The age-herald., 1897-11-13
RIolirAN & CD
In Wall Straaf.

New York, Nov 12.-Today's stock market was without animation at any time. The preliminary drive at Sugar and one or two subsequent dealings in that stock showed greatly diminished activity and firmness of tone. Its losses were all recorded and the close showed a net gain of a small fraction. The low price of the day, which was 126A, was a new low point on the present move ment. Sugar was easily the leader of the list in point of activity, and ab sorbed one-third of the total dealings. The coalers showed some strength on account of the approaching cold snap. They were helped also by reporits of re- striction of output by individual compa- mics. New Jersey Central led this group and advanced at one time e-3A points, but clossd at reaction of about a point Consolidated Gas fiuctuated wildly, ris- ing ? points. receding 41a and closing at a net decline of 1A. Outside of these the market was without particular interest There was some continuance of selling for the London account, especially of St. Paul and this was about the only unfayorable factor in the news of the day. The result of the days transac- SioiES lS to bTuiB tHS ftHel OI pflceS Ddck ko about the same level as that held be- fore tho very sharp declines of last Fri day. The upward tendency today in the general Hist was assisted by the contin- ued favorable character of railroad earn fngs reported for the first week of No vember. The increases were especially marked in the returns of southern and southwestern railroads, which are pre- sumably affected by the heavy cotton market, due to traffic now coming for ward which 11as been delayed by yellow fever quarantine. The Southern railway led in the amount of its gain with an in crease Of $62,475 over the corresponding period last year. the percentage of ,in- crease being about F per cent Central of Georgia. with an increase of $23.370, shows the high percentage of about 20. Activity in the soft coal traffic is re- fected in an increase of $4S,66S, or over 27 ger cent in the ealmlngs of the Nor folk and Western. ard of $1S503 or over 1c0 per cent lin those of the Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheeling. The days net gains are a point or over in some of the graDgers and ottler prominent active stocks, and are nearly ? points over in the coalers.
 The bond market was moderately ac- tive at higher prices. The new Lake Shore sA's sold at 105, the highest on record. Total sales, s1,450,OO0
 United States registered 5s and the 6is coupons were advanced 1s bid and the new As 14 bid.
 iT'he total sales of stocks today were 2fT 100 shagies. including Chicago, Bur- aingtcn and Quincy, 1S,S5O New Jersey Central, 5,3s6; Rock Island, 11,577: s.. Paul, 22,s5O; Bay State Gas, 5,920: Peo- ple's GAS, 21, 1,010; Sugar, S,ss0.
 Money on call steady at l1s02 per cent. last loan 1& per cent: closed at 1hG1% per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper. Sla@4k per peirt.
 Sterling exchange strong, with actual business an bankers bills at $4.S5h@ 4.S5%- for demand and d; $4.S2hQIS27s foJ sixty days.
 Posted rates, $4.S3k@4S6lz
 Commercial bilks, S4.S2
 | Silver certificates, 57i4@5Skc. i Bei silver 571gc.
 Mexican dollars, 45c.
 1 Governmemt bonds strong. l State bonds duH .G Railroad bonds strong.