The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-07
ON CHANGE
Conditions as Shown by Transactions
on Wall Street

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Fractionai gains
throughout the list were the net results of
trading today. The decided strength of
Inc I,erd cary market was In sympathy with
was purchaser on balances. Profit TAX
Ing at times checked the advance in the
ioeal market, which became dull In the
afternoon, with quotations generally we'll
maintained. Sugar. after an early adj
vance, sold Off as usual on the announce
Inent OF the regular dividend disburse-
ment. transactions In this speciality were
very large, and covering Of shorts brought
ABOUT full recovery to the best advance
or the day, leaving prices a point below
Yesterdays close. A feature ofimportance
the assumption that new trade agree
ment would be in effect next month. Pa
enc STOCKS were strong and at periods OF
depres sion In The days trading rallied the
rest or the list Central Pacific rose 21l
points on the dissemination of report that
the government might extend the time for
tnas road to pay ITS obligations to the gov
eminent. The action of the days market
reflected the continued operations, as fol
some time, of large speculative interests In
having diverted their operations into low
priced shares which give promise of In
creased or impending dividend disburse-
ments.
Considerable amounts of stock ruling in
the forties were taken in hand, picu-
Northern Pacific. The granger group
showed spurts of activity at times and
moved in sympathy with the general mar
ket, although improvements as rule were
less pronounced.
The bond market showed decided
strength at many points, operations in
some of the recent favorites being on a
large scale. Total sales, $44l3, 900.
United States new fours and the new
fours, registered, reacted ", and the fives
coupon "a per cent in the bid price.
Closing Stocks
NEW YORK, Dec. s.-Following are
York stock e pfss t ssH1ys on 'h' NE"
Do p i'd. a g - do BID p sse
Canada Pacific. 44H st L G. SW...... 5ss
Central Pacific. 34is do pfd... Az
Ches G. Ohio. 24S st Paul ......... 1lssi
Chi & Alton. 1914 do pfd.. ..16l
CB& g.: .....1lS% st P & Omaha. s4l4
cal pa pn :1i is St d2 PM n: lss
Chi & GW...... 141h Southern Pacific. ISL
Chi Ind & L.. ~ Southern Ry -. 10k
Chi & NV: 80. 1898 Texas & Pacific. Isl,
DO pfd.. ..1s5 Union Pacific. 37ai
c G C &, st L.. 427s do pfd...... 6SA
do pfd.... 80 U P ID G. G..... 12as
Del & Hudson .1O4 Wabash .......... III
Del & w.. .146N do pfd.. . 217A
Den G. Rio g.. 15h Wheel & L E.. 5h
do pfd.... 6lM do pfd...... 2s%
Erie new -. 1875 Adams Elk 800. 1881
do LIST pfd.. 36ss American Elk =. 144
IT Wayne ......1H United States Elk 50
Ct N pfd......136 Wells Fargo .....128
Hooking VAL. Am Cotton OIL. 81.
Illinois Cen ....1111s do pfd...... S8A
Lake E e. W. Az Am Spirits 49,. l2N
DO pfd.... G3 do pfdL 80
Lake Shore LIB Am Tobacco..... 13S
Louis & Nash. 62A do pfd. ..... .125
Manhattan L.. 9S Con Gas .1S9
Met st Ry.. 1868 Com Gable Co. 1875
I!ch Central. .109k Col F & from. 23k
MINI & st L.. 2S1s do pfd...... n
do Isl pfd.. 95 Gen Electric 80. 81
Mo Pacific...... 36B Hawaii Com Co.. AZ
Mobile & Ohio 81 Federal Steel 80. TEN
Nj Is Il IT,. 1l3s Intnl Paper ..... 5SH
do pfd.... 347h do pfdt 49,. 81
N Central. $685. La Clede Cas-. 52s;
N Y Central. .11S& Lead ............. S5%
N Y c & st L.. - do pfd..... lily
do 1st pfd.. So MINI Iron ......,.
do Cd pfd... 34ia Nat Linseed' Oil. II
Nor West ...... 141a Pacific MALI. AK
N Amer Co... 7 Peoples Gas 1881
No Pacific. $50. 407s Pullman Palace. 139
o @9 Pf w. i e Stand standa TdFi r. ~
Ore r &, Nav. so Sugar ........... 125N
Ore Short Line 81 do pfd . 1881
Pac c LIST pfd.. rs I G & Iron...... BIZ
do I'd pfd... Sc U s Leather...... 57s
Pittsburg ......172 do pfd...... 67ai
Reading ........ 1875 U S Rubber..... Ask
do 1st pfd. 463s do pfd .1os%
G W.......... 27 Western Union. 931l
do pfd.... GO Brooklyn IT,. 60
Rock Island. .1074