Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-18
STOCKS AND bonds.
Securities Showed n Falling on in
Volume of nunincas.

NEW YORK Sept. 17.-The stock market to-
day showed a falling of in the volume of bust
of fully one-half as compared with that
of the previous day. The movement of prices
was also considerably less erratc, but the deal
ings were relatively well distributed as on
Monday. While the professional traders were
responsible for most of the fluctuations n fair
amount Of actual buying was noted. The lead
ers in activity St. Paul Chicago Gas,
Sugar. Burlington, Rock Island and Tennessee
Coal. Opening prices were favorably affected
by general fractional advances in the London
prices Of the international shares. The abate-
ment Of activity due to the comparative
absence Of disqueting reports and ruinors and
to the moderate engagements OF gold Tor export.
purpose were about balanced by the amount OF
fcrs for shipment to the interior exceeded $780,.
900 Influences bearing to certain extent upon
the trading included a decline in sterling ex-
change rates and a drop OF about l per cent
in the rates for call loans from the highest
Further advances in the prices of foreign and
domestic sugars were reported and the anthra-
cite coalers responded to the improving tendency
OF the trade evidenced by the advances in
anthracite prices at tide water, following the
recent advances made by the Philadelphia com
panies. The improving tendency OF stock prices
at the outset was soon checked by drive
IL per cent the last in Rock Island. The weak
ness soon communicated to the general market,
although to lesser extent. The more impor-
tant declines in the industrials. The re-
dictionary movement was checked soon after Ii
the entire list advancing. the gains scored were
material and pretty general. Chicago Gas and
Erie Telegraph rose per cent; Sugar, 1s per
cent; Flint & Pere Marquette preferred per
cent; Atchison preferred when issued, ~ per
cent; Missouri Pacific and Pacific Mail. 1Ss per
cent; Minnesota Iron and st. Louis second
preferred and Manhattan, ~ per cent; Canada
Southern, 1% per cent: Lead. Cleveland, Column
bus. Chicago & St. Louis. Cotton OIL, Tennessee
Coal and Lake Erie & Western, ~ per cent
and General Electric. IL per cert. The grangers
rose to lls per cep; the coalers l to 3H per
cent: not a single transaction being made, how
ever, in Lackawanna, tho last in New Jersey
Central. In the last hour the advance re-
tarded by sales to take profits. in which Jersey
Central receded Ia per cent; Lead. ~ per cent
and the general market fractonally. The
speculation left Off weak in tone. but with prices
rule about the final transactions OF the
previous day. 1t not until well into the
late session that the delegates assumed de-
cded tone. Prices then began to tend upward
The sales 81. $4,000.
The Evening Posts London cabegram says
Mining stocks alone were active and strong
today. Louisville and St Paul lead the
ket, The market was fairly supported here but
there renewal of purchases by Kafiir
dealers Rothschild is buying gold freely. 1t
is said to be for Hungary. but the reported
destination is little doubtful.
The following were the ciosing quotations on
the leading stocks Of the New York exchange
today: