Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-21
MARKET

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2O-The point OF
greatest interest in today's stock was
which was rushed up after yesterdays
reaction an extreme 9 IA points to c,I
ga, q record price. The motive w;:s'
the official confirmation of the 1nerE-
ing of the Pullman and Wagner Palace
Car Company which the stock tape had
clearly fOreShadowed tor some time.
The published assertion that the Van
derbilts are to get the Pullman holdings
of Boston and Albany ana BOSTON and
Maine stocks rs an incident to the Geal
and that New York Central would thus
gain control Of New England RAILROAD!
affairs, gave the bulls an opportunity
for an active speculation in New York
Central. They lifted the price of that
stock an extreme 3A. The influence %
this movement on the rest Of the Il ST
was marked, tie other Eanderbi. t
stocks Of course moving most promptly
III sympathy. The bears covered heav-
lily all through the list. The prominent
industrial SpecialtieS We're most affect
ed. especially Sugar and Brooklyn
Transit, the dealings in which We're
very large The hesitation which had
been caused early in the day by the
marked weakness Of the Glucose stocks
and by sympathy Of ether industrials.
was over come by the strength of Full
man and New York Central and prices
Of the railroads rose quite generally
above last nights level. The casing Of
the rate for sterling exchange cncour-
aged a rise. but it gave way to profit
taking in the last hour when the pre-
liminary estimates of the movement
OF money for the week appeared and
the rate for call money stiffened to S
per cent. The most active stocks reach
ed a point and in Pullman the reaction
extended to nearly seven points There
was some rally before the close which
was firm and with small net gains for
most stocks. The strength OF the mar
ket however, was not widely distrb-
rted and in fact was almost wholly
confined to the few most active stocks.
The banks have gained slightly from
the Sub-treaSury on routine operations
by reason Of the continued large dis
bursements for government cxpenditu-
res and on account of anticipated inter-
est. But the outgo of money to the in
terror has been heavy. The week s
shipments by some large banks have
been the largest of the season.
The total sales of stocks today We're
444.80O shares.
The leading stocks closed as follows:
Atchison prefd Observation-Disclosures. 6iM
BALTIC. & Ohio Observation-Disclosures. seq.
Canadian Pacific ................. 93A
Canada Southern Observation-Disclosures. 325a
mesa. q ONO .....--............. 2ars
Chicago Great Western ............ 14L,
Chic. Bur. & Quincy .13l
Chic. Ind. & Louis. Observation-Disclosures. II
Chic. Ind. & Louis. pref'd ......... a.
Chic. & East. Illinois ............. 95M
Chic. & Northwestern .............17l
chic. Rock Island & Pac. ....... 1885
G. c. G. & st. Louis Observation-Disclosures. 5S3i
Colorado Southern ........... 472ss
Colorado Southern. LIST prefd ..... 4G1a
colorado Southern, I'd prefd ....... 1G7s
Del ~ HUDSON ..:............l y
Del. Lack. & Western 1907
Denver a. X. u. > Il
l'cnver & r. g., pref'd ........... Is
Erie Observation-Disclosures. IL
Erie, LIST prcfd Observation-Disclosures. Sc
Great Northern. pref'd ..........173
Hooking Coal Observation-Disclosures. 1917
Hooking Valley Observation-Disclosures. 81:
Illinois Central .1l5N,
Iowa Central ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1874
Iowa Central, pref'd ............... 56
Kan. City, Pitts. & Gulf ... ~.
Lake Erie & Western .............. 10
Z. r. & Western, prcf'd ............ SOS
Lake shore :......::......,.... los
Louisville & Nashville ........... IS
Manhattan l.. .10S!k
metropolitan st. Try. ............... 194L,
Mexican Central ...................l 1873.
MINI. d st. Louis Observation-Disclosures. 713.
Mimi. & st. Louis, prcf'd .......... 94l@
Missouri Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 49,,
Missouri Kan. & Texas ....... 1914
Missouri. Kan. & Texas, prcfd ;. . 3O1:
New Jersey Central .1laI,
New York Central 1855
Norfolk & Western ... 245s
Norfolk 4 Western. prcfd ........ GO
Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures 3a,
Northern Pacific. pref'd .. 49,,
ontario 4 Western ................ 2iN,
Oregon Ry. d Nav. Observation-Disclosures. ~
oregon 1ty. & Nav. pref'd ......... 16a:
pennsylvania .......................1 32 Il
Reading 81
Reading. LIST pref'd Observation-Disclosures. 5SN
Heading, 20 pref'd .....3 lls
Rio Grande Western . 81 !:
rio Grande Western. prefd ........ SO
st. Louis & San Fran .... IL
St. L. & San F., list pref'd .... 10
st. l.. q San r.. I'd pref'd 35a
ST. Louis, Southwestern . 49,
81. Louis, Southwestern, pref'd -. 3l@
st. Faul loI u
st. Paul, prefd
st. Paul 6: Omaha ..12o
southern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 373
Southern Railway ......... IL
Southern Railway. prefd ......... 537:
Texas & Pacific III;
Union Pacific A.,
anon Pacific, pref'd .......... Tx
WABASH
WABASH prefd .................... 21!t
WheeiIns q l.. 70. Observation-Disclosures. 1lA
w. & L. T., prefd ........ 80
Wisconsin Central .... l6
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
Adams lex
American Elk. l4S
United States 81
Wells Fargo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1872
MISCELLANEOUS.
American Cotton Oil .............. 443s
American Cotton Oil. pref'd %
american Mailing ................ :. 1925
American Mailing. pref'd ... Sc
Am. Smelling q Refng ............ 36A
Am. smelling x Itefng., prefd -. S67S
american spirits ................. By
American Spirits, rrefd 90