Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-14
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Ir~reguInrity Was the Feature In the
security Mnrkct.

NEW YoRK, Dec. lathe industrials prac-
tically constituted today's market, and irregu-
larity ian the movements was quite II feature. The
entire dealings aggregated only $4,000 shares.
The dealings In Leather preferred figured for one
third OF this amount. and adding the transact
lions In Sugar. Tobacco and Chicago Gas would
leave only 1900 shares for the other securities,
Covering of shorts was the chief stimulus to the
speculation. The initial prices were Irregular on
a light volume of prices. a declining tendency
soon developed. Baltimore. & Ohio was again
conspicuously weak, dropping ga per cent on
selling for both accounts. The consensus OF
opinion in conservative circles is that In view
OF the n, persistent rsns,i I, ana ,hs sinSn,ariS ,S Sef ,maso ss,nSns
should content itself with vague generalizing de-
G ea&ls: e vi mt SSe efore the %'F end Of 's ihs nf rSne hour "Sr
and n strong rally started under the leadership
pr pref tsrsderi ~ i per cent. both retaining the he inv m
provement at the close.
The strength in the stocks named Inspired sym
pathetic advances in the other tndpstriais, ex.
tending to 2 per cent in Tobacco. Covering by
~ per cent. The movements IN the STANDARD rail
way shares were confined to fractional limits. a
that the long expected agreement between the
Panama Railroad and Pacific Mail companies had
Huntington caused an advance of about a point in
the stock OF the last mentioned company. which
denials. Long Island Traction moved up 2a per
cent on the report of the purchase of the prop
committee Buying set down to Boston accounts
caused a rise in that stock of 3 per cent. on
VIC 'NtlfA ihil'H wv NAhiAh hTAh AAtA' " "
attracted attention by a break Of 32 per cent,
and a later rally of nearly as much. The move
ments were unexplained. Consolidated Gas sold
up 2s per cent to 1917. the best price OF the
year. on the reiteration of rumors of consolida-
lions, stock dividends, etc. The final price, how
ever. showed only a fractional Improvement over
and strong in tone and at general gains. The
market for railway and miscellaneous bonds
ruled firm and higher on transactions aggresating
81, 1873, 900. The more important changes Were: Ad-
& Ohio Southwestern lists. 3
per cent: st. Louis & San Francisco consoi AZ.
2k per cent; Chicago & Northern Pacific first
trust receipts, St. Louis Southwestern Ids and
Union Pacific sinking fund SIS, IL per cent. The
chief decline was In Wisconsin Central first trust
receipts, Sla per cent.
The Evening Posts London financial cable
gram: Investment stocks were strong today. but
speculative markets were irregular, Americans
were good on the Denver & Rio Grande dividend.
Prices closed a shade under the best. Baltimore
& Ohio was flat. There was a heavy fall in
mines. which closed at the lowest quotation, the
continent selling. The position appears TO be
that various Paris and Vienna firms who We're
helped over the settlement and had their ac-
counts carried here have received an animation
that differences must be met or the accounts
will be closed. hence the heavy forced sales. The
general settlement reveals a small account with
light contangoes, Americans about 3 per cent. At
Paris the bOurse was weak but active. At Berlin
the stock market was steadier, but idle.
The following were the Closing quotations on
the leading stocks OF the New York exchange
today: