The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-31
HEAVY BOND TRADING
me Transactions Wers Decidedly the Larg.
est In Many Months,
WHEAT WAS A SUSTAINING FEATURE.
iho GOLD Exports Partly Duo 10
Anrit'a large Importations-For-
Gig" Trading Was Considerably
Miaed-win Lamont nc President
OF Sorthern pncincr

New York, July 30.-Bonds were the
star performers in to-day's market, the
volume of trading therein being
mo largest in long time,
exceeding LOCO, 600 per value. hort
gage securities were generally strong,
special animation being shown In
lnose or reorganiZed roads ands those
undergoing rehabilitation. Stocks were
considerably less active than usual. but
pore up fairly we'll under the announce
Iheht OF the engagement for export Of
some Q u millions gold, whidi was
larger than anticipated A sustaining
feature was the pronounced strength in
wheat, European engagements being
announced Of some eight hundred
thousand bushels from our ports.
Inc securities moved very
narrowly, as, in fact, did the low priced
shares. Several usually active, securI-
lies. such as Delaware and Hudson,
jersey Central. Sugar and Tobacco,
tailed to h%uctuate beyond a point. The
foreign trading was considerably mixed.
II Deing on the eve of the holidays in
London. trading was restricted there,
and such as there was came mainly
from New York buyers and the market
abroad closed firm.
Inc gold exports were partly due to
three months bills in settlement Of
hpflrs large importations. now becom-
'eN 1NOll IClll 1IHIeTTCu
was the most active stock In the list
ana advanced 1850. on favorable earn
: ihEs and buying by interests In har-
moiY with the president of the Great
Northern. The rumor was revived that
PANEL ltamont would be az
the president OF the Northern Pacific
next week.
Brooklyn Union Gas gained exc. and
fduitable sold at go. st. Paul only
temporariiy responded to the statement
Tor the fiscal year. showing ina about
D ID per cert. had been earned on the
common stock. Some of the low priced
STOCKS. whicl ave thus far failed to
nartictnate in tie recent lise, such as
Chicago and Great Western. North
american and Baltimore and OhIo, were
more active to-day n showed "a. frac-
tional Improvement. The rcorganized
Monon stock-Chicago go, Indianapolis and
i!ouisvnle-were dealt in for the first
Lme today. The quotations were 91
Wlo for the common, 26h@2S for the
preferred and so was the ruling price for
Che 5 per cent. bonds.
The total sales of stocks were oSo T3O
shares. including Atchison Preferred,
l2.l9o: Chesapeake and Ohio, 49, 15; Chit
caEo, burlington and Quincy, IL. 334.
louisville and Nashville, 9,7O9; Missouri
Pacific, 5,695: North American
9.Il0: Missouri Pacific Preferred. 1s,-
-. MUCK isiand, b.99S; st. Paul, 15,625;
southern railway Preferred. 1891; Wa
bash Preferred IS. 545; Chicago Gas &. SIT:
consolidated Gas, S,G57; Sugar, 1885;
Chicago and Great Western, 0.436.
Inc pond transactions to-day were a.
gam OF large dimensions with the nni-
nation amended by higher prices
throughout. The speculative bonds were
heavily traded In with foreign purchases
OF Atchison Adjustments As on a large
scale: n City Consols and Ore
Gon snort Line issues also gained sub
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governments were neglected, but
hardencd apprcclab!y OF bid quotations.