New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-26
'Ex-dividend.
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
Boston June - 1895
Thursday. June 25-p. n

THURSDAY,
Legitimate conditions bearing upon stock val
res have had little or 10 influence upon stock
trading IN the last few days. and to-days mar
ke, was no exception to such discouraging busi-
nes The disappointing exhibition made by the
tound-money Democrats at Saratoga, and the
unexpected strength shown by the free-silver
Democratic element in other State conventions
held Yesterday have disguised ne financial and
business community, and the influence Of this
was plainly perceptible in stock trading to-day.
No one In the Street believes that free silver will
be successful in the fall. but the haf-hearted ac-
ton OF the New-York Democrats whose platform
has a tinge OF straddle in IT, has encouraged
dulness in securities. and present lack Of outside
support makes il possible for the professional
element to do nearly as it pleases with the mar
ket There is no pressure Il sell. however, and
concessions in values are hard 70 bring about
To-day's market was a repetition o. yesterdays
IN most respects. and resembled the market for
some time preceding the Republican National
Convention. when stocks deferred so much TO
politics. Opening prices were Irregular and gen.
orally lower and there was ~ suspicion OF activ-
fly outside OF Sugar Refining and few railway
stocks OF the last-named class Burlington, ST
Paul. Rock Island and Louisville and Naehville
showed little life and Delaware and Hudson
and Jersey Central attracted a small amount Of
attention on account Of the advance In anthracite
coal prices. These stocks We're the only on
the Est TO make important gains, their last prices
showing net advances Of Is per cent FOR Delaware
and Hudson and ] Is per cent for Jersey Central
Elsewhere the general railway list declined about
] per cent from the opening. but a late rally re-
duced the days net losses TO fractions. Senti-
ment was favoraby affected in the afternoon by
advices from Washington reporting that the Brit
ish Minister had urged the United States TO inter
vene 10 secure me release Of the English surveyor
recently arrested in Venezuela. Sugar Refining
again monopolized the bulk OF the trading on a
declining price Its net loss from last nights clos
ing being IL per cent There were no develop
ments affecting the stock although trade reports
were better and the remarks made about II In
this column this morning apply to its course again
to-day Silver bullion certificates sold as high as
10 but closed a. 69ts. dealings In them amounting
20 $4,000 ounces. against 554 600 yesterday. The
demand for the certificates appears to be princi-
paly from commission houses. The advance in
the certificates led 10 the opinion in some quarters
mat between and the fall there would be a
W speculation In silver in Wall Street, but the
Chances that the movement Will run Its
course within a short period. to-day's transactions
being far smaller than those Of yesterday, and
the prospects Of the free-silver element being sue
eessful in the fall TOO poor 70 afford permanent
basis for specua ton In the metal
Closing prices to-day Of number Of active
stocks compare with yesterdays as follows: