2.IO.uoO francs
gold hna been shipped to them in transit
| Edison Electric Illuminating Company
of New York has declared quarterly
| diyld"nd OF 10 per cent. payable May |
Money In Excessive supply at | pct
. ttI ln Il NOR ,"tsu m
| Foreign "NChang" firm At iN II fnI
bankers Go-lny sterling bills AMI 4sSl-.
isS2-i for sight. Tn" supply of hils
hcinE, small IT = expected that, gold vii
w. shipped to Eur1p" 10y Saturdays
steamers. hut thus far no engagements
are reported. If gold does go 1t Will fin.
/ commands better rates than In Londur
/ or in Germany.
| Commercial bar silver declined to
G2 IS while Mexican dollars rose tc
! III -, In London bar silver fell OFF Is
to ~ 3-id per ounce.
The sentiment expressed at the Gen
eral Elr, trio annual meeting yesterday
| was that the most feasible way to cor
rect the impairment of capital stock Il
to reduce the SANE in the manner pre-
scrihcd by law. The motion made b!
c. II. Coster, OF llreXcl, Morgan a. Co.
call u special meeting of the stockhold
erS for this purpose was construed a
being Indicative of the ruling sentimen
Of the management. Th" supposition !
that as soon as the COMPANY IL In posi-
tion to resume dividends the specia
meeting authorized will be called.
| Tn" Masters report In the RChmon,
| & Danvillc foreclosure suit was pre-
scented to the United States Circuit
Court which convened Mt Baltimore yes
terday. 1t Is expected the decree o
foreclosure will be granted to-day or to
morrow.
While the volume Of business In stoCk'
was exceedingly small the temper %
speculation was bullish. and prices ad
vanCei right through the list on ligh
offerings. The absence of pressure o
long stock was taken advantage OF t.
secure better figures for both the lead
ing shares and the specialtes.