The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-26
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings Of Day With Wall Street
Operators.
TONE OF STOCK MARKET DEPRESSED
"ond Market Displayed Weakness. Al.
though kecessi"na Among rromi-
nent Issues Were Fractional.

New York, May 25-Thero was no rr-
fectlon In today's stock markc, OF the
cheerful sentiment that characterized the
closing Of speculation last wevk. Busiuos,
was on a moderate scale and the tone W
| the market was depressed. vigorous Eff
forts against prices being made by the
board room professionals, particularly IN
some pt tho specla.tlos. The bear con,in-
| sent ha0 absolute control Of tho dealings
after the first hour aud soon developed the
existence of stop orders in several prop
critics. notably Manhattan. The unfayor-
able Influences bearing upon prices in
ciudca the engagement Of s.. $50. 900 in gold
;rr shipment to Germany tomorrow nnd
ihe eNr,ciatt3n of Increased exports later
III She week. an unsatisfactory showing Of
earnings 10y the ST. Paul fnr the third
week and a falling off in the Chicago ton.
naSe oastbound The last meutionto item
leo TO some soiling OF the strangers ana
southwestern shares as confirming the re-
ports II the slow movement OF Old corn
Ino reictonarl tendency induced raalya-
tons 4 pront: accfuinp ON last week
rl,e nuN lhtre was also evidence of Nqni Ia
tor. The market iid nor receive any as
tistanC" from the fore su financial ccnlcrs
owing To- the close 3hs rvaucr OF thv Whit
surf.ba holidays IN Europe Tho selhnr
pressure became quite marked rs the day
progressed. some of tho inactive stocks ~
ceivine the unwelcomc attention Of tho
hears. ari the greatest weakness WAS dts
riaNed in The clos nc operations. rho
finai prices wore AZ the lowest II the iny.
bhP marie oncned irregular. with the
moro INN rant fluctuations im priCcs con
rw1 t0 ihv Industrial ercUp. Tobacco
rr'Nt IN ! per cent higher The tone
Sltndlah shortly and several fractional -
cuNrrits occurred. the market apparently
haNine discounted the gold enrngomcutS
'rNe ipllnpss tina, cnstivi. however. In
sprci drive against TIE list after II
o'r,n7k aul under sales declines - IA
y PER cent Wrre record u iu the prom-
snNrrtr Sugar broke ~ Vti cent and was
csn,cially weak nj tho cosv, although
some Improvement was ncic ~ TIC out |
side On tn" nnnr uucomrnt nf q fNrther II Il =
vance Of per cent in the refined gindes
of the product. Tobacco Nrake IA per
cent from the top noiNn, IN. trnngr'S I
Louisville and Nashville aud southern I
AVERAGED about II iniui 5eoi.nc.
The honl marl>o, dlspaNei weakness
approaching stagnati"u Tho recetslcnJ
fractional sales. ,62ae6A
Total sales Of sioels teiay, rs 80 shnres.
including sugar, ioe9e. -. raul. "@p Man
haitian Nsn
Galveston. Texas May .. In Me local
~ hango market: Sterling siNiics. buy
iur +. discount selling y. premium, Amer
loan t.lycr, buying :. discount scHlnS NJ
pur
Sew York May % sterling exchange,
aukors' sixties. 4 S7Aia'4.SS, commercial,
-iN,i"e. sI'a. rrichnlnik., N"s, flancs
hanh,rs SIXTIES. II 1-NNi 'f'4; commcr-
tnl siNties. 5.l1isa.i6 Is.
Now or,eans NAV ., Storing os.
onan.c 'onfnerria' sixties. 4Ai&H HA;
York .,igh' hackers. l5o premium com
mere ~ az nan.