The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-18
ACTIVITY ON CHANGE
PULLMAN STOCKS ADVANCED AND
THE DEMAND MORE BRISK.
Coalers Were Exceptionally Weak on
tnfavorabie Rumors-LocaI Mar
kcts Firm and Quiet.

Al New York. yesterday. money on call
was easy at per cent; last loan, l; closed
at l per cent
Prime mercantile paper. 2I403IA per cent
sterling exchange was strong with actual
business in bankers bills at sIs9L a.. ssls
for demand and si.ssh4a4ssla for sixty days;
posted rates, A.S9GI9O. Commercial bills,
$4.S7lzGls7z.
Silver certificates, 6eAd67kc bar silver.
6ssc; Mexican dollars. 53S.c At London bar
silver has advanced 10 301sd per ounce.
Total sales OF stocks were 3O1. fe5 shares
including: American Sugar 1900:
Atchison. s.1Oo; Burlington, 4iO0;
Canada Southern. 1900; Chicago
Gas. 1880; c.. c.. c. & st. L.. 800;
Kansas & Texas preferred. 1900; Laclede
Gas. 500; Louisville & Nashville. 800; Mis-
souri Pacific. 24.2o0: Nc-thwest. 100; Oma-
Ia. 1900: Pacific Mail SO; Pullman, 300;
Reading. % 800; Rock Island $500; St Paul.
1870: Southern, $500; Southern preferred
$500; Tennessee Coal and Iron. q, 7OO Texas
a Pacific. $500; Leather. 800: Rubber. 5000:
Wabash preferred. 1920; Western Union.
800; Whisky Trust, 1850
The stock market opened active and firm,
yesterday, but the coal stocks were no.
uceable exception. being heavy on selling
sby a bear clique. which circulated unfavor-
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trade. forcing Reading down rs. New Jersey
Central, Is, and Susquehanna G. Western
preferred. S4 per cent The deprcssions in
these shares merely temporary and
they soon Joined in the general advance
which continued throughout the day with
but occasional slight reaction. due TO small
sales TO realize profits. At the high point
the appreciation in values ranged from q
10 oA per cent. the latter in Pullman on
purchases Of 300. shares. induced. 1t is
claimed, by the adjournment or the Illinois
and other legislatures from which hostile
legislation was feared. Tennessee Coal
bid for at S. against - on on SATURDAY the
advance being due to- the completion of ar
engagements by which competition is avoided
companys iron product. Susquehanna IL
Western preferred sold up 3 per cent, Mis-
"a; Rubber. rs; Chicago Gas and Canada
Southern, 81. Paul x Omaha, Consolidated
aS and Edison sS5rf S NeT 9S-k "a
Pacific and C., c., c. & St. L., rs per cent.
Pacific Mail. st, Paul & Duluth. Tobacco.
anteed, c.. c., C.. * St. l.. preferred, Mime
apolis & St. Louis and Minneapolis & ST.
Louis first preferred. i per cent. and Min
neapolis x st. Louis second preferred, 1k
Leather rose 4. receded L and rallied Il per
cent. In the mail dealings Pullman reacted
2as and Rubber and Susquehanna preferred
per cent, but the general market closed
strong ana at or near the best prices made.
The trading for the foreign account was in
significant and did not affect the market
The bond speculation during the day was
active and strong With transactions in a
great number of securities. The sales were
$2.3s5.O00- The more prominent gains are:
Fulton Elevated fives, - per cent; Tonnes
see Coal firsts, Tennessee division "a: Ten
nessee Coal. Birmingham firsts, 2; Denver
& Rio Grande fives, St. Paul, Nj. & Nj. fives,
st. Joseph & Grand Island first trust re-
ceipts and Minneapolis & St Louis firsts,
liz; Lake Erie & Western seconds and
chesapeake & Ohio purchasing money fund
ing skies, Ia: Pittsburg q Western firsts, 1
per cent. Declines-Minneapolis & St. Louis
firsts, ) per cent, and Hooking Valley Coal
skies. 1 per cent.
Government bonds were steady. State
bonds were inactive.
The following table. prepared by James e.
range OF quotations: