Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-09
In Wall Street.

New York, May S.-So far as the transac- tions are concerned, this was the banner day at. the stock exchange. over 422, 900 shares of stock and 4743,OO0 bonds having been traded in, the largest bond tranSac- ton of any day for years. Summing 1t up however, the market did not display the buoyancy which has been it's chief charac- teristic of late. In fact there was general disposition on the parts of the traders who turned bullish after the adjournment of congress and loaded up with big lines of various stocks, to turn paper profits into cash, and the enormous realizations from this source had tendency at times to offset the buying for Europe by local commission houses. The buying for Eu- rope today was again heavy. the foreigners taking renewed interest in the bond de- partment The Texas Pacific issues ap- peared to be in the best demand, and a big block of the bonds were taken for Lon don The foreign purchases are beginning to exert an influence on sterling exchange, and late in the day demand bills sold as low as $4Sshq4SS1a. A feature of the mand for Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Big Four, Canada Southern, Michigan Central. Pnt aqd sere Ma Land, Texas tPacific and lot of other stocks which seldom figured in the dealings except in times of unusual excitement at
 Sugar felt the influence of recent liquida- ton. and after opening at 1l51a fell to 114h and jumped to 2OSs. Chicago Gas was quiet, traders prefering to hear from Governor Altgeld in the matter of the frontage bill before engaging In new ventures.
 In the closing hour the market was in- clined to weakness and the final transac- tions as rule showed net losses of 14G IA per cent. A few stocks, however, re- corded gains of AQ1& per cent. Great Northern preferred brought 1091a against 105, the last previously reported sale.
 Railroad bonds were buoyant. Sales of listed stocks were 349,000 shares, unlisted stocks 73.0oO shares.
 New York, May S.-Money on call was
 easy at 1A per cent last loan at. 1l2 per cent, and closing offered at 1l2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3l2@4 per cent. Bar silver, GIG.
 Sterling exchange was weak with actual business in bankers bills at S4 ST@4. STA for sixty days and S4. 6s64. SSA for demand; ; posted rates, S4. e7l2@469; commercial bills, $4, S6Ad4.S6%.
 Treasury balances-Coin. Ss2, 3e2 ,00o; cur. repcy, S55 ,666 1000.
 Government bonds were strong. State bonds were firm.
 Railroad bonds were active.
 Silver bullion at the board was quiet. Closing bids
 American Cotton oil. On...................... 29 American Cotton oil preferred. .......... -77A American Sugar Refining. Il aas American Sugar Refining preferred..... 99ta American cco......................... 1O4A American Tobacco preferred. ..........,. 109M AtcnlsOn ................ oSe Baltimore and Ohio o...................... 5sM Canada Pacific. ...........,,.,.,........ 51 Chesapeake and Ohio. io..................... 21ss Chicago and Alton. .............t. ... 150 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ......... 77n Delaware, Lackawanna and Western.... ... I6OIa Distillers and Cattle Feeders. ............ 20H Erie. lZA General Electric. c........................... 33n <tsC