New-York tribune., 1896-11-26
os,xc PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS.
Wednesday. November 2j-p. m.


Trading I'm stocks to-day represented little
more than evening UP Of contracts Tor oo'h
accounts over the holiday. with final prices at
immaterial changes from yesterday. and In the
majority Of cases al net declines fiuctua''onS
throurhout the day were narrow and the mar
ket was generally In a drifting condition. WIN
o,,t life ar activity in any issue outside a few
speculative favorites. such as American Spirl's'
sucar Refining Burlington. st. Paul Reading
and United States Leather preferred. In the
,ast-named stock there was further speculative
selling and the only noteworthy loss among the
chief active stocks its net decline being 20 per
cent making a net loss of > per cent since Moh-
day. Regarding the l per cent DIVIDEND de-
clared yesterday by the Leather Company IL
was reported to-day that the company hao !"
hand funds sufficient TO pay = per cent di'i-
dent but that conservative interests IN the
company had opposed paying more IMAM per
cent at this time Among stocks not SO ac-
,,,.a,v traded In losses Of 1d2H per cent were
roade hv Northwest and Consolidated Gas
American Spirits preferred gained 21s per cent
. decrease in St. Paul earnings for the th'rd
week in November Of S121o15 was responsive
In mart for weaker London quotations III amer
nane but the effect upon prices mere was not
noticea bic as the professional character OF ueai-
tnps offset all other influcnces. In the railway
fora1,o showing was made by Missouri Kan
coo and Texas which increased III eIDss .,a 1ai ~
ings sci 9S1 making an increase oi H'''-'--o III
gross earnings since January o'ei ,''e 49, ~,
Sio oar ago The cotton movement on this
,,n In Tho last four months has SHOWN an IN
nrease of nearly 1000 carloads over tne coIre-
sordinp period in 1880. jersey central TOT &c
sp'nr made an encouraging statement or earn
tncs Stocks closed at slight raHy from 'ne
me-" ,nes, nrces Of the day. but with declines IN
most Issues. a r,oro strong to-day and
,,ran in the last two weeks OF these issues
the co ," .oward q higher level OF prices. The
i,aS oante are now bid for at -. against Us the
AZ, before election and similar comparison WIN WIN
,ho asked price In the other issues SHOWS i,"H i,H
t10A against 1Osm 1912 IN the - ol ,;o. TO- t,3s
w,,,1y1H against 111O112 in the Js; lo2f+ bid
,'. i'n,z III In the 6s Of 1897; 1O' bid. against
!, % g., the 6s Of 1898 and luO1s, aga1hst Vf'2 III
"a n. az 1899 A call was issued to-ua! ~ w
,rreasurv Department for the renei1P,lon Vi sn ,e
a. a. January next. and amounting 10 90
DC "s nuo CO.,. value These bonds were issued IN
"a ~ pacific railroads. and are seneraIiS hiio"h
ss the currency Gs. 1t was reported to1as er,r Un
W.sh,nrton that the Secretary OF the ieasu,y
- cnnaidering the question or resuHihs 'ie
, "' - ,oId certificates which was SUSPENDED III
1909 when the gold reserve reil oelow 'ne Fi'v,
900 nOO limit Gold certificates are hnthis iio,e
nan warehouse receipts for goid oepos.ea -,
sums of not less than $2o, and are piei1 The re,
denosifors of gold 70 legal tenuers. ine n.
r',r,standine gold certificates at present amount
~ S3o O22 800 and the Limitation OF sou -e' IN.
cate Issues is fxed by the amount o. eo'u .
ord bullion in the Treasury WHICH, "Hei ui'ui
the S100O000OO limit. Is notce lo ~ ~ ,ssne ~
e;on OF gold certificates. Although the o issue OF
Certificates was suspended In 1888 S-ooVo" was
tssued in 1894. when the gold reserve rose ABOVE
500. .OOO.OOO -, .o,iye stocks
closing prices for a number OF active s.oeks'
oonnared with the final figures OF YESTERDAY
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