New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-04
-ns1Nc; pR1cEs or PHILApELPHIA STOCKS
CLOSING PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS.
ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

Thursday. OCTOBER 3-p. m.
The dealings in stocks to-day gave indications
of some outside interest, and though commission
house buying was small, it denoted a better feel
ing among outsiders over the prospects OF the
market In the future. Considerable attention
has been paid TO the securities OF iron and steel
companies in the last two days, and purchases
have been made by people who are supposed to
be well informed on the trade outlook, which,
from all reports. Is growing better. inquiries
from the railroads for iron and steel for equip
ment purposes are increasing. and officers OF the
iron and steel companies are making hatterng
reports about present business 1t was announced
to-day that the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany had received an offer for nearly half
million bonds held in the treasury at price only
a little below their par value. II was learned that
if the company should accept the offer the pro-
ceeds would be applied to cancelling It's debt
These bonds are those Of the De Bardeleben
Company taken some time ago by the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Company. transactions
In Tennessee Coal and Iron stock amounted 10
over thirty-One thousand shares. with net gain
scored Of nearly ! per cent. while Illinois Steel
Company gained per cent on moderate dealings
Minnesota Iron ard Colorado Fuel and Iron
were up over per cert.
Speculative attention was confined mostly 10
the principal Industrial shares. more than one
half Of the total transac ions being In this group
under their last prices yesterday on profit-taking
saes. and Chicago Gas was up over per cent on
inside support and further reports of the progress
Of the reorganization scheme which now seems
TO be assured The ex-president of the Dsting
and Cattle Feeding Company said In Chicago
dispatch to-day that the agreement between the
new interests in the concern and the Greenhut-
Morris interest provided for official position for
him. but that he would have something to say in
regard 10 the future operations Of the company.
Past wreckers Of the company having a voice In
<,,f,.r siA4o "a fhx
business and a compromise on such grounds re-
ceives no Endorsement from right thinking men.
London sold in this market to-day. principally
St Paul. but local support prevented any serious
loss. 1t closed fractionally under its opening
price. but suffered no loss from yesterdays last
price. The earnings OF this company for the
fourth week in September. made public to-day.
showed a gain over last year OF SOL 39l, but the
earnings were below those Of the week in
1893 and In the same time in the two years before
that Rock Island. for the month Of September,
was only $3,53s over the corresponding week last
year. and this result and that In st. Paul were
hardly up to expectations OF those who have
been buling the Granger stocks Throughout the
day there were reactions from profi-taking sales,
and last prices for the active stocks were about
evenly divided between gains and losses. Foreign
exchange was a trife frmei. but rates were well
under the gold exporting point. and no talk was
heard OF further special orders for the precious
metal from abroad. From the weekly foreign
bank statements published to-day large losses OF
gold are shown and increases in the outstanding
circulation. both Of which items are interesting
in view Of the effect OF the European money mar
kets upon the foreign exchange market here.
The following are to-day final prices compared
with Yesterdays.