The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-21

NEW YORK. January 0.-The stock market
to-day was again subjected to persistent at
tacks from bears and traders, Gould stocks be-
ing special point of interest, Missouri Pacific
aud Manhattan especially Welding easily Ia the
pressure The general list, however. was COM
paratively firmly held and exhibited some
strength, considering the decentralization in
Gould property. which seemed to have broken
loose from the remainder. There is no evil
dence Of any pressure of long stocks, selling
being almost entirely by bears, while there
was quiet absorption of many securities, the
commission people reporting "a continuance of
investment buying of both stocks and bonds
Reading was also heavily sold by bears. and
presented a remarkably strong front, consid-
ering the late development in the stock. There
was some bidding for outside interests. and the
amount of floating stock ON the street is now
believed 10. be very small. st Paul was of
tine firm stocks, the result of yesterdays meet
ing at Chicago checking the disposition 10
attack the CHANGERS. The market opened quiet
but generally higher than last evenings close.
but the pressure was quickly brought upon
the hist, and everything except Lackawanna
yielded slowly, though Wheeling and Lake
Erie and Missouri Pacific were decidedly weak.
L nIer selling the market soon became active,
an.t business for the forenoon was in excess Of
the same hours for any day this week. The
haitian and Northern Pacific preferred Joined
the weak stocks, but after that time the mar
ket narrowed down and exhibited a nrmer
tone in spots. making a feverish and unsettled
tone. while among the active stocks material
made upon Manhattan In the last hour, and il
was Quickly driven down to four points below
last evening The general list felt the in,
fiuence, however, and the close was dull and
rather heavy at irregular changes from first
prices Total sales, 81 90 shares.
Cation.
NEW YORK. January 20. Green & Co.'S
report on cotton futures says: " The tone has
been feyerish, without any pronounced gain
for either buyers or sellers, though on the
whole the market has shown "A pretty good eX-
haustive capacity, and IN one way or another
taken considerable amount of stock. The
source of Offering was little uncertain, but
the evidence led TO the belief that "A great deal
representing The Atlantic states. ana that buy
ing was on behalf "A large concern prominently
| credited with taking the lead in the bull move
ment. Liverpool took a better form, and port
and interior movement for the week was light,
| though il is noticeable that stocks have not
been greatly reduced. This latter feature car
absence of an immediate resistance. the room
| jumped on the market ana about wiped out
the points gain made. the final figures stand
ing much the same us last night
| NEW YORK, January 20 Cotton steady
| sales, los; uplands. lOss; Orleans, lV94 net
receipts at all ports, I5,5.3 bales; exports 20
| Continent, Ass; 10 the Channel, -; stock,
/ 952 .0Js.
weekly net receipts at New York, G,s35;
/ Exports from New York for the week 90
Great Britain, l6 81 10 France: 55 10 the
| Continent. 9sIs; forwarded. :2j' sales, $50;
| to spinners, slu; STOCK. 2o.o.6.
NEW YORK. January 2O-Cotton-Set re-
| ceipts, 6fs: gross. 2.o9 bales Futures ch'sed
| weak sales. 124.Du.
| January. 10 5eJ9lO 53 February, 10 580l0 81;
| March. 10 6se5l0 50: April. 10 1910 20 May,
| 10 SlltI0 81 .nne. 10 SOLO ~ July. ~ Ola
10 - August, 10 94dI0 %: September. 10 asa
| l0E; October. 10 colo 10. November, r..
| COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.