The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-14
Saturdays Trading Irregular and Not
Observation-Disclosures Markets Not
Largely Encouraging.

Legal tenders, 6,932, 200
Deposits. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,555,000
Circulation. u, 400
The banks now hold 81, 1872, 200 in excess
of the requirements of the rs per cent.
rule. The exports of specie from the port
of New York for the week amounted to
2.099, 300 in gold and silver, $1.191. l73. The
imports for the week were: Gold, s11, 131;
silver. 81. 131; dry goods, 1852, 537; gen.
eral merchandise, $5,69S. i04.
Total sales OF stocks were rs, 100 shares,
including the following: American Sugar,
$500; Burlington, LOO; Chicago Gas, 80, 500;
Delaware Hudson, 2,1OO; Distilling, 1,6Oo;
New Jersey Central, 1900; St. Paul. 81, 100;
Western Union, 1000.
During the two hours of business Sat
urday speculation on the New York Stock
Exchange was irregular and unsettled,
with Chicago Gas most prominent in the
trading. There was heavy liquidation in
this stock, and under brisk selling a de-
cline of ~, to 1875, was effected. Then
came a rally to 76A, followed by a reac-
ton to 75h. and a final rally to 1875, MAX
ing the loss on the day only a. Sugar,
although next In point of activity, was
comparatively neglected, fuctuating be-
tween 9Oes and 50, and closing at the lower
shares showed the greatest strength of
the entire list. Delaware, &
to 159. sold up to 1854, closing at 1927, a
gain on the day of ~. Delaware e Hud-
price l0 teu cSs 10 iSs, tn Jer rssy e eensra she a seer
an early reaction of u, advanced 2, to
g3%, with a final reaction of ". making "A
seconds sold at 20. against IS, the last pre-
vious sale. The movement in the rest of
the stocks traded in was very narrow,
and the changes at the close, compared
with the final quotations of yesterday, are
merely fractional. The market closed
rather heavy.
For the week it has been a dull market,
the aggregate of the sales being only 2O1,-
Uric snA ars IN aht The as main 8 rei hipbo OF then tr a. th.
close. of last week. Chicago Gas opened on
Monday with a gain of y, at 1874, and on
net gain of 81. Realizing sales subse-
quently, brought the shares down to 1874.
of Sss. Sugar also fuctuated widely. and
after a reaction Of as to S65s on Monday,
daya at %. g gaining M sr per ce ana o or9s the week. week.
Among the coal shares New Jersey Central
was the most prominent. and on good buy
of last week. to 1874 yesterday, a rise of 7A.
with a subsequent reaction of ". Delaware
closing at the highest of the week. Lack
awanna was advanced from 1885, the low
ilgSre ss q Monday syon to 1s Y q, "a Wednesday.
covery to 1854 and a final reaction to 1924,
making a clear gain of 4 per cent. Con-
and closed at the best. The other more i'm
portant changes are: Advances-Northwest
PiClCIIc0t OPS ilitO 1GutTdi, oH2, 11Ockllg
Valley. preferred. 213; Tobacco and Sus-
quehanpa 81 Western, preferred, 2A. De-
clines-Metropolitan Traction, Az per cent.
on the week.
The bond market ruled strong and active
throughout the day. The total sales were
1852, 500 and the principal changes are: Ad-
yances: Toledo, st. Paul & Kansas City
firsts, 3 per cent. Declines: Peoria &
Eastern frsts. liz per cent, and Wheeling
& Lake Erie firsts, Wheeling division, 13s.
On the week the course of prices was
generally upward, and material gains were
recorded in a number of instances. The
trading was fairly active and the aggregate
sales are Sc. 1856, 400. The more noteworthy
advances are: Baltimore & Ohio South
weterns consol four-and-a-halfs, IA per
cent: Chicago Gas firsts, Toledo, st. Louis
q Kansas City frsts and Ohio Southern
fours, 8; Ohio Southern firsts, ~; Gin
cinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago
fours, Evansville & Terre Haute frsts,
Kansas Pacific consols skies, and Toledo
Ann Arbor firsts. trust receipts, 2. Declines:
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal fves, 10 per
cent; Omaha & st. Louis firsts, trust re-
ceipts. g.; Louisville & Nashville, Louisville
4 New Albany general fives. 3; Cleveland
d Canton frsts. ga; Wisconsin Central in
comes, 23s; St. Paul & Northern Pacific
SKIES, registered certificates and Mutual
Union sinking fund skies, 2 per cent.
government bonds were firm. State bonds
were inactive.
The following table, prepared by James E.
Barry, Room IT,, Board of Trade, shows the
range of quotations.: