St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-14
FINANCIAL.
Rev York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-During the two
hours of business today the speculation
on the stock exchange was irregular and
unsettled with Chicago Gas most prom
ihent in the trading. There was heavy
liquidation in this stock, and, under
brisk selIing,a decline of IL to 1925 was
effected. Then came a rally to 764,
followed by a reaction to 7515 and a final
rally to 7658, making the loss for the day
only 4. Sugar, although next in point
of activity, was comparatively neglect
ed. tluctuating between 90M and 80, and
closing at the lower figure with net
loss oil a. The coal shares showed the
greatest strength Of the entire list.
Delaware, Lackawanns & Western
after an opening decline of 214 to
$50. sold up to 1881, closing ut 1929, a
gain i'll the day of u. D. & II. rose l x
to 1872, the last being the best price
touched. New Jersey Central, after all
early reaction of 4, advanced to 93A,
with final reaction of 3, making the i'm
provement from yesterday II. Ma
tlonal Starch second preferred sold at
20 against 35 the last previous sale.
Colorado Fuel and Iron lost per cent.
The movement in the rest of the stocks
traded in was very narrow, and changes
at the close compared with the final
quotations of yesterday are merely
fractional. The market closed rather
heavy.
For the week it has been a dull mar
ket, the aggregate of the sales being
only FOL ,601 shares, and as a result Of
the trading prices are in the main
higher than at the close OF last week.
Chicago Gas opened Monday with gain
Of q at 1874, and on heavy trading sold
up to 7SH Friday. a net gain OF 81.
Realizing sales later brought the shares
down to 1874, with later recovery to
763k. making gain OF 33s. Sugar also
fluctuated widely, and after a reaction
Ct % to S656 Monday. advanced to 81
Friday, aud closed today at 90. gaining
coal shares New Jersey Central was
most prominent, and en- good buying
was advanced from S6. the final sales of
last week, to 93s4 today, a rise
of ia. with subsequent reac-
ton of u. D. & II. was forced
up from 1876 to 1872, closing at the high
est of the week. LackaWanna was adj
vanced from 1888, the low figure of
Monday, to 1917 Wednesday. and today
dropped to l59. with recovery to 1851
and final reaction to 1928, making a
clear gain of per cent. Consolidated
Gas was sald up from 1877 to 1917, and
closed at the best. The other more i'm
portaut changes are:
Advances Laclede Gas preferred, 4;
DO common, l; Northwest preferred.
81: Illinois Central, 81; Erie Tele
graph, 3; Hooking Valley preferred,
~; Tobacco and Susquehanna & West
ern preferred, ~.
Declines-M Metropolitan Traction, 4az
per cent Oh the week.
The bond market ruled strong and
active throughout the day. The total
sales were S762, 500. and the principal
changes were:
Advanees-Toledo, st. Louis & Kan
sas City frsts. per cent; Oregon Short
Line 6s, 21a; do trust receipts and To-
ledo & Ann Arbor tirsts, trust receipts.
2; Kansas Pacific coDsols 6s, ~; Minis
neapolis & st. Louis frsts. u, aid
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern firsts.
trust receipts, and Northwest consols
rs. l.
Decltnes-Peoria & Eastern firsts,
IL per cent. and Wheeling & Lake Erie
firsts, Wheeling division, 1as.
On the week the course of prices has
been upward and material gains have
| been recorded in number of instances,
| The trading has been fairly active and
| the aggregate sales are 1866, 400. The
more noteworthy advances arc:
Baltimore u Ohio Southwestern CON