Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-01
STOCKS Nj \
Trnd- s. and Prices show
anlH ENrncIinnnl ChnnE.s

on8y FrnctfonEl Changes.
NEW YORK July 1-T-B6e was inclined TO
be errutic in 1odHy's markets. luv-prired shock
being IL especial demand. II became irreFular
and standard securities eased of some Oh reulizB-
LIONS. closing with irr-rulHr fractional changes
either WY. Tine London Stock exchange being
closed today. at well as Monday. ErbitraGe broE-
ers dad nothing il this market Northern Pacific
securities continued il heHVy demand with the
preferred rising III per cent. il being largely
bought by 4 house regarded as representing i'm
purLHnt speculative interests. Sugar was quisI
-Hnd tn ErEnEeis ana EuutIvesterns rather
laEEed. Sune room traders suld ErauEe-s be
cause Of the slacksned demand for those shures
on vague stories of crop damage, These shares
were r,I-rhuaed on a duy-r scale und clgs.d uhnrr-
unchanged, as did wheat, after its early morning
advance. lea ding issues were attacked late IL
the day, the preferred yielding IN PEE cent, wiki
L final rally uf IL per cent Tn. decline was
credited 10 iuuidHtiun starred by the raid. chi
cagu GGs gained nearly J pe. cent whicts, NJ
cnrdius 10 lis friends. wRs based OF the e1-
peCtel declaration " 4 quarterly dividend ne21
week The principal changes Of ! per cent OF
more were: Decline-Nnr1IwssIeru preferred.
5 per cent; Flint a Fsre Marqu-rte, Minneapolis
& 81. Louis secunC preferred and Rubber pre-
Ierred, J per cent AuvHnceE-Detroit Gas, . Jer
cent; Erie Telegraph. Northern Pacific preferred
and Chicago. indianapolis a Louisville, J per
cent
The stock marker had advanced partly IN an
tcipHtiun Of d settlement Of The IErif and the
enactment thereof mao no apIireciAhls eff al
The beginning OF the week SHOCKS were II
regular, but many advances were made On L
constant increase in public interest, the rise %
: cents + nusne! n tnt prlrt pi WneaI hru lh-
enormous daily average. nearly 1000. 600 bushels
uf wheat engaged for export \ favorable feature
WIS the falling on Of q quarter million II
imports and the commercial agency reviews,
showing increased business win western 1ubt,srE,
compared with lag; wear, and that nearly every
northern city reported Improvement IL business.
The total TRANSACTIONS Tor the week reached IN
bonds the largest flGur. in tns last two years
al advancing p-ires. Urnfavu-ahIe f.u-urer wer-
the tagging " LIE iron market behind the i'm
uruvemeni noted elsewhere ana the closing Of
many cnrtun m1Iif and especially The export OF
about S4.GOG, OO gold. The government bnnus re
N.rt.d ~. nutltr rnun6.nr. IN mHkfnr ton Dr1o.
rqannsau prNfl4 ri nd ftuunE IONS pnrlavfaF
were active AZ higher figures. notably tIOEe nf
south and southwestern railways, owing 10
market was hruuG and many Top records were
made Reports NJ cummings. both weekly and
The strike, EHrly week. markets we've fairly
wen supported Ivy houses buying hut pro
Tuhnrco were m actively. the former
cent % Nhlci was itrpEefru : l%i e'li N lht
Subsequent dealings. TuhhrcD gained u, after
i,elnE alternately advanced and depressed, AZ
SUITED the NhlinF ~ The muhlpu4Hlnff ~ rms
speciHiry Tn industrial Froup generally was
trhaert nelnf mostly eenterta In me rhAWHNf
and usually dormant Ep-ciHltieE. The Scope ~
the market WIS Bupr-riHhly extended on
"Wednesday hnu q mist purrhhsinE movement
embracing an extensive variety ~ shares. en-
rise - reports Lhhi d l""trIm interest WHf
Operating 10 snnEncs yalueE. This received some
crsdenre nne stimulated heavy covering by th-
shorts -nlt cfnI HcNiGts Were more TeHssuf-
inE, EumOrE ~ Z possible resumption ~ divl-
dsndF on certain Internationally listed proper
Ties cHuHed Lunaon 70 reTurcthse heavily u 1r-
eiEn fHvariteF Hnd take round amounts Of
speculative mortgages. The anthracite cuElefE
moved spHsmodicAlly. hut displayed considerable
strength an revived reports ~ Impending Deals
ana excellent trHde prospects. The feature az
the silver market Was int fall m ban 20 ~ 5lGo
In Lmnun on "Wednesday and L corresponding
TAN Io E7ssc here win MeNican collars dpwn 10
Sac. All low prices for the white meta! on COW
sTing NJ shorts in London there WIS q Partial
rernvery IN the silver market which Euhse-
uueutly slumpsd. closing al --5sC for bars and
49, for Mexican dollars. Money On cEu was
loaned generally ~ 7 per cent with some few
transactions al u and small amounts Al F: per
rent The supply nf time muney eEe-cded the
demand. hui the few transactions reported were
~ unchanged prices. The sterling exchange
murksi wgk strong ann warranted the sntpm.nf
~ about A-wb zoe gold q portion ~ Which was
There wHs also an export NJ gn0 0O rnld L.
GHnRdE- The continent continues disposed 10
import Euio. which Eoes largely into tnf DHnk
N frhhnt Actual business N bankers hills
rinsed 81 $3.50 fW nnmanc Hnd - - for Ffrrr
atfs TIE changes az points ana over fHr me
Week show twenty advances, compared with
eight stocks showing losses The advances were.
Consolidated Gas, sa Chicago q Anon. = Lake
Dris A Western preferred. gE Mobile 4 ono
81. Northern Pacific preferred. -. oregon
NET1gHriun. 2 Omaha preferred. g. Oregon
Navigation preferred. - Rubber sa. yutts,
preferred. . Ann ArbuT preferred. sA Western
Gas 81 A7Cnisun preferred. Cotton on. Cotton
on EGsferrea fsrnnllyn Union Gas. Cannaa
snn. Detroit Gas. Erie Telegraph Iowa Central
prcierrea. Lake Erie a Western. Miunsan.Iis
- Laulf iISi preferred Starch Second pre-
ferrf1 Southern preferred. East River ca. rnd
FLINT a fsrs Marquette preferred. The LOSSES
~ert; American Dlstrict Telegraph. l. Nurlh-
west preferred, 2 Hooking NEIiey preferred. 2
RIO Grande Western. 1 ""9
Tbs isind market during the w--k wsF cnHrac-
lncipn~a numerous az The usually duruamt murl-
generally displayed aggressive Strength On me
orf -lnfint1f ~ q Pronounced inquiry fr IL
Tef -meat and speculative nesDuuI Which Nn