The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-04
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings Of Day With Wall Stree;
Operators.
PRICES AGAIN TENnlNG UPWARD.
Small Business, Hut Several Encoutsc.
ting Facts A;ded to Make Il
Very Good.

New York. July s.--'rhe stock marks. to-
day displayed considerable shr.nkaye in
volume of business. due TO the early ALL
scncc of many operators taking aavant-
age of the holidays. The movement Of
prices was irregular. but with AN UPWARD
trend. which was shaped 10 an extent by
covering purchases and buying for long
account under favorable condition of the
non engagement of gold and the extensive
shipments of American securities to be
made to London tomorrow. lnterna, 3,nai
banking houses say ihaf the full text of
the foreign huyins within the pas, few
days can not be measured by The amount
to br forwarded tomorrow, as in some
instances the stocks will remain here. The
shipments arc CONSERVATORY pstitnaiicd
n, 5000 shares. and include chiefly 81
lanl. Louisville and Nashville aud Atch.-
son. Tho pun bases Mere almost wholly
and are. as noted III these dispatches. for
been contendsd that the buying yI,s has mo-, not
been en-, reflected TO any noteworthy extern,
hand The punt is made that bu, for the
pool operations exchange mlsht have
risen SHARPLY. AZ London had previously
been heavy suller of our stocks and
bonds. The initial prizes wore mainly II
Traction below the closing figures of yes
terdny, AMI In lhc first fifteen minutes
ally scored. extending TO ~ per cent IN
Chicago Gas. The pressure against the
market ahafcd after the space rient,-ned
aud hrmer tone became prevalent sub
stawial rccovetics being noted In many
instances. Sugar made "A point recovery.
The depression at the outset was chiefly
ascrihed 10 ren'i2ations.
The announcement by the principal gold
eNrortciS THAI M shipm cits would be
inade ais, had II stimulating Effect The
Grading was only or ~ moderate Sole.
a ~ sp a xu
substantially above yesterdays final fig
ures. In the last hour, however, realizing
sales caused n rcactionary ,novcmcui
sugar lost n. point and the granacrs
Louisville aud Nashville, and some of tht,
industrial properties dropped sharp frac-
tons. The closing was steady in tone
at general fractional tosses.
Bonds We're firm hui higher on a ligh,
volume of business. The improvements
We're mainly confined to the speculative
EVENING POSTS CABLEGRAM.
New York. July 3.-F.ven.ng pns,'s ON
don al cablegram: American rail-
ways continue 10 flnd buyers here AMI
establishment Is expressed at the absence
Of Response from Wall street. Attention
today, however. has centered more ON
h me lines. some of them having a very
considerable advance on news shat The
midland had agreed TO split the capital.
that one of the Rothschilds would be on
the board of the chartered company and
gnaraniee IT aga ns'i any claims which
rising in Rhnd, STA. H. has absolutely no
foundation. There Will bn issued almost
Immediately by the Roth>childs new
Chilean govcrrmcnt loan of raur IN Hons
bearing : per cer' Interest. The price OF
ssiie will be 95i. per cent. The Paris mar
ket opened steady and closed duh. ri q
Berlin market was weaker.
FINANCIAL.
Galveston. TEXAS July 3.-Im tho local