Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-09
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Securities Show Some Improvement in
the Volume of nusines.

NEW YORK, May S.-The stock market today
showed some Improvement in the volume of
business, although the trading was irregularly
distributed and the activity was in spots. London
prices came lower and sales for foreign account
were executed in this market, owing to the dis
trust entertained by foreign Investors and specu-
lators. The traders also offered stocks freely,
being partly influenced by reports of unfavUr-
able crop conditions. The concessions among the
standard railway stocks were confined to frac-
lions. the more important Of these LOSES being
scored by the internationally listed shares. The
news of the Indictment of the officials of the
dispatches yesterday. caused large blocks of the
stock, to be thrown on the market at the out
cent. Sugar, La Ciede Gas common. and pre-
terred. General Electric and Rubber preferred,
lirst named. on a scale down, owing to re-
ductions in the prices OF the foreign grades of
domestic markets.
Rubber continues to feel the influence of the
announcement that ST. 300. 600 in gold was to be
shipped to Paris tomorrow was made shortly
change, and at the same time. houses that had
been expected to export fairly large amounts
would not ship. This condition of affairs
checked the ownward tendency of the mar
Vile & Nashville, and Atchis t%I'u stocks i"% and
bonds and other speculative mortgages. includ-
thirdts. After the first hour. except for a few
scattered weak spots, the market began to inn
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substantial in some Instances. The shorts were
disposed to cover and n fair amount of buying
for long account vast noted.
The industrials again f2ok the initiative in
the rallying movement and nearly all of the
previous declines were covered. Rubber common
made a net gain ofLg PR cent. Tobacco inn
proved to 64Ac and Sugar advanced to 1232sc,
against 12lac, the early low point. The leading
railway shares rose ,yfrartionally, but in the
specialitles. Louisville and New Albany advanced
a point. A furry In money, later in the day
occurred, call funds touching 4 per cent. but
there was no special reflection of this incident
in the speculation. The, market closed strong
corded. o.
The bond market displayed n sagging tend
ency and was less active. Foreign selling caused
sharp losses in some instances, but toward the
clase a rallyinS tendettcy developed in sympathy
with the stock markst THE principal net lasses
ranged from l to g per cent. the last in Wiscon-
Gin Central first trust receipts. The sales were
1892. 900.
Governments were weak and lower on sales of
s3l 900. In state issues; transactions were S2O.-
900. at unchanged prices.
Evening Posts London financial cablsgram:
There was stagnation today in all the markets.
Americans opened fiat and under the parity on
gold shipments and apprehensions of Mckinley's
program. The clos. was fiat, but above the
lowest of the day. Mines were better. The
Paris and Berlin markets We're firm and more
active: ~. 900, 600 is to be RENTED today and to-
morrow from Germany in connection with the
Chinese indemnity.
The following were the closing quotations on
the leading stocks Of the New York exchange
today: