New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13
CLOSING PRICES or BOSTON STOCKS.
Monday. October Up. II


Important interests continue to keep out Of
the stock market and professional traders move
II I'D and down as best suits their fancies. To-
DAVIS market was irregular and dull, with final
net changes in the majority Of activ" stocks at
small declines from opening and Saturdays clos
ing prices Sugar Refining. which Is still the
leader in activity and manipulation, was down
at the close over per cent: also Jersey Central.
Illinois Steel and United States Leather pre-
ferred elsewhere among the active stocks losses
being small and unmportant. St PauIs poor
earnings for the first week in October depressed
the Granger shares. but early declines were fol-
lowed by a rally which. however. in turn was
succeeded by a reaction. although final changes
were ONLY at small net losses While S. Pauls
earnings made a poor exhibit. the loss being
$50 O55 a number Of encouraging gains were
reported. especially among Southern and South
western roads. Missouri Pacific at loss of Si'-
600 and Chesapeake and Ohio at loss Of So
SO being the chief exceptions. OF tWenty-onc
roads reporting for the first week in October.
twelve gave gains in gross earnings OF SIVS,"!".
and nine companies losses Of Sl,3.oto. Not IN
Guided however. heavy losses made by
Canadian Pacific due TO the recent strike) by
ST Paul and bv Missouri Pacific.
Lack of interest in the local stock marKet was
offset in a measure by the attention the Street
paid to the course OF the wheat market, the lor
which are rejecting the gold import movement
to this country: to the lack or commence IN
speedy. satisfactory settlement OF the turkish
question. and to the uneasiness over the general
settlement which begins on the London STOCK
Exchange tomorrow. The London stock mar
ket was somewhat demoralized to-day, the cniei
factor being the advance In money rates Inc
SITTER money market abroad Is due to the ex-
ports of gold to this country. and the advance In
the open market discount rate to-day TO rs per
cent against PA per cent Saturday. will doubt
less be followed by further advance In the
Bank OF England's minimum discount rate at The
weekly meeting Thursday. Money on call in
London to-day was 1&W1H per cent, ana IN
Berlin the open market discount rate was aoo
yanced TO IA per cent following the advance
Saturday by the Imperial Bank OF Germany IN
its discount rate to 3 per cent. Additional en-
gagements Of gold for shipment to this country
were made at the Bank Of England, but the
movement the rest Of this week may be curtaled
10 some extent by the higher money rates
abroad In the foreign exchange market short
sterling was firmer. owing to the higher discount
rate in London. The supply OF commerclal Dlls
was moderately large. but only small amount
OF business was doing. Wheat-the December
ontion-touched the highest point in the current
movement this morning. I5isc. closing at 'Jrsc.'
or an advance Of &c. over Saturdays last price.
and May wheat sold as high as 'S4c. me
English visible supply Of wheat decreased last
week S24 800 bushels From San Francisco re-
yorts to-day noted the engagement or more
wheat for India and the demand increasing. me
amount Of wheat and -four now In transit TO Eu-
rome Including the visible supply in the United
states and Canada is 81 5J4 600 bushels. against
Il 2Ol 900 bushels at this time last year. win
to-day's advance in wheat occurred IL lurther
fall in silver bullion certificates on the STOCK
Exchange going as low as 64hsc.. the lowest price
this wear. and commercial bar silver to G4hsc
drop of 45ac from the highest price OF the year.
Silver in London was also lower
Closing prices for number Of active stocks.
compared with the Anal hgures OF Saturday,
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