New-York tribune., 1895-12-22

as follows: Exchanges. sl4s. .O23 40; balances
$40, ,939 342 For the week: Exchanges s'i''Sl'o"
balances. S44l40.s02.
houses of the United States for the week az.
gregate sl2l47 49, against sl.222 522 81 las.
week and sl0l0, 1OS,270 in the correspondlhs "eeA
of last year.
ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE
The stock market opened with a renewed rush
to sell Values tumbled 3d3 per cent from ias.
nights close. but after the first rouni Oh INC
selling pressure, covering movement Sc -.
which slightly improved prices. There vas an
effort by large interests 10 support the Hd'Ae"
The Vanderbilt and Gould snare; nad some az
tive protection from the leading interests III ny ,,o
companies, and considerable STOCK "aS ~, -
chased at the lowest prices by investors i"eI0
was also some buying tor London account Lon
don operators recognize a good opportuh''s "
buy, and purchases made to-day were odSeu 80 -.
good Judgment Of the future course ol tne na
ket. The money market was not i"C''., o.
Saturdays business in the money maThe's .
always nominal. brokers making arrahse.rrssn. rss
Friday to carry them over TIL Mohuas' -
were two unimportant assignments uue ~ 80 80
failure OF customers to respond 10 the can lV'
margins, and while there was continued ieNel,s ,
ness, 1t was generally thought that tne w. ~
was over. Opera atOrs on margins nave DeeH ~ "
heaviest sufferers in the decline OF yesttIua,,
and to-day. but many large houses IN the Sue.. S.
have suffered severe losses. To-days moNeivTn NenTS
in stocks were the heaviest In Sugar he'tn."s nus
st. Paul, Distilling ard Cattle Feeding, Atc"so-
American Tobacco Chicago Gas. BurNhgwr
United States Leather preferred. heauiIs ~.
Island and Southern Railway preferred III 80 ~,
rest OF the active list transactions We're u"us u,
5000 shares, and the total sales Tor the s' ~
hours of trading in all shares amounted 10 80 a.
IA shares. The slight recovery IN prices No
not sufficient 70 affect materially the net u.
clines from yesterdays last prices, WniSn iiS,.si "A
Rock Island extended to ! per cent. ConsollGaV,
Gas to per cent. St Paul 32s per cent' OH'Nae,
Gas 54 per cent, Jersey Central gig per S. a,
Sugar Refining 2s. per cent. Burlington % -
cent, Distiers 2ia per cent. Kansas ana les leAa'
preferred 2ia per cent National Lead per cen.
Southern Railway 2h per cent tni'eu SSs a.,
Leather pa per cent Lake Shore per cent, yx al.
ada Southern was unchanged al 10, NrM
Central lost only "A per cent, l.oulsN'Ie " .
Nashville gained a per cent. Reading was 49," ,,,-
per cent. The market closed irregular anu VIZ
settled ,
Holders OF American stocks abroad ana lo0a' q.
operators In Wall Street should endeaNor "
bear in mind that there is no war. The pre,,P,
tate haste with which they have been uhloaH.hs h
their stocks shows poor judgment anu In Tn
hysterical fits which seem Il possess Ger 'a M
number of men In the Street are altogether W.
becoming and out Of place. The present s'us s.
Nation, even IL IL were absolutely true, anu /"
seems incredible and even impossible that VeI.
tain Englishmen are Withdrawing capital " iio
this country punishment. The erect Oh an!
such action. IL any such action were tane'
would by means be ruinouS IL calm ana sou.
Judgment Is maintained by the people OF W.
United States. The fact OF the matter IL ths'
fear OF something which is not going To happss,n
and certain local operators are following maui
and bndly In the wake OF certain Englishihe's
There Is no reason to suppose that bank sus
pensions and general trade bankruptcy. heaV
taxation and imitation OF the currency VIII NV