St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-26
DROPPING LOWER.
STOCK MARKETss IRREGULAR
ITY CONTINUED WITH LIT
TIE RECOVERY.
A FEW ISOLATED GAINS.
MOST OF THE LEADERS UNABLE
TO GATHER STRENGTH WITH
THE NEW DAY.
GOOD OPENING, P0oR CLOSE.
General Market Decidedly Erratic
-Bond Dealings Animated
and Some Advances.
A FEW ISOLATED GAINS.
GOOD OPENING, FooR CLOSE.

NEW YORK, July 25.-The stock
market was irregular again today.
Some of yesterday losses were recoV-
cred, and in several instances light
gains were made on the days trans
actions, but a majority OF the stocks
dealt in closed at declines from the
final figures of last evening. London
adViceS reported a weaker market for
American, and the foreign contingent
was In this market as small sellers
AT the opening prices We're generally
well held, the OILY important move
ment being in Leather preferred, which
showed a gain of l per cent. but
slight inquiry for the coal shares was
developed, which, because of the
scarcity of these shares, resulted in
their Improvement - Susquehanna e
Western selling up IL; Delaware &
Hudson, rs; New Jersey Central, Is,
ana Reading 4 per cent. \ leading
operator. who has been prominent OF
late IN the attacks upon Chicago Gas,
sold the stock freely, causing q break
therein of Is per cent, and the Sugar
cirque forced the price of the stock
down IL per cent. Small receSsiOns
were made in the general list, and the
market did not recover its tone until
near o'clock, when the grangers same
in good demand on Western and Bos-
ton orders, and rose 3s417s per cent,
the latter in Rock Island. Chicago Gas
and Lead preferred each gained / per
Huence of an attack on Chicago Gas,
which yielded 2M per cent, there was
general reaction. t. did not eX-
coed fraction, except III Delaware s.
Lackawanna and New Jersey Central,
which lost lis and per cent respective-
ly. In the final trading General Elec-
trio was under pressure on Boston
selling: and closed l per cent below
yesterday. The general market was
irregular at the close. Declines were
established Of ! per cent in Michigan
Central. Manhattan, Lackawanna,
Erie Telegraph and Leather preferred;
preferred, and 2h in Chicago Gas.
The only advance above a fraction is
rs in Pullman. Atchison preferred,
when issued, sold at 31G3134, closing at
313s.
Bonds were animated, with prices
somewhat erratic. In the late deal
ings the advancing tendency was quite
pronounced in some of the specializing
Moines & Fort Dodge firsts Is sold at
50 against a On May !. The principal
changes are: Advances-Colorado Mid,
land is, 2s4 per cent: Northwest ex-
ond and st; Paul, c. & l.. S. IS, III:
do S. ". firsts. /; Equitable Gas OF
Chicago firsts, Illinois Central As CT
1892. Peoria q Eastern incomes, Read
eng is, and Toledo, Ann Arbor & Cadil-
lac firsts trust receipts, l per cent.
Declines-Savannah, Florida q Vest
ern firsts. 3 per cent; Fort Worth &
Denver City firsts, IL; Louisville &
Nashville general skies, 13s; do s. &
n. A. IS, 1l2, and n. Y, n. H. & H.
As certificates, rs per cent.
TOTAL SALES OF STOCKS
today were 177172 shares, including
American Sugar, q, 800; Atchison, 100;
Burlington. 129C0; Chicago Gas, 1890;
D. & c. company, S100; Missouri Pa
cific. 1920; Reading. 300: Rock Island,
1O,SOO: St Paul. 1850; Z. S. Leather
preferred, $3.50; Wabash preferred,
$500; Wheeling & Lake Erie, 400.