New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-01
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

Monday. April SO-p n
To-day's stock market was somewhat kae.
doscopic Not only were the industrial shares a.
times at variance with the railway list, but IN
each group diverse movements were stimuli
taneously carried on. The speculative character
OF the dealings was proved by the fact that one
Industrial stock monopolzed not far from hall
the total dealings; five Industrial stocks contrib
uted two-thirds Of the entire trading. and In the
general market only three stocks were dealt in to
the extent Of more than 10 900 shares. Excep. .o'
the advancing tendency Of nearly all shares
traded in the speculation can be credited win
no character The trivial extent of the net gains
In most instances and the narrowness 4 the e.
IRENE fluctuations tell the story u the special
nature OF the only important movements.
American Sugar Refining was the leading STOCK
and II still remains in the unlisted DEPARTMENT.
the Stock Exchange II opened Wild az an al
vance from Saturday OF lQlis per cent; ron
1861 II receded 10 l04a.. only 10 rush up"afa T"
l07S and TO close at 1855. net gain Of IS le'
cent Amid these wide fluctuations. on ouS''
ness that nomnally represented nearly LOW"
shares bought and sold o.. the fate Ok a a.S'
sugar tariff schedules might have beeh -
The reduction in the wholesale quotation ~. - Al,
fined sugar was insignificant IN comparison W. a.
the views OF Senators supposed = oe eheS -
the somen duty OF legislatlng. me pup" a.,
nouncement Of the dissatisfaction 81 sugar 'as
mates with the tariff now talked ABOUT va
parently a bid II secure more tayors rom W -
ington. IL would be StrangJ IT, aiter d'io"Ssi
for many matched orders to-day ma S.', ~.
not afforded opportunity for important syn
tive liquidation. - .,,,rs-
On smaller scale Of activity bu, from s'.''' +,
tariff motives. National Lead rose per Oen" T., a
Illinois the Auorney-General "i tne 90 NE
speculative power. rivaling. I'm a smaA way X
Congress at the National capital. On IiS ,ysr
nouncement that. with the zeal ot an d ". .7',.,
cite prOpagandSt. he would use me a.,ny
laws against the American Tobacco N,ilr Ii.
that stock broke over per cent s'm''S b,s
cline was recorded by Chicago Gas. N"'1 ,,i,n,.
been summoned 10 the fiery trial IN Az s,'', 'sr.
court. In the railway list. the Only tn,.y and
tered I'm Chicago, Burlington anu Gu'''~;; ,-osr
Chicago Milwaukee and -. PauI. ny ,. ,r,lliei
stock was depressed early % as o"t ,wsl 4
sharply t. 79i. and az 7Sas at the emo s "V vel
not loss of only "a per cent. For two weess n
the directors of Quincy have the oppos LARA
discussing whether they Will make ''. o,r.ery.
ton OF the last dividend monuin'D' tive
alive optimism or an evidence o1 ~ ace 4
necessity. ST. Paul rose point III =. .' in West
Ouincy's vagaries. while similar Use - ,cy 10
ern Union was evidently meant II a. "a hat q
'telephone competition" \ market uheruisr in
today could not close otherwise man III s,ss,r
every respect. II was obl.viouS u the ~ N the
reelected i'm current railway earnings anu .sa ny
preparations for gold shipments f"irS.'''
the strength Of the foreign eNchahb'S'
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET
Government bonds were neglected a, we csn,s
Exchange Bids for the continued p,.os for
were reduced II per cent. but asking pl' vol.
the registered As were raised !, per 'e""
lowing were the final quotations .,