Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-20
In Wall Street.

New York July 19.-The market today, as on previous days of the week. fell en- tirely in the hands of the professional trad CTS. A well known broker said after the board adjourned, that in his opinion, fully 90 per cent of the days business should be credited to the room operators. Commission houses had little or nothing to do with it, while transactions for local accounts em- braced the selling of some St. Paul and Kansas and Texas; The professional trad, s1o Industrial group. In the cases of Sugar and Chicago Gas coverings appeared to be the and then receded to i097sGl1lOas, making a net gain of IA per cent. Chicago Gas first declined 9 to 5l5s and then recovered to 52%. Leather common sold down to 15, the lowest price yet made. The preferred drop ped 1A to 80, and subsequently rallied to S1&. It is practically admitted that the company will increase it's capitalization by s1,000000 in order to complete its organzition. Lead was particularly weak and fell from 35A to s. on sales by interests responsible for the recent decline in the other Indus- trials. General Electric sold down ss to 35a4G357s. Consolidated Gas fell 3A to 1S6h. and rallied to 1S90l3SA. The railway list was dull. almost to stagnation, but the un- dertone was firm. The engagement of $l, 100000 gold by W. H. Crossman for the shipment to Europe by the Etrura did not The explanation for the shipment. accord- ing to the firm. is that it is cheaper to for rates A bullion firm will also forward $150, 900 by the same vessel This brings the total shipment for the past fortnight up to
 in the last hour a report-that holders of Reading junior securities will be heavily assessed under the proposed plan for the cline of si to 17ls. The preferred incomes sold down A to E per cent. The. market closed, quiet net changes showing losses of gained l per cent. In the Industrias the rise was equal to ssm2A per. cent, Illinois Steel leading Leather preferred lost F t,ar ga los yp eh including 100 American Sugar. 26100 Chi cago Gas. 16. 800 Reading and 9700 Leather.
 The bond market was lower; sales were 8, ,570, OOO
 New York. July 1o.-Money on call was easy at 101ls per cent; last loan at per cent. and closing offered at l per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 31904 per cent. Bar silver 66 5Sc
 Sterling exchange was easier, with actual for sixty days and S4 s9s4 04. 90 for demsnd; posted rates, $4. SStae74 1. 69l2: commercial
 Treasury baiances-Coin. & LOG, ,64l ,000; cur rency, S64 1i3 ,000.
 Government bonds were firm.
 State bonds were quiet.
 Railroad bonds were easier.
 Silver bullion at the board was dull Closing bids
 American Cotton Oil preferred. ......... -72la American Sugar Refining. G............ ..... 11oA American Sugar Refining preferred..... 109 American Tobacco. o......................... 1os% American Tobacco preferred. III AtchisOn ................ ............ f&A Baltimore and Ohio. io........................ 63 Canada Pacific. ...........-................ 55A Chesapeake and Ohio io................... 2Oa4 Chicago and Alton. n..................... ... 157 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. "...... eela CnlcagO das.. .. So Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. 1tle4 Distillers and Cattle Feeders s............ D Erfe...- SA Erie preferred. ....:..................... 22n General Electric c......................... 36 illinois central. So Lake Erie and Western rn............,...... 2GIa Lake Erie and Western preferred ....... s4 Lake Shore. 149la Louisville and ville................. 59 Louisville, New Albany and Chicago... S& Manhattan Consolidated. d.................. 111la Memphis and Charleston. t15 Michigan Central. al.......................... 99I2 Missouri Pacific. ...................... 32A Mobile and Ono. ........... ............. 23A Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis.. 6S United States C0rdage. United States Cordage preferred......,. 1A New Jersey Central. ....................... 1oo& New York Central. 100s6 New York and New England. ........... 4e Norfolk and Western preferred. ........- 13as Northern Pacific c.......................... 4f1 Northern Pacific preferred, ,.............. 1st5 Northwestern ........... ...............,, 99 Northwestern preferred. d.................. 146 Pacific Mail. 2sh Reading, ........................... 17& Rock lsiAnd.... .......................... 11D St. Paul preferred. ed..................-,..,, 122h