Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-22
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Securities Opened Active and Irrcg'
uImr Win SIight

uIar with slight ChnnScs.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-The stock mar
ket opened active and irregular, with but
slight changes in prices. The speculation
is assuming a decided tone, and on com
paratively light trading advances were
scored extending to is per cent in Chi
cago Gas, 1as per cent in Southern pre-
ferred and Sugar, rs per cent in st. Paul,
souri, Pacific and Cordage guaranteed. To
baGeo opened ~ per cent lower at $50,
ciose. f aOU adva ana rf iG tSe 70 Ges ssls at m the
ket was stemmed for a brief interval
around, 1890, and then prices again moved
upward. In the late trading there was
an easing off of the top figures, in part
due to the final raid on Tobacco. The
suit of the days operations final prices
showed fractional gains generally, and an
appreciation of ~ per cent in Chicago
afforded ideal opportunities to the profess
slonal traders, as the fluctuations have see
sawed violently in either direction.
The attention of the financial community
has been chiefly drawn to the gold eX-
port outlook and the action Of the treasury
Of gold have been insignificant, compared
with the heavy exports of the preceding
week, and this condition naturally eXerted
a favorable influence upon the market.
The decrease of $)i,2il,750 in the surplus
bringing that item down to $22, l43, 500, as
compared with $50, 974,675 a year ago, has
caused expectation of higher rates for
i'''''Ns ~ NHS NC 'Ai 49,, 'til
porarily at least, an abundant supply Of
fering at nominal rates; This fact has
IRENE manipulation of the industrials,
which has been the distinct feature of the
speculation; The movements In the de-
partment have been characterized by
typical Irregularities and a wide range Of
fluctuations. In the early week trade in
s. sSvG and closed S5s Pea at 'S ST.. chicago hG c Gs"e Gas at
t ifsa f has be sa p stte Gsns up; By repor ma1 of the
entrance of new and powerful interests into
the board and of a reorganization of the
Sugar eased off a slight fraction, then
Jumped IE,Hp drS Sa oI per cent , 6S lOS5s, reacted to
gain of 2s per cent. Lead common, after
a decline of rs per cent early jumped 5
per pspac cent d on the re REALIZATION 9tr coG of The he long msi
gain was 8 per cent. The railway list has
been strengthened by the harmonious prog
ress of the negotiations for the rehabili-
tation of trunk line and connecting rates,
and the coalers were stimulated by the
here and in Philadelphia. An easier ten
dency to the exchange market eNerted i'm
portant influence upon the general specu-
Among the other leading properties de-
manding notice was the extreme fluctuations
broke 8 per cent to 1O7, rallied to ll5A, and
Si9ssd at wi d. a 4 sSin OF 4 R Psr c eatuf rPr the Ie
sas & Texas preferred, Missouri Pacific,
Cordage guaranteed, Flint & Pere Mar
auette preferred aud Delaware & Hudson.
The tone at the close of the week was
generally firm. This majority of the lead
ing shares show substantial gains as a
The more important advances were in
american Coal 70 per cent; L~aekawanna,
vile & Nashville 5% per cent; and Cen
erai Electric, 3 per cent, The oaaggregate
In today's bond market firmness prevailed
on a moderate volume of business. The
sales were $3.50, 600. The bond market for
closed firm. With the, speeaiatiive issues
recording gains generally. The sales We're
lO,95O,00 The more important changes
6 per cent; St Louis & Cairo lists, ~ per
cent, and Toledo, sAnn Arbor q Grand
Trunk first trust receipts, 3 per cent. De-
Hannibal q st. Joseph consol SIS. 5 per
cent, Government bonds were neglected.
of the associated banks OF New York city for the
week ending September n, reflects in part the
eneSt OF the higher money market ana ne move
unusually large decrease in loans. s.. 456. OOO-clm-
ing after, a continued expansion, which had in
creased that item from $500; 5000 on July II to
sd22, 69s, 800 on September l6, can be accounted
for only on the theory that loans made at the
called. Whether the falling excess reserve bring
ing with L higher money rates will stlll further
rate for loans during the week ranged around ?
per cent. The situation fayors a hiFdr market.
The demand from the interior continues. The
decrease In the holdings Of gold reflect deposits
made with the subtreasury, or Withdrawals from
IN legal tenders is a beiated evidence OF the loss
sustained during the previous week, when the
decrease Of Sl3. 2sl, 500 in deposits has not been
equalled this year. although In the six days be-
tween January 20 and February 2 the loss exceeds
~SlaeO,o0O' That. too, was at a time when gold
was going 10 Europe.
The following were the eiosing quotations on