New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-13
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
on THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

Thursday, December 12-p. m.
The volume Of business in stocks was better
distributed to-day, and consderab BILE prominence
gained by several issues which recently have
shown little activity. The anthracite shares were
dealt in to some extent, and moderate buying
movement in Jersey Central was attributed TO
the report that the coal road presidents would
instruct the sales agents to restrict production to
three days week The condition of the trade in
the last month has indicated the necessity OF
some radical step in the nature Of diminishing
the production. and the reported action of the
presidents and the present cold weather have
caused more bullish feeling in the trade as well
as in the anthracite stocks. Jersey Central scored
a gain Of per cent. causing slight rally in the
rest OF the list. but it sold off the close from It's
highest point on prof taking sales. Reading was
largely dealt in and scored a fractional net gain.
while Delaware and Hudson and Delaware Lack
awanna and Western were dealt in to some
tent at prices showing small fluctuations. Denver
and Rio Grande preferred was well supported
reports that a dividend would be declared. and
after the close OF business the directors announced
that dividend Of per cent on the preferred
stock had been decided upon. The recent earn
ings Of the company have made gratifying eX
hibits. and its friends have recently bought its
stock the theory that the gold production
in Colorado will be large enough materially to
benefit the cOmpanys traffic returns.
A decline Of nearly per cent in Baltimore and
Ohio had a depressing effect upon the early
trading and moderate selling OF the Interna-
tional shares caused considerable weakness The
shares of the bankrupt railway properties. Read
Ing excepted were again lower and outside Of the
anthracite shares Pacific Mail. Western Union.
United States Leather. Chicago Gas and Consol-
idated Gas the market was generally weak The
decline in Baltimore and Ohio was caused by
repor; that the road financially embar-
rassed and assertions 10 the contrary by Off
GERS of the company did not give the stock any
material support. Were ii not for the fact that
several progressive men were recently put into
the Baltimore and Ohio directory the future of
doubt, as past financial methods In the company
have not yielded results which the company IS
capable of attaining under an aggressive and
modern policy. The exact financial condition Of
the property is enshrOuded in more or less inys-
terry. and for the present the public must be sat
isied with the statement made by the president
Of the company that II is not financially en-
barrassed. American Tobacco subsidized into COM
parative quiet to-day. only 11.55l shares being
traded In and Sugar Refining. while the hea West
dealt-in stock on the list, footed up only "a 700
shares Speculative temper shaped In the
early dealings by lower prices in London. and
selling by houses with foreign connections and
the rally caused by the advance in Jersey Cen
trail had no lasting effect upon the market.
which closed weak and Irregular.
Closing prices Of the principal active stocks
compared with yesterdays last prices were as
follows: