Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20

able declaration Of a dividend on the common
stock 10y the directors at their meeting OF De-
ccmher - Increasing hrnness In the torcisn
exchange market caused revived discussion of
the probability OF the early resumption of cN-
ports OF sold TO Europe and 1t was estimated
that from 81, 900 to 8P0,00o would be shipped
10 Germany on Tuesday next Bankers regarded
this development as unimportant and, In fact,
expressed the opinion tlNft the shipment Of a
few millions in gold would exert beneficial in
fucnCc upon the local end foreign money mar
kct The decline eNtcnddf lrom / To a. per cent
In prominent shares. With burlington the chief
sufferer
Later. the almost unprpceicntedly favorable
statement OF our foreign trade FOR November,
showing an excess Of exports over imports in that
month OF $50 O53 $50 aud On excess OF exports
over imports for the eleven months Of 1855 OS6-
700 together with a premature sense ot relief
on the reported adjournment Of congress. caused
general rally. Most OF the early losses We're
recovered. and in some Instances, the highest
prices Of the week We're reached Final prices
show net declines ranging from to al per cent,
the last IN burlington. Tie aggregate sales We're
l,36l,iiD shares.
The bond market today exhibited unusual
activity the sales ngeregatiug 81 lUi COO Prices
were tcvcrlsh In sympathy with the movement
OF the stock market, but the general underione
was firm The weeks bond market lacked
Of the usually inactive issues. The market gem
orally moved irrcgularly, and was lower In COM
mon with the influence governing other sccuri-
ties. Comparative prices show losses of to ?
per cent in TIE leading speculative bonds. The
sales were 100000. Government bonds dis
played general strength until the closing deal
iugs whore some losses were noted on tac pOlit-
iCal developments The sales SlSg.jvO Sill
yer certificates were duh and steady. The
transactions aggregated only $4,000.
Tle Evening Posts Copyrighted London cable
item has the following: The Cuban resolution
in the United States senate would be regarded
here as little more than usual safety valve FOR
lingo sentiment did not Madrid kilograms show
populace. The outburst following Macco's death,
In which the court was said To Join, is described
bordering on frenzy. 1t suggests how FAR cas-
tillar sensitivcness and popular enthusiasm may
push the Spanish government without awaiting
formal proof OF the validity of the action of
congress. In the event Of Spanish appeal to
the European powers, II Is remembered that
French protests are sti heard against the
sumed American proectorate over the continent
where France has large interests, America, says
the Manchester Guardian today, is doing her
best to involve herself again In tange OF Euro
pean diplomatic relations by opening one foreign
question after another in which Europe Is deeply
interested.
The Evening Posts London financial cabegram
says: The Cuban matter has slightly depressed
the markets, but there is no approach to panic
in the selling Of Americans. Firstly, because the
bull account is too small. and secondly be-
the stock exchange regards the affair
lightly at present, except as further evidence
Of iingoism. American securities feel sympathics
with prices on your side, but above parity;
closing at the best with buying OF very good
kind The fall Of Spanish securities assisted
by the interruption Of cable service with Paris.
1t recovered when 1t found this afternoon
that the Paris price was much above London
quotations.
The following were the closing quotations on
the leading stocks OF the New York exchange
today: