New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
Total % .@Osls5l s5,lsl,s27 Inc. yOgS
ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

Tho last week on the Stock Exchange wa.
marked by extreme dulness and lack Of interest,
ing features How dull IL was VIII be realized by
glance at the reports OF daily transactions, both
IN railway bonds and stocks. Stock transactions
we're less than 100000, which Is smaller than
usual even for holiday week ana the end OF
,,oar We look for improvement presently for
,ba business condition Of the country. as whole
tuetifes some confidence. The mercantile com.
munity Is in reasonably good shape everywhere.
,The South the Southwest the East, the Middle
Iyost and parts of the Northwest. are beginning
>, aourish IT, presently. when people have
tasted prosperity again. Wall street does not re-
enond 10 these influences prcvlded always that
the Administration keeps us piuhaering nancs
ofe husiness) IL will be worth while to inquire II
Wall street is not in greatest measure to blame.
Some gold was exported, ana tilr goid reserve
in the Federal Treasury furtnef dec'ihed: "ni!e
those incidents are regarded as inevitable under
Tho circumstances they have certainly caused no
exhllaration: nor have the afilrnauohs ana de-
rIaIs of the managers Of United States Cordage
stimulate good feeling; nor the dissolution OF
~ hnnd svndicate which could not sell Its bonds
owing IN a lack Of wisdom on the part OF the
Administration: nor the earnings OF d. taui
for November and the third week IN december;
n- tho outlook for Central Of New~Jersey and
~ coaI nronerties In general nor the hating re.
organization OF some Of the bankrupt railroad
companies; nor the bank statement u yester-
day. still showing too nuch n'oiiey u 'ehu 10
this centre ..oL,o .o.....
ia offset these influences. Favorable reports
from some we-managed railroads proved OF
little avail. The excellent showing OF ew-fork
Central and the declaration OF lls usual quar-
terly dividend. the improved returns OF .ne
psnnsvlvania for November, and the announce
ment OF the usual distribution Oh earnings OF
maiaware Lackawanna and Western-these
things went for nothing, or almost hotnng. N
The Wall street district. Yet from different
noint OF view they were bull arguments.
The course of prices for stocks was not in'er.
esting nor significant. nor In response 10 no
,ai,i,n,te conditions AS compared with Q
week ago. quotations on the so-caled active llss
shovr no great changes. the Changers ciosed
yesterday al elsa for Rock Island teX-aiNiaena',
7ix for Burlington, SIS for st. Paui ana ~
for Northwestern against 6l% tdivldend onb
III 577s and 97&, respectively, on sItu'oay
December o. Final quotations lor , .ne la Ia
nronerties varied Central OF New-Jersey NAG
Let Aa ~ 50 since a week ago, Delaware ana
hudson y TO 1926 while Lackawanna adVanced
: IN 1sII Reading the greatest or all the
co,Iars In addition to the adverse lnnuences Oh
the coal trade situation responded 10 depresSns
effect = its middle reoreahi@d'io" pan 80, ~
cioseA last night at l4i4 and week ago al los.
Nn,arican sugar Refining was pretty quiet whie
g. ,,C,er,ents Of the other Industrials were
i,roeniar Chicago Gas and Bay State Gas made
the best records. - ,.
/ Government bonds were duh and heavy out
al not show Jch change after the members o.
me syndicate had leave to get what they coull'
or take what they must for their recently az
onired dyes. II seems certain that the Fedora!
| S,nvernment will presently sell more bonds. ana
| II the proposed changes IN the National oahSnIs
ia,v should be carried through Congress there
,yiu far some time henceforth, he plenty 0!
i Minds toahuv, Dealings in state issues cohtihu.o
| actively upon rising quotations. KaI"ay oonus
| showed little feature. Trading was dui' anl
| ,"oerai,v confined To very good bonds or very
bad mos The following table reflects the mar