The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-21
EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O-A rush of belated in
Testors to-day brought the total transactions
10 over a million and a quarter shares, the
largest of the present movement and next to
the largest in the history of the exchange.
The prices attained to-day were generally the
highest in years and the net gains were ma
terial in many shares and fractional advances
for the rest of the list. The London market
was firm and the public absorption of securi-
ties was large and confident in the local mar
ket. There was a period of realizing before
noon and short selling as we'll as realizing after
delivery hour but prices picked up rapidly in
the final dealings and the market ended with
very good tone. The buying OF commission
houses was liberal and extended to a great
variety of shares. New York Central made
an extreme rise Of 55s and gossip was revived
of closer amagamaton of Central and North
western railways. Union Pacific preferred was
up an extreme 3z on talk of the future plans
of the ~Vanderbilts in connection with that
property. Manhattan rose 5ss and Metropolitan
Sss, the possibility being discussed of those
roads working tremendously. Manhattan, how
ever, lost 2A of its earlier advantage. There
were substantial advances in American Steel
and Wire International Paper New York Air
Brake, sugar. Leather and Consolidated Gas.
II was announced that Consolidated Gas had
disposed of a large block of treasury stock,
which had been hanging over the market. The
Changers We're up from fractionally to over
a point, with ST. Paul leading, and all at
tanned higher record figures in the current
movement except Burlington, which was within
g OF the best Missouri Pacific displayed con-
siderable strength after long period of COM
parative inactivity. the idea that the an
nual report, which VIII be published before
long, may be favorable.
The bond market developed exceptional
activity transactions footing up 50, Sc, 600 The
course of prices was notably upward through
out especial features of strength being Atch-
ison adjustments Erie generals and Manhat-
tan consols. Many of the less active issues
registered material improvements, Kansas and
Texas IS exceptionally. jumping points
United States IS coupon advanced Is in the
bid price.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 1850
GOO shares, including: Atchison. $3.50; do pre-
ferred, 220; Central Pacific $500; Burlington
1850; Denver and Rio Grande preferred, 5000 !:
Great Northern preferred. 1870; Illinois Cen
trail. 10S46; Louisville and Nashville 81 600;
Manhattan 1lo.50o; Metropolitan. ll,S2O; Mis-
souri, Pacific, $500; New York Central, as 200;
Northern Pacific, $4,000; do preferred ii 900:
Rock Island, 2O320; Union Pacific, 29 500; do
preferred, 200; st. Paul 1880; Southern Pa
SEG H $50; Southern H. 100; do preferred r. 600;
1850; Steel q. 900; do preferred $500: Peope' s
Gas, 5000; Consolidated Gas $500: Brooklyn
Transit 49, 900; Lead 49, 600; Pacific Mail 10 zoe:
Sugar, $500; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 10, $50;
Leather preferred, $3.50; st. Louis and South
western preferred. $3.50; Chicago Great West
ern. 10, 725 Western Union, Is, 600; Reading pre-
ferred 300 70