Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-15
IN WALL STREET.

NEW YORK, July 13.-The fact that rail- road affairs at the west are gradually settling down to normal condition is exerting good effect on the stock exchange, and a further improvement in prices was recorded this morning. The rise today established the con- tentioD of the bulls that there are no stocks pressing on the market at anything like cur \rent figures, the bids of the shorts having Slicted few offerings of the leading issues. TNis was demonstrated in the cases of Louis- vil6 and Nashville, Lack savanna and Pullman, wheN efforts were made by the shorts to coy. outstAnding contracts. London tried to cover IouisyNle and Nashville, with the result of sending tbe price up a4 per cent Later, on sise n pI ag in to ger back the stock put out early in the week at lowei\ igures, and the stock jumped from 6Il2 to 16x The advance brought out less than 1000 f1N shares, Pullman bounded up from 15sss to 1Sl and left oh at 160, In the general list the Improvement in the rail- way list less marked and ranged from
 The deliberations of th3->tarf> eon ference committee are being closely watched the street expecting that the market will >re6elye its next impetus from Washington. Among. the Industras Chicago Gas and Sugar were the special cards, the former rising to 77% on pool buying, while the latter sold up to within fraction or par The street still inclines to the belief that the refining interest win get the protective duty called for Tn the senate sugar schedule. Distillers recovered to 241s on pur- chases by brokers gent rally acting for insid- CTS. Lead, Tobacco and Cordage were steady. In the inactive shares Minnesota and St. Louis broke from to and the preferred from 25 to 20, on a reported hitch in the negotiations for a settlement with the Rock Island. The com pany owes the latter ,00U, ,000 and unless a settlement is made the Rock Island can fore- close. The time set by the courts for payment expired on June 29 last Speculation left of steady in tone. Net changes show gains of Is to per cent outside of Pullman and Lacka- wanna, which gained 1ss to 26s per cent re- sprctively. St. Paul lost A. The bond market was strong.
 The sales of listed stocks aggregated 33,- 913 shares, and unlisted stocks, 0,900 shares.
 NEW YORK, July I4.-Money on call was easy at l per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3t2d4 per cent. Bar silver, 62c.
 Sterling exchange was steady, with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S7@4. STA for sixty days and $4.eSa4 sSA tor demands; posted rates, $4. s7l2G4 s9; commercial bills, S4. o6a4. S6&.
 Government bonds were steady.
 state bonds were dull.
 Railroad bonds were strong.
 Closing bids
 Louisville and Nashville lle................ 46 Memphis and Charleston. ................. Mobile and Ohio. ................... lS Nashville, Chattanooga ard St. Louis... 65 Richmond Terminal. al........................ l1& Tennessee Coal and IrOD.................. 1Sas Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred d..... t72l2 Western Union. .......................... s4ss
 BONDS. Alabama, class A.......................... 99 Alabama, class B ..-................... 100
 *Ex- x-dividend. tBd. Asked. CHICAGO CHANCE.
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