Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
STOCKS AND BoNDs.
of Realizing Orders the
Only ChcCls to PriCcs.

NEW YORK. Aug. i.-Further relaxation OF
the recent tension regarding the general financial
and business outlook was again evident today,
There was a significant statement Of the late
bear predictions and about the only check to
the advancing tendency OF prices was the exc
cutiCn Of realizing orders for both domestic and
foreign account. The bears claimed at the
close that the greater part Of the sh ort interest
had been eliminated and that the market was
the rank and file of the recently converted bulls
TO hold cut for more than n few points at a
time. The exchange market continues to sag
and today actual rates for short and long bills
diticn to the realizing, which characterized the
shading of from the best figures. The aver
age rates had been on a parity with the figures
cent. but shortly before 3 O'Clock bids for small
sums, chiefly by bear traders, caused rates to
at thai figure, but large offerings OF funds rap
idly broke the rate to > ner cent. The volume of
dealings were relatively counted for considerably
over ene-third Of the aggregate sales. The
tone of the speculation was confident throughout
the advance. SOM of the gains in the industrials
and specialties being quite material. The open
ing was generally higher, despite lower London
quotations and the outside covering of shorts
was the main feature a reaction shortly en-
figures OF the day We're reached.
Sugar opened &c lower and afterward made
Manhattan sold up 4n per cent to Esq. but re-
acted to 1913. Consolidated Gas rose 4s per cent
~ fH 49, $3.50 aAA7AA t'fN1 AAhANo eNbANH sNaN
~stantial gains, which were most marked in the
grangers, Western Union and the industrials.
ranging from l TO per cent, Minnesota Iron
to 81 on a single transaction. In the last hour
prices yielded to renewed realizing. and the
mcnts generally. Railway bonds were lower in
taey early dealings. bpt rallied late on the ad-
vance in stocks. The sales were $4,000.
Governments were Srons and moved up
Tie Evening POSTS f5orion financial cablegran,
SAYS: There was a general Improvement in all
the markets here today notably III Kaiirs. on
the better news from RhOdesia. Americans arc
favorab!y affected by the support OF the mar
kets in New York and by the statement in Par
lament today relative to the Venezuelan set
| tlemcnt. Prices closed about the best. The rise.
small failure was announced today OF a bull
operator in Americans. 1t was due to the drCr
in st. Paul. and was OF no consequence to the
market. The nature Of today's dealings in
Kafirs is arousing conjecture as to whether
the market is about to break into activity.
OF American bills, most OF which are appar.
entlS directly connected with the syndicate OPP
erations in New York. These bills are quoted
here at about l-l6 per cent lower than Other
first class London paper. by this. however, II
must not be supposed that the quality of The
that they are drawn upon by very few houses
and discount houses here being fairly full OF
suSii bills are occasionally declining to indOrsC
freely. the result being that the bills are what
Is known as without recourse, and conse'
quently command a slightly higher rate. Th'
Paris and Berlin markets were firm. In sym
pathy with London.
The following were the closing quotations OF
the leading stocks Of the New York exchange
today: