Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-23
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Sugar, Tobacco and Manhattan Mo-
mOnOlIzch All ncniimrs.


NEW YORK, May % Three stocks relieved
the market today from practical stagnation,
Sugar. Tobacco and Manhattan. The last mem
toned was the only one In the railway list that
attained respectable proportions. even such an
old standby St Paul ngurng for less than
5000 shares London was a mod rate seller of
Americans but It's operations were on a small
scale The dealings, while no lass strictly pro-
fcssi5nal than usual for some time past were
gwen an appnaNnce of animation at times owing
To spurts Of activity in tn three stocks mem
toned Manipulation plainly the motive
power. but in Manhattan some genuine buyinu
was noted in the news late in the day thai the
appellate division of the supr7m' court debated
rapid transit Unconstitutional. Aside from this
development and the engagement of $l.lOO. 900
in gold for export by tomurraws 8 steamer there
was no noteworthy Influence bearing on The mar
ket. There was marked falling off in the
amount of political gossip. The speculation
opened weak ana lower, but the concessions
made We're fractional, and firm tone soon devel-
op.d under theleadcrship of Sugar and Tobacco.
inside support was evident in the first named
cover. The stock rose to i2i3s as against 1227s
the the early figure; The initial price Of Tobacco,
with the depression in the general list but in
this case also effective strategy the part OF
OF 2'a per cent to 2%i occurred Round nmouats
Of the stock exchanged hands the hears covering
Ieeiy. The decision in favor of Manhattan
was not gen rally known until late in the day
but the traders turned and who'ped the stock
best price of the day. The engag m mt Of gold
for shipment failed to affect the market despite
luilitT ialhtnlnS ttnutNCy IN thH foreign
change market, which is regarded foreshadow-
ing shipments early next week. An advancs in
the rates on specie frcights made by din rent
steamship lines was not expected to check tn
atluN of gold to Paris, it Is realized that
the gold Is forwarded exchange operation
and for rcmittancts. The improvements in the
general list fractional. aside from an ad-
vance OF lia per cent each. in Consolidated Gas
and Cordage guaranteed. The market closed
strong at the top level Railtoad bonds
quiet ana lacked feature, hut were firm in tone
The aggregate sales We're $4,000 The more i'm
p0rtant changes were:
Advances, Consumers Gas lists. "a per cent.
Union Pacific 4las. trust pts. per cent:
Alton & Tcrre Haute lists, ~ per cent; Chicago,
st. Louis d New Orleant As. ~ per mt, and
st. Paul, generals, Detroit, Gas rs, and Pitts
burg ~ Western lists, per cent. Declines:
Spokane PalOuss lists. trust receipts per
cent; Susquehanna Il Western terminal lists
1Ia per cent and Oregon Improvement consol
5s. trust receipts. per cent. Governments Were
dull. but steady sales of $4,000.
The Evening Posts London cabl gram says:
The antc-holiday dullness continues in-the stock
markets. Except for English rails the tone
easier on reaizations before the setlement. which
commences near whtsuntide. The Bank of
England bought $4,000, in American eagles.
further rise in the Dutch exchange rates on
London indicates possible gold shipments to Lon
don. The Paris bOurse was steady.
Tho following the closing quotations on
the leading stocks of the New York exchange
today