The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-01

New York. Sept. 3o.-rhe speculation
today was lighter in volume than for
some time past. 1t was controlled al
most entirely by the professional deal
ers. The movement OF prices was less
and the net results Of operations were
not material. The opening was dull aud
irregular with the initial changes slight.
A dropping tendency soon developed,
and losses extending to per cent We're
recorded at the last in DistiIling. To-
bacco dropped IA per cent, Wheeling
and Lehigh per cent: New Jersey Cen
trail and Missouri Pacific las per cent:
Chicago Gas and Louisville IL. per cent;
Manhattan Is per cent. and per cent
in Colorado Fuel. Reading, Southern pre-
ferred and Northwest. Reading suffer-
ed from realiza ton and Chicago Gas on
rumors from the west OF hostile meas
ures by the municipal authorities The
movement in Distilling apparently de-
rived most Of its origin also ii Chicago.
although some buying on the decline
was ascribed 10 New York insiders
Rubber displayed pronounced strength
in the face of the general heaviness, and
sold up per cent, one half OF the gain.
however, being lost subsequently. In
the specialties. New York. New Haven
and Hartford advanced 4 per cent, and
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and ST.
Louis recorded per cent and rallied l
per cent. The pressure TO sell was ex-
hausred around 80 and in the ensuing
dealings fractional -ecoveries from the
low figures We're generally noted, and
in the cases of Wheeling and Lehigh
preferred. Distilling and Missouri Pa
cific. advances Of 1 per cent occurred.
In the final dealings Sugar was under
pressure and yielded to 17h per cent
against 1917 per cent, the earlier high
figure. There was very little in the
way of news having important bearings
on the market. The reported impend-
ing default tomorrow on the interest for
the last six months on Oregon Improve
ment Consolidated five per cent bonds
had an unfavorable effect upon the Sc
curities Of the company. The bonds de-
clined per cent 10 SO per cent, and the
stock was bid down to 3 per cent as
against per cent at the close Saturday.
The coalers, as a group, were not espe-
cially affected by the advances In coal
prices taking effect in the last few days.
a.s they manifested a decreasing tenden-
cy. The market closed steady and dull.
Bonds were quiet and in the main low
er. Oregon Improvement consol fives
and Atchison, Colorado and Pacific
firsts lost per cent. Atlantic and Pa
cific tours IL per cent and Mobile and
Ohio new fives. st. Louis and San Fran
cisco seconds, class A, and Cordage
first trust receipts, per cent. Advan-
ces We're made of s per cent In Long
Dock skies. 23s per cent in General Elec-
trio, Debenture fives. Ia per cent in
Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati and In
dianapolis consols and per cent in Mis-
souri, Pacific conSols and St Louis and
San Francisco trust fiyes. The sales
were 81 $50 900.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
New York. Sept. 30.OThe Evening
Posts cablegram from London says:
The British ultimatum to China help
ed to check business today, which gen.
orally was dull. Americans ranged
from dull to fiat on gold exports, clos
ing at the lowest. Paris cables say:
The feature was the selling Of mining
shares, preparatory to their monthly
settlement, Berlin says the markets
were Arm.