The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-25

the past week compares favorably with
that OF the previous week. Some houses
report business a. good, others as dull.
That depends largely on whether a house
has what a customer wants. The inquiry,
such as it has been, has run rather more
largely, we should say, to fine woods, al
though the low woods have continued in
good request, which is particularly true
OF pulled woods. The buying is only for
actual needs, end as low as wool is, we
annot detect the ~faintest evidence of any
speculative tendency. The disposition
now, with regard to domestic woods, is TO
close out stocks, as the new clip is close
at hand. The market for Australian wool,
on the other hand, is in the full flush OF
activity.
The sales OF the week amount to 2.297,-
300 lbs domestic and ,522, 900 foreign max
ing a total OF 3,S19, 300, against a total of
3,144,6O0 for the previous week, and a total
of2,9 $50 900 lbs. for the corresponding week
last year. The sales since Jan. /, 1896,
amount to 40, 7s2, $50 lbs. against AZ, 163,-
400 lbs. a year ago.
The sales in New York have amounted
to 721, 900 lbs.
The aggregate sales in Philadelphia for
the past week have been 10000.
Local Stock Market.
Increased activity all along the line
marks this weeks local market. The bank
stocks have taken quite a squirt, the
National Bank of Commerce, Eagle Me-
chanics, Merchants and Manufacturers
are in good demand at figures which are
better than are bid on the stock exchange.
There is a strong inquiry for Industrials,
also.
The Gorham preferred is we'll up and it
Is thought on a 8 per cent. basis it would
go to l2O. II pays 8 per cent. now. The
Providence & Worcester Railroad is also
in good demand at $50, but there is little
stock offered. There ID considerable in
quiry for machine stocks, too. The COM
panies have been doing well during the
past Is months, and 1T is thought the
local concerns will all pay s per cent. in
uly.
Railroad Earnings.
n. f. St.-Week Apr. 20, s37s5; inc,
1882.
G. c. & SD Apr, s12,528; inc, s29S9.
st. Paul-3d Apr, s455, 1873; dec, $50, 179.
II. G. W-3d Apr, ga, $780,; inc, s7IOO.
Wabash-3d Apr, 100000; inc, $1,000.
I. P-Sd Apr, SIP, sos; dec, 1868.
U. p, ID. IL CD Apr, s46,415; dec, |
s350i.
d.. q R.G-3O Apr, s115, 400; dec, $1,000. |
Cotton.
Liverpool cotton futures opened z ad-
vance; spot sales, 10000 bales.
New York cotton futures opened steady;
$500 bales: JAM, 7.95; April, 6.73;
May, 775; June, 7.6s; July, III; Aug,
I.76; Sept, 7.7s; Oct, 1888; Nov. 7.ss;
Dec, 100.
Spots closed dull; middling uplands, |
l5-16; middling gulf, Z 3-16; sales, none
Today's stock Board.
WALL STREET, April 25.-The stock
opened active and heavy, the
being the main point of attack
by the bear traders. Delaware & Hud-
yielded 2 per cent; Lacka-
wanna q New Jersey Central, 1,
md Reading, X. The general
list ruled lower, but there were a few I'M
important exceptions. Northwest broke
Z, and Missouri Pacific y per cent. AT
O:l5 the pressure against the Coalers
eemed to have abated, and New Jersey
rallied / per cent, and Delaware
I Hudson q per cent.
Speculation was animated n higher
IA wide distribution of trading after
OBS a. m. Northwest and Sugar pre-
erred advanced l per cent; Sugar COM
and Chicago Gas, "a, and Baltimore
I Ohio, Southern preferred, Louisville,
Albany preferred, Missouri Pacific,
. b. & O., Bay State Gas, Rock Island
nd New England, 1-2. The dealings in
'orthern Pacific preferred have been quite
Ively and the stool is up 1 per cent.
Coal preferred jumped 8 per
emit, to so; Long Island Traction re-
Y, then rallied "a, and Manhattan
'st Is and Canada Southern, u per cent.
Providence Clearing House.
The clearings of the Providence banks
oday amounted to S7s7,000.
New York Stock Quotations.