The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-25

Prime mercantile paper, 4I51. per cent.
Sterling exchange was firm with actual
business in bankers bills at s..S3a4S9a for
demand and at 4.s7A I4.sS for sixty days;
posted rates. s4.ss1k AMI $50; comme, cial
bills. s4.S7.
Silver certificates, 6sEsl64; sales $1,000:
bar silver, 6sAc: Mexican dollars. soc. AT
London bar silver was 277sd per ounce.
The weekly statement shows the follow
ing changes: =
reserve, decrease .-............... SO, 452, 275
Loans, decrease ............... 4,351. 600
Legal tenders. decrease ............ 1851, 400
deposits, decrease ........ 9,449, 300
Circulation, increase ................ 7O,SO0
The banks now hold s14,1 46, 800 in excess
or the requirements of the % per cent.
rule. The exports of specie from the port
OF New York for the week We're: Gold
Si5o, 49,; silver, $e43, 6S4. The imports were:
Gold, s2.2o7, $50: silver, 50, 2s1; dry goods. 81
S49.5fo; general merchandise, 5000, $50.
Total sales Of stocks, Saturday, wece
1915 shares, including the following:
American Cotton Oil. LOO; American Sugar..
e'ooO; American Tobacco, 2.100; Burlington.
$500; Chicago Gas, $500; Distilling, $500;
Genueral Electric, 1880; Louisville & Nash
vile, 6.3c0; Manhattan. 1000; Missouri Pa
cine 6,1o0; New Jersey Central, 10, 700; North
american. 2,400; Northwest, 400; tactic
Mall, $500; Reading. 1900. Rock Islaad.
2,aD; st. Paul, 4..s1o: Southern Railroad,
$500; Southern Railroad preferred, 100;
Wabash preferred. 100: Western Le:on,
l,aW; Wheeling & Lake Erie, ESQ.
A weak London market for American SCI
curities caused a selling movement on the
stock Exchange, Saturday morning, ana
sent the general list down a fraction. The
depression lasted for about one hour, dur
Ing which time a large number Of shares
1ious In its dealings and not disposed to
put out very long lines over Sunday, SO
liquidation Of long accounts. for the pur.
pose OF taking pronts. Later a recovery set
buying, the market closing buoyanf IN tone
&C about the highest prices of the week.
The gains made on Yesterdays final sales
tral, IN; General Electric. 2: Pacific Mail
and Lead. 4; st; Paul and Louisville &
During the week the market displayed con-
siderable strength and animation. Among
was 4 general istI'q BELIEF n the tmpiEos seatlel
ment OF the dissensions among the anthra-
ing and the covering OF short eotraetys
coupled with an active demand from the
commission houses, materially assisted, and
the highest prices Of the year were touched
~ the rangers, General Electric. Distilling,
New England. New Jersey Central, Atchi.
Kansas & Texas, Wheeling & Lake Erie
share over the lou n ~ ~ rs ~ anese
ranged from 1N ner cent in Atchison Ia ~ s
per cent. in New Jersey cenfrai Tha y oIo ~
ing was at the hest II The weaL nistiIiinr
was heavily fraded IN fhroughout Isl -
hibited nsrEed strength ha;ns ho,oh,
heaviIv nv The infsrast nactad ~ %usne
reoreanizafion ~ Tie nonananv III !. TIE
sale was within u Of the hest nrice madas
carrying roads alarmed the bear traders
and in their haste to cover. New Iersav
Genital was advanced from se7x to o. fhe
anal sale being within q of the ton figure
The other anthracite coal shares and also
the bituminous coal stocks made n,ater;ai
advances.
The principal gains of the week are: To-
ledo e. Ohio Central preferred, 8 per cent:
Chicago & Eastern Illinois preferred and
Tobacco preferred, Az; Tobacco Common
25s; Wheeling & Lake Erie preferred. az.
Missouri Pacific, 3zk; Louisville e Nashville
2h; New York Elevated. 2N: Big -Four nre.
ferred. st. Paul. M. Il Nj. Pullman AMI
EyansvilIe e Terre Haute. z. Hockin1 raai
2N: Burlington and READING 81. fuinn;s,
Central, 21a; Louisville q New Albany nras
ferred, Delaware & Hudson. Alton e. Terra
Haute and Cotton Oil preferred 81 and
Rock Island and Denver & Rio Grande
preferred, 2lh. Susquehanna q Western
preferred shows q loss Of D Ger cent
Speculation in bonds was animated S.+-
urday, the sales aggregaf;ng 81 064 mn
Highest prices were Established as q r,Yie
the only decline OF more than q fraction
being l per cent. in Wisconsin Central
HrStS. Chief advances are. Miseo,,r; De-