New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-09

daily volume OF business Will 20 beyond the half
million mark. To-day the number OF shares SOLD
vas 43Go5i The trading was not confined to a
few specialtles but was well distributed through
out the list, and. while there was considerable IT.
regularity, the general tendency was toward
higher prices The foreign buying element was
again the nrornirent factor In the market and ar
bitrage houses bought heavily. There were heavy
sales OF bonds also for the foreign account. ana
the number Of securities taken to-day for London
and Continental cities was~largely in eNccss OF
Yesterday Bond transactions amounted 10 w.
5oS 600 The large foreign demand WAS taken ad-
vantage Of by local Spectators who sold Tor
profits and throughout the day there was large
amour; Of realizing going on. The result or the
mixed trading caused lower prices for many cf the
stocks which have been prominent in the recent
advance but declines were. with but lew eAcep-
tions only fractional, and at the close OF the mar
,,a, ,,berc wore numerous net advanced The
Granger shares which have enjoyed such strength
I'm the last two days were affected by realizing
sales and closed fractonally below their opening
prices The Industrials also closed lover, Out IN
these shares as well as in the Changers, there
was considerable new buying. American sugar
Refining was up 20 1l5ih, and closed at ll4as The
condition OF the market for the refined product Is
strong and a further advance in the price is not
improbable According 10 those best informed IN
the trade. the American Sugar Refining COMPANY
accumulated large quantities OF raw sugar curing
the recent period Of depression in the sugar mar
ket and there Is now large demand I1r re-
fned and prospccts for m increasing demand. the
profits of the company are not matters OF cohJec'-
urc.
DiStilling and cattle fcedine was 49, 80
advanced from the opening at 1873 to zo'. anu
closed fractonally below its highest hgurr. mere
was a large amount Of the stock absorbed, put
there was no news 10 account for II. western
Union and Chicago Gas scored fractional net
gains The anthracite coal properties were not
active and there were new developments III
the coal difficulties The heavy buying or f"au-
ing on Monday and Tuesday was mot con-
tinued to-day, although II was the most active
Of the coaers. Reports that the company VIII
soon pass into new control are still current. III,
rates for foreign exchange were weak AGAIN. anu
there was some speculation about po-Slpie I'M
ports Of gold. The operators OF the 'oVe'H-
Inent bond syndicate received a large amount OF
attention to-day on account Of the goa Whlcn
the syndicate is apparently accumuIa,'!s ~,
some future purpose. BESIDES the amount turned
over bv the syndicate TO the Government on
the bond account IL has been depos!ting al the
ASSAY Office gold bars. for which II taxes -Nssay
Office checks. which are equivalent 10 goId. IL
is interesting T. remember in connection WIN
this that the bond syndicate he's An opton On
the next bond issue the Government may make
providing IL is made before October Inc syndl-
cate has done its work so well however, IN re-
storing the gold reserve that there seems !ltte
chance of any necessity Of more bonds for the
Government The syndicate has paid into the
Treasury nearly s1300oo00 gold for the foreign
account and in the next week this amount VIII
be increased by further deposits now on thcir
way from England. BY July the whole Of the
ss9 600 900 bonds taken abroad will bc paid FIR.
which will place the actual gold reserve con-
siderably about sl0O.CoO0Oo.
EONDS-THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
Government bonds sold 100000 registered A. n
1925 at 1elia: $4,000 coupon A. Of 1879 at III.
and 500 010 al l29iz $1,000 registered 4 OF 1907
M 1l2i,: 5000 coupon IS at ZIG. quotations
were as follows.