Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-25
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NEW YORK STOCK NARYgr

NEW YORK, December 2A-Stock to-day gave
fur her sigas u broadening. and the commission
people hal more buying orders than al any time
during the continuance OF the present rise.
while tho selling was principally from tcaders
taxing pronie, Short operations botne ndutoi
almost 60 minimum. There was steady and
be llthy rise throughout the entire day. no boom
being apparent but buying wss Of the best
character. while the feeling WAS OF unusual
buoysncy, sud the Improvement. as we'll ~ the
business done, was remarkably well distributed
Coal stocks AMI srengcrs as usual OF late. we're
leaders both IN point d activity and strength.
bus they m0nopohkCd less attention than they
have for the past two weeks. and treiing IN ths
usually Inactive list was specially heavy, whiie
the number % shares traded IN WA larger Than
OF any day for a long slime. showing the evident
broadening character OF tho market C1al stocks
started on with a boom, and their prices we're
rapidly rushed up from - pa per cent. but
the other stocks soon came IN for a share % tho
Improvement. snd graugers. Missouri acinc,
and even trunk lines became prominent Tor the
advances made. There was very good business
In Erie and Lake shore, and they were both
strong throughout The Northern Pacific
group became active toward noon, whom
Gould SOCKS Also showed more animation
than usual and al We're IN good demand
The bears were quiet to-day and did little except
covering few shorts, but that Kind Of operation
was not a factor In the course Of prices and the
bulls hal things almost entirely in their own
banda Opening prices were from = 90 a per
cent above those OF saturday evening aud the
tuhfhfL iefhUnt very t'tlft luAulFAihtti1s MAHlN
the upward movement became very pronounced,
especially in coal stocks, under the lead Of
LackaNanna. There was siight iull IN tho
market, but towards noon the activity and
strength again appeared. and Missouri Pacific
AMI Northern Pacific took thu lead an by j.
o'clock prices we're from 1 70 , per cent above
those q the opening less animation vas no
tcod in the afternoon and no gains Ncre made
except in LscBswanna aud Erie, which Then be-
came prominent but toward O'CLOCK the gene
raj list again moved forward, and IN tho last
hour another general advance took place in
which The highest figures OF the day we're reach
ed ia most of tho list 3 he market closed active
and strong az the best prices Tho buaiuess
done amounted go X2Ol0 shares Advances ara
large and very uniform, Northwestern rising
q, AUhisOn and Burlington 2. 81 Paul and New
England +, each; lake shore, omaha, and san
Francis % preferred q each. LsckawanlA Us,
Missouri Pacific ~. Delaware and Hudson,
N0rihern Pacific preferred, and Pacific Nail a
cnch. Louisville and Nashville sui Western
ulun ] I. each: Erie and Oregon Iranaconti-
Mental q, each. ana Reading, Chicago Gas. AMI
MON Pacific Der cent. zach.
EVsning. Exchange quiet snd steady At fS'a
4>q's. Money easy ~ 'lj per cont Snb-Ireas-
ury baAnces-cO.1 = l4.9i5.OO. currency sli
7.t0OQ Governments 'airly Motive and nrm 4
per CENTS 1875 ~ coupons, 1888. state bonds
duii and steady.