The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-15
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS,
Doings of Day With Nall Streel
Operators,
THE STOCK MARKET DRAGS ALONG.
Most stocks Were Irregular - Tobacco
Was the Tarset-Rcnewcd Buy
ing In Cotton.


The bank surplus reserve decreased sl.so2.-
$50. Standard shares were almost mo-
tionlesS. perhaps a fraction less, Tobac-
co was the target, all the professional
hitting it for all 1t was worth 1t scored
net Improvement OF for. the day
Foreign exchange weak In anticipation
OF further offerings of gold bills and bet
ter supply OF cotton bills OH Monday.
SlXtys is7s, demand 1854.
About $4,000 gold is expected to go
TO Germany next Tuesday.
Silver SOS. Mexicans .529..
Cash sugar quiet; Granulated 4s.
Coffee quiet. No "A SIS.
Rio G. Southern gross returns for first
week OF December are about $1,000 in
crease
Cotton tratins today for 4 Saturday was
small. despite the fact that the local
spectators ard board room traders ere
"egin: f.. The market held its own
beautifully. II made a point advance
for tho most active options. but 1t was
lost In the late ira iings on liquidation
OF some contracts by scalpers All the
news was OF builish character. The
market closed barely steady.
Trade dollars So cents, Mexican doub-
looms tl555asli.7j. Mexicane 20; pesos
$40 -eo $50 50
There was a hhr amount OF business ia
wool bnt 20 animation nor large blocks
sold prices ABOUT tie same and little
change ia the local situation
H'fFyoAe expects better times after the
'"'' oi ''e your
~ u expedited thai congress VIII give
an lHa1 Will ne ASKED Tor IN the new
"gt''''
ieN"S WOODS are securing a snare or
",l'a,'''h greater indeed than is re-
'1'''' "S W. S"'eS' anu ho'ueFs are en-
'oIFaEe H. Mas sales male pubic are
20o0 spring and fun at loall: II 900
s,-i,,,- ,nt ~ n IA, .,....i.. e., -, n
~ i'0"'''7 - ni''i'ns =
tiN' ''F' curry itPI'' -V"O IAN ana D.
pp9 fan also sold.
Th.re was renewed buvi,g for co,,o,
49,, III - ~, 's
''t' OH Nhi'n HelI STEADY ItNas crude
ia bulk T. o. b. at the mills .1iad2l;
t,ri,ne ,et,,,, ga o,s ,..,A, ,..,,,,,,.t ~
49,. u'' a.
-''f-''s' prime WhNe Quiet anu steady at
sass
rhcre was M cb,,,-a In htlos. h,,s,,,o,s
.,, -.',..i,, 80 49, S'9'',sS9
~ SiaiiIstld; dfE galveston L; Rio
Grania dry salted selected. wet saltcd,
49,, go, .,l . $50 ...
mere Wa small business ~ Union tan
nod ana oak sole; tone rather strong;
Texas and oak sole NrTfnS
M, ,... .t - =, $500,
rue SKIN BUSINESS was SLOW ana prices
less weak. Texas 22ia.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
New York. December INSTRUMENTATION
tol.,. ,,., ,s ,,..,., t,r, a., a. -,
,ra,s ""' 10 ".,u"' ,'',,,'y ~ ,ne mus
SHARPLY onward. esr.ciallv i'm Tobacco
which advanced - MOI, con, r. ~ a.,
"'''N - az '' 80 P't cent 10 % ~.
l 10 Il re "a q
IS and Sugar il pcr cont. Tn, r.il-
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31' "Sn''N NrA'' IN
Estimates az gold shipments ON Tuesday
loNi ranging up to SicNY0u0 caused u
| sabEnE tendency IN the leading railway
closihG No gold has actually been or
dared as Vet The long drawn ont rus
mors regarding The proposed contract
between th- Pacific NAH Steamship and
Panama Railroad companies ~ert dis
posed oi today by the formal rali1crtiou
OF an. .cment nv tho directors of NO
hlst mentioned company. Tho papn,itt
/ ~ llr "a directors had previously author
iImnt'ngton Mo wili sign Monday. '
greater part of the weeks market, To-
bacco and Leather preferred were most
noteworthy In the movement. The urst
sentimental Greet Of the iiyidcnd enisode'
ana on reports of fresh cuts in prices
dropped ] l-S per cent 10 g. At the low
] punt llHlNtiN iE0k BACK some stock md
rushed the shorts otcover on a rnllv 10
/ ID BIT. The recovery was stimulated bv
nv opposition. me prcfSrred ' stocks OF Of.
| frrrcd 4 decline Of 50 pcr cent. hut
cvoutually rallied TO and closed al ion
| Leather preferred after A drrIina of
| as to -, - was taken in hand nrd NM
| M TO 70 by inside Interests. me news In
general affecting the railway shares was
| The serious Intention Of invastoy. an,
| spectators alike has been attracted To-
| the affairs Of the Baittmoro ana oh,0
| road on account Of persistent and "tr,n,,,
stantial reports unfavorahlv arerti,,s
| tho credit OF that comnany Nirornus
! hut general deuinls nv ofIirinls ware ~,
! fcctual in rrrvcnting n decline In ,rri, "a
| price TODAY. 4, Al wax mo ioue,, o low
| OF the vour '''t P'NV
The stock closed At n recovery ., var.
| ron, r,,,,, ,t 49, - :. a. iTTroNrly OF per
| with but n slight prerondarnnrn9 a., ~
| cliues - Wv
| Railway and ,,sp,.oita,, ,.,,, ,.,,l. 49,, ,
| nctfV. aud tirhrr nr i,nit,' ,, . -, w -"
| Inn 4, S>.,i non 'N"N' y" "N"""sS amount
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| WE 1Hitv aetlNe win the Heading issues