The age-herald., 1899-08-31
STOCK MARKET
 WAS UNSTEADY Course of Prices Irregular With
 Several Changes. THE CLOSING AT THE BEST Buying for London Account Equal to the Selling for the Same on the
 Day Before-Little Do
 ing in Bonds
THE CLOSING AT THE BEST

New York, August SO-Speculative sen- timent was. unsettled today and the course Of prices changed several times, being ir- regular all day. Net changes are mostly on the side of gains and in a group of in- dustral speciallties.
 The closing was at the best prices but in the railroad stocks, which started off with quite a demonstration of strength, net advances are generally below the ex- treme rise. The upward impulse at the opening was due to the much more cheer ful feeling in London regarding the Trans vaal outlook. Buying for London account was about equal to yesterdays selling for the same account. There was some coy- ? ering also by local bears who sold yester- day on the Transvaal war scare Tho ao- tive buying movement in the railroads fell or very largely after the first hour With the comparative dullness of railroads and reaeting in prices on realizing eama re- newed activity in the industrial specialties. which continued all day The tobacco stocks and the local stocks were attacked py the pears for effect on the general mar het' ana tennessee Coal was under pres sure on the other hand Brooklyn Transit continued to be vigorously supported with d VleW to the discontinue of the short in- terest,
 sugar showed symptoms of a desire to cover on the part of bears. The iron and steei groups were benefited by the continu- ea active demand for the Republic Steel issues which lifted the common stock 1a;. In the late trading, Federal Steel forged to the front and rose rapidly to 61A, an ex- treme 3A. The municipal stocks rallied from their previous depression and the rather buoyant tone of the industrials The railroad division of the market stocks which suffered were strong today, notably l.. & N, North ern Pacific and Southern Pacific. There was strength exhibited in the Hooking Val ley and Wheeling & Lake Erie stocks, Chi cago 6 Eastern Illinois, Chicago Great Western, preferred, and in the specialties, LaClede Gas, Northern and Union Bag and Paper, preferred. Losses of a point or over appeared in Forth Worth and Rio Grande, Duluth. South Shore and Atlanta, preferred, Minneapolis and St. Louis and Great Northern, preferred.
 Call money held stiffly at per cent, or, above and the lenders were more exacting about time loans without any change in the actual rate.
 The bond market was quiet today and changes were small Total sales par value s1 ,956, 900. United Sates government bonds were unchanged on bid quotations.
 New York, August sO--Money on call was frmer at BOA per cent; last loan at per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 414G5 per cent. SterQtng exchange was easier, with actual business in bankers bills at 4S61s6e 4.S64 for demand, and at 4.SSlslo4 S3A for sixty days Posted rates, 4.S46l4. STE. Com mercial bills, 4.s3Gf4S3t. Silver certificates, 5s%G6O Bar s1aver 59 1-16c. Mexican dol- lars, 471kc
 Government bonds were steady.
 State bonds were inactive.
 Railroad bonds were steady.
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