New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-19
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
Monday. MAY lS-p. N.

The boy who has charge Of the quotation DoaruS
in a brokers' Office Is leading life of ease ana
comfort these days His remark that II Is
long time between ticks is expressive oil the III
tense dulness prevailing upon me S'ocK IN
change. and the truth Of his assertion heeus 10
verifcation other than glance at me t""'" "a
the days dealings in stocks and bonds. Inc cur
rent which works the Stock Exchange u'h'''
would have time to 60 around the gloDe se'cia'
times day and yet fulfil It's regular daiIy iulc-
ton at the Stock Exchange on such DAY as
this and 90 far as actual trading In securities u
concerned the whole days business couid DC VIII
attended 20 in time for suburban brokers 10 eaten
the noon train home. II is always dui IN summer
on the Stock Exchange. 1t has begun carrier '"S
year but after the Presidential nomination at ST.
Louis Is out of the way the market may inahe up
for the spring inactivity. and in fact there Is
hardly person in the street VINO doeS "'' W
lieve that there will be "a biz movement in securi-
ties after June 1G for time at least. June" VI,
tho Stock Exchange preceding a Presidential
nominating convention Is not unusual anu '"e''
would be Just as much dulness and just as inuc''
Of the so-caled uncertainty, no matter VINO '"e
leading candidate might be. 1t Is not hNeiy '"d,
TIM efforts of Mr. Platt, his brother Dosses an"
his Democratic and Mugwump newspapers "'i'
inture the chances Of the Republican canuiua'e Vi
that the dulness in stocks which they ehdca'or u
ascrihe 70 McKinley's candidacy viii hurt the
general financial situation. No douD' they "o"i"
take the most extreme means 10 accomplish 'Hei'
nurpose: they might even hope for panic o"' !.
IS not probable that investors at nome anu o''
will sell out and security markets become pa"''"'
on account Of an insignificant NIUE Pres'ue"' Va
an insignificant little express company Ills MN
ions and his supporting Democratic ana mug
..,u,n roners There is no liquidation or uneasi-
ness among investors. There are 10 una az
no.,a,,,ors IN the general situation, excepting
continuance Of q Treasury defclt, ana '''us"
,o,d eynorts are classed by some as dahsero"'
sy,,ntons there is absolutely no occasion u WHY
o,,ar them Trade conditions, travellers creoi's
and a special demand Ironi ueiinn and "a
factors in the gold exporting movement anu 30
10 nr,v the last-naned has caused pronounced
Withdrawals =. ,,r .xnor+ to-rnor-
ror, onrounfed to 81 100000 for Germany on
.uarrartion sImlar TO those OF the last Few
weeks The light movement IN STOCKS WIZ NJ
affected by the gold withdrawal ahnouI' ', 800
and early weakness. In sympathy VIZ ,i ,y
Tonaon quotations IN Americans. was ipHo%eu
hv a general -ally on covering or shorts' Lohuo"
sailing produc ID no material losses IN tne NJ
ne tional list and final prices TOT the MAJ Ivy
shares were at net advances. lhere va ,,
siderable variety In the nuctualons s 80, The rail-
trials. with small final changes ana N me ,r raa
wav list St Paul, Louisville and Nashviie, uIs'"
Pacific and Manhattan excepted there va ~ IN
ticaly no trading Manhattan lost per cen ~ -,
the early dealings but recovered goOd phrt vi !.
near the close its final price showing p per csl
loss Southern Railway, Union Pacific ana i'al'a-
more and Ohio were prominent strone Ie", -;
Southern Railway bonds were also etrons io'a'
sales were 1871 .63j shares. .,o
Closing prices to-day OF numper OF ac"''
stocks compare with Saturdays as follows: