St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-02
FINANCIAL.
New York,

NEW YORK, April THE snec,,,a.
ton on the stock exchange TODAY W. 9
unsettled in tone, but the volume of
business was fairly good. As a general
rule, the railway list was heavy: the
coal group was in good demand. The
chief gains over Monday were In these
shares- The market opened active and
strong, and in the first half-hour adj
Vahced 1sG2 per cent, the latter in Ray
state Gas on purchase of ITO shares.
Iopacco rose 1A per cent and the other
gains We're merely fractional, except
that Denver & Rio Grande preferred
rose per cent. New Jersey Central.
which has advanced u per cent. was
subjected TO bear pressure, and sold
Gown IA per cent, and the general list
Tell Off fraction, the depression con-
tinuing in force until a short time he
fore noon Then came an advance
ranging up to ia per cent in New Jer-
sey Central, Edison Electric. of New
York, and Sugar being most promi-
nent therein. Exceptions to the appre-
citation in values were Bay State Gas
and La Clede Gas preferred, which
receded 11a and IA per cent respect
lively. About l o'clock a realizing move
ment in Sugar was inaugurated, which
broke that stock rs per cent, and some
other shares gave way fractionally.
AT this time, too, Metropolitan Trac-
ton, on the sale of 100 shares. dropped
AZ per cent, to Sc. Subsequently a rally
of 1s@1A per cent was made with Can
ada Southern in the lead, but before 2
CLOCK there was a reaction. in which
the grangers suffered most, but the
losses did not exceed a fraction, ex-
cept that New England broke 2 per
cent, making the total decline from the
top figures of the morning rs, Lacka-
wanna receding l%,' New jersey Gem
trail 112 and Baltimore & Ohio and Edi-
son Electric, of Ney York, per cent.
In the final trading there were some
few Slight recoveries, but the market
closed generally heavy. Prices in the
railway list are, in the main, lower
than at the close Saturday, the gran
gers being down 1s@%, Baltimore &
Ohio IA. New England 1%, Delaware
/ & Lackawanna 2, and Metropolitan
! Traction AZ per cent. Pacific Mail
shows a loss of l per cent, and La
Clede Gas IA. The principal advances
on the day are:
4
and Edison Electric of New York, l
! per cent, and Canada Pacific. Norfolk
| & Western preferred, Minnesota Iron
| and Sugar, Is per cent. This last
named stock was, as usual, the most
| active of the entire list and sold up to
104A, the highest point yet touched,
but closed l per cent below the highest.
| Speculation in bonds during the early
session was strong, particularly for
| the active issues. Kansas & Texas
seconds We're in request and moved up
] l1a per cent. There were subsequent
sales to realize profits which caused
losses in Kansas & Texas seconds ]
per cent, the general market giving
| way to lesser extent. The closing.
however, was firm, with most issues
showing an Improvement on the dav
! The total sales We're 81, 73O, OOo The more
important gains are: Toledo, St Louis
& Kansas City firsts, per cent: Nor.
folk & Western. 100-year SIS, 5; Erie sec.
ond ccnsols. 2A; do trust receipts
| stamped, g.
The total sales of stocks today were
22S.SS2 shares, including: American
Sugar, $500: American Tobacco. 8. loo
Atchison, $500; Burlington, $500; Chi
cago Gas, 800; c., c., G.. & st Louis
400; Col. H. V. & Toledo, 1900; Dis,
filling q Cattle Feeding, 1O,S9O: Gen.
$500; Louisville & Nashville 6 ma
Louisville, N. A. & Chicago. 3'T90. New
York & New England, i5,S25: North.