Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-26
In Wall Street.


 New York, Feb 25--There was no relief today from the insufferable dulness that has characterized the stock market for some time. The total transactions were only SS,227 shares and a number of stocks were practically neglected. There was an indisposition to trade on all sides and even voted in favor of taking up the Sanguilly resolution, business remained dull although the bears succeeded in bringing about a generally low range of prices. Speculation at the opening was fairly firm in sympathy with the receipt of slightly higher quota we're limited, however. and as soon as the traders saw that the big operators were taking little interest In the coarse of the market they lost time in getting out. A little stir was created by the announcement Columbus, Hooking Valley and Toledo road especially as the stock declined and the sodaed lda vsa and M sxes csiG cated repoPfs ports that the road viii be re;or that firm will probably offer to advance $25 a bond on the , per cents: deposited with them pending the preparation of plan efoi for the action of the senate on the Sanguilly matter became known tho bears were more aggressive and a decline of A to1Ss per cent. ensued right through the list; the market closing weak at about the lowest point. Among the high priced issues Omaha. pre- ferred, advanced 3, while Consolidated Gas and New York and New Haven declined 1@1ls per cent. The weakest stocks in the late transactions were Sugar. Manhattan. Jersey Central and the Changers. Sugar figured for 17.soo, Hooking Valley. for 10, 800 6.5OO, Tobacco for 5,9dO Leather, preferred, for 3,G00 and Reading for S,500 shares No other stocks were traded in to the extent of of 1s to 5s per cent, Sugar and Jersey Gen. tral leading. Rocking Valley was an ex-
 The feature of the trading in bonds today was the strength of the Hooking Valley is-. sues Money on call easy at 11aQt2 per cent. last loan at 112 and closing offered at 11a per Prime mercantile paper. 3 per cent.
 Bar silver, 64%c
 Sterling exchange firm. with actual busl- sixty days and s4s7G4.s7A for demand. ~
 Commercial bills, s4.S3ls@4siiA.
 Government bonds strong
 State bonds dull.
 Railroad bonds irregular.
 Silver at the board was neglected.
 Closing stocks:
 American Cotton O!i........ ........ II American to,tonoil preferred.... 53Ia American Sugar Refining. ................ 114b American sugar Refining preferred' 1G4h American Tobacco .:.....r. "A Baltimore and ohio ......... ........... l5k Chesapeake and Ohio. o..................... 16s Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. 73n Chicago Gas. ........................... T5Sb Delaware, Lack awanna and western., 153k Distillers and Cattle Feeders. ........... ...... Erie. .............-.. IA Erie preferred .....,-.............-......- 33 General Electric ........... .... ......... 34ls limos central. ........,.. ....-...........- 92 La ke Erie and Western n................... l6 Lake Erie and Western preferred 66A Lake shore. re................i........ ....... 1h64 Louisville and Nashville ................. 49 Louisville, New Albany and Chicago.... Ii Manhattan Consoiidateu ..... ........... s7is Memphis and Charleston. n................. Is Michigan Central. ..................,....... Sal2 Missouri Pacific ......................... 20A Mobile and Ono. .....s ..s.................... 20 Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis.. 67ts United States COrdnge ....,.............. United States Cordage preferred. .,..... -.- New Jersey Central..... ............... 95S New York Central. ~...... ........... 92I2 New York and New England .........,,.. 37 Norfolk and Western preferred A .... 16H Northern Pacific.. ............. .... 144 Northern Pacific preferred .............. 37A Northwestern. ..... ......-.............. 1J4 Northwestern preferred ....,......- l53lf Pacific Mali. .,......................... 2t7s Reading. .......................... ........... 24ts Rock Island. .......................... 66A 6t. Paul. ............. .....s..... 75l, St. Paul preferred. d................,.... I32la Silver certificates ..,.s..................... 64@ Tennessee Coal and Iron ........,...... 257s Tennessee Goal and Iron. .s5.y........ Sc IexaS faclnc.-.... ......-.............-.-- Union Pacinc c.,.....4............-.,. 6s Wabash .... .... .............. .,.......... -6ss Wabash preferred. ........................ 15ss Western Union .........,.................. s24 Wheeling and Lake Erie. Ia