The Indianapolis journal., 1895-08-18

oteillhS exchange was dull and easy,
with actual business in bankers bills at
Si-Dliq4soSs for demand and at A.ssA0
4-SS4s for sixty days; posted rates. $4,000
All; commercial bills. ASsAa+sS1z.
silver certificates. s7Q57i1 Bar silver
e6%4c. Mexican dollars, 53Ac At London
bar silver was 80 7-16d.
The weekly statement OF the associated
banks shows the following changes:
Reserve, increase 70 Gag 100
Loans, increase. 2q9 100
Specie increase. ........................ 2CB,700
De5oei,s incne ease.-.---...-.-... 5OCS goo
C'p9 CvpoSlts, increase ase-....-..---..... 3,o460o0
STculatlon, increase. Se.................. $1,000
The banks now hold SAL .26s. SIS in excess of
requirements of the 25-per-cent. rule
Total sales of stocks Saturday on New
York Change were 6O,O62 shares, including:
American Sugar. 2.3O0; American Tobacco,
1880; Burlington. 1900; Chicago Gas, 500;
Distilling. LEO; Manhattan consolidated.
2,Ao; Reading, l,5Oo; st. Paul. $780,
The exports of specie from the port of
New York for the week were: Gold, 50, ,552-
900; silver. sSO5,219 The imports were: Gold.
S46.s22; silver S623sO; dry goods s3079 1888:
general merchandise. $S.2C7917
The stock market opened quiet and GEN
orally fraction higher. The usual raid
on Tobacco was soon begun and a decline
but 1s per cent. The preferred eased off
ia per cent Manhattan, which has also
been under pressure of late, yielded Ix
per cent. and recovered Il per cent The
haviest of these shares did not influence
heaviness of these shares did not influence
Tie general speculation. and values appre-
elated under the leadership OF Chicago
Gas. whicn gained rs. The market
closed dull and firm with most OF the
stocks traded in a fraction above Friday
nights figures, while Leather preferred
gained l per per cent and Chicago Gas, rs
against IL the last preceding sale.
The volume of business of the week
the preceding six days. which were among
the duilest OF the year. This stagnation
is TO be accounted for partly by the alb
many OF the leading operators, but trans
actions are also restricted by reason of
uncertainty as 10 the movement of gold to
exchange market. These questions at pres
7nt nave more influence on the share specu-
carefully watching for indications of a
return or ease in the foreign exchange
market and consequently for the cessation
Of gold exports. The Withdrawals of gold
from the treasury for export during July
we're only $1.325.O00 and thus far in August
E,10JO00, and 81, ,575, 900 additional were with
dra IN by Canadian banks, making the
total Withdrawals sl0,050,0OO. But the gov
ernment bond syndicate deposited s6.250oO0
for which it took legal tenders that the
net loss of gold TO the government is only
$4,000 With the gold reserve above the
preaching when the balance of trade will
be on the American side. there is little
10 be feared in the outflow Of few mill
lions OF gold within the next few weeks
in the loss of some of the treasury gold
reserves Crop reports during the week
were conflicting and fears of frost in the
belt brought about selling of the
grangers, but mainly for the short account
et~~.@ elaT
amicable adjustment had been reached of
the anthracite coal roads differences and
rapid appreciation in the values of these
proved to be unfounded and reaction
ensued. The alleged proposed organization
the avowed Intention of the Attorney-gen-
eral of Illinois TO push his suit against
the trust and the heavy selling OF the
shares by prominent bear operator,
tended TO create an uneasy feeling among
holders of the stock and a slump followed
OF 10 per cent. 20 rDf VIII aa, ,orsay oas uas
without feature and prices moved Irregular
ly but the losses are more numerous than
the gains. The more important changes
are as follows: Declines-Lake Erie
Western preferred. 4; Consolidated Gas,
27s. and Sugar preferred and Tobacco pre-
ferred 2 per cent The sales of the week
aggregated 7e2. 400 shares and 1S6 stocks
were traded in.
lar. but the more important changes are
gains The sales were SS0S.OOo The bond
operations of the week resulted generally IN
but slishf changes The speculation was
Characterized by considerable strength in the
Oregon Short-line and the oregon Navisa-
ton issues. The sales were M:sSIOoo. and
go bonds figured in the transactions The
principal changes OF the week are: Ad-
vances-Chicago 4 Erie nrsts, 1i2 per cent;
Cincinnati Hamilton < Dayton four-and-a-
halfs 5; Cincinnati, Indianapolis. ST. Louis
& Chicago fours A.: Illinois Central. middle
division registered fives. 512-
The speculation in vernment ponds was
confined TO sales of $95.000 registered fours
and $S5 900. coupon nves- state securities
were dull. with sales of $4,000
The following table. prepared by James f.
Berry Room l6. Board OF Trade. shows the
range of quotations.
CDers- High Low Clos