New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-20
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA sTocKs
Tuesday. May 19-p. m

Tuesday, May up H.
To become Secretary Of the Treasury Is a we'll
known ambition of Thomas c. Plat. How woull
the financial community Ike to see Thomas G.
Patt running the finances OF the Nation win
number Of his ignorant political heeers assist
ing him? pretty spectacle. indeed. How has
the United States Express Company Jared under
the presidency Of Mr.. Plat? How would the
Nations strongbox fare under the political ma
nipulations Of Plat and his minions? VIII lou
officers Of financial institutions support poiiu-
cal boss to satisfy his ambition? THE Herald
reported yesterday that Mr.. Plat ana lou OH
GERS Of financial institutions would ike 10 gee n
panic In order to bring about change In NC
Kinley sentiment. and that the opposition 10
Mckinley was counting upon alarm In business
circles to defeat him. The head OF this reported
movement would like t. have prominent Cap-
met position 1t is the last chance OF MS HE 10
reach a high political office and there Is NOT '.e
least shadow of doubt about his Willingness 10
sacrifice everything to his ambition II Mchh-
ley becomes the next President. NJ. Platts po-
Utcal bark will set sail for Sal: RIVER 10 re-
main stranded there forever; and herein Hes his
opposition to the Ohio man. ms is why liz -
trying to get some support In wall street Gnu
why the pat' pa are ed taxing tSn and
Mugwump papers which are heipinB n,I'l'r,ai
making strenuous efforts to deceive the nnailclai
community about McKinley's money views. anu
perhaps they would welcome panic as means
to an end. Well, the panic did not come to-day
The 100 officers Of financial institutions u'u 10.
announce themselves, and stocks dld not
SLUMP" Distorted and false Views on the
money question purporting 10 De the OPINION 20
Mr. Mckinley continue t. De indus1'i n o, un,
culated In the Street by Mr.. Platt and his Demo,
cratic friends. but the panic does not conc anu
the bank presidents have not enrolled then-
selves under the protection or that hlgh-hiiilueu
patriotic and benevolent express company poN-
tician. J., ,,
market, with a few more declines IMAM ADVANCE.
The market moves to suit traders VINO can I'VE
on profits squeezed out or fractional nuctuatiohs'
such as are recorded from day to day. but as an
interesting subject to tax about ana Anaiyav, ~
furnishes poor opportunities POLITICS are talKed
about more than stocks 80 politics nave 10 ne
written about by financial chroniclers sugar
,etai S all stocks of 116 7O6 shares. losing nearly
ner cent. while the rest Of the industrial list,
tobacco and rubber excepted. were weak ana
lower. London quotations We're lower, put tneIe
were few arbitrage operations in the marker,
the international favorites as well as the resi-
Of the railway list, being practically neglected
United States Rubber was strong IN me morning
on reports that the company would make nand-
some showing in Its report to be submitted later
in the day at the annual meeting Figures SHOW
ing the companys operations IN the iast year are
gIvan elsewhere and from them II VIII be OBJ
Served that even II dividend OF ~ per cent
had been paid on the common stock IN the year
there would have been surplus 81 up .s Sa1o ~
Ola against $780, last year, the decrease SHOW
ing in 81 253 954 charged to depreciation account,
or written off The foreign exchange market was
frmer to-day and 1t was reported that more gold
would be shipped to Europe on THURSDAY Al
though Il was rumored that there were no more
orders from Germany for gold 1t Is learned that
several orders still remain In the market ana any
advance in exchange rates will SEND more OF the
metal TO Germany Northern Pacific and south
ern Railway bonds were strong again to-day and
very likely there will soon be some exchange IN
the market against sales Of these securities in
London by Mr. Morgan
Closing prices to-day OF number OF active
..oai,a eomra ra with WATERWAYS as follows: