, 1892-02-12
Stocks and CarrIe Markets.

New YoRK, Feb. 1.-THE stock mar
ket today was an exceptional one in every
respect and in point of activity aud the
extent of advances, scored entirely unpre-
cedently. No less than four different
stocks show sales this evening of more
han 100. 900 shares and Notwithstanding
the enormous trading in Reading during
the last four days, its total was over
$500, 900. The gains were on equally a
large scale and extreme fluctuations OF
Jersey Central on comparatively moder-
ate business was 81 per cent. The slim
illus extended to other stocks than Coal
ers but only to those which are believed
to be favorably affected by the new deal.
The market opened today with great
activity and at materially higher figures
in most cases, Reading being up 2a per
cent, and the crowd on the floor waiting
for the sound of the gavel was the largest
ever seen in any one stock since the foun-
dation of the exchange. The excitement
was intense and trading in stock for the
first fifteen minutes reached considerably
over 100000 shares, lots of 1000 shares
being exceptionally small. The price
rose steadily in face of heavy realizations
to GA at which point it halted and went
back but IN late trading 64J was touched
and the stock closed with a net gain of 81
per cent At CAT Jersey Central, more
rapidly in its movements was being rushed
up form 100 to 1854 and closed with a
gain OF 8 per cent. Delaware & Hudson
raised more rapidly in late trading and
closed at the highest figure with a gain of
81. while Lackawanna has a gain of At.
New England was very largely traded in
and closed with a gain of At. Most of
the market feature was tho sudden ex-
treme activity and strength 10 the Ontario
Il Western which raised from lot to 23t
and the final gain was % per cent. The
general list was comparatively neglected
and fuctuated within narrow limits. The
close was strong and confident at or near
the best figures.
Governments-Steady.
Petroleum-59f.
Copper-Firmer. Lake $40. 7O01O.75,
Lead-Weak. Domestic, 81 5.
Unsteady. Straits, 49, 60.
Money on call easy; closed offered at 2.
Bar Silver. 895.
Following are closing prices OF stocks:
u. s. As registered, 1I63. coupon. ll64;
Is registered, 100 bid; Pacific 6s, l09
bid; Atchison, 80; Canada Pacific. s9t;
Canada Southern. 60; Central Pa
cifo. 3lf; Burlington, 1914. Delaware
Lackawanna Il Western, 1904; Denver 4
Rio Grande. preferred, 475: Erie, 33t;
Kansas 4 Texas, III; Lake Shore. 1921;
Louisville 4 Nashville. 75s; Michigan
Central. LOG; Missouri Pacific. 62s; Nor
thern Pacific, 244; preferred. 6e4;
Northwestern, 1163; preferred, 154 bid;
New York Central, 1l4t; Oregon
improvement, 274; Oregon Naviga-
ton. Sc; Pacific Mail, 81; Reading.
63i; Rio Grande Western, 81; pre-
ferrel, IS; 6rsts, 773; Terminal, lot;
Rock Island. 81; Milwaukee L. st.
Paul, II; St. Paul Il Omaha. 4St;
Texas Pacific, 10: Union Pacific, Asst;
Oregon Short Line, 800; U. s. Express,
At; Fargo Express, 40; Western Union,
500: American cotton oil, 35i; Lead
Trust cot.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1l.-Cattle-Receipts,
2l,000. Market slow, steady to weaker.
Fair to good steers, 81. 25(94. so; no
extra on market; others, 50 00@ 8. IS;
feeders, s 100000 5; stockers. 81. 75@
2. SO.
Sheep Receipts. 5000. Market
blIsk. Sheep, stronger. Lambs lower.
Ewes, So 5094.25; mixed, 81. 55(a5. 90,
wethers and yearlings, SIS. OO@ 6. 40;
Westerns, 81. 8595. SIS; Texans, 81. 40.