New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-19
FEW TRANSACTIONS IN THE STREET
ONLY ONE HUNDRED AND THIRrY-ForR THOU
SAND AND TEN SHARES CHANGE HANDS
DEALINGS IN AMERICAN TOBACCO

ONLY one HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOrR THOU
SAND AND TEN SHARES CHANGE HANDS
DEALINGS IN AMERICAN TOBACCO.
The transactions on tho Stock Exchange yest'r-
dny were the smallest for any fun day within me
last twelve months. only 90 shares changing
hands and nearly one-half the total dealings being
I'm ono stock American Tobacco. which made gain
OF several points or reports OF a coming change In
the cement and probable ending OF the strife
In tho tobacco manufacturing field. Everybody was
waiting 10 see what Congress would DO The little
fellows made plunge into he stil pool OF Ex-
change trading now and then. but the big ones
kept carefully away from the brink. Early prices
for American securities abroad were hrmer. and
In sympathy tho local market opened above the
level OF Saturdays close. the advance lasting Tor
the FIRST hour. Then the market began TO creep
downward moving slowly and listlessy. with an &C.
casional dead halt until the end Last prices showed
trlflng net gains In A good many stocks. with SINH
larry small declines IN others The sales OF Tobacco
were 5..3 shares. tho close finding this stock 90.
per cent higher than on Saturday noon or Sugar
$685. shares were sold gain for the day !. per
cent: burlington. FPS shares no net change: 81.
Paul 500 shares. gain IS: Union Pacific preferred,
9.95l shares. gain Is per cent
Government bonds weak and lower. The
As coupon OF 1925 sales again touched the low
est level recorded the decline March 20.
and were /, lower. compared with prices OF Sat
urday The ~ coupon OF 1907 declined Is. compared
with the last previous sale On call final bids
l.. lower for the IS iai'. for the IA OF 1907. and
Il, lower for the II OF 1928.
Several engagements Of gold for impor. have
been announced follows: The National city Bank.
81 $50 600. Kuhn. Loeb & Co.. $4,000 Bank Of Brit
sh North America. $4,000. The gold for the Ma
tional city Bank has been gathered In small guam
titles an Europe by the agents OF the bank.
bars and marks being purchased IN Berlin. bars
and napoleons In Paris and bars IN London. None
OF II has been taken from the Bank OF England
Private advlces received from London said that
African gold to the amount OF f2S0Oc which ar
rived there yesterday was at once snapped up for
export this city. the price paid being rs. l0s4d
per ounce. plus | per cent for brokerage
The Campania which arrived at this port on
Saturday brought gold consigned as follows: Brown
Brothers & CO. $4,000: Bank OF British North
America f99 $50: J. 4 w. Sellgman 4 Co, fsS 900;
Lazard Freres, i26 900: National city Bank fl9 800:
Barring Magoun 4 Co, GOOD Equitable Life AS
suranre 1870 Kessler & Co. flo 600
The sub Treasury yesterday received $50 40 In
gold in return for currency. shipped points in the
Interior There was paid into the Sub.Trsasury
also by the Union Pacific Reorg anlzation Com
mi,ee the sum OF S?5 80 for account OF the pur-
chase OF the Kansas Pacific Road and through the
rereipt OF this money the Sub-Treasury was creditor
at the Clearing House In ssS'.eS