The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-25

New York, Nov. A-Today's marker
transactions were confined for the most
part tc the closing up Of contracts in
anticipation of tomorrow's holiday. The
course of prices indicated that few OF
these contracts were for short accounts.
The stocks that showed the greatest weak
ness To-Day went to indicate that there was
seljns to realize on the very desultory buy
ing of the last few days. Even so firmly
held stock as Northern Pacific preferred
did not fully escape this tendency and clos
ed at fractional loss. Metropolitan
Street Railway, also, which has advanced
very aggressively for several days past,
reacted points and rallied rather feebly.
Manhattan lost rs points of It's extreme
advances, though ii saves fractional net
gain. There were other points of weakness
In the list, including New jersey Central,
Sugar and National Lead. Union Pacific
lost over a dollar of the third ana last
Of the s. assessments added to the price
of the stock this morning There was a
time during the day when the market ruled
above last nights close and, counting
from the high point, both Burlington and
Omaha declined 10 the extent of a point
III fact il was not until the late afternoon
that the general level of the market fell
below last nights close. 1t was at this
time that marked weakness developed in
Peoples Gas, resulting in a net decline of
, points in the price of the stock Sus-
cuehanna and Western preferred and Pull
man also dropped a point at this time
Consolidated Gas was dealt In at a price
below last nights close all day, but It
Huctuated very feverishiy over point The
settlement in progress on the London ex-
change was watched with some interest
but none Of the days weakness can be
attributed to it, as quotations were advenc-
Ell in that market and there was buying
In this market for the London account.
Probably some depression was caused b,
the character of the rate war which is in
progress on some Of the western lines. The
general news of the day was without in
1uence on the market.
The total sales of stocks today were 1885,
500 shares.
BONDS.
The bond market shared in the dullness
os the stock market and changes were
slight and Irregular. Total sales were ST.
0aj.O0
United States old fours, coupon were
L per cent higher bid. New fours. reg
.stered and coupon, 123; fours, 1127s; cou-
Pon, 1l4M; seconds, sS1A; fives registered
and coupon, ia; Pacific skies of '9S. 1O2x.
NEW SECURITIES LISTED.
New York, Nov. A.-The governors OF
the New York Stock Exchange today ap-
proved these securities for listing:
Northern Pacific railway, SS71, 900 prior
lien railway and lang grant per cent
gold coupon bonds.
Southern Pacific Railway company, of
California, s5760 900 additional first consoli-
dated mortgage 8 per cent bold bonds of
1885,
Union Pacific Reorganization committee.
$40 600 of engraved Mercantile Trust
company, purchase money certificates.
FOREIGN STOCK MARKETS.
London, Nov. 24-Amer.can securities ad-
Tanced somewhat at the opening, but
weakened later in sympathy with the En-
Rlish money market. Closed quiet, with a
moderate demand.
LOANS AND EXCHANGE.
New York, Nov. A.-Money on call nom
iually, l1kG2; prime mercantile paper, 31l7
AZ; sterling exchange, steady, with actual
business IN bankers bills at S. s4Ih24.S for
demand and at A.s27sG4Ss for sixty DAYS.
Posted rates, s4S31a94 S61k. Commercial
b:lls, $i.S21z. Silver certificates, 5SG5S. Bar
silver, 5S12j Mexican dollars. 457s.