The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-10
A SHARP ADVANCE NOTED
Signs OF Life apparent for the First
Time In Weeks.
CHICGGO GGS A CONSPICUOUS FEATURE
The Bulk of the Business was in
Industrial Issues, But the Rail-
road Groups, While Quiet,
Ruled Firmer Than
of Late.
BY Southern Associated Press.

New EohK, January 9.-Durlng the
early part of tile day operators at tho
Sto Exchange were waiting for tn" re-
cult OF the annual meetings o. t pitsd
pan es. and as IL result speculation Was at
very low ebU. The conditions, how
sver. weIe firm. When the uecis Oh OF
She Houze OF Representatives. OH ariis. o
oil became known. however, more con-
b euce was displayed and sharp adj
~ nee followed.
The market tor the first time in weeks
o o ed 20 o signs OF life. and operators
covered short contra rs and were g en-
81 posed e buy for the long account.
Qhe American Sugar and nited States
Cord SO NEE ings developed little of i'm
portance and.ha6 no influence on the
market. Chicago Gas WAS a conspicuous
feat re. ging 2 3S to n. liumors OF
Abe retirement OF Eastern capt. lists and
fhe elect on OF Standard Oil representa-
sive' in the r places were UEsd again to-
day to q vance stock.
The anthracite coalers wero strength
ened by the decis on OF tho Delaware
and Hudton directors to maintain it's
Eesu nr dividend rHt. OF per cent. for
she year. The bulk Of tho business WAS
IN the In uStrial issues but tho raj road
gro p, while qui (, ruled tirmer than of
1ate. Total sales. l22,37 g ares. Of
which II 800 were in the Industrisls.
Nrw i""N. january 9.-Money on
call easy. at lal per cant: last loan at IL
Por cent. and closing oherei AT u per
cent, Sterling exchange strong. with
ectual business in bankers bills at
aSGu4SS Tor sixty days and +SS,a459 for
demand. Posted rates. SS5IRiS9i. Com
pnercial bills iS6ls4S7l. Government
bonds closed firm.
TaR sroOH MAWSEr-ILosISa Btps.
Amcricanl Cotton Oil. %: Amer lean
Cotton Oil, preferred. CLASS: American
Sugar hehneries. 9Ot. American
Sugar Rehnerles, preferred, 90: Amer
Roam Tobacco, 9S.; American To-
bacco preferred |. 101: Atchisou. Topeka
aud Santa Fe. a.: Baltimore and
Ohio. 81: Canada tactic. 81; Chesa-
Yenkc and Ohio. III; Chicago AMI Alton,
l46; Chicago, burlington ami QUINCY,
Slt; 'hicago Gas Trust. 76,: Delaware.
1,acknwnnna an Western. 1Gl
OistiIerS and Cattle Feeier,. lO!; Eat
Tennessee. Vrginm aui Georgia -; East
Tennessee, Virginia an Georgia pre-
torrea, =; Erie l0!; Erie. pref. III;
General Electric, 81 Illinois Central, 81;
Lake Erie AMI Western. lG; Lake En-
ent Western, pre- errei, ~: Lake shore,
CSf; Louisville ami Nashville, OBJ;
e.ouisvIle. New Albany AMI Chicago. G;
aianhAttan Consolidated. 1885,; Melnphis
aud Charleston. 10; Michigan UsEtrhi,
50; Aliesonrl Pacific. 23;: Mobile auL
ONO. 10y: Nashville. Chattanooga
and st. Louis. 60: nitei States Cor
cage. ii; Unitoh States Uordage. pre-
terred. New Jersey Central. 30 /;
tew York Central. 93i; New York
ond New rngland. 81 Norfolk ani West
eru. prefsrred. lSt; Northern pnoIic 3!
northern Paoirc. pretcrre /. lis. North
western. 96!: Nortnwestern, preterrei,
2i3: fRcino Mail. ~; neading, 10; Hich-
mond and West Point. -; ROCK lsltu
Gl. st. rRui. a6,; st. Paul pre-
terret. ll7;; Silver Certificates. 60;
lennessee Goal al Iron. Ii.. tennessee
Goa ana Iron. pre!erreL. 10 asked. e1ns
taoinc. 9.; tniun i'gclc. IL; Wabash
o. Wabash. preferred, l3i; Western
tnion. 81; Wheeling ami Lake Erie lDt.
Wheeling AMI Lake Erle preferred. 40:
aiapama. class 4. 10; Alabama class
u. lU6; Alabama. class q. y2l bid;
Louisiana Stsmpet 4s, 100; North
Carolins as. lOl.; North Uaroliuas, 6's.
1-os: Tennessee Oils -; Ieuues-
Gee New ScttIem MT 6's. -, lem
neasee New Settlomunt5's. =: New ren-
oesHee Settlement So. 81; Virginia Il +.
2ruierred, 81, Virginia Trust iuce. pts,
AZ; Virginia Funding Debt, 90:
lniiei states RogislcroI. llS; Un,ted
states Coupons, is, ll3. Untoi state.
coupons. 2's. 81; Southern Railway SIS,
So& Southern Hallway Common. TO-:
Sonuiern hallway, preferred. J6; S. q.
Hon'fundablc, lOli ) G New Issue
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