The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-24
LONDON 4 SELLER
INTERNATIONAL SHARES OFFERED
IN NEW YORK FOR FOREIGN
ACCOUNT.
CLOSING STEADY, BUT DULL.
SELLING MOVEMENT sUBSIDED
AROUND DELIVERY HOUR WITH
sOME RECOvERIEs.
MANIPULATION In INDUsTRIALs.
sympathetic Strength Impaired to
the General Stock List In the
Early Dealings.
CLOSING STEADY, BUT DULL.
MANIPULATION IN INDUsTRIALs.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Today's stock mar
ket was Of holiday proportions and the course
of prices indicated desire to even up con-
tracts on both sides before the impending pro-
tracted holidays. Trading came to a positive
halt, occasionally, and the moderate bust
ness was almost entirely for professional ac-
count. Prices moved irregularly, but an I'M
der-current Of strength was noted. For some
time past, efforts to shake out long stock
have, as a rule, disturbed only small hold
ings and today covering OF shorts was the
basis OF Improvement in spots. Foreign deal
ers appeared Indifferent as regards our stocks
but late in the day sold New York Central
Lake Shore and others of the international
shares, resulting in material declines in the
two last mentioned. The selling was induced
by the reduction in the Canada Southern divi-
dend for the half year. Manipulation in the
lndustrials caused some decided gains and
impaired sympathetic strength to the general
list. Toward the close realization impaired
the tone of the speculation. The market open
ed at slight shading in prices, but irmness
soon developed on purchases by the bears
winch, In the case of the Burlington, car
rled the price up an extreme 1 per cent The
anthracite coal shares were well supported
on the improved outlook for the trade and the
reassuring advices regarding the probable ac-
sion on the 1897 dividend by the Delaware
q nuuSon directors. The stock rose ga
New Jersey Central IN per cent. Susque-
nanna Western preferred fell 2 per cent,
put recovered half of the decline. Tobacco
summon was active and rose per cent and
1ne scrip made an equal gain on revived
uiVlaeno rumors. partial reaction followed
on the lack OF official confirmation of the re-
poiIs. Inc AFTERNOON speculation was charac-
terlzed by intervals Of semi-staznation and
tne fluctuations were without Importance IN
III near O'Clock, when, on the selling nre
vlousiy referred to, New York Central and
Lake Shore dropped ~ per cent The selling
movement subsidized around delivery hour and
some recoveries occurred. Chesaneake &, Ohio
w DScAIne active and rose IL per cent to 49,
mere was no news to account for the noove
ment In the stock. The closing was steady
but very dull was SeeauS'
me bond speculation was quiet and min
teres1lng, but prices were fairly we'll sns
Ialneo. The sales were SOS, 900. The more
nuCoMollry gains were: Delaware & Iacka
p pona, ~ per cent; Delaware & Hudson
rren rtEc, division, H. and New York,
S SItaI oeoenture 4s, Ontario G Western Re-
aTunu!ns, IS and Western Union Collateral
,r tuses' per cent. Government bonds
ere ne us but generally lower. The sales
we're were S5o0CG. Silver certificates wars
e'SHuy on sales OF 900 at 655h
700 n 10 totaI sales of stocks today were 100
ton 1a ,es including: Sugar, 16, 400; Burng-
t pas, -, 4Oo; Manhattan. 5000 Reading 7 7o6.
tifcates, 10000 AA'00V' SILVER GER
me me following were the fluctuations of tbe
leadlng railway and Industrial shares f, rro
nlshed by G. H. F. Smith & Co manher,
New York stock exchange and Cbicago hooI,s
of trade: N onlcAso Ooard