The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
MONEY And INVESTMENTS,
poiras of a Das NTH Nall Street
Operators
DECLINE DUE TO SPECIAL CAUSES.
The General List Was Attacked as
Well rs >pectnitie> and the Mar
k~t >rSxcd-Bond sales.
CLINE DUE 10 SPECIAL CAUSES,

I New York. February e-lieayiness and
anllness characterized dealings on tbs
stock cSchArgc Throughout toby ani
prices s>aescl In detected manpcs APP
{ p&trasN -rom Amos, total laek u inter-
est In The use rkes. The dan was wiiNoa;
.-i.S special iet;urss. except as II was IN
contrast weh rhe ssesv!ty ana huoyAnoy
" ;he iat,or par; OF las; week Aai .he
I comparatively large dealings yesteN:ly.
hc prtnelr&l dealings Of the day were
Northern i3c.'c shares. as has been lae
case Tor Sonic t!ine past. The ripper that
'He "a6erwfs'inS synNc.,c had disposed
u = Asrse slocA OF stock aui o.hvi secus.-
l4es G. ials company to German cNp..ai-
IS ana 4AAi an opi.oa Tor ur.her
si"oAf- MAS heia b. she game purchasers
4L-lcv1 ne selling vi the preferred 70 ock
do~a IT.. per cen, 10 5s IS Thcse Was
soine seV'or, developed a. the low inquire.
- tAe ~ t..ne MAS cNSckv1. .0icnt- by
4 i"a4 ~ iracuonai amcult as, ia
ms hl'aI hA-t hour The syVcA men ori,i
Gec..n-N asain and closed =. as. ;he
tNeSi Nsu.e .. the day.
:, ia s."H. ION 10 the Weakness Ia Northern
some the!e Ms some SPECIAL CA.s-
Mh4ta ic7l 10 the -ecil.rs IN = n4muc. OF
TIE hsh priNeI specialize. The mos.
i.o.Aoie example ol Ih.s iactoI IN .ae
e+t situation MAS Western s.cu NAlcA
$50 o. a pVi1. AMI "A hat Oh fears a. 10
the encc, uf the .n.cr.,.s.-e l,y, tax.ns trl-
etNph companies whose cons. .tuaouAilty
".-s @ii!Med by the sEpreme cVlrl yes
-. ietstcrv at'o atorAed \ lever sc
Tor the dec!iae through It's iaHius oil az
= va Ait'+ lic-iS,V..s over threatened l-4-
s--,lon against the trus.. Sugar also We,
avil ca " sts'liiis ton rrmots a. impending
taflu changes wh..h wouM AFFECT tAe a!i-
'stls'-,il IN eAe iaf.n o. ram and ieInaI
!, ~ herlins'o on Wa a depressing fac-
tot ana i@u OF on Boston selling lHI .iif-
i'e!4ti'Sipn o. an NntaNoranlc December
S'A'v'he inNuce! by the decay il the
..- ol NE sAticT.eat. The decline ia
NHfst STOCKS due TO special c4us,-- hrt-N
: "Htr'"!hs OF a damper on th, marsp. and
'iien-ies'.i IN attack all along The Inc.
: ne eohss1srnce was that prices showed
a tendency to decline aud the piofe+,. uual
traders N Northern Pacific au! o.hrr
STOCKS ano-tel hartcled to take profit. on
hoyiings. The heavy decline m New York.
NeW hampshire and Hlrtfori Wls "a
!, lre OF the ouy. the decl ne hrin; Il
points. with subsequent recovery %
polH-S. The AIs'hracite coal stocks moved
IN common with the general l... Nei-
range. however. being less marked t.au
IN spite Of the general sasgng tendency
o. The market there were subs l.ti4l
cams " some of the g!l.-edgci ss.cars,.,s
showing a renewal of inVes men. pur-
,hdses and a good supply o. money FOR
'Se London operations were larry
Trans lci!ons IN bonds were on smaller
'cdie, prices yielding in sympathy with the |
..ocN na rlSai Round amounts however,
oi the principal issues were taken for tho |
'9i incnt account. The bond market dis
lAayed ractionary tendency on reallza- !
ION ny me traders. The dealings wore |
hrgelN cenlcred in-the speculative issues.
NIh ifreEularlty noted at intervals The |
0Sscs generally were restricted 10 ftac- |
ions. although decided gains were me- lie |
n some Instances In the high rrade i.rar !
Sales. S25,6.c10.
Toial sales of stocks today 1864 share.
nEn,llms burlington. ll,9W; Sugar. go. I