The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
SHARE LIST APATHETIC
POLITICS HAVE MORE ATTENTION ON
'CHANGE THAN STOCKS.
Some of the Leaders Recover Part of
Their Recent Losses - Local
Trade Frightening Up.

At New York yesterday money call
was easy at 112q2 per cent; last loan, per
cent. closed, per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 39l941z per cent.
Sterling exchange was steady with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S514 Q4.S5ss for
demand and at S4.s21sGD4.s2ss for sixty days;
posted rates, $4S3@4S31a and $4S6Q4S61z;
commercial bills, $4.S1Q4s1lk.
Silver certificates, $4,000; bar silver,
5ss4c; Mexican dollars, 451zc. At London bar
silver closed steady at 271zd an ounce.
Total sales of stocks were 1S1, 400 shares.
including: Atchison preferred. $50; Chica-
go. Burlington & Quincy. S2,445; Chesapeake
& Ohio. S.O45; Missouri Pacific. $3.50; North
ern Pacific preferred, 1925; Rock Island,
b,475; ST. Paul, 1880; Union Pacific, 1920;
Bay State Gas, $3.50; Chicago Gas. lilo;
Consolidated Gas. 1892; Sugar, 22,225.
The New York stock market was apa-
thetic and almost stagnant yesterday.
brokers and operators apparently being
taken up with politics and the complica-
lions precipitated into the approaching local
contest by the days events The recent
and continuing strength In the wheat
market has also tended to divert some
share of speculative activity into that chan
mel Though trading was restricted In
volume, the market was quite strong
throughout and only once during the day
ola prices sag a shade below last nights
level Sugar gave some evidence of weak
ness, and it was decline of nearly points
IN this Speciality which weakened the gem
eral list. Consolidated Gas was also weak
and lost points on the day. Otherwise
there was no stock which manifested spe-
cial weakness and Sugar recovered before
the close. The grangers were strong on the
burlington statement for September, show
ing an Increase for gross earnings OF nearly
Sl,zJ0,OO0 and increase in the surplus
charges Reports
We're current also of continued heavy earn
mss during the current month. Neverthe-
gain of over a point. The Southwestern
stocks and some of the Southerns were
fever outbreak would soon be ended by
frost. number of these stocks show net
gains OF a point or over. The coalers re-
covered during the day all OF the losses
which they suffered Thursday, their net
gains running between l and points, and
In the case of Lackawanna extending to 3
points. Union Pacific rallied somewhat
from its recent losses, the buying being
couraged by London's example and by
Tumor that a large short interest had been
created in London in connection with plans
for an opposition syndicate to bid at the
foreclosure sale London was a buyer OF
various other stocks also in this market.
The exchange market held about steady at
the recent decline and the money market
continued easy, though with tenders in
clined TO hold back pending the completion
of the arrangements icr the payment OF
the governments claim on Union Pacific
bonds The total sales Friday of all stocks
were $4,000 shares. which is a lower figure
than has been shown for many months.
Sugar. Burlington. ST Paul and Union Pa
fiflc absorbed considerably over a half OF
this total.
The feature of the bond market was the
sharp decline in Kansas Pacific consos.
which sold at Sc. decline of 312. The
Union Pacific skies of SO trust receipts also
lost "a per cent. Total sales reached ST.
$4,000 United States new fours coupon
were advanced Il bid.
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