The age-herald., 1898-11-18
sugar
in Wal street.

Tn Wall Street.
 New York, November 17-The results of today's stock market operations were rath- CT inconclusive except in so far as they showed a continued lively interest on the part of the outside public in securities of all grades. So far as prices are concerned net changes are rather mixed, though the majority on the s'de of gains and in some cases amount to 1 per cent or over. The early period of the market showed the heavy offerings to realize which are at all times usual in the upward course of a real bull market But even while prices sagged at some points with the effort to absorb the offerings, other stocks were mounting up- ward, maintaining the undertone of firm ness The very noteable movement in Atch- ison preferred was continued from t'ss out side at which time running purchases car ried the price up s. The gain was subse- quently extended to 1A and the net gain is almost a point. There was very heavy demand early for Denver preferred, which had been marked up at the opening here in London. This stock rose an extreme 3 points and Norfolk and Western preferred IF Baltimore and Ohio, Pacific Mail and international paper gave tone also to the early market as did an upward bound of o4 III metropolitan street tallWay.
 Early weakness in Tobacco and the re- acton in Chicago and Alton from it's recent advance had an unsettling effect in the first hour. In the second hour, however, the grangers were taken in hand and Burling- ton and Rock island were pushed to the highest price, Some of the low priced and lately dormant stocks were also brought into the movement and advanced to high CT level. These included Denver and Rio Grande St. Louis Southwestern preferred, American Spirits, Chicago and Eastern H. Inois, Minnesota and St. Louis and Stand ard distributing. There were conspicuous advances also in New York Central Penn sylvania and Canadian Southern. St. Paul and Omaha preferred sold at TO, an advances also in New York Central, Penn- on record. The late reaction was induced by the persistent weakness of the Northern Pacific and the uneaslness thus caused in the minds of holders by rumors of discord and prospective outbreak of hostilities in the western railroad world.
 The common stock fell to .40N and the preferred to 75. Support was apparently entirely withdrawn from the stocks and very heavy blocks were thrown from the market. The aggressive buying of Peoples Gas up to 1071a In the late dealings rallied the market and made firm closing in spite of the late weakness in Delaware and Hud- son and Sugar The local money markets showed no further hardening tendency to- day and the firmness of foreign exchange indicates resumption of the holding back of bills. The level of the London money market, which declined appreclablyukoday is now so near that of New Yorl lat a strnsency in the local money market could find relief in a gold import movement.
 The bond market showed recurrence of its recent strength, yesterdays declines be- ing in part relieved. Total sales $4,040 000 United States new As coupon and the 5s coupon declined 4 and the new 4s regular A in the bid price
 Total sales stock today were e37 100 shares including: Atchison. 25 492; Atch- ison preferred, 11S93S; Baltimore and Ohio. 5,9S5; Burlington, 32, 3S9; Denver and Rio Grande, 4SS0; Denver and Rio Grande pre- ferred, 15,O2O; Louisville and Nashville, 1s,- 240; Metropolitan, 7535; Missouri Pacific, 7,S40 New York Central, S,545; Northern Pa cifc, 3.520; Northern Pacific preferred, 9,9sO; Rock Island 32,875; Union Pacific, 15 1850; St. Paul 35,920; Southern Railway preferred, 5,241 Tobacco, 19,937; Federal Steel pre- ferred, 17,450; Pacific Mail, 13205; Sugar 37215: Chicago Great Western, 14,0OO.
 Money on call, easier, at 2@2A per cent; last loan per cent
 Prime mercantile paper, BOA per cent.
 Sterling exchange. firm, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at $4.S5A 4S5h for de- mand and at s4.S2A for sixty days.
 Posted rates, s4.S3 and s4.S61..
 Commercial bills, &.S14@4.S1s:.
 Silver certificates, 60B@61kc.
 Bar silver. 60&c.
 Mexican dollars. 47Ac.
 Government bonds weak.
 State bonds firm.
 Railroad bonds strong.