Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-19

tinued to drag with evidences of long stocks
coming out. but the principal effect OF the
trouble thus far has been to stif1e trading IN
them, and they were all dull to-day. There was
more general interest in the market to-day,
and while Sugar and Lackawanna were still
the most prominent in the dealings, there were
more marked movements in the general list,
and special spurts in Richmond and west
Point, Chicago Gas. New England and Louis
vile and Nashville took place.
Among the specialties the Chesapeake and
Ohio, Hooking Coal and Rio Grande Western
preferred all scored material gains. To these
may be added Wheeling and Lake Erie and
Manhattan, though the latter did not retain all
of its advance at the close. The movements in
these properties however, are the large
gains in the earnings over those of last year.
The most pronounced movement was in Hook
ing Coal, and was stimulated by the under
standing that proposal for the issue of new
stock TO furnish additional capital VIII be sub
mltted at an early day. and will have the sup
port of most of the holders of the stock who
think that the earning power of the company
Will be largely increased by the money to he
raised in this manner.
The market opened rather heavy on realiza-
tions but the bulls held prices up and little
pressure was put upon the list. The rise in
Sugar was not without its influence, but the
temper of the whole list was bullish and frac-
tional gains were established over the entire
list Dizziness again became the feature in the
afternoon, but the market finally closed dull
and generally something better than first prices,
and majority of the list show gains over last
evenings figures this evening. The gains, how
ever. are slight except in Hooking Coal, which
is up 2 Sugar ~. Chesapeake and Ohio 1st
preferred and Rio Grande Western preferred
per cent each, while Tennessee Coal shows a
loss OIL
Railroad bonds were again active and
stronger to-day, with more widely distributed
business. only one issue showing any special
animation. the Atlantic and Pacific incomes
contributing 900 out of total of 81. $685. 600.
Baltimore and Ohio 5s of 1925 rose to 10915,
Utah Southern general rs to lis and st. Louis.
Vandalia and Terre Haute lists to ll5H.
The Post says: The strongest stocks were
Lackawanna, which furnished 10,S00 shares.
and Richmond Terminal, which furnished TO-
100 Manhattan was nOticeably strong, and on
sales of 1000 shares advanced l% to liz. There
was considerable activity among refneries
during the forenoon, the sales having amounted
to q, 600 shares, and the price advanced 2per
cent, but the Granger and Southwestern stocks
were dull. st. Paul. Rock Island, Burlington,
Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific having been
lower at noon than at the close yesterday. Re-
ports from the West continue bearish, but the
speculative feeling is more bullsh. and reports
of rate cutting. etc., are received with con-
siderable allowance.
The following table shows the prices OF active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day Corrected daily for The DISPATCH by
WHITNEY STEPHENSON, oldest Pittsburg MEM
bers of New York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth ave-
nue.: