The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-09
TRADING VERY LIMITED
The General DlaIkGt, While Dull, Was
Firm and Higher.
The BOND JnHRKET WGS STEaDY,
Speculation Closed Firm, But Dull,
With Prices Slightly Higher.
Missouri Pacific Declined.
New York Central and
Chicago Gas Leads.
BY Southern Associated Press.

NEW YORK, january S.-The trading Mt
She Stock Exchange to-day was eXtrem O.
~ mited, the total sales footing up only
So.3So share. The undertone OF the
alarket was firm. There we're few
stocks which helped relieve the mon oto-
ny OF the day. notably Chicago Gas and
Jersey Central. The former touched rs
Oh the Govern of short contracts, the
sesult OF the calling in of borrowed stock
anu the high premium eNacted for tho
use of the shares. Jersey Central sold
ss high as 81 Ia on the further covering
OF short contracts.
%he general market. while dull. was
hrm and higher prices were recorded.
Slissou Pacific declined 10 % ~ and
later rose to % 3-4. Speculation closed
srm, but dull, with prices anywhere
4rom l-9 to ! per cent. higher OH the
Say, New York Central and Chicago Gas
Reading.
The increase of 1000 in the gross
earnings of the former had strength
ening influence. Consolidated Gas ran
IL per cent. to 49,. The Bond market
VAS steady. Sales Of listed stocks ag-
gregated $4,000 shares.
Nrw YoWK. January S.-Money on
call easy. at /! per cent: last loan at i!
per cent and closing offered at u per
cent. Sterling exchange firm. with
sSIaiS5 for sixty days and 4SSla4S9 for
demand. Posted rates. 4SS!aiS9.. Com
nicrcial bills. +s6iaiS7i Government
bonds closed higher.
rHE srooR MAnKrr-oLosINa BIDS.
American Cotton Oil. %; American
Cotton Oil. preferred. Grass American
Sugar 4, hefineries, 87!: American
Scan Tobacco, 91.; American To-
nacco preferred, l07: Atchson. Topeka
and Santa Fe. A.: Baltimore and
Ohio. 6lS: Canada Pacific, ST.; Chesn-
peake and Ohio. Ia; Chicago aud Alton
ai6; Chicago, Burlington aui Quincy,
Sls; Chicago Gas Trust Til; Delaware,
1.ackawanna ami Western. CD;
Oistiilers and Cattle Feeders. l0.; East
tennessee, virginia ana Georgia -; East
tennessee Virginia an Georgia. pre-
scrred, :; Erie. 10 Erie. pref, 2l!;
Heneral Electric. "a /: Illinois Central. 81;
Lake Erie ami Western. 49,; Lake Eric
nd'Western, preferred, 40; Lake shore,
18G: Louisville and Nashville. 81;
aiouisville. New Albany AMI Chicago 6;
manhattan consolidated. l0ii: MeIaphis
and Charleston. To- Michigan Central,
%: Missouri Pacific. 23s: Mobile and
ohio: 10; Nashville. Ohattanooga
and st. i.onis. IS; nited states Cor
SaRe. Il: United states Cordage, pre-
terred. III; New JERSEY Central, yOt;
rev York Central. ySl Now York
snd New i.ngland. 32!; Norfolk and West
ern. preferred. 49,: Northern Pacific. A.:
A'hohH ESiucs {; north
western. 49,: Southwestern. PREFERRED
143; Pacific Mail. ~; headlug, 49,; Hloh-
Hond and West Point, =: kock lsiaud.
SlA; st. Iaul. 56s st. Paul pre-
serred. III; Silver Certificates, CO.;
tennessee Goal au Iron. IiA. tennessee
Goa anu Iron. preferred. 10 asked e1hs
Iaoihc, o; Union tactic. H.; Wabash.
o.; Wabash, preferred, ID; Western
.nion. 81, Wheeling ami Lake Erie lO.;
wheeling AMI Lake Erie, preferred. ~:
alabama. class a. 10; Alabama class
y. lOi; Alabama, class q. " bit;
s.onisiana stamped As, l0H; North
Carolina IS. ~; North Uarolinas, is
40 tennessee Oils. n; Teunes-
see New Settlem mt 0's. =. Ten
aessee New Settlement SIS -: New Zen
aessee Settlement SIS. 81; Virginia d +.
preferred. 81: Virginia Trust Receipts,
AS; Virginia Funiing Debt, 09i;
Snitei slater ReglsIeroI. ll3; United
states Coupons, AZ. ll3. Untei STATES
coupons IS. 81, southern hallway 5's.
eeI; southern Halfway Common. lOI;
Sonthorn railway, preferred. 5b,; S. q.
TCon- fundable, ltU; s c Now Issue