The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-05

the Weeks Advance Ends In . Break
Weeks Trading Results In Higher
vaiues--Raiiro>d Returns Disspposas
the Bears-Industriais Help to Neutral
he the Effect of Losses In the Rsslresa
List--Many Advances In Bonds.
New York. May EThe volume Of bus
mess on the stock exchange today was
up 10 the average for a Saturday ana
the market was strong until tia be-
ginning OF the last half hour. At this
time an effort was made TO realize part
OF the profits Of the weeks advance.
but the market fell OFF so quickly as to
check the hquidattng movement. The
reaction IN the general list induced a
bear clique 10 attack Chicago Gas. IN
which X was expected 10 reach some
sop orders. During the first hour there
was good buying In these shares TO
cover short contracts. resulting in an
advance OF - per cent In the drive
against the stock IL was broken down 20
.2Ss per cent. but rallied Ia per cent.
beng relieved OF the pressure. RESTRICT
tng the loss on the day to s. per cent.
The general market was unsettled IN
the final dealings and closed IRREGULAR
The southern stocks gave way a frsc-
ton in the morning. but met with scoed
buying IN the latter dealings, closing
at the best figure touched, A1I per
cent above yesterday. Most Of uoe
stoks destft In show gains. chiefly crac-
IAcsnSal. but Flint * fere Marquette Is
up l1s per cent. and Southern Pac4tsc
anu MINNESOTA Iron arc l per cent
higher. There are quite a few losses TO
record. but those above a fraction arrs
Delaware AMI Lackawana. / per cent.
and Ohio Southern. which broke al
per cent 70 - per cent. on sale OF loo
share.
The result OF the weeks trading is
the establihment OF n higher range OF
values In the greater part OF the list
Compared with the preceding week tho
transactions were heavier. reaching
the total OF l.e72. 500 shares. but tho
number stocks dealt In is smaller, be-
ing only 145. which. shows fairly
good distribution OF business. Tho
professional bear element made stren-
Uous efforts during the earlier dealings
10 bring about reaction. basing the
effort mainly on belief that the forth
coming traffic returns OF some OF the
leading roads would make an unfav-
orable showing. The industrial shares
served in a great measure 10 stem the
In values caused by the raid was not
noteworthy outside OF the granger
group, Northwestern being especially
depressed. The subsequent publica-
ton OF railroad statements giving ret
earnings for March and gross receipts
for April were much more favorable
than was anticipated. causing n gene
eral covering OF short contracts ana
values scared above the figures az tho
opening OF the week. The commission
houses reported a heavy Increase on
orders and london and the continent
made liberal purchases OF the inter-
national stocks Operators IN thu
stocks OF the anthracite coal roads re-
gard the developments OF the week a.
favorable to their interests and raised
prices of those securities materially.
Toward the close OF the week there ap-
peared a general desire to take profits
accruing. and this liquldating progress.
assisted by a bear raid on Chicago Gas.
caused a material reaction nj part Of
the list. which was partially recovered
The final prices as rule arc we'll
above the close OF last week. Pull
man made a jump from 17oA 10 III pes
cent ex-divided OF . per- cent. The
rise in this security has been very
marked since the end OF the. HreAs
strike against tho, comRpnyI the ad.
vance being due TO the reported sound
The bond speculation today.wAs ss-
tive and firm with salear OF q, 2s3. 600.
Norfolk and Western. C1inch Valley
division firsts sold at IS psr cent asalnst
80 per cent on February 2; Norfolk and
Western. Clinch Valley ono hundred
year fves sold down 20 ei* per cent.
The bond eporulatson durfrP tns
week dfd not display as mpch buoyancr'
as In the week previous, but valJes fo1
the most part reached q higher range.
There wero some noteworthy advances
IN the active n1ortgaeea bur n,ovssnene
II. other fss,Ds was ssot wide. outside of
Northern Pacific issocs. 10 which .hs
alleged uyoverpHt 20 gain control Of cse
road - said 90 hnve been q factor OF
strength TIE aggregate snla were 81
$1,000 ana 2ss &sesIes were traded In
The most noteworthy changes Of Tho
week are: Advas1oex->.Sorth0n Pacsro
DIV lderd scrip. ga Per csnt; thirds. 3
p~r cent. Central Pacific land grant
fives, per cent: Msxioan Censtra1 SEE
orSd Incomes sizes. 10 per cent? NORFOLK
and Western, Ciinoh Valley division
firsS and Union Pacific, Linooin AMI
Colorado firsts & per cent? Lincoln anda
Colorado gold skies az per cent: LIN
coin and Colorado stamped. per cent:
Toledo. ST Louis and Kansas City FIRST
trusts. Chicago. ST. Louis and Now Or.
leans 1vss and Dallas and Waco f1vess
per cent: I/ouisy1Il~ and Nashville.
Pensacola and Atlantic nrsts ~ pr
cent: Atchison. Colorado AMI Par<fi1
firsts y per cent and Oregon Short
Line cousol fves end Oregon Ghors
Line trust receipts. per cent De-
clines-SoTSolk and Western 100 y~ar
AYES. 6 per cent. Ohio South,sa fves
per ceslt; Seattle. Lake Shore and
Eazts-rl nrsts ~ per cent
- e<>1< 49,
fng the week and rvJsnd amount chang
ed hands at The sdvayscilz og1nesh tns
total sales bring So. 900.
Scats secIrttses uSre trafe-f n % ia
eK:ea; a "a go Of witch q. 900 v~rs
Vlrgrnias. 500 Ter1n~ssees. 3. 90
Lpsnssazlas aslsf 81. 90 Aiabz=nas.
Silver cerffSca.es were quiet and
weak. a<Iy 10000 being dsaIt IN at sst5
pr cent a. tbs close sTA ~ax III
agairS: s3h. a. TIE close % last week
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