The age-herald., 1898-09-01
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Bran, mixed, $13OO; pure wheat sl'''
 Cotton seed meal, $16.5O
 Tn Wal Street.
 New York. August 31.-Todays stock market was quite remarkable for the list lessness and heaviness of the standard se- curities a it was for animation and strength of a number of specialties. The grangers, Union Pacific, Atchson preferred, Brook lyn Transit Sugar and most of the rail- way shares were semi-stagnant all day ana most of them closed at small net losses and with outide fluctuations for the day or oniy a small fraction. The great combination of iron and steel companies was one of the notable influences which caused activity and strength in a number of stocks. These already known to be in the combination showed strength all day and the common and preferred stocks of the American steel Wire company advanced 3@4ss respectively on rumors that it was to be included Ill tle consolidation. . Possibly the large buying and sharp gam pf the Cleveland Lorraine, Wheeling stochs were connected with the same cause. ihe movement in Northern Pacihc was also a special one and was caused fpy report that a reserve surplus to insure. the r pIe ferred dividend was in contemplatloH' Wa hash preferred continued its upward move ment. but met floods of stocks at the prlce of A and eased off. Peoples Gas was vYiy largely dealt in and gained 3ss net, oiosins i at the top on the belief that coIiiiictlhs interests had been adjusted. Ihe puoy- nroz, of tbis stock at the close did not save the balance of the list from saggihg teh- dencv. There were conspicuous move ments in a number of other stocks ol ieee prominence. ,.-. al, Manhattan was a source or Weahu7ea ' .', day and lost two points at one time rue of he first gold imports 1'i- narted some vigor to the market, ana oio moi check a further decline in sterHng eA- change London discount rates auVahceu A Der cent to 1ssd17s; but this IS stlh "A eo 1ss per cent below the rates for the coire- sponding periods in NeW YorK' Mohey rates here were unchanged, put coEtinueu firm, and the outgo of cash from the panhs ..h, to inc suhtreasury on account of bond siio- scriptions continued
 In view of the apparent neeus ol e'e money market the decline in goVefhiiieh' bonds today, including the, new es Whsn is- sued, is somewhat perpieaing. These poi'es 1aus are supposed to be in eager demand spy stne hanks not only to offer. cash into the, treas nrv hui also for circulation to meet the -rowine interior demand. There were some iaroe transactions in bonds today and prices were quite firmly held with rev eAeep- tions. notably the Atchison issues, Total sales s26, 6,7450 0OQ United States ne"
 
 issued declined A in the bid price.
 Total sales of stocks today 3Si,too @ saaleS' I,ss including 516O Atchison preferred; S,ooS oa,o aao timore and Ohio; Il, ,2SO Burlington' s,foo T,ouisyille and Nashville; 292oO Nanhattan' A5975 Northern Pacific; 29,o4o Nortnern |. T a ciflc preferred; 3,5SO Rock lslana, LII. u,sno IJnion Pacific 1467O St. Paul; 4oSo soatnerm aos Pacific: 13.326 Union Pacific preferreo' hoSo Minnesota Iron; 22,3OO Wabash pre1erreu' I1 fa0 Tobacco; S,436 Chicago Great West ern: 2s65 Peoples Cas- 80l6 General Eieo. sn oo, trie: 4.959 Illinois Steel 142O sugar E,o9f feather. preferred; S,127 St. Louis and San Francisco, preferred ,+ Money on call steady 2@211 per cent; last loan per cent. af .,+ Prime mercantile paper S%@41a per cent. Sterling exchange easier, with actuai al bnsiness in bankers bills at S4S4@S4o4i4 and $4S2%Qs4.S3 for sixty days.
 Posted rates $4.S4@$4S6.
 Commercial bills A.S2.
 silver certificates 59%@6Okc.
 Bar silver 597sc.
 Mexican dollars 461ac. :. Government bonds easy. t.-. ~.
 State bonds dull.
 Railroad bonds firm. .= Financial.
 New York; Aug S1.-The Evening Fost