The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-27
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Stocks showed Great Strength During tn
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 New York, Dec. 26--Stocks showed considerable strength during the early hours, the easier condition of the money market, lower rates for sterling exchange and 0 belief that there will be favorable legislation, Washington being the contributing causes. The opinion was also universal that measures will be taken either by congress or the executive looking to the restoration of the gold reserve and this led to buying of securities in certain quarters. Bankers were making prep arations for the expected issue which it is now thought will be at least enc hundred millions.
 There was considerable gossip about the issue, but people usually in touch with the government financial opera tions either did not know or did not care to go on record as making pre- diction about the matter The war scare also abated and London was a moderate buyer of Louisville & Nash vile, St. Paul and other stocks with an international market.
 The improvement in railway earnings in the west also led to buying to the stocks of the wheat and corn carrying roads. The easier condition of the sterling exchanges put an end to the idiotic talk about a premium on gold and a leading bullion dealer stated the only inquiry for the metal was from intending purchasers of the new gov ernment loan
 The improvement in stock prices in the first hour ranged from to Az per cent. Lackawanna rose Az to 1651a, Michigan Central 3 to 9S, Cotton Oil preferred to 64, Lead preferred 21s to S73s, Consolidated Gas 2% to 151% Lake Shore 2% to 147, Louisville and Nashville 2A to 47&, Northwest ? to 1001a, Canada Southern 1% to 5O St. Paul 1% to 69s4, Rock Island 17s to 6SB Jersey Central IFS to 1o23s and the other 1 active issues A to 11a per cent. The ad- vance induced sales to realize profits and reaction of A@2 per cent. fol- lowed, Rock Island, Big Four, Lake Shore, St. Paul and Manhattan being most conspicuous in the downward | movement. Lackawanna, which had sold at 1651a early in the day, was sub- sequently bid for at 160 and offered at 1621a. Reading, Baltimore and Ohio and for a time Leather preferred were weak and lower. Reading was sold by holders who do not wish to pay the heavy assessment. Leather preferred l was sold down to 61H from 64 on a board rumor that the dividend will not | be paid.
 | Later there was a recovery to 63 on semi official denials of this report. Bal | timore and Ohio fell 31a to 401a on the revival of the unfavorable reports about the company's financial condi- l tion.
 | The market ruled quiet during the greater part of the afternoon and the course of prices was irregular until near the close, when speculation be- came firm owing to g sudden rise in Sugar to 103h. The buying of Sugar at this time was based on the belief that there will be no adverse legislation so far as this company's interests are con- cerned at this session of congress. i Net changes show gains of A to BE per cent. for the day. Reading, Union 1 Pacific and Burlington and Quincy show | losses of B6D1 per cent. Baltimore and Ohio lost S1a per cent,
 ! Railway bonds after g. tirmer opening 1 became weak on sales to realize. Total sales were $2,023,000.
 1 Following are the closing prices re- ported by Prince &5 Whitely, bankers and brokers, 46 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center street, New Haven: