St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-20
FINANCIAL.
New York.

NEW YORK. July 19.-The share spec
uiation to-day opened shade easier.
was Irregular throughout the day, and
closed unsettled, with most of the
shares below the last quotations of yes
terday. The trading was light in vol
ume, and was mainly professional. The
transactions in-Sugar were nearly half
Of the total sales, ST. Paul, Chicago Gas
and Distilling being the only other
stocks III which the dealings were over
1000 shares. London was not III the
market TO any extent, but bought mod
erately Of st. Paul and Atchison. Eff
foitS were made by the bears to force
down the railway list, chiefly the
grangers. by the circulation of
reports that the July earnings
would show serious decrease; they
were partially successful. A block OF
5000 shares OF Sugar was put out for
site at the opening, which sent the
stock down per cent. As soon as this
was out of the way a rally tuck place.
After midday good buying started an
Improvement, which advanced the fig
ures to lob, gain of ~. The higher
range or values, however, brought out
same long stock, and the shorts put cut
some new lines, which had the effect of
causing a break to 1U14, the lowest
point OF the morning, frem which a re-
covery OF rs had been effected at the
close, making gain of q on the day.
81. Paul lost g during tue morning and
noon, Closing at the lowest point
touched; the preferred also declined l,
burlington q Quincy and Rock Island
each "a and Northwest, which ap-
peared III the trading for the first time
III three days. d per cent. The situa-
ton in regard 10 Chicago Gas and its
opponents seemed to be unchanged, and
there was no violent fluctuation in the
STOCK or the company, moving within
radius Of q per cent, touching Is below
and q above yesterdays closing and
holding an improvement of Il on the
day. Disabling advanced steadily from
opening to close. the final sales being at
the best figure touched and II above
yesterdays quotation. The only other
advance over d fraction is l per cent in
National Starch. In the list of de-
clines are Minneapolis d St. Louis pre-
ferred. 2; Wheeling & Lake Erie pre-
ferred. 15s, and Baltimore d Ohio and
l.. q n. each, l.
The railway boud market was
rather heavy in the morning, but i'm
proved during The morning and closed
tirmer. he more important changes
are:
Advances Michigan Central 5s of
1881. ~; st. Paul d Sioux City tirsts,
Fort Wayne 81 Chicago thirds, Mime.
apolis & st. Louis Pacific extension
frSts, Northern Pacific seconds and do
Montana hrsts, l.
DeclinpS--Chesapeake Sc Ohio 5s of
1911, II; ST. l.. d s. L. seconds, Glass
q. Chicago IL Northern Pacific firsts,
trust receipts and Central Pacific Is of
1896. per cent. Little Rock u Mem
pals firsts sold off "a to 80 and rallied to
50. Missouri Pacific collateral IS suld at
63 against 70 last sale, the decline being
due To an effort to dispose of block of
$3.50, 600 OF the bonds which bad been
offered III the board for some time past
The Totni Sales OF stocks
today were 129.S75 shares, including:
Atchs0n, 4, 100: American Sugar. 81, 500;
Burlington, $500; Chicago Gas, $500;
Distilllng and Cattle Feeding. $500; st.
Paul, l3 900.