The Washington times., 1894-06-03
SUGAR STILL LEADS.
Three Stocks Lead the Day in Wall Street.
Prices Almost without Change.

Prices Almost without Change.
NEW YORK, June "A fairly good business
was done Oh the stock exchange to-day for
| Saturday, but two-thirds Of the transactions
were in three stocks, Sugar. Chicago Gas, and
, St. Paul, the first named as usual being most
prominent in the dealings.
| A good many orders to buy Sugar were in
the board at the opening. and as but little
stock was Offering the shares moved up
sharply with an occasional fractional reac-
| ton, to 104ai, IN advance of 33 from yester-
days closing figures. The Improvement was
accomplished by rumors that Sugar hadtaken
| u favorable turn in Washington, but nothing
definite was disclosed. The last sale was
made within q of the highest point touched.
The preferred stock rose 25l to 80, reacting to
| 941% at the close.
The bull pool in Chicago Gas moved the
| the price of that stock up Il on steady buy
| ing and closed it 4 below the best OF tine day.
| Reports from Chicago as to the attorney
| general suit against the company are rather
vague rs to when it will be prepared for trial,
| but this litigation seems to have little in
| fuence on the speculation in the stock.
| st. Paul was the only active stock Of the
| graDgers group iuctuating between So and
| 500, and closing at yesterdays closing price.
| Burlington and Quincy moved within the
| same narrow range and closed unchanged
from yesterday. Rock Island lost q. Lead
! made gain Of a and Texas land 1ss. De-
clines were recorded OF = in Tobacco, in
United States Rubber, and per cent. in Rich
mond Terminal preferred. In the rest OF the
list the changes were mere fractional, with
majority OF the active shares lightly higher.
The market was fairly firm during the two
hours OF business and closed strong in tone.
During the week the market has been un-
settled and prices have moved irregularly.
The trend of prices has been in the main
toward a lower range Of values, with the ex-
ception of some of the industrials, Sugar
making gain of So; do. preferred, 2; Chi
cago Gas, AZ Lead, 21s. and do. preferred, 2.
New York, Chicago and st. Louis first pre-
ferred shows an advance Of per cent, but
the great majority OF the railway list made
losses on the week, notably New Jersey Cen
trail and Chicago and Eastern Illinois, g.; Ore
gon Improvement. 2is; Manhattan, 21z;
Evansville and Terre Haute and c. G. G. and
st. L., %; Rock Island, 1Ss; st. Paul and
Burlington. Is.
Among the industrials Tobacco declined
3as and United States Leather preferred 81.
Distillers' remains unchanged on the weeks
transactions. The bond market to-day was
somewhat irregular, but with firm under
tone, the principal changes being:
Advances-Peoria. Decatur and Evansville
firsts. Evansville Division 8; st. Louis and
San Francisco consol As, 2ss; Chicago and
Indiana coal 5s. IL; Northern Pacific con-
sol 5s. 1ss; New York. Lackawanna and West
ern firsts and St. Paul and Northern Pacific
frsts, each l per cent. Declines-Oregon
short lines 6s, 81; do consol 5s, 1; Chicago
and Erie firsts. 211z; st. Joe and Grand Island
frsts. 9: Colorado Midland Is and Pennsyl-
vania Coal and Iron. Birmingham divisions.
frsts, each, l per cent Minnesota and st.
Louis, Southwestern extension, 9rsts, sold at
l35, against 1915 on August 16. The i'm
portant changes of the week are:
IsDeclines-Louisville, New Albany consol
IS and Oregon Navigation IS, AZ; Atlanta
and Charleston Air Line firsts. Georgia
Pacific second consol IS, trust receipts, Little
Rock and Memphis firsts. Atchison As regis
tered, and Oregon Short Line 6s each 4; St.
Paul, NJ. and NJ. Montana Central Us. Norfolk
and Southern 5s. Northern Pacific Terminal
iirsts. and Chesapeake and Ohio Southwest
ern firsts, each per cent.
Advances-AIinnesota and st. Louis, South
western Extension firsts, u; United States
Cordage tlrsts. Z; st. Louis and San Francisco
consol As, 9;s; Peoria, Decatur and Evans
vile firsts. Evansville division. and Pacific
consol 6s, each per cent