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Show : MONEY AM) STOCKS Stocks Open Quiet bnt Irregular and Without any Particular s ' Excitement. STAGNANT MARKET IN LONDON. . A Panicky Feeling on the Bourse at Buenos Ayres Gold at a Premium of 48 in Montevideo. ' New York, Nov. 18, 10:30 a. m.-Stocks m.-Stocks opened quiet, but irregular without with-out any excitement. Prices were well sustained. The general list advaueed small fractions over the opening with Vlllard in the lead. : ' . North Americau, Northern Pacific, preferred, and St. Paul were the only conspicuously active stocks and the trading in Northern Pacific, preferred, Was remarkable for the transfer of some X . large blocks. At 11 o'clock the market -i was fairly active and steady at about - the opening prices. ' , Noon Stocks week at lowest prices ' of morning, i Money with no offers and 6 per cent bid. Fours coupons. 21; Pacific sixes,13; ' Atchison Topcka & Santa Fe. 2"t; .' - Central Pacific, 20; Burlington. 8-H; t , , Denver & Eio Grande 15; North-. North-. r- - ern Pacific, 201; preferred, GUI; M Northwestern, 8J; New York Central. ' ' !NS;Oregun Navigation 77; North Ameri can, 12J; Pacific Mail, 83: Rock Island, (Ml; St. Louis & San Francisco, 82; St. Paul & Omaha, 21; Texas Pacific, 14; Union Pacific, 45k; Fargo Express. 87; Western Uuion, 751. After 12 o'clock liquidation assunrPd ; larger proportions, with a marked increased in-creased business. Material losses were sustained in all the leading stocks. A t'l ' feature f the dealings was Pacific Mail v ' which had been extremely dull during ; the forenoon. It became suddenly very f pctive and was knocked doui to 28$ against 33 last night. It recovered to 32. The rest of the list also suffered severely in short drive. Uniou Pacific lost 1; Western Union, 1; Atchison, 1, No recovery of any note. At 2:15 the matket was quiet but weak r.t the lowest low-est prices of the day. T 8 p. in. Money has been tight at from 8 to 80 per cent; the last loan at i 3. Stocks in the lust hour showed no animation and after further slight losses i some recovery was shown. The market closed quiet, heavy to weak at or near , the lowest, prices ofthe day, 4 , l.IAHlC.ITIKS, ONE MILLION DOLLARS ; ' t . ! - ' , ' F. N. t.nllinidel, Stork llroker, Compelled to A:is!gn ftt-cnuiia of Called-in I.onnn. , , Wp; SfrmE'r 10:45 -a.m.-The an-i an-i ti"i in M."' hs juat been made of, r i &''W!& (.ali1in.li:J,fft..clj . . ,i,!iluup K.ibiliuis, S'l.GOG.Ow.' llie litt.i asigimd to C E. Miner. The V. i ,i.iilura is owiirg to several batiks call-i'. call-i'. ' f.. - in e in loans; f Tne as jig:Ho said the suspension was T , due to the general depression of values '). iV of i collaterals which had gone so far I . when loans to them wore called they could not be met although the firm : ' " ' have what iu any ordinary time would i ' be amply sulliciuiit to pay the borrowed 1 V ' ' money. Tuo firm holds such good se-'. se-'. eunties that if the market improves ' f ' they will be able to pay their iudebted-' iudebted-' . ness and have a surplus. - - . Mr. Fi tch of the suspended firm said: ' ' 'Of pourso wo shall continue business ti . ' shortly. Our being able to do so, how-Ji1 how-Ji1 ever, depends largely upon the banks and trust companies. If they are V lenient with us we may come out all .i ri'jht. If they press us, tho termina- v '111111 of our suspension is not so clearly - ' M foreseen." ' ' ( BUSINESS AT LONDON STAU.NANT. ' - Str.ck Hunever Openetl Conslderalily Ilet- , Ht All Around Thin Morning. ' London, Nov. 18, 12 30 p. m. Stocks " ' opened better but business dwindled iv and is now (stagnant. ' Still Another Suspension. . y.. .V . New York, Nov. 18.-2:45 p. m. W. ' F. Owens has just announced his sus-. sus-. S -"pension on tlic stock exchange. He ..' lias no outstanding contracts on the exchange. rrenldpnU of the Clearing Home. Philadelphia, Nov. 18. The presi-i presi-i . . .nts of the clearing house banks this afternoon are holding a meeting to do-. do-. t? ; ciilo to issue clearing house certificates, , '. lHiiIrky at Knenoii Ayres. . Paris, Nov. 18. A dispatch from ' . ' Buenos Ayres states that tho bourse , -. M-as yesterday rtgitated. National bank . 1 shares fell heavily to 19. a Hie; Premium on Gold. v , v Monkvidko, Nov. 18. The premium on go)U at the close of the bourse today . ! . waj.48. |