The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-11
The INDIANA TRUST COMPANY
Temporary Office, Is South Meridian St.
FIRM TONE IN STOCKS
VOLUME OF SPECULATIVE BUSINESS,
HOWEVER, WAS NOT LARGE.
Good Demand for .yanderbiIts mt Bet-
ter priesthood Markets Feel the
Good Erect of spring weather.

At New York, yesterday, money on call
was easy at 2@2ia per cent; last loan. 2is;
closed. 2la per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 4G5is per cent.
Sterling exchange was easier with actual
business in bankers bills at $4S914M4s93s
for demand and at s4sSts0p4. ssA for sixty
days; posted rates. $4Ss1s@4s91. and $4,000
490lz; commercial bills, $i.s7lz.
Silver certificates, 67G67lsc: sales, 10000
ounces; bar silver, 661sc. Mexican dollars,
53c.
Total sales of stocks were 1850 shares
including: American Sugar, "a 100; Ameri-
can Tobacco, 1890; Atchison, 500; Burling-
ton, 5000: Chicago Cas- $780, Distilling and
Cattle Feeding certificates, II 400; General
Electric, LOO; New Jersey Central $500;
North American Company 10000; Northern
Pacific preferred, 5000 Reading, 5000; St
faui 1870; United States Leather 10000.
The share speculation on the Stock Ex-
change yesterday, characterized by
a firm tone. but the volume of business
was light and the movement of prices was
narrow The Vanderbilt stocks were again
IN good buying and the upward movement
therein was continued two of the group
Michigan Central and Canadian Southern
making new high record for the year.
The reduction in the dividend on Chicago
Gas TO ! per cent. was offset by the semi
oIicidi statement that hereafter semi
annual dividends of 21a per cent WouId he
paid and that the companies in the trust
Ihere We're heavy. supporting orders in the
STOCK in the early trading which caused
announcement of tho dividend. realizine
sales anu some small selling for the short
CENT With besa tins IN sactIS s, Of per
q the Atchison reorganization plan brought
n me STOCK ,t into some activity. sales being
the closing price. The action Of the ee, al.
Tectors in indorsing the plan OF reorganiza-
snares. Sugar was bought in round amounts
t ny the t room , traders and advanced stead
reacting " in the final dealings. making
the gain on the day / per cent. There was
IaiI 81, good purchasing movement in Gen.
toucning the reaching of agreement
with the, Westinghouse company. The
Distiiling was sold by an interest in the
reorganization but was bought by opera
for some time and in the later 'f transa eN
tlans the room traders became purchasers
with the result that an advance of z per
at the close North American was dealt
in in more literally than usual at 5aaG6, clos
in the stock was induced by a report that
the company had arranged its finances on
thes general market was weak and reans
tions took place, but the closing figures were
Michigan Central was IL; Lake Shore. iss
ing fund skies, per cent Louisville &
Albany, Consolidated Gas, Sugar and To-
bacco, !. and c., c., G.. & ST Louis u
higher. Many of the leading shares are
UNCHANGED on the day.
Trading in bonds was fairly animated
and higher prices were the rule. The sales
aggregated S1,469,00o. The more prominent
gains are: Minnesota g. St. Louis firsts
ing fund skies, 2 per cent; Louisville Il
Nashville. New Orleans e. Mobile frsts
lie; Rio Grande Western firsts ia; Chess
apeake & Ohio, r. Il A. first consols, Ia
and Virginia Midland general stamped, /
per cent. Declines Baltimore q Ohio f1yes
1la per cent. and Northern Pacific & Mon
tana frsts. and Union Pacific gold skies,
Il per cent. Fulton Elevated firsts old at
so. against rs on July 90
Government bonds were firm. State bonds
were inactive
Berry. Room u.s., Board Of Trade shows the
range of quotations: