New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-11
CLOSING PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS
CLOSING rRIcEs OF rmMADELrMIA STOCKS.
WHAT WAS DONE ~ STOCKS.

IucSudN. April up III
Fluctuations In the prices Of stocks today were
generally narrow and wholly insignificant The
tendency was downward but sharp break Of
about 3 per cent in Delaware and Hudson eX-
erted little and perhaps no influence on the
course Of thc market. The reported dssension
I'm the mana cement Of this company Is con
siderable tempest in very small teapot. Real
holders Of the stock hardly likely II sacrifice
their interests because minority directors think
il about time for a more liberal distribution Of
profits To the largest shareholders IL really
makes no difference whether the proposed issue
e new stock is made at par or even at ~. 1t IS
absurd. however to suppose mat ms pu"su'''
has eyer had living interest The market heSi-
tatcs simply because buyers hesitate. y week
or two ago there was a good demand from
Europe for both stocks and bonds. Il has ceased
for some reason or other, and with 1t specula-
tive activity and strength have been brought
10 close. There seems to be no particular rea-
son why pools I'm this country should attempt
to sell out on each other. That poHcy mas
been pursued long enough and with very litile
satisfaction. 4 new buying demand IS wanted
and recently Europe promised u supply II i"e
National currency and credit nave not Deeh 'S-
tabljshcd beyond all doubt. and tresoine MS
cussiOn i'm Congress Is stu going on II - nov
certain that there will be any decision on taiIH
questions and possibly the silver question may
lac revived before the session Is ended. the
variations in special stocks possess. therefore,
little meaning. and in others the changes are 'oo
slight to be Indicative Of any decisive movement
II there was any feature In the market to-day
T. was the weakness Of stocks which have an IN
ternatiOnal market. 81. PAU, Atchison' 'hl'"
paci0c-they all went the same way. but, Tor
tnrateIv their final losses were small. and the
closing was neither weak nor at the lowest ig-
uras on the contrary. good part Of the sell
ing was for the short account. ana probably thlS
interest was increased by the days operations
Whatever the motive OF the fluctuations. the
trading was largely professional ana sIrcuIa-
tive. The most vigorous pounding ldiIru -
disodge long stock. and. on the other mana.
the market may have been dun because larger
sales could not be effected. In the absence OF
European buying the market IL al s'dnuS''Il'
and the losses to-day may tomorrow be recov-
cred
THE DAY IN TIE BOND MARKET.
There were no transactions in Government
bonds at the stock Exchange. but the market
was firm at these closing quotations.
= a.. 1891, B''A'he1 rscur c. 1885 m@ ASKED. *.
fsn in iso e. rs e M sSal 6 6. I 10 "
rs IS iS57.coa,ii ii, sca, g. I Isas 10 I,s
Is s. g. iSoi c5aiiS. lisil D. c.3O5 1894. no
state issues were unusually dull. Tennessee
settlement 3s were steady at 777s, but virginia
deferred 6s stamped receipts. declined q per
cent to 3. OF city bank stocks Corn ENchahse
sold ZOO at 27O ,o,
There was a sharp shrnkage in the demand
for bonds Reported transactions fell short oI
81 800 600 Of face value. against about $z'l9oVoo
Yesterday. Prices were not materially chahbeu
i few issues gained and few others lost about
J.. per cent on an average, but even THESE niote
/ inents were not spirited The greatest acuNily
v,,s i'm speclal issues, but these did not always
record the greatest variations. Richmond Ter
minaI ~ for instance were conspcuously active
Inn after 25Ib they closed at PA. their opeiins
nrice with a gain OF only Ii per cent 81 LOUIS
and Southwestern issues gained Z per GEM. nIsls
clusingsa at CO and seconds at 1874. aithousn az
times they were distinctly heavy. Wapash Issues
vcrc less active than these. but they ihaue h!ia'
Gains of u per cent Otherwise dulhess was ,''e
6niv feature of the market. Atchison ISSUES re-
ynajned unchanged ard Erie sec0nd consois a-
LET wholly neglected. Some OF the NortheIi
pariOc ISSUES were fractionay lower. but consu'
70 were the only ones which were al an dcelNc'
and thev lost only 81 per cent East lepnesaee
Virginia and Georgia consol Ds were ~ Pa ,,
tighcr al 90 and West Shore 4s the same @ n
in1,er M 1915 Reference IL made to our run re-
port Of bond sales. .o,or,, situation
There was no change in the monetary tituali9 an,
on demand and time loans were nego'ia'eu e"s"'
at prevailing rates. , ,os ae fo,lows.
rhc clearing House statement was ~ io"o"S'
rxnhonocs sos 1854 026; balances. s5.s64,
= Tha Sub- Treasury was debtor to the Clearins
,y s7o5 OIL Its net loss on balence WAS
s5sc ga. made up by loss In currency Oh ''''-'