The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-30
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
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..re " ccrnGense manifested IN tue pNs'
% the Le21ca exchange. was also RENE
81 csr~. s>pte.aI.! Al me opei.1s' ',nu
tie .sAcins Cpeacd with veritapI. rush
4o~Ewa1u OF pr.css Inc low level mus
quickly reached invited covering anu
pr.ees recovered somewhat but we're soon
cc.sulrS GowEwaru AGAIN. stop oiNers
were uncovered by the constant iaii III
values and very large holdings oil many
stocks were thrown over Inc lowest
po.isi was reached in the morning hour
and after noon struggling improvements
set in which resulted in pSrtlai recovery
IN many stocks The day transae !!ons
declines and there were heavy dealings
for professional account. but hhrse
amounts OF lone stock also came out.
The outside buying movement. when
was started by the Lake Shore refundns
bond issue and the accompanying pur-
chase of Vanderbilt properties Tor insids
interests. has been entirely suspended.
The Nanderb.hs scored sharp LOSSES te-
day. though the Gales were not large
Ca NADIA Southern lost 3is, Northwest Us.
Lake Shore . New York central IA.
Omaha /, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
and St. Louis l. and Chesapeake and ONO
u.s. Lake Shore recovered IA and New
York Central /. The low priced shares
cut quite ~ iigure in the selilns, me Ioui Si
on reports uhat the road had cut the rate
of freight on eggs. but recovered IA on
subsequent denial. The price at the de-
cline WAS li1e, the lowest on record. wa
hash preferred lost rs in sympathy aud
Atchison preferred declined on the state
meno for February showing decrease in
surplus of $1,000.
The International stocks all displayed
weakness In sympathy with Londqsn. The
Crangers suffered from the general de-
preston. Rock Island losing 2 5-S and St.
Paul and burlington each 3-S. Burlins-
ton alone, of the group. rallied to tNe eX-
tent of point.
The .nd1is;rials We're nearly all more or
less under pressure or manipulation by
the bears, Sugar. Tobacco. Chicago Gas.
General Electric. American Spirits, Rub
Der. both common and preferred, and Cot
soiidat.sd Gas lost 3 and American Spirits
preferred ~. Chicago Gas IA and Spir-
It's common. !.
The coalers were quite notably steady
and strong on account of their activity.
favorable situation as regards traffic
agreements. the harmonious fnancio IA
terestS which control making agreements
unnecessary. New Jersey Central and
LAckawauna were TWO OF the exceptional
stocks which showed moo gatas OF the day.
though they were only fractional. The net
decline in the other coalers was frac-
iconal. The closing was firnf at partial
reCoveries
The bond market participated in the
depress which was apparent In the
share market and values of The more
prominent speculative issues yielded Ia
~ Der cent on liberal offerings. Sales
for foreign account were quite n Feature
and included most Of the active intcrEa-
ilonal lines The market showed rome
steadiness toward the close. but the re-
ccNeres lacked consequence. Sales L.
20 ~
II" total sades of stocks today were
3l.659 shares. including: Sugar 49, 100;
Burlington, $500; ST. PAU, 5000. Chica go
Gas. $500.