Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-04

cent; Eeading seconds pgle4ed declined 2s per
r rssIeTs , SSsimp Spss AIS, ,b bears 5 %saS SSs
during the remainder Ola the week. with
9 Sssis Stocks excursions fgr rs. iY MIA pi pSrt H SCI 1o SRs
Southwestern stocks being driven down. ~ per
cent ana S{S per cent 81 5iI;Ps 50, rdy cs Mis sSSb
Manhattan ga per cent 'hnd' Wabash preferred
rs per cent. These tactics OF the bears were
effective in driving down rpT4ees Of the general
list aud in. rctarding tse thprovlng tendency
which had been manifested hitter Monday. The
declines achieved ranged from ] per cent TO
2s per cent throushout ting general list, The
in the week showed efearly the amount Of
ssoTt so Sn5 that S1s, had ,, SGRFH T. g stS, Tho to of ,H;nr the
ing tendency eentered IL tSf5 yanierbilts, which
arrival in London OF the financial agent Of the
crue to those properties from his mission The
Improvement was retarded by the damage to
neTeTthel esspe very oy m%snifsst in il the latter mart
Of the week, on the outside demand for the
the covering movement of the shorts. Some
OF the recoveries worthy of mention were:
trail. $50 per cent; Omaha as per cent; Lake
Shore, 2H per cent; Canadian Southern. 3 per
Northern Kan Pas,t 4 p pTs isrrf hIefs eH nsr 2 sa5 per S Gs9,:
ware & Hudson, New Jersey Central. "a per
cent cent: T FSSRSwan s% per : per cent, G'p GGns sqsSr, 2 a psr
2 per cent; Chicago Gas. 2% per cent. and Gen
s ere lo Eief'f fr, H., fs c psT lcr sent ex,a qHa ne, to changes ia ssS
cent, and in the Goulds to 2Ss per cent the
latter in Missouri Pacific. while the standard
shares generally show net gains of from 1 to
3 per cent. American Spirits preferred broke
3s per cent on Monday. but rallied 5A per
cent on the reported trade, agreement
The money market has shown an easier ten
a sustaining factor. nearly having abated.
There was a moderate demand for funds 10
April ]. Call loans ruled at from ~ to ia
per cent and time contracts at from . to /
per cent. A hardening tendency was apparent
at other domestic centers, particularly Boston,
where funds commanded from . to 4 per cent
on call on short time. The discount market
showed n choice assortment OF names, which
included some New England mill paper. Quo
,ations ruled at from 3A TO 4 per cent for prime
of lesser financial strength. The foreign ex-
change market has been fairly firm during
provement occurred in actual rates, In the
closing dealings declines were recorded in ac-
tuai and posted demand bills on the further
decline in London discounts. Long bills, how
ever, were relatively frmer.
Tho bond market moved pretty much in sym
pathy with the stock market, but the changes
were less notable, aside from the st. Louis
south western issues, which fluctuated scnsn-
tionally on various rumors. Comparative prices
for the leading issues. The aggregate sales
were 81; 23S, 900. The government bond market
ness apparent in the closing dealings. The sales
The Evening Posts London financial cable
gram says: "rae stock markets were lifeiess,
but steady today. Americans were inclined Il,
improve. Money was easy, the money supplies
being increased by the repayment Of Ell Go 0O
IN English treasury bills and $500. eco in C,hilian
treasury bills. On Monday over &c, eco, go in con
soils and other d%ividencs will be released. thus
flooding the market with cash. A decline in
the bank rate is looked for on Thursday. There
is nothing to prevent 1t but politics.
The following were the closing quotations on
the leading stocks Of the New Yori, exchange
today: