New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-10
BONDS.
MINING STOCKS.


Total amount SiS"Jo
MINING STOCKS
Con Cal va.......aso $es $50 3o3 O., GO
H SaiS Curry ,it IL, 4. rs IL, iSS
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
Thursday August 9-p. m.
The upward movement of stocks was supposed
to be continued to-day. Advances of l per
cent more were recorded by American To-
bacCO. National Lead and Western Union Tele-
graph. while Louisville and Nashville rose per
cent. 1t may b. worthy of notice that ST. Paul
and other Granger stocks We're only ga "a per
cent higher while american Sugar Refining,
which again was active. ended absolutely I'M
changed Chicago Gas lost about per cent. ana
on small transactions Consolidated Gas OF New
York suffered still heavier decline. While
Western Union vas strong. Missouri racine
closed heavy New-YOrk Central advanced
further Is per cent. bat the sale Of 100 shares Of
Lake Shore was At a concession of "a per cent.
All these transactions were of httlc consequence.
and they are mentioned simply because they
showed the wholly professional character OF Inc
trading. Their is. In other words no real mar
ket. Securities which are desired are not l9r
sale: others are supported by holders VINO would
be glad To- lessen their burdens The action of Con-
gress on the tariff or any other question Is hardly
a speculative factor Developments IN every
direction are opposed To- investment buying for
European account. because the bookkeeping
lowed by other companies. is MS system oi re-
bates singular one? If not. which is the other
company which consistently has "Verstated us
income? Atchison stock and bonds were strong
and higher because IL was felt mat the worst
was known. Tie fate Of any particular officer Is
no more important than the death "f a soidier ~
battle The right must prevail In the rnd, ana
Ut,le obs tacles after all only Obstacles IN"
strength Of prices was due principally |" the
mere suggestion that the present taTIH Ia" Is
not likely 10 be changed.
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
4 sale Of $4,000 registered IS at us was re-
| norted at the stock Exchange. bu, BIDS were hot
raised Closing quotations were as follows:
.os..s ~; as ls'! sc IS cur 81 :.
Is IS isot lls ~ g9 ar, e. ~ I ii "
There was no business In state issues and the
only sale Of city bank stocks was Commerce Up
at 10. ..o.
lions amounting % nearly N,1oO,vvV al race
value \ large part Of the business WAS IN At
Gibson As. which rallied to "a ~. l"e'e Wa
at2li. some Northern Pacific ISSUES were a,uYc
and materially higher cc1p0n seconds flShg 10
77s.n77i7 and conso - T. - i'"i'', , ,r,
minal collateral trust 6s further gained me irav
lion AT ,gs. and rs about Is Der ''fnt 10 - MID
issues affected 10y special causes recorded si,'a'
| gains. Reference is made to our III" ''p'' -
| bond sales. o.,
None was easy at / per cent for call loans ana
from that figure 10 2'z per cent ioI an pV ~
| The Clearing House statement Was as i..''"S'
! Exchanges. t55Gssl43. balances. S5oii2i6
| The Sub-TIcasury was dcbior 10 me ''aIlhs
House S4Os2i$ Its net gam on balance , M"s
81 095 made up by gain q $lZls3 IN coin minus
i,.s ~ go s42 in currency The days opera
lions included: Receipts. &o$i oiN; payinrn1S
ST. $50 023 resulting ~ general hnlah," ~ SIoS
GsS6s2 consisting Of s77Gi5iG1 coin ana so-OiS-''
The United States Treasury at Washington re-
ceived to-day s24@.431 National bank notes ior re-
| \.
! The internal revenue receipts $52i3l%. and the
| miscellaneous receipts H'.siN.
| To-dav's Washington Treasury statement 81
cash on hand and deposits In bank compares win
the figures Of the last previous statement as io'-
x~' s., hand : Asf; : As.:; lna '' $500,
Nj N .5. sa aa i: H as &s
As T,.1.; cash Units in ns
esrins' l bank 'iisss4 Inc S
Ne, cash bal SIPS ssl 3sl s27oo7.sss Dec sl21a'is
The foreign exchanges were unusually actlVe
for Thursday. which IS always an on gay.
Rates were lower on London and Paris. but they
also were irregular and at the close soffeWh
steadier Appended are rates for actual business:
Bankers' bills s4s7 and 81 S7%aMAbs for long
and short sterling respectively: frenih q, francs
liz and 5l6A; reichsmarks, 3O9s ana 1913
FOREIGN MARKETS.
Tho covornors Of the Bank Of England at their
weekly meeting made no change In It's minimum
rate Of discount, which remains at per cent
In the week the bank gained tS9;3oi bulllon, a,d
~ ,ronnrtion Of reserve to liability was raised
from Sc 10 to G65l per cent against decline
from 46 III 10 AZ 80 per cent In the corresponding
week last year. when the discount rate was au-
,anced from 3 TO per cent. The bank to-day
gained f5l 900 on balance. AT the LONDON ot9cN
Exchange British cOnsols reacted 3-lo 10 loz Ior
both money and the account. In the open mar ket
nancy was slightly firmer at 14nk per cent Tor
bankers balances and unchanged at about 70 per
cent for discounts. Bar silver was shaue Deter
n, "a IL 16d an ounce. American railway shafes
we're distinctly higher, closing at the hlshest
points At Paris French per cents advanced
o, ,ho Rank of France showed an Increase in
spece of IS. 425 900 francs gold and decrease OF
] $50 900 francs silver.