New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20
CLOSING PRICES or BOSTON STOCKS.
on THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

TIE market opened weak. with the bears pre-
pared 10 hammer everything. The Changers
yielded reiterated statements concerning thc
decreased earnings OF 81 Pau and the pro5ab'
decrease in Northwestern traffic returns in "a
October statement Eock Island. at the opening.
stood the same as at the close II Saturday bat
the others # he group We're down by small frac-
TORS. London orders to sell helped the decline.
burlington sold down to 72i=. ST Paul 10 597s.
N0rthwcstern to 99a4. and Il ok Island l. Gin.
The first two named most active. In tho
afternoon however the report spread that
the Burlington directors would certainly declare
the usual dividend: the shcrs rushed 10 cover.
and these stocks rallied promptly. For Burling-
ton the final quotation was 1873; 81. Paul showed
a net loss Of 4 to 6oas Rock Island the same
10 62A. and Northwestern a net gain of Il %
1905. No support appeared 70 be given 70 these
stocks. and in view Of the pressure against them
1T be said that they proved 10 be decidedly
firm, and closed practically unchanged.
The general list was quiet Louisville and
Nashville, at the close was !. off to o@@. It's
lowest price having been 53A. and its highest its
opening a. being the same as at Saturdays
close Yet its last traffic statement is favorable
Southern Railway common was steady. and
showed no decline at Ills, IT'S final figures. and
preferred maintained an advance Of y to g.
Missouri Pacific was 4 Of point in advance
OF Saturday In the afternoon Western Union
was weak. but subsequently, rallied, ana closed
at S7A-a ret loss Of ~. Manhattan was under
special pressure. and. despite bull points touched
1921: but 1t rallied with the general response #
the market later. and closed at lO3s.-a net ad-
vance Of q. Reading scored an advance OF x
to 17a. and was firm all day. No one knew who
was buying. The only news on the property was
the announcement that the action OF the re-
coivers in connection with the OcOtt-Eare Com
mittee 10 to be carried TO the Supreme Court or
the United States The other coal properties
were quiet and weak, save Central OF New-J"r-
sey. which opened Up y % 92k. soon after g, a
price II closed, showing net gain OF ~. on 1870
shares done. Indusrials were irregular. Ameri-
can Sugar Refining contributed only 1852 shares
10 the days business. " 1907 shares "
a net advance Of ia 10 1914. There was no real
reason for its change. Chicago Gas was fairly
active and weaker than of late. on threatened
renewal Of attacks upon the corporation ny Al
torncy-General Mooney. Of Illinois. lis maj
figures were 74h a net decline OF u, with varia-
lions between Is and 73A American Tobacco
lost point 10 9S. National Lead = To 4l't. Cord
age common advanced Il to 1914. and the pre-
ferred 2. TO 1S At the close the market was
0rm In the opinion ~ many. II less gold were
beinc Withdrawn from Federal Sub-Tr"asuries
with which to pay for the bonds about to be
issued bv the Federal Government the financial
situation would be improved The course or
some Of the New-York banks in declining re
quests from banks in other cities 10 draw goa
nut Of the Sub-Treasury here. 70 pay for the
bonds is applaudcd. our analysis OF The sub
Treasury statement. printed elsewhere in this
column. shows that the gold paid out to-day
amounted 10 $l.5A.s91.
BONDS-THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
No Government bonds were dealt in. and quo
tations were as below.