The San Francisco call., 1898-12-13
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec 12.-Stocks made very ma terial progress to-day in the present upward movement and left off buoyant with advances in Standard stock ranging from l to points, while this rise was exceeded in many less prominent issues, notably Pullman, Third avenue and Edison Illuminating. The transac- tions for the day in stocks and bonds were of an enormous scale, immense blocks of se- curities changing hands at rising figures. Early quotations were in strong sympathy with London where there was a scramble for stocks even after the closing there for the new account, which opens tomorrow. Com mission houses were in receipt of many orders buy at the market rate, and the volume of business offset frequent efforts to depress val ues. Reports of traffic earnings for the first week in December were almost uniformly favorable. were several belated November statements of gross earnings. An incident eX- erting favorable effect was the receipt of over sS 00o, GOO in gold from France and London. transactions reached over SS coo, 900, exerted favorable influence in stocks, did a ten dency to discount January dividend disburse- ments. Atchison preferred, on transactions of 150,000 shares went up 3A. The heavy pur- chases were made by brokers identified with prominent interests active Tn other properties The drift of speculative activity in the grang- CTS was interpreted favorably. High-priced in- Vestment stocks like the grangers, Great North ern preferred. New Haven and Hartford and Albany and Susquehanna rose sharply EX- cepting sugar the industrials tended ipWarti. New York Central $ prices crossed those of Pennsylvania. The coalers favorable trade outlook were conspicuous for advances General
 
 product abroad. The Pacifics were strong with the rest of the market. Northern Pacific over coming the early heaviness due to the reports that the company favored extensions into Ore gon Navigation Company territory.
 The market for bonds one of the strong est and most active of the year, there being many advances of a point more. A renewal of foreign buying on a considerable scale was noticeable. Atchison Issues expanded. and a great many other noteworthy gains were chronicled in leading mortgages. Total sales Ss, 000 United States new fours, the old fours coupon and the lives registered advanced 1s in the bid price.
 The total sales of stocks to-day were sS5 400 shares including $500 Atchison, 150 600 do pre- ferred, 32S5 Canada Southern, 4035 Central Pa chc, l2,7S0 (. and O., 9SS0 Burlington, $500 Denver and Rio ,Grande preferred r. 800 Illin- ois Central, 9 160 Louisville and Nashville, u,S9t Manhattan. S520 Metropolitan, 34 220 Mis- souri Pacific, 6500 NJ. K. and T. preferred, S220 New York Central. 30620 Northern Pa cihc, 2O,S20 do preferred, 20. 500 Ontario and Western, l5.200 Rock Island. II 720 Union Pa cifc, 25720 do preferred, 29 800 St Paul, 31OO Southern Pacific, 5000 Southern Railway, 6100 ". and L. E., 4600 do preferred. 3SOd American Spirits, 2l, o0O Tobacco, 1o,1 100 Steel, 1S,900 do preferred. r, 400 Peoples Gas. 3SOC Consolidated Gas, l0,l70 General Electric $500 Pacific Mail, 4070 Pullman. 7620 Sugar 25,5GO T., c. and l., APO Leather preferred TOGO Ro bber 7g5I Western Union, 620O St L. and :. w., 37C0 do preferred.