The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-28

NEW YORK. January 27.-The lately issued
reports of dividend paying roads, which show
net earnings largely in excess of dividends
paid, and large cash SURPRISES accommodating,
told on prices of stocks to-day, and the market
advanced easily on light purchases, nOtwith-
standing the fact that the eliques were mod
crate sellers throughout the day Coal stocks
received the most attention, and late in the
day Jersey Central BECAME a special feature.
making the heaviest advance for the day.
Missouri Pacific was largely bought by insiders
and Fort Worth and Denver was strong on the
same kind of buying There was more foreign
buying than has been noticed of late, and Ger
mans were purchases of Texas Pacific, while
London took Union Pacific and Reading. Gov
ering of shorts was "A factor in the improve
ment, and brokers identified with prominent
bear houses were conspicuous buyers in every
crowd, the market showing perceptible broad
The opening was quite dull but generally
steady There was no marked feature in the
list until after the first hour, though the ten
dency was toward better figures. About noon
some animation was infused into dealings. and
more rapid progress was made in an upward
direction After that time, however, the list
sagged slowly and became extremely dull. In
the last hour, however, Jersey Central came to
the front and moved up rapidly on largely in
creased business. The general list felt the
stimulus, and the market closed quiet TO dull
but firm at small fractions better than first
prices Total sales. $4,000 shares
Cation.
NEW YORK. January Il Green & Cos
report on cotton futures says: They have
undergone considerable fluctuations to-day,
but there was again development of ex-
haustive capacity that has taken care of the
supply very wei, and prevented a general and
serious shrinkage of value Figures shown liz
smaller draft upon stocks than anticipated
with receipts rather above calculations and
of February notices, created "A depressing in
fiuence. under which cost, after going up
points, dropped to points from the highest.
The loss was afterward about half recovered,
and finally again shaded and left final figures
to4 points under last evening. with the tone
ever. the market stood up fairly. and aside
from shaking out some of the longs offerings
were carefully made"
NEW YORK, January 2T.-Cotton dull
sales, "a: uplands, 10 l6: Orleans 10 1916: net
receipts at all ports, 1885 bales; exports To
Great Britain. 1l-66. to France, -: to the
Continent. ALI: to the Channel, -; stock,
&c. ,65s-
Weekly net receipts at New York. CAT:
gross, 4.104.
Exports from New York for the week u
Great Britain, 1888 to France. 575 To the
Continent, liza; forwarded, 1891: sales, e37;
To spinners, So.
NEW YORK, January 3s.-Cotton-Net re-
ceipts, S5s, gross, SCI bales Futures closed
easy: sales, 105,o00.
january 10 5sal0 50; February. 10 slaIo Sc;
March, 10 1lGbl0 81 April, 10 1910 ~ May,
10 S3ftI0 So .une, 10 sssf5l0 90 July, 10 gsT
~ ssS; August, 10 ehs1l0 96. September. 10 40
10 40: October. 10 1lftI0 L. November. Q $40
, 9e; December. GLs9 %.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
COmparafiye COTTON statement for the week