The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-24

Prime mercantile paper, 445l: per cent.
Sterling exchange was firm with actual
business in bankers bills at 81. s9ct4.Ss. Z for
demand and at 4o7s4 PASS for sixty days:
posted rates, $LssA AMI $500: CONNER cial
bills, $4.S7.
Silver certificates, 63ss@s4; safes $4,000:
bar silver, 6SAc; Mexican dollars, soc. AT
London bar silver was 27zsd per ounce.
The weekly statement shows the follow
ing changes:
Reserve, decrease Sc. Az. 275
Loans, decrease ..........."...... 1851. 600
Legal tenders, decrease ......... 1851. 400
OOepoSd.s, decrease -........-....... 8, 449, 800
Clrcuiatlon, increase .......... &c. 800
The banks now hold S14, lac, 500 in excess
of the requirements of the 25 per cent.
rule. The exports of specie from the port
oil New York for the week were: Gold
$780, 22; silver, $o45,6S4 The imports were:
Gold, $780,. 4So; silver, 1921; dry goods. ST.
349.545; general merchandise, Sc, O3O, $50.
Total sales of stocks, Saturday, wece
1886 shares, including the following:
American Cotton Oil. LOO; American Sugar,
o,oW; American Tobacco, 200: B1riirgfoa,
$500; Chicago Gas, $500: Distilling. 1890:
General Electric, 1850; Louisville & Nash
vile, $500; Manhattan, 1000; Missouri Pa
cif1c 610o; New Jersey Central, 10, 700; North
American, 2.4VO; Northwest, 1890; tactic
Mall, 1900; Reading, 1900; Rock Isllad,
zAU; 81. Paul, 400: Southern Railroad,
$500; Southern Railroad preferred, LOO;
Wabash preferred, 100; Western L,.:on,
1880; Wheeling & Lake Erie, a.:aa0.
A weak London market for American Sc
curities caused a selling movement on the
stock Exchange, Saturday morning, and
sent the general list down a fraction. The
depression lasted for about one hour, dur
ing which time a large number of shares
changed hands. The bear element was eau
tious in its dealings and rot disposed to
Pat out very long lines over Sunday, SO
that the greater part of the sales was in
liquidation of long accounts. for the pur-
pose of taking pronts. Later a recovery set
IN which grew lin force under very strong
buying, the market closing buoyant in tone
The gains n made on Yesterdays etessds final w sales
We're: Missouri Pacific, 2s; New Jersey Cen
and Lead, /; st. Pail and Louisville &
Nashville, *, and the rest of the, list. 1904.
siderable strength and animation. Among
the moving influences Of the Improvement
ment of the discussions among the anthra-
cite coal-carrying companies. London buy
ens ada w ihs a eove aatiye d dem a a ff eoaraf the
commission houses, materially assisted, and
i; n the nss grang prseeS General On Iaf E kear Terf 6i tdnfhsa
New England, New Jersey Central, Atchi-
son son Mapphattan, Leather preferred, Hook
Kansas & Texas, Wheeling & Lake Erie
and Lead preferred. The advances in these
shares over the low prices of the quarter
per cent. in New Jersey Central. The clos
Ing was at the best of the week. Distilling
was heavily traded in throughout and ex-
hibited marked strength, being bought
reorganization of the. company. The closing
sale was within 1s of the best price made.
carrying roads alarmed the bear traders
and in their haste to cover, New Jersey
anal aaaia sale ea Being rasa Within i { Of g the top TO ii figu lae
The other anthracite coal shares and also
the bituminous coal stocks made material
The principal gains of the week are: To-
i S6fos & 5 Ohio b r Central Prefer refeTred, 3 psr cent mt
Tobacco preferred, AZ; Tobacco common,
rs; Wheeling. & Lake Erie preferred. AZ;
fsrred, St. Paul. NJ, 8 NJ, Pullman and
20: Burlington and Reading, 25s; Illinois
Central, 21s; Louisville & New Albany pre-
Haute and Cotton Dill preferred, "a. and
Rock Island and Denver & Rio Grande
preferred shows a loss OF : per cent.
Speculation in bonds was animated Sat
fHn Highest tas ss Were egsssfEiahlaf as s 4 r1fe.
the only decline of more than a fraction
s sfiag ! ch nef seRa, ae ares mese0n Missouri Gfnf Pal
cifc thirds, 8 per cent, and Louisville & New
Albany consols, 2h.
ket was unusually active and strong during
the week. and foreign houses were pur-
chasers of large blocks of the international
securities. The leaders in activity were
Texas e. Pacific seconds, Atchison tours,
fves and Kansas & Texas seconds. The
total sales of the week were 81, 92l, 500, in
which 252 bonds shared. The principal adj
vances on the week were: Missouri Pacific
consol skies, z per cent; Missouri Pacific
consol thirds. ); Northern Pacific collateral
trust skies, SIS; Northern Pacific collateral
trust thirds, so; Northern Pacific collateral
trust seconds, 3A; Chicago q Illinois four
and-a-halfs, As: ST Joseph & Grand Island
frsts trust receipts and Wabash seconds, 2:
wisconsin Central firsts. 4; Wisconsin Cen
trail incomes, 3; Reading tours trust receipts
and Reading first incomes. 3%; Reading
seconds. 3ls; Kansas Pacific consols, 3A;
Louisville & New Albany ~colsols, 3ls, and
Elizabeth & Big Sandy iirsts, Ohio South
era tours and Union Pacific collateral
trust skies, ). D-eclines-Atchiso tours
registered, 10 per cent: Northern Pacific
dividend scrip. sk; Toledo, Ann Arbor &
louisville & Nashville. Nashville, Florida
& Sheffield firsts. 6.
There was a fair Inquiry for government
issues, the sales of which amounted to $751;
500. The new TOURS. coupon. We're traded in
at 120i1, which is. the highest price recorded
on the Exchange Silver certificates were
active, 500. 400 changing hands at 63lad64.
The following table. prepared by James
II. Berry. Room 16. Board or Trade. shows
Open Highs Low Clos.
Name. ms. est. est. Ing
Adams Express ..*.*.-.. --.4 -. lab
Alton & T. H......- - 80. -. 3SL
American Express 49, =. -. liz
Afs ZH III -