New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-06
c,os,Nc PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS
Tuesday, January 5-p. m.

Tuesday,
Under the influence Of advices from "as""e
ton. intimating a probable indenh"e po',p
80 80 consideration of the Cameron resolution
me-, ,roe7c returns to-day's stock market
advanced toward higher range OF prices Hie",
80 ,,a,ue. were not accompanied by any marKeo
.-...e IN dealings nor did the market chanse
go, the professional character OF us trahsae
-. hrt q furnished considerable grouho io'
.,coura cement among commission houses WING"
believed that the advance. II continued "''eh'
.ttract some good outside buying IL Congress
has decided to leave the CUBAN mater ioi
Element by the incoming Administrator e'oN n"
should enjoy period OF expanoiie values
the chief factor in the current guinness oil" VS.
IN values for the last month has oeen 'he ieo, %
disoueting legislation on the CUBAN s''ua'o
To holders Of railroad securities t9oay Lii
- Jennings for the last week IN Decemuei WI
Grove most gratifying. as they furnisnea q ~ 10
imnroyement over preceding weeks, any 49,, -. CO.
majority of roads gave large gains ga. iuetssn com
responding week year ago. VI NM M, ~. r,.oer,
nonies reporting for the fourth week IN Dece';, u.
her. twelve showed gains over the saiiie ,, zoo
1895 of $477.175 and seven losses ~ o'y oiw If
niS Iouisville and Nashville MADE gain ioo -
ego e40. Missouri Kansas and Texas, S'S,1oI'
aforementioned and Great Northern 49, ma
dian Pacific. $4,000; Mexican lex SeHuI Pan, S24.
700 the increase in the last named pene .ne
Hrst in many weeks. the showing LOT Ine '1o, In
giving loss & & $s94 Despite D this heavy
Cease the companys earnings for the nscaI
wear at the recent rate Will amount 10 per Isn
IN the stock and as it carried over from the las'
Ascal wear large surplus there IS adequate iea
son for its popularity among investors anu
speculators Burlington's record mas hou peen
so GOOD at St Pauls. the company raining "
earn its full dividends IN the last two wears. D e
nevertheless there are no iegimate ,,non ~, It
In the last month So Burlington IL now s SCI
ing three points below st. Paul. CLOSING a' IVA
today. against 1894 for st. Paul.
The absence of disQuieting bank news from
the West helped Stock Exchange sentiment. and
in this connection ii is interesting 10 note tnat
important action has recently Deen taken py the
Clearing House Association OF this city, whicn
a,,II serve TO protect Clearing House banks from
nossible trouble at any time among the banks
not members but clearing through associated
Institutions This action requires all banks not
members Of the Clearing House Association put
whose checks are cleared tnroueh tne Clea,'Is
House to furnish weekly statements OF their
condition to the Clearing House. There were
no important exceptions in the active list TO the
advancing tendency and railway stocks as rule
delaware and Hudson. the Granger shares.
louisville and Nashville and Manhattan the
most prominent Consolidated Gas. on small
dealings advanced nearly 4 per cent. ana De-
troit Gas was moderately active at a loss OF more
AT a net gain Of ~ per cent. The rest OF the IN
dustria list was generally strong, American To-
bacco being an exception at small loss on the
announcement of a cut in price In plug tobacco
Sugar Refining was irregular. with a small net
gain traders in IL continuing to exhibit consider
able hesitancy on account OF the vigorous night
between the Trust and the leading coffee con-
Germ In the country. Last prices were al aoou'
the best Of the day
Closing prices for last sales Of the principal &C.
tive stocks compared with the final fgures' OF
Yesterday. were az follows: