The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-28
BEARS WERE DISAPPOINTED.
Whiskey Prices Did Not Take the
Tumble They Expected.
Moro Rumors Current About the
Big Trusts Intentions.

The consensus OF opinion in stock cir.
Giles before the opening this morning was
that the failure OF the Whiskey Trust
to raise the 100000 loan would lead 10
repetition of the recent remarkable
fluctuations In the shares.
The bears boldly asserted that the
stock, which closed at 10 5-s yesterday.
would start off several points below that
figure. ana that n tremendous rush TO
sell would he made by the deluded GER
tificate- holders. As Is frequently the
case when such positive opinions are
expressed the actual occurrences were
wholly different from the predictions. As
soon as the gong sounded $500 shares
changed hands at 1914 down to
IS "a. 1t then sold at 1878. 1914 and
1s7 rs, which changes were disappointing
to the tailers. who hoped TO reap a rich
harvest from wide fluctuations.
1t is reported that up to the close OF
business yesterday the Trust had taken
| from bond about s25oooOo of spirits. and
| that having been unable to raise the
money to hit Il larger amount OF goods.
Will probably contend In the courts that
all whiskey in bond Ia entitled to be
Withdrawn at the old rate of 30 cents a
gallon, or. falling In this; viii set up a
have two or three weeks In which to
pay taxes on whiskey that has been
| ordered to be regaugel.
The general list was steady on small
transactions but Cordage dropped -
to 10 l-2. and Cotton OIL I rs. to 80 b-s.
The former rallied to 10 80. and the lat
| ter to 81 IL.
felt for July by the Railroad Compa ny
OF $50. 1856, compared with s61, 592 last
year The Coal 4 Iron Company had a
surplus for the month Of s2s.! com
IN. Pennsylvania railroad statement
~ lines east Of Pittsburg & Erie for
July, shows a decrease in gross OF sIs2,
west of Plttsbrrg show n decrease In
S2l. 4O3
The exports. exclusive of specie, from
IS, Isl. 3O4 against 1886. 5O7 for the cor
responding week OF 1888.
The Rothschild syndicate has made a
division OF the profits arising from the
nection with the currency reform. The
profit amounts to 7ss. 900 forms about
1906 oo0 and was Las per cent. on the
amount handled.
Bar silver in London declined to
30 l-sd. per ounce. Commercial bar here
foil of to So l-2. Mexican dollars, how
ever, rose to So Ia
The money market continues easy at
per cent. on call. Foreign exchange,
firm at Ass 3-4 for bankers long and
4.ss "a for demand sterling.
The statement OF the Chic. Bur. q
Quincy for July shows net earnings OF
siS. $685. a decrease OF S57.l55. For the
seven months ended July q the net
earnings were s6.155, 593: decrease OF
Of s42s7 i5.
The gre SIS earnings OF the st. Paul &
Omaha road for July were sios,ois, de-
crease OF Sl4s,l56.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company Is now paying It's funded In
terest due Sept. !. 1884,.
A majority OF the bondholders OF the
Evansville & Richmond Railroad Com
pany hav. asssnted to the plan prepared
by Harvey Fisk & Sons for the readjust-
ment OF the Company's Indebtedness.
The time within which the non-assentlnS
bondholders may accept The plan will
exp're Mt 3 =. NJ. on Friday.
Handy e. Hartman will shin 100, oo
ounces OF silver. and J. & w. Seligmar
q Co will ship 10 600 ounces OF silver
and 5000 Mexican dollars on the steam.
ship New York which sails for Eu'
rope tomorrow.