Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-11

ton Oil also. and reports Of serious disturb
ance In the trust were out, though it was be-
iieyed that the selling was for the purpose of
breaking the price to cover shorts upon. Sugar
weakened in sympathy with Cotton Oil and
missouri Pacific in sympathy with Atchison,
tnough the impression upon neither was OF
special importance. The general lists were
anected to limited extent by the weakness in
the leaders, but the fluctuations as well as the
business done was confined within narrow lin
us, and the declines established outside of the
stocks mentioned and few specialties were
not worthy of mention. The strong feature OF
tne day was the Northern Pacific group OF
STOCKS, which we're advanced on what appeared
IKE inside buying and which was accompanied
Dy story that Mr. Willard had obtained the
necessary proportion of the stock to carry out
ms scheme. Oregon Transcontinental was
specially strong. and shot up per cent from
lts lowest figure, but reacted and lost good
proportion Of the Improvement The Northern
raclncs were mofe quiet in their movements.
Louis and Nashville was strong but the
tendency to advance was checked by the per-
s,stent selling of the leading shares and st.
faul sold OF slightly on the decrease in the
earnings for the first week in October. Man
naetan was strong on the report of decision in
favor OF the company and Chattanooga and
San FRANCISCO moved up. The Chesapeake and
Onlo stocks and the Wisconsin Central were
also conspicuous among the 1ow-priced shares
Ior strength. The opening was made at ad-
vances extending to Y per cent, and after
further slight improvement the whole market
gave way and dropped throughout the fore
noon, while Atchison reached the lowest price
IN Its history and New England its lowest price
since June. The squirt i'll the Northern Pacifics
helped to rally the list in the afternoon, but the
Improvement was only partial and did not hold
TO the end. The market closed fairly active
and heavy at something under the opening
ngures. The majority Of stocks are materially
lower tonight. Cotton Oil IS down 2H, sugar
ia, New England III Atchison IL, Missouri
Pacific III and Rock Island l per cent, while
Oregon Transcontinental is up ~ and Man
haitian per cent
Railroad bonds showed little more anima-
tlon to-day, though the increased business was
entirely due to the animation in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio 5s, which furnished Sl40, 900 out
of the total days business of SSH, 900, The
tone of the dealings was much better than dur
ing the past few days, and the market even
showed some strength in spots during the lat
ter portion of the day. There were few i'm
portant changes. and among the advances were
st. Paul, La Crosse rs, i, to ia; Denver and Rio
Grande western certificates l. to 90; Detroit.
Mackinac and Marquette land grants ~ to
3lA; Iowa Central firsts l1s. to 661s; Northern
Pacific seconds ], to Ill, and Union Pacific
sinking funds |, to ll5A. TIE declines include
Hooking Valley IS l, at TN; Gulf Colorado
and Santa Fe irsts !, at 10l; Lincoln and Colo
RADIO firsts 134 at 10l, and Utah Southern ex-
tension Is l, at 1l8.
The following table SHOWS the prices or active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day. Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by
bers Of New York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth ave-
nue.: