The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-08
PRICES RANGED UPWARD
Chicago Gas Led the List at the
Start.
LONDON A HEAVY BUYER
Jersey Central Climbed Up Lively
Upon the Declaration of the
Usual Quarterly Dividend.
The Only Weak Spot
Was Mo. Pacific.
LONDON A HEAVY BUYE
By Southern Associated PROSE-.


New York. January The tendency
OF prices at the Stock Exchange was up q
ward to day. At the opening, London
pane in es II buyer. Tho foreigners, 1t
Is estimated bought abont 5000 shares
OF vari us stoc g, which is quite au in
noyatiou. Chicago Gus led the last at
She start on semi Official statements that
the company would declare its regular
dividend. The directors subse ,uently
met aud orGered the payment OF the
usual rate of II por cent. OH and after
January 25th The rumor led to jump
of two points in the stock to IS. Part
Of the gain WIS lest i'll late trading when
there were sales to realize profits.
The declaration OF the usual quarterly
divide OF t. Q Jersey Central of l /, or
cent. payable Ecu. l, Notwithstanding
so re orts current for month past
lively covering movement ami the stock
b hnde,l up from 36t to 1850 S9.: the
other prominent stock moving tolls
Der cent, and the Improvement was most
pronounced i'll sugar, the Changers, Man
haitian. l.. x aud ", Big Four and New
England.
The only weak spot on the LIST WAS the
Missouri Pacibc. which dropped from
ri to 22i on liquidations.
The selling is still attributed to tho
poor showing mado by the company the
fourth week and III rnth oil December. In
Gay were generally current.
Speculation left off firm IL tone. with
prices anywhere from ii to per cent.
h'&her than OH Saturday. listillinp and
3tesdiny lost $ and Missouri Ia lite
8 --. There was IA good demand for
rallray and 'cellaueous bonds and
prices a lvancei - to Ia The in-
,uiry runs Chiefly 10 PRIME inv s.ment
issues.
Sales of listed stock, aggregated IO5.-
900 shares. unlisted 5000.
NV foWK. january Mooney on
call easy. ut lag per cent last loan at II
yer cent. and closing offered ut J per
cent Sterling exchange stronger. with
actual business i'll bankers bills at
esi7aASS FOR sixty days and ISS;a4S9 for
demaud. Posted rates, SS!alS9i. Com
mcrcal bills. iS7alS7. Government
bonds closed higher.
THE STOCK MAHKEr-lLostNa stD4.
American Cotton Oh. %; Arperican
Cotton Oil. preferred. 6fajS: American
Rugar Ncfncrles 81: Anerican
Sngar Nciiner'es. preferred. 90; Amor
acan Tobacco, 9la; American To-
ofcco preferred, l07. Atkinson. ropeka
and Santa Fe. q; baltimore aud
Ohio. 81; Canada rscifc. 56.; Checs-
Tenkr AMI OHIO, III; Chicago aud Alton,
GAG; Chicago, Burlington anu Quincy,
Fl; Chicago Gas Trust 49,: Della ware,
1.ackawanua AMI Western. 1881;
sstillers and Cattle Feeders, l0!; East
1ennessee. virginia and Georgia. =; East
Yenuessee, Virginia an Georgia pre-
forred, =; Erie. 10. Erie. pref. AZ;
General Electric, "a; Illinois Central, 81;
Lake Erie ami Western. l6l; Lake Ere
and Western. preferred, ~: Lake shore,
1855: Louisville ami Nashville. 62s;
BONNEVILLE. Now ALBANY ana Chicago. 6;
slanhsttGn Consolidated. i0j; MJLrphs
end Charleston. 10; Michigan Central,
%: Missouri Pacific %: Mobile ami
Ohio. IL: Nashville. Chattanooga
and st. i.onis 10: nited States COR
Gage. u: Unitei states Cordage. pre-
!errei. III: New jersey Central. So;
Few York Central. 9S!: Now York
ant New England. 80: Norfolk ana West
arm. preferred. M; Northern Pacific. 81:
&orihern Pacific. preierro /. ia: North
western. vs.; Nortnwestern. prsterrei,
ti3; Pacific Mail. 2lt; ueadng, u Rich
tnond aud West Point. -: kock lslsui,
asrred. III; Silver Certificates. 60;
Tennessee Goal an Iron. i4A; Tennessee
Goa ANA Iron. preiorrei. 10 asked era-
gno.hc. o.. Union i'aclic. IL; Wabash.
6':' Wabash. preferred. l3s; Western
Union. 81; Wheeling and Lake Erie l0.;
ThSeling and l'ake Erie, preferred. 40;
alabama. ciess A. To-; Alabama class
y. lN4; Alabama. ciass &. " bid;
Louisiana Stamped As, 100; North
Garolina Is. -, North Carolinss. 6'e.
ANY; Tennessee oils. Tenues-
see New Settlement 6's. -; Ten
Gessce New Settlement 6's. -; Now Ten
Gessee Settlement IS. 50: Virginia :,
pdreterred. 81; Virginia Trust Receipts.
AZ Virginia Funding Debt, %,
Omitted states Registered. III; United
States Coupons, As. ll3. Unitei states
coupons, re. 81: southern hallway 5's.
~; southern Hallway Common. 10.
fonthern iisiiway, preferred. S6i S. q.
ron uhdaele, luUi 8 q New Issue
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