The Washington times., 1894-10-21
WALLSTREET WATCHES ASIA
LOnQ Holders Realize in Fear of the
Cars Death.
SLIGHT SLUMP IN VALUES
During the Week One Side Of the Market
Gained or Lost About as Much as the Other
Changes Fractional for the Actual Shares
Declines and Advances.

New YoRK. Oct. 2O-The stock market was
heavy at the opening for the leading indus
trial. shares and about steady for the railway
list. but under the influence Of a small cover
ing movement prices quickly improved frac-
ton. The advance, though slight, was fairly
well maintained until about ll:30 O'Clock, the
.,ranCers and Western Union showing most
tirmness. During the last half hour Of busi-
ness speculation was heavy in tone on sales
to realize profits, and also to close out long
contracts. in the fear that in the event Of the
death OF the Gar between now and Monday
a break would occur at the opening OF the
week The depreciation in values was, how
ever. but slight as a rule, and not many OF
the active list receded more than small frac-
ton, while few Of them retained part of the
earlier advances.
Sugar declined Is, closing 1s above the low
est point touched. Chicago Gas lost Is and
rallied x. General Electric fell of "a the
last being the lowest price OF the day. Cord
age advanced rs and receded 5s the pre-
erred made a gain of u, which was
retained to the end. Rubber preferred shows
an Improvement Of d and Cotton OIL and
sugar preferred =. DistiLing sold up Is per
cent. but in the final deals lost = per cent.
~. Paul advanced Il, reacted and rallied
Is. burlington and Quincy sold up IS and lost
Rock Island gained and fell of y.
Northwest gained and lost s. Colorado
Coal on purchases of 200 shares, ad
vanced per cent, and Morris
and Essex on like purchases gained
~ per cent. Pacific Mail was in good buy
ing and moved up IL per cent, with a final
reaction Of . Bay state Gas rose Is and
VaLao~ar,h n a Enla pf 1Ul
shares, declined Is per cent. New York and
EeW England advanced i Is, retaining all but
Of the gain. The movement on the rest Of
The list was in the small fractions. At the
close the market was heavy.
on the week the changes in prices are about
evenly divided on both sides OF the market,
and except for Sugar, General Electric and
Chicago Gas are mere ly fractional for the
actua shares More important advances are:
Toledo and Ohio, per cent; Sugar, 3; St.
Paul. III. and NJ. Rubber, %; do. preferred,
Pacific Mail, and Colorado Coal and Iron, 2.
Baltimore and Ohio 55z per cent. /;
Nashville and Chattanooga, 4; Delaware and
Lackawanna, So; Manhattan, 81; Oregon
Navigation. 3: Central Pacific, p; General
Electric. %: Minnesota and St Louis, 2 +;
Iowa Central preferred, Great Northern pre-
ierred. and Texas Land Trust, >. The bond
market was firm to-day and most Of the
shares dealt in show advances. the more
prominent gains being: Tennessee Coal and
Iron and Tennessee Division hrsts. 2 per cent. !;
Susuuehanna and Western Betunding IS and
and Northern Pacific Collateral Trust skies,
ls.: pittsburg and Western lrsts. u: Union
Elevated firsts. Milwaukee and Northern
Grsts OF 1913, Northwest Sinking Fund 5s,
registered, and Cordage frsts, u; Lake
Shore drsts, u and Iowa Central hrsts and
Morgan j. and I. IS. J.
Declines-Louisiana and Missouri River
Isl - per cent. and Long Island 5s. Oregon
short Line cOnsols Is, and Wisconsin Central
IS. The bond market has been somewhat
Irregular during the week. but the tendency
las Daen in the main toward high values, the
active issues beng. as a rule, strong. The
demand has been good throughout for the
Irst-class mortgages, the offerings Of which
have been light The Minneapolis and ST.
Louis bonds have led the upward movement,
making gains from Saturday last Of per
cent. IN the Is, 81 in the Is, 2 in the South
western extension Is, and ! in the equip
Uent 6s. The appreciation in the bonds OF
This road from October 20 last, Just g year
ago. has been notable and ranges from 10 3
ID 81 per cent, the first selling up 10 to 49,
,he IS from 100 10 l5l. the equipm ent IS
irOm 100 to 1851, the Southwestern
extension lists, from 27l5 10 I54: the Pacific eX-
tension lst-, from 10 TO l2l. Othcr advances on
fte week are Morris and Essex 5s, > per cent;
lleC0, Ann ArDor and Grand Trunk lists, 3;
liUsecl oil dehenture O.. 2le; Chesapeake IL
I.io d. E A. lists, cOnsJls, 2ss DecInes-At-
Gibson. Jewell County and " e5tcgn lists u per
cent; ST. Louis and san Fran 'isro Is. II; North
c-u pa lc and Montana lists 6: st Joe and
Grand IS and lists. .: ni8n Pacific gold 6s, 1; At
Gibson. Colorado and Pacific lists, and Brooklyn
Elevated lists, 3; do, 2ds and the Union Elevated