The age-herald., 1897-08-13
RIORDAN 6 c
In Wall Street.

In Wall Street.
 New York, Aug. 12.-The volume of dealings on the stock exchange came nsar the high water mark of last Monday, transactions footing up 743.000 shares as compared with 753, 900 shares on Monday It was rampant market all thr5 ugh and the most SJriking feature of is was the assured touch with which a number of long buried and almost forgot ten stocks eWlstre brought out to the light of day. and a very noticeable degree of animation i'm stalled in.o the markeh The opening showed the lively speculation in Union fRacihc sltill unabated with no especial fnisws to account for it. The price jumped e14ss, as compared with last 0.ght's close at 12, i'm jhe first few minutes of trading, but did mol. hold at the high point, owing to the very lively selling for London ac- coInt Sales were nearly 55,000 shares. The excitement in the wheat market ac- companyfng the continued rise in wheat Twas sti,lih he prominent factor in the stock markeic, and helped to carry up most of lthe grain carrying roads a point or over Chicago Great Western was an exception and Jagged all day, receding quite sharp qy on profit taking. Norjhern Pacific pre- ferred, also, after a substantial gain, scored sharp loss at the close on The Announcement of the changes in execu- tive officers and the emphatic statements accompanying it that the road would con- Sinue to be operated as an important property. there were h avy realizing sales all day in great many stocks, and such sales were the decisive influence in a heavy close. There WAS renewal of &C., diyity in the high priced indusrrials, not (F-f These stocks made sharp rises ait one. 1ime during the day, Sugar touching a Iew high price record at 14S5s, but all suffered lustenly from reaction, and were. eaf adverse influence in the market. Statements of railway earnings continued favorable, notably Louisville and Nash vile, which showed an increase in earn-s dngs for the first week in August of s4S,- 811; Chesapeake and Ohio with an in-7 Crease of $42, ,435, and Southern with an in Crease of $33, ,449. All of these stocks en- 9oyed special benefits from these states ments. London continued to sell stocks here and was ignored in the effect. Sterl- trfg exchange, and more notably centi- nfensal exchange continues to show az weakness and t'o go lower. The following are some of the significant changes in the efdy utdutfISs AlHdHulC 6iiu IdCilO W'dS advanced from E to quotation ruling for 8 long time past to IF on sales of 5000 Shares. Brunswick Mining company from 13s to 2% Colorado Coal and Iron Development company from to 5; Bal firnore and Ohio from 2A 10 17; B. & O. SW. preferred, from 5A to 6h; Hong Kong Valley from 31s to 47s; C.n nal Pa-s Gifc from 12 to 14A; Keokuk and Des Gaoines preferred from 16 to 19; L1inseed Oil from 141R to 19; North American from 5B to on sales of Il 900 shares; Quick Silver preferred from 8 to 101a; Union Pacific from 3as to "A on sales of over f5,- 900 sharss; Wheeling and Lake Erie from 1% to 25s on sales of 1S,000 shares, and so on with other neglected low priced shares in a less noteworthy degiee. Net gains were the ruFe in the active list, though the number of stocks in which the gain attained a point is small. Many less &C., tive stocks show larger gains, extending up to 6A. There were frac fonal losses tInBrooklyn Transta, Chicago Great West ern, New York Central Omaha, Ten hessee Coal and Leathar shares. Illinois Steel declined three points.
 zSThe total sales of stocks today were 755, 800 shares including Atchison $500; Ado preferred 3395O; Baltimore and Ohio 30,220; Chesapeake and Ohio 1S,065; Bur lington 3O,92O; Erie firsts preferred D. $50; Hooking Valley 6,O2O; Louisville and Nashville 16220; Missouri Pacific 6,4S5; NJ and T. preferred 5,6S0; North Ameri1 can il, ,060; Northern Pacific 4,700; do pre- ferred g, ,240; Ontario and Western 6,975; Reading 14.350; Rock Island 21.420s St. Eouis and San Francisco $500; St. Paul 4S,600; Southern Railway 10,300 Texas and Pacific 19,020; Union Pacific 57,200; Wheeling and Lake Erie 13,3O0; Ameri- can Tobacco 12,750; Chicago as 22,4S0; Pacific Mail 15,7S0; Sugar 62,020; Western Union IA, 4,350. usual variety of issues with the upwardl movement which has so long dominated the speculation impeded. The purchases for continental account were very large and included the leading investment and speculative issues Gains of a point or so were numerous with bull element very pronounced at the close The aggregate Sales were $4,000,0
 < fGovernment bonds held firm on purch- ases on $f1,000.
 Money on call at 101A per cent; last loan 1; closed offered 1 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper 3%GD4 per cent. sNSterling exchange easy with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S5as @$4.- S515 for demand and at $4.83% @$4.S4 for sixty days.
 ' Postal rates $4.S41sa$4S6 and $4.S61k@ sa,S7.
 Monumental bills s4.S3.
 Silver certificates 55c.
 xI3ar silver 55Mc.
 Mexican dollars 42%c.
 sGovernment bonds firm.
 State bonds dull.
 sRailread bonds strong.
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