Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-30
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There was firm tone to railroad mort
cages with further improvements in prices
for good investments. Demand prevails for
leading issues, and disposition buy is on an
increase. Large business done in West
Shore firsts, and price advanced on reports.
Negotiations with Vanderbilt for control of
property; but none of the stories put afloat
could be verified. In state bonds, Missouri
6's of 80 sold at 90; Alabama, class A, at 81,
and Arkansas, Pine Bluff issue, at 20. Specu-
lation at stock exchange was active and
buoyant during the greater part of the day.
and a further general advance in prices
Established operations on the bull side
manifested increased confidence and bought
freely throughout the day. Dealings were
unusually well distributed and the entire list
participated in the Improvement. This rise
caused some smaller shorts to cover, but IL Is
believed the leading bears have not yet taken
in the shorts The only important reactions
occurred at opening and again at 2, prices
falling oTh to ~ per cent. Last decline
was occasioned by reports that
rates on Utah business have
not been restored, the reports having
arisen from misconception OF
dispatches sent East by Vining, which
after close of bushes, became
known. Commissioner Winnings kilograms
simply stated the companies were to use the
classification of the trunk lines instead OF
Union Pacific, as the classification is differ
ent. II was also announced that rates had
been restored and matters were working
tremendously, which wrought change in
the temper of speculation, bringing in out
side orders to buy stocks. Commission
brokers to-day reported larger business in
this line than for long time past. The re-
moval OF all embarrassments from the
Northern Pacific system has relieved the
market of an incubus which has been hang
Ing over 1t for some time past, and to this is
due in no small degree the i'm
proving tendency of affairs on
closed at II. Manitoba to-day was another
prominent feature, dealings having sold up
to s9l5 to 9jlS, Lackawanna, ST. Paul, Louis
vile & Nashville and Pacific were also con
spicuous for strength in the afternoon. Or
egon Navigation fell of 10 "a against LOG
earlier In the day. Manitoba sold down to
va Just previous to the close. Louisville &
Nashville, Kansas Il Texas, Texas Pacific and
| racine Mail were In active demand at rapidly
advancing prices. This changed the market
~S'"'" N"N ol'SNuiation icit VII <hS soih
pared with the close last night prices are II
10 2 higher. Alton & Terre Haute advanced
to and Minnesota Il st. Louis prefer
red "a to 3ils. oregon Improvement
Tell oil TO Is, rallied TO As and
instance of stocks that had been oversold
without attracting much attention until
shorts attempted to cover, which they did In
TINS case to-day; last Thursday itsold at siIs
iast night closed at ssss, opened in the morn
ing at soI9, advanced to 95Is, and in the after
noon sold successfully at 90, oIl9 and 0ON, the
greater part OF the 5000 shares sold to-day
however, being above 90.
The Mail and Express says: at is stated OF
very good authority that the present bull In
ierest In the market is the strongest whicl
mas existed for over two years. The SAM
paper says that II is known that Gould ha
. made II condition In all the pools which Ia
= mas gone into that the stock should b.
held for AT least six months. There has beer
va rumor that the Western Union compan,