New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-19
4, FII-RRY IN EUROPEAN MARKETS.
AMERICAN RAILWAY STOCKS FLAT-CoNsoLS
DRoP-"WOCLD AN ENGLISH FLEET Be
FORE NETWORK BE HANPERED
BY EXCURSION STEAMERs?'

pRoP-"worI.D AN ENGLISH FLEET BE-
FORE NETWORK BE HAMPERED
pY EXCURSION sTEAMERs?'
London. Dec 1s-Tne Stock Exchange market
opened quiet. but steady. except In the case OF
American railroad stocks which were unsettled
and weak under the influence OF President CleVe-
lands Venezuelan message to Congress. At noon
railroads We're fiat. and the other markets d's-
organized Consols were down ~ and British
rails were u to 2. lower Foreign securities were
dull The market continued depressed throughout
and closed al the lowest prices of the day with the
execution Of colo"ial stocks, which were mostly
higher American railroad securities slumped the
NEST South American securities were weak, Arg
eentines fell /. Uuguays a. Mexcans p Spanish
ia and Italians a. Mining shares were not greatly
affected but showed fractional declines.
NO LONDON MARKET FOR AMERICAN BONDS.
II Is the opinion In financial circles in London that
President Cieveands message will render the piac-
ing Of a new issue of United States bonds In Lon
don Impossible.
That the situation resulting from the communica-
ton OF President Cleveland's Venezuelan message
70 Congress Is not generally taken seriously as the
newspaper articles on the subject indicate If cyl
derlceJ by cable dispatch senr by some members
Of th ne L9ndSn Scc Stock SF' EESchanse nquring
whether in The event Of an Engnsn n Iee he Bp@p
cred by excursion steamers
Liverpool Dec ls.--Livcrpool cotton merchants
say they do not regard President Clevelands threats
as an affair of importance but only recurrence OF
what had taken place before ana was pld ior
An influential American acquainted with the trade
OF both countres-America ana ureae l,' mrl
said he regarded the Presidents message as purely
"A party manifesto. The Americans. ne said, uid
not dream Of going to war.
Manchester Dec ls-The Stock Exchange hero
was In a panic at rs opening this morning. but
afterward recovered steadiness.
GLASGOW Dec lS-The Glasgow grain market is
Quiet not having been disturbed by President
Cleyeland's message to the United states Congress
The Glasgow dealers announce that they VIII tol-
low the lead OF the London and Liverpool markets.
but co not expect any rise in prices In Glasgow.
The stock and iron markets fractonally lower.
The consensus Of opinion among the grain dealers
of Glasgow in regard to President Clevelands
message Is that war should result the mm npi an
able 10 dispose OF Their surplus wheat. while Great
Britain has other markets.
THE BOURsEs on THE CONTINENT.
Paris Dec lS-The Bourse here was somewhat
affected to-day by the message of President Cleve
land 10 the American Congress on the Venezuela
British Guiana boundary question While II
not regarded by the operators that would
result between England and the United States the
feeling being that England would save her dignity
vithont extreme measures being resorted TO- IL
was thought nevertheless. that the friction be-
tween the two countries would produce regrettable
consequences.
Bourse here to-day as TO the relations between
Great Britain and the United States.
Berlin Dec. ls-The message OF President Cleve-
land to Congress In regard to the Differences with
Great Britain IN connection with the Venezuelan
boundary trouble alarmed the operators on the
Bourse here.
Vienna. Dec lS-The Vienna Bourse which has
been unsteady ever since the recent crisis. was
greatly affected by the message sent to the Con-
gress OF the United States by President Cleveland
In reference 10 the Venezuelan boundary.