Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Speculation in Securities Was Per-
fnEcforN In the Extreme.

NEW YORK. Oct. ls.-The speculation in
stocks today was perfuuctory in the extreme.
and with or two unimportant exceptions. the
fluctuations in prices we're narrow. The only
two stocks that reached even comparative &C
uvity were Sugar and 81 Paul. The move
ment was irregular. sugar was depressed early.
nearly point on the circulation of reports % a
probable strong combination Of Interests opposed
~ the American sugar Refining company. and
We @.ne llIeaea tH1t are made oy the foreign
prcducts on It's domestic trade. The first men
toned story ELECTED emphatic dental In
Usually well informed susar circles, on which a
Iall1 tnsuea OF Ia per cent 70 1914. The full
recovery was not held but in the boards the i'm
preston prevailed that the traders had not
s--'telel IN shaking out an amount of long
Stock commensurate with their outlay OF en-
-rsy Tobacco was marked up u. per cent 90
for some time past with IL manipulation There
was, as heretofore, dearth OF news regarding
t.e basis of the upward NOV ement. but the OH
rdrnors of a probable termination of the fight
between the company anl lts competitors were
again pressed into service There vas little or
no news having general barring upon the mar
Set aside from the arrival of about S.s2i. 60 in
import, sggregating s3.g9.oel.
The existing comparative money s;ringeney
vas illustrated by severed hank suspensions In
the Interior. The monrtcny. of the market was
20 an extent relieved. owevsT. ~ the announce
ment Of the appointment x receivers for the
lack % excitement over this DEVELOPMENT as the
sTs ,,'G ss5eT der y to e ne f1iiy @ sSn7an, y, ant
cent 70 Z on the news gThe seneral market DIS.
played better tone in tte Afternoon session. and
prices stin.ned ali arou5d to a fractional extent
on the gold engagemet-ts and strength of the
wheat market. Toward the Clcse an easier tone
obtained with Consolidatesi Gas conspicuous Tor
a decline q per cent tie closing vas stea y
at slight gains. Dealinss IN bonds were light.
but fruness v'as generally displayed. Louisville
and New Alhary consct r. rose per cent: the
sales we're 80 GO.
Governments we're strong and fraetoasily
higher purchases % :sS,bH. Silver certificates
Ieyel1red strength and rose ? per % s-ts
on a moderate revived foreign inquiry. The
sales were s.. 0C0
Tire Evening Posts London financial cable.
-rau says: The stock markets opened dull
today on continued liquilztlun In mines here an Z
On Paris. Ekeua was rtt~&ers lateFs but the
elCze 74t. gold c1rsols falling 10 iisL- The
Continued sold withirew wa1- 9iN causing all kinds
Z rlmors chief among Hhch Is that the bank
r7ay raise the rate Monday. Unless very
heavy amount cf gold Ecs~ uCt. however such
gcticn viii te surprisins change has
rgcr been made so far IN the selling price for
eagles. on the last occasion. vixen the bank
rate was raised from u per ceat. the bull
lion hold was cls 60 GO less than row. At
rNe same time the bank ROW holds e. On 000 In
japanese money. none Of which was hslf On the
1cca sion named. Americans were comparatively y
st.a1v and closed Arm The P-ris b1urse was
Sat but the close above the worst. At
berlin tire market weak
TIE following were the closing quotations on
the leading stocks % the New York exchange
today: