The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-23
TRADING IRREGULAR
Dealers in Stocks Only Cleaning
Up for Good Friday.
Indications of n Whisky Trust Deal
Observation-Disclosures Grain Dull,
Low and Not Wanted.

At New York, yesterday. money on call
was easy at 1 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 3G5k per cent.
Sterling exchange was easy, with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.8Aq+SS12
for demand and at s4.6GIS7A for sixty
lays: posted rates, $4SSQ4S 9lz; commercial
bills. S4.s6G4S6A.
Silver certificates, 5Szs659kc. Bar silver
closed at 59lsc per ounce; at London, Zl1sd
Sales of stocks were 1890 shares. The
share speculation was irregular and unset
tied, and the volume of business extremely
light. AS matter Of fact, the trading
was more strictly a matter OF closing out
contracts by professionals, who were not
disposed to remain long short of the
market over the Good Friday holiday. Con-
sequently, the market was without impor-
tant feature. Between IL O'Clock and noon
the dealings were irregular. There was
decline of / per cent in Cordage and an
advance of u in Pittsburg c, G. & st.
Louis. During the early part of the after
noon the market was strong, but under
free sales prices took a downward turn,
New Jersey Central breaking pa and Chi
cago Gas "A During the last fifteen min
utes the trading was very irregular, and
the market closed very unsettled, compar-
ing with the closing sales of Wednesday.
ne SHARES WHICH SlOW Improvement are
Canada Southern. ia and Pittsburg. c.,
G. & St. Louis. Us. The only stock which
lost more than a fraction was New Jer-
sey Central. the decline in which is IL.
Sugar fiuctuated with much frequency, but
kept within limit of Is, and made an adj
vance Of Il on the day. The grangers were
changes were but slight. Distiiiing closed
at Wednesdays final prices, 274, having
In the meantime fluctuated between 2712
and 269s- 1t was reported at the close of
business that an agreement had been
reached by the joint conference committee
or the diSulllng and distributing companies,
which was. however, to be submitted TO the
board OF directors of both companies for
consideration. Reading was weak the
announcement that the receiver had petit
TONED for leave TO contract for a subway
In Philadelphia, to cost Sc, 000000. The state
ment is made that 20 per cent of the Erie
second mortgages have been deposited un-
der the directors reorganization plan. The
indications now are, In view of the decline
in sterling bills, that gold will be
shipped to Europe by Saturdays steamers.
The purchase in this market of American
securities for the foreign account during
the past few days has added largely to the
volume of the bills in the market, and re-
moves the profit in port operators. Ship
perS also await definite news as to the
facts of the seigniOrage bill
The bond market was strong all day, the
features being the strength and activity
of the Texas Pacific and st. Louis & South
western issues. The leading changes on
the day were: Advances-IllinoiS Central
fours of 1858, 2b; Chesapeake & Ohio II. q
A. division seconds, 2. Government bonds
were firm. State bonds were duh.
The following table. prepared by James
L. Berry, Room 16. Board OF Trade, shows
the range of quotations.:
Open High Low Clos