New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12

While tho stock market displayed great weakness
IN the earlier dealings yesterday. 1t stinened up
later and the closing prices were for the most
part. within fraction ono way or the other OF
Saturdays final figures. The bears used the drouth
I'm the Yves, to some advantage. Doubtless the
drouth has affected the prospects Of the win
ter wheat Yield by rendering plougnlrg impos-
siblc I'm some sections. but the harm s nothing Ike
80 serious as the bears have tried to make out.
Tho tonnage reports OF the Western railroads
showed that grain was moving freely 10 market.
As for several days. the largest dealings Were In
Chicago Gas. other stocks in which the transac-
lions were heavy were American sugar. Bnrllng-
ton and Quincy. Missouri Pacific. Northern faclnc,
Rock Island. ST. Paul and Union Pacific.
Charles +. Engle. gold-hunter from the Klon-
dixie took the Assay Once In Wall-st. yestcr-
day n buckskin bag containing 100 ounces Of gold
dust and several nuggets. The whole lot was est-
mated 10 be worth g. 800 Englc left six ounces OF
the gold 10 be assaycd. He said the reason he did
not remain in the Klondike was because he had
with him a family OF small children. and he feared
tho hardsh!ps OF the winter. Englc who is thirty
nvc ,cars old * STAYING ut No 10 Flrst-ave His
was the second lot OF klondlke gold deposited IN
tho Assay once \ bank recently deposited be-
tween So ana 500 in gold which it received from
the klOndkc.
The mourning drapcry tha, has been used on the
Custom House at various times In the last MY
years and nf,y nags OF different nations. used In
decorating IN" bulliNlS Oh bd't p''"H'v'''' WIZ
yesterday removed from the room In which they
were kept: 20 be renovated. The drapery and flags
have suffered considerably from the work Of moths.
Some OF the mourning drapery was used NJ the
times Of tho funerals OF Lincoln. Garfield ana
Grant Some OF the flags also possess historical IN
tercst. \ few were captured on privat"ers In the
clul War The history Of most Of them has been
lost. by reason OF the death OF George iilliaid.
who Tor forty years was Superintendent OF the
Custom House.
II f. doubtful II there viii be much Interference
with tho import gold movement by The action Of
the Bank OF England yesterday In raising the pr
OF old oue-half penny - shillirgs D. penny FOR
bars and - shings ~ pence for eagles No en-
glr"mcu's Of gold in London or Paris FOR shipment
to Ncw-Nor were made yesterday. but tt - eN-
pecied that The ships leaving "a" other side ~"
last Of flr week will have on board considerable
conslbpmeuts OF gold
There was a one-ccnt drop In wheat yesterday.
on the Ncw-York Produce Exchange December
whoa, closed At 9i's cents. against sj'- cents on
SATURDAY. october wheat closed at ~. cents,
i.ic,-f ourns cent IN December corn. 10 35s cents
and Of nve-cighths cent In october corn 10 &i's
cents.
Additional Authorizations In the quotations on the
stock tickers were adopted yesterday. Louisville
and Nashville was changed from Ia to L. Brook
lyn Rapid Transit from BRIT 10 -. Cleveland. en-
United States Leather from ISL 10 Lk. and I'LL
nOls central leased line from Ill. Leased TO LIE.
Beginning yesterday Liverpool VIII send only one
quotation for spo, corn This will be understood
- tho. $50; crop When the 1891 crop IL quotable
LIVERPOOL Will give quotation FOR II ~ new corn.
1t was rumorcd last week that Collector BdwoH
had recommended to the officials at Washington
In. appolnfmcnt Of John Quacfcnbush FOR deputy
collector of the entry division AZ the Custom
House succeeding Wilson Bergman. who was re
Gently appointed Special Deputy Surveyor. lest"r-
dav il was learned that the announcement was pre-
mature Mr. Quackcnbush who Is now acting
head OF the entry division aud also one 81 the old
81 emplovcs In point OF service. IL IN direct nc for
promotion but owing to "A hitch his name may not
be- s,ni I'm. Report has II that Frank Raymond
homes 10 rrt the place over Quackcnbuah's head.
j Pierpont Morgan took occasion yesterday 10
DENY the report that syndicate. led by him, had