Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-24
4 2s I'm
In Wall Street.


 New York, May 23.-The stock speculation was irregular in its course today. At the vance on reports from London that the set dement's were progressing satisfactorily Again the impression is gaining ground that the damage to the growing crops by frosts has been freely exaggerated for the purpose Of furtherIng speculative ends in CTS stocks have advanced despite the stories referred to is considered proof positive that there is very little basis for the sensational western dispatches about the crop situation. The feature of the speculation was the tre- mendous realization in Distilling and Cattle Feeding Nearly 100000 shares of the stock were traded in, and the price declined from 2ls4 to 20, closing at the lowest point of the day The announcement that the Green prevent the transfer of the property ac- cording to the lines of the reorganization plan started the selling. Sugar was freely sold on the statements that the fruit crop had been ruined and broke from 11SA to ll6 on heavy sales for both accounts In the afternoon there was decided change for the better and on improved crop news a break in wheat a decline in the posted of the frontage bill by a branch of the IlIi1 nols legislature prices rose rapidly, The pIrovement was most pronounced in Sugar. the .Grangers, Lake Erie and Western, Mobile and Ohio. St. Louis Southwestern, Louisville and Nashville, Oregon Improve ment, Jersey Central Minneapolis, Union Pacific and American Tobacco Near the close Distillers weakened and the general market receded fractionally in some places Net changes show gains of ls to l per cent Tor the railway issues. Distillers lost IS, Sales were 357. .067 shares.
 The bond market was strong
 ,od The sales of listed stocks aggregated 2S5,- 100 shares and of unlisted stocks 72 06O shares.
 New York. May 23.-Money ou call was easy at l@l lis, per cent; last loan at l per Prime mercantile paper, 3l2@4 per cent. Bar silver, 67c.
 lir,r business in bankers bills at S4. .8684a4.S7 for sixty days and $4 S7a4G4 6s for demand; posted rates, s4s 7l2a4. ssls: commercial
 Treasury 6alances-coin. ss2 e6s .ooo; cur rency, S59 ,723 ,0oo.
 Government bonds were firm.
 State bonds were quiet.
 Railroad bonds were strong.
 Silver bullion at the board was dull
 Closing bids
 American Cotton Oil. Oil..........,......... 2S American Cotton Oil preferred. ........ 76 American Sugar Refining. g................ 117l9 American Sugar Refining preferred. 99t2 American Tobacco. ..............,....... lOSa4 American Tobacco preferred. ............ 112 Baltimore and Ohio o...................... 62la Chesapeake and Ohio. o..............,,,.. 22I2 Chicago and Alton. n..................... .. l6O Chicago, Burlington and Quincy....,.... 79 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. 1sa Disiillers and Cattle Feeders. ..........,.. 20 Erie....: ............................ 13A ETC preierreu ZIA General Electric. ........................... 33A Illinois Central. ............................ 94 Lake Erie and Western. ern.................... 22lz Lake Erie and Western preferred....... s0A Lake Shore. ........................... 146 Louisville and Nashville. 69h Louisville, New Albany and Chicago. . 9s4 Manhattan Consolidated. ................ 1852 Memphis and Charleston. n....,............. t15 Michigan Central. l..........................1 loo Missouri Pacific..... .s................... 2sA Mobile and Ohio............ i............ 24A Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis. .. t94 United States Cordage. e.................... 4ss United States Cordage preferred..... 6ss New Jersey Central. i.....................,.. 1oQR New York Central. .:............. 1ols New York and New England .....,...... 42H Norfolk and Western preferred. ......... 14A North ern Pacific. .......,..........s.,... 5A Northern Pacific preferred. 1s75 Northwestern -.......... .............s.... eels Northwestern preferred. IA Pacific Mail. i............................ 26l5 Reading ......................... 1888 Rock Island. .......................... 6ess St. Paul. 66Is St. Paul preferred. d.................,........ 12O Silver certificates: s.:-................,s,.... STA Tennessee Coal and Iron. 29M Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred...... SC Texas Pacific. ..............s............ 12ss union Paclno....... ...............,........... 147b