St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-20
FINANCIAL.
New York.

NEW YORK, April 19.-The stock
market was less active tday than on
yesterday, and the tone of speculation
was not so strong, although there were
more advances than declines. There
were twenty-six of the stocks traded
In which stand unchange 5on the day55
The London market.for Americans was
In good Tone and tha~foreign, buying
IN this market was in fair volume, both
OF which circumstances exercised a
favorable influence in the dealings at
the opening. During the first quarter
OF an hour, prices generally moved up
a traction, and Chicago & Eastern IL
nnois preferred gained 1 per cent. Sugar
was an exception, and after opening
rs higher, broke sharply ia on sales
to realize profits. The general market
fell off a fraction in sympathy with
Sugar, but under a brisk demand for
General Electric that stock advanced
IA per cent, and the rest of the LIST
HS0l per cent, the latter Iowa Central
preferred and Lead preferred. The
market became weak shortly before II
O'CLOCK, and the trading lapsed into
lrreguiarlty, some shares receding, in
Guiding Manhattan, l per cent; Lacka-
wanna, Is, and New Jersey Central and
Lead preferred q, while Canadian Pa
c1fic rose IL, Rio Grande Western pre-
ferred l and National Linseei and Ral-
timore & Ohio per cent. This gain
brought Baltimore & Ohio I'D to rs.
which was the price current before the
passage OF the dividend. and in the
early afternoon the stock moved I'D
L per cent further. In the late dealings
there was a reaction of IL per cent.
making the Improvement in the day
only Is per cent. Toward noon there
was general strengthening of the
speculation, and under the leadership
Of the grangers, values appreciated
steadily, but only slightly In the last
hour the market was depressed. the
active list reacting a fraction. Some
OF the specialties recorded advances in
the final trading, but the general mar
ket closed heavy in tone with a down.
ward tendency to prices. Compared
with yesterdays final sales, the clos
ing prices are irregular. Advances are
recorded in Chicago & Eastern Illinois
preferred, Rio Grande Western pre-
ferred, Iowa Central preferred, Des
Moines & Fort Dodge and Cordage
Guaranteed, 1 per cent; Michigan Cen
trail, rs; Canadian Pacific, IL Amer
lean Cable, ~, and Erie preferred, 35s
per cent on purchases of 800 shares.
The declines range from 1s@7s per
cent, the latter in New Jersey Cen
trail. Kingston & Pembroke is down
8 per cent.
There was less activity in the bond
trading today than on yesterday. but
the trend of prices continued upward
The total sales were 81, 347 600. The
main advances are: Union Pacific
Collateral Trust skies, per cent: do
sinking funds, s; Burlington Debent-
ure fives, Missouri Pacific consols IS
and Houston & Texas Central Cen
eral tours, 2: Consol I. &, NJ. firsts and
do c. & III. firsts, 31b.
Declines-Canada Southern seconds
registered 2 per cent
The total sales of stocks today were
246, 7n shares, Including: American
Sugar, SO, 400; American Tobacco. $500:
Atchison, $500; Burlington, 1900; Chi
cago Gas, 10,100; c., c., C. & st. L..
5000; D., c. F., 1,1O0; General Electric.
ll,6OO; Kansas & Texas, 5000; Kansas
& Texas preferred, 5000; Louisville e,
Nashville, $500; Missouri Pacific. $500.
National Lead, 1900; N. Y. & N. E.,
$500; Northwestern, $500; Reading.
800; Rock Island, 1900; st. Paul, 49,
500; Southern railroad, $500; Southern
railroad preferred, B,29O; Tennessee
Coal, 1890; U. S. Cordage, 4,4OO; Wa
bash preferred, 1900; Western Union,
$500.