The age-herald., 1899-03-31
STOCK PRICES
 VERY IRREGULAR
Net Changes Mixed With Losses
 Slightly Improving
TROUBLE IN THE SAM0AS
Gave Discouragement to the Early Mar Ret, Which Subsequently Advano- ed-The Rate for Gall Money
 Went as High as l2.

New York, March 30.-The movement in stock prices today was very irregular, with net changes mixed but with losses slightly improving In stocks, Federal Steel, Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Man haitian figured for. nearly half the total sales on the exchange, which were not much below million.
 The trouble over the Samoan situation gave Encouragement to the early market which subsequently, advanced under the leadership of the Flower stocks and Man haitian and Sugar, but later eased off again on the very high rate for money, F per cent. being charged before the close for call loans The banks early in the day advanced the call rate to per cent. Many brokers and traders had made early pro- visions for loans which carried them over until Monday
 On the stock exchange the rate advanced to 12 and the last loan was 515. These fluctuations were reflected in the variable and nervous movements in many stocks. Washington adviceS that the Samoan com plicatons were not serious, together with the confident manipulation of some of the specialtieS were co-incident with some of the highest prices for the day for these stocks.
 Federal Steel on the largest dealings of any one stock, advanced 73s, closing at the highest. The preferred. sympathetically rose 12.. Brooklyn Transit, which has been very active and strong all the week, closed prac- tically unchanged, although at one time 1t was up 3 points and at another as much below last night. Peoples Gas, another Flower speciality moved similarly, but on less wide fluctuations likewise closing about unchanged.
 Thare atfaDdinpr the ments in these properties, but a circum- stance which attracted much attention was the gradual drop of the railway stocks which were affected by the stringent none tary situation and in a measure were also influenced by the divergence of active oper- atons into the specialties Rumors of a possible cooperative arrangement between Manhattan and Metropolitan raised the former 5%, the highest quotation at the close, and Metropolitan 1A. Third Avenue too rose points in expectation that the company's interest would not suffer as much as anticipated by impending legisla- tion. Sugar retained 2ts points of the six points rise co-incident with the advance in the refined article. Continental Tobacco made a fractional advance, after a large recession in the early trading. The mar ket closed with heavy undertone.
 Business in bonds fell off considerably today, and some weak spots cropped out The main tendency of prices, however, was toward a higher plane with the Atchisons and St. Louis Southwestern issues in good demand. Total sales, $2,900000.
 Government bonds were unchanged in bid quotations.
 Total sales of stocks today were 954, 400 shares, including Atchison preferred, 31,- 623; Burlington, 1S,500; Illinois Central, 4500; Louisville and Nashville. 3,670; Manhattan, 128,650 Reading first preferred, 17,740; Mis- souri Pacific, 9435; New York Central, 16,- 3S7; Northern Pacific, 5000; St. Paul. 16.6S0; Southern preferred, 4,570; Sugar, 57, ,7S0; Ten nessee Coal and Iron 13, 700
 Money on call 51z@12 per cent; last loan 61A per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 3Ad4A per cent.
 Sterling exchange, steady, with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S61a6$4 S6A for demand, and at $4S41a@A.S4&l for sixty days.
 Posted rates, $iS41z@s4S S51s and s4S6k@ $4.S7A.
 Commercial bills, $4S3b@$4.S4.
 Silver certificates, 506601s
 Bar silver, 59A.
 Mexican dollars, 471s.
 Government bonds steady. iii t
 State bonds irregular. fi'
 Railroad bonds irregular.