The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-16
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doinos Of q Day with Wall Street
Operators
an INCREASED VOLUME OF BUSINESS
Nearly All stocks Except Indnstriais
Na.e AN Advancc-lsrge Trans
actions In Neglected stocks.

New York. March iS-There were over
s..Sea shanss OF stock sola on she eS-
change iosiay. which Is the largsSs; assre-
gate for msry weeks past. The d>al.ngs
covered a wife nanse OF properties. many
( .isgS,!y inactive stocks being quite harg~iy
dealt Ia and number OF ne low priced
shares being specially notable for awaken
81 AcsiVsty This was particularly true Of
| The Vanderbilt group. which was remark
/ enle for he~lvy buyinc AMI sircnslh. The
tendency c: the market was IN fact s.ron Z
throushout. the exceptions being stocks
which we've sao)ec, 20 some special iniir-
ea'>c. Traders have been expecting FOR
some time that ;he assesuDlase OF the
r%;raor.i- cary session Of congress woulG
oi's rake 10 some extent as = hear iadueuce
and have put olt short lines Of stocks
in an-tc;pa5ion 81 fall IN prices The
sfIr7lsi % ~ tne nlyl1g movement which
set jr iraru-'a afcly after the opening, con-
s.,4GeniIy took them by surprise. ami their
prices.
a-'svity IT. The Vanderbilt group. which
has h-r-. manifest ever since the news OF
tas Lake Shorr 100000 rvtundlag oper-
Auc1. j. TIE manner IN which the pitl-
IFS movement passes from ore 10 an
ottc- O. the STOCKS This mas given rise
io sfsc BELIEF among dealers tina; the large
~ "a A44tt~r slIINS .lAS N'4lAt
in,f ID. NJ Arkei Tor active partlripa ION
acAi1, The advances which occurred 20
day in the Nooi-ruiit stocks We're - ioI-
lows. Men san Central, 4, Cleveland. Gin
.itl--.tt. tufcaEo ana - lou-s. -
Northwest H. Illinois Central. "a, New
nrk Central a-1i - Paul, H. - Faul
preferred. !, -. Pam >sconl ,preisrret'
r ga ala southern i. NfW York Zen,
;r.i Omaha. -. Their vas fract.o nal
j. action II New York Cer.ral aui -.
fall sar1ul nrefe-r-si. New York Central.
u L HtA ffHa Ia
Lcr-s Fna Northwest. Some lrtcgularity
US manifested 1t 10th points I'm thu
Ast ana tf-re we're %, ssl'n4l reactions;
-l~ 20 prcnt taking. though the genera
tendency IN The list WAS uuovar IS.
The graucers showed fractional gains,
; faUl beng option ally active and
s'r.rc ~ higher level than ;ho I.or4on
equivalent. n led 10 some arbitrige
5, .i's rer@. All offerings from that soutce
being We'll absorbed
}ur -niustrials did not share r the ad-
vance with he rest o. the market. Su-Sr
~ 1T--i irreEIiariy and showed wee knass
10Y fhe sugar schedule presented TO con-
grass. Ih'7 net loss of the dav IN this
s-ors was Is. The Runpe, shares labured
ter r-I7aUr= Of proc war with another
-oa lany. The common STOCK losing q.
lHe trs preferred ? 3-S Fun recovery was
mlf- % Official 5euial. but the price
ea so-i ca gal a The close
~ taNsnrl jumped IT,, and the other
Anthracite coalers gained frac'ionallv on
ife s'rene'h OF efforts ms6ing to further
cpr.soIHlare tt.s Interests IN the trade. Mis-
soIr. Pacific showed exceptional weak
n"ss, breaking points on talk that d;f-
'Tu.ng interest charges The stock raj
Had - on official denial The closing
was firm. with substantial gains in nu-
urrous shares.
The hord marHe, responded sharply TO
be- ifnrroYcrneuf .0 the sennd1rd railways
ara exhibited moro animation than for
som" mo- The galns We're of more conse-
4llH'nfe IN the usually neglected issues OF
which an unusually large number were
deuit in Sales $i.73l.ooo
he iotal Sql"s 81 stock today were
= 3th shares, Including Lou'SViNe and
Nashville leo, St. Paul. 22,J0o: Missouri
Pacific $500