Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-09
STOCKS AND noNDS.
Speculation in Securities WAS Quiet
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NEW YORK, Nov. S-Speculatiou today was
quiet and depressed and the distribution oi bust
ness somewhat limited The course of prices was
dominated by disturbing reports as tp the Euro
pean political situation, and the oycrspccuIati.n N
IN m inInins shares and the apprehension caused by
~ ll'lIUu.u stIenEih or The market for sterling
exchange. Fairly free selling uf a number OF The
inItlhauohal shares for foreign account was an
impolt ltant feature Of the market The heaviest
loss in tho railway list occurred in Iuuisville A.
GNaslNllle, and was accredited to liquidation by
european investors. Selling from the same source
also caused subs !antal declines IN other snares
5n'N.nE 5 E iortiSh market. Denver preferred lost
- - per cent - Iaui, 2's per cent; Atchson ils
per cent; Atchisun when issued, Ia per cent, ana
sou tNP'IlS were aSalh uhlusthsd. as no engage
menis have been made for tumorrows steamers.
MulC4 llSIuutu stocks other than the ones men
TONED the trading was for the most part of a
asaln constituted about the most important bear
ing upon the shate prices. Atcni,un exhibited
IHEs Iur the tuuth week in october. Other re-
p.rts were uniformly unfayorahle The market
ana DehNef preferred fell on rs per cent ana
SteneraI Electric ! per cent incidentally, 1t may
be noted that no confirmation Of the recently re
company and Westinghouse IL yet obtuinahlc.
The downward movement soon halted and under
,le Ir'uGtsllp II the industrial shares prices i'm
proved throughout. Leather preferred gained ii.
qugnanna 4 Western preferred and Wheeling 4
Lake sS,,iig. Erie preferred ! per cent .. o.,
played a reacuouary tendency on the gold export
expectations and depressing foreign news. Re
place and the general list sympathizcd. The
downward trend was uninterrupted until just be-
igre the close when support appearing in Sugar
that stock gained u per cent and utIer prominent
s1ares improved to less extent The treasurer
Of the company heard from today in an in
tcrvtew confirming the reports Of the rpopening
OF the retineries within the next few days. 1t s
alleged that the imports of foreign sugars into
this county at this time are considerable. and
do not exert any such influence upon the domestic
markets. The controlling factor in the raw sugar
market is the large stocks of beet sugars in Lon
don The closing was steady, but at sharp con,
vita the hnal sales Of the preceding day. Erie
Telegraph fell on to j5 eN-diyidend of per cent,
against 6l the preceding sale. Bonds quiet
and depressed with the declines as a rule unim-
3H per cent Ohio Southern 4s. 2is per sent: Erie
seconds cunsuls, stamped ll3 per cent and Sa-
Nannah western lists, trust receipts ! per
cent. The aggregate sales were 81 400 OHO Gov
state bonds trade was slow and sales $4,000
Virginia deferred and $1,000 Louisiana c0usol Is.
Evening Posts London financial cable Tho
closing was at the lowest. Cussuls fell nearly
one point to 10ji2. The position here is best
described a series of heavy forced li1uidntiuns
by numberess small people, aggravated by the
serious weakness in Paris and the political
situation. The big pcopc here soun enough.
Americans opened steady but became fiat in
sympathy with the other markets. selling in
New York and the closing of an account here.
ing stocks, though, have teen bought by very
good quarters The future OF the markets rests
entirely on the development of the position in
Paris and the outcome of the Turkish difficulty
Barnato to support his speCiaties. This and
forced sales from other directions and
the liquidation OF large bull position were
quite sufficient reasons tor ;he declLne The
Paris and Berlin markets fiat all day.
The following the closing quotations on
the leading stocks OF the New York exchange