New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-19
c,os,xc PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS
ON TIE STOCK EXCHANGE.

Monday. November Up m.
Changes in stock values were generally small
last prices for the majority of active shares being
q, fractional declines Transactions were wholly
professional. The volume Of business was OF light
proportions and in only six stocks total sales ran
above 1000 shares while in the rest or the nst'
with few exceptions, totals were confined to in
significant figures. IN the early trading some
strength was developed on the prospect that no
gold would GO gu. tomorrow. but there was no
Improvement in the condition Of the foreign ex-
change market which continued strong with an
increased demand more than sufficient TO offset
slightly better supp'y Of cotton bills II was re-
ported in the afternoon that the mercantile firm
which shipped so much gold last summer had
sold cable transfers to-day; this would indicate
shipments Of gold from this quarter before the
close of the week probably on Wednesday. Ell
forts 70 bid up stocks in the early trading were
hampered 10y persistent foreign selling, which,
however was not particularly heavy, but It's IN
nuence upon the market. combined with late
rumors of heavy gold shipments this week was
enough to weaken prices and to keep others fhan
professional traders out OF the market Another
splendid statement Of earnings by the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul Company had no ma
teral effect upon the prices Of the Granger shares
most Of which lost fractionally In the day. The
St Paul Company for 'he second week In Novem-
Der scored gain Of S2sS.159 over the same week
last year making an increase in gross earnings
since July If 50 379164 OF sixteen roads reporting
to-day for the second week in November eleven
showed extremely encouraging gains and in the
others losses were small.
Activity in stocks confined to American
Tobacco Sugar Refining, Burlington. Manhattan,
Reading and Western Union Burlington was
under the inhuenc. OF manipulation. and after
an early advance declined, but closed al slight
fractional gain. The chief losses were sustained
by American Tobacco Manhattan, Western
Union and Louisville and Nashville. Western
Union broke per cent upon decision rendered
by the United stats Supreme Court to-day. by
which the Court held that the Union Pacific
Railroad had right 10 make a lease giving TO
ire Western Union the monopoly OF its lines. and
that the United States had a right 10 maintain
q bill in equity 10 compel the Union Pacihc 10
operate its own lines OF telegraph. The stock
closed at a net decline OF l%. per cent Lquida-
ton by weak holders Of Reading depressed that
stock although i rallied near the close on COW
erng Of shorts Certain details Of the reOrganiza-
lion plan. which have already been published In
this column. were semi-oiiicially announced to-
dey showing as has been foreshadowed. the
organization. Manhattan lost per cent on nqui-
ia tiOn bV holders WIN not satisfied with the
recent showing made by the company in its an
nuai and quarterly reports published last week.
The stock sold to-day at its lowest price Of the
wear closing at 81. which was a fractional gain
from its lowest price Of the DAY. Since la It
Nav when Manhattan sold at It's highest price
NJ the wear il has lost about 20 per cent. The
general railway list was weak. and Of the active
shares net advances were scored only by Sugar
Refining: Jersey Central. which gained per
cont: Burlington. Gener Al Electric United States
Leather preferred and Wheeling and Lake Erie
The market closed unsettled.
Closing prices Of the principal active stocks,
comIared with those OF Saturday, were fol-
lows: