The age-herald., 1899-01-10
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New York, January 9-A persistent and general demand prevailed throughout the list, and on an enormous volume of trading there were many final advances of 1 to 3 points, while Standard stocks generally were up fractionally Influenced in part by Saturdays favorable bank sta tement, there were more buying than selling accounts accumulated by commission houses oyer Sunday.
 London, while moving largely with quo- tations here was seller on balance but 1t developed later that on the curb a very large demand sprang up for Americans after business hours. It was said that Americans were buoyant, with Atchisons the feature. According to the four books of St. Paul, foreign holdings of the stock are limited to about 45,OOO shares, or only one fifth of the amount in foreign names a few years ago.
 Atchison preferred and Sugar were the leaders in strength displayed in today's market. The heavy purchases of Atchison preferred which resulted in an extreme gain of points, was said to be largely for very powerful interests and their allies. The stock made high record of 565s, ex- dividend.
 There were a number of vague rumors connected with Sugar, but nothing definite. The stock however made an extreme gain of 412 points. Glucose Sugar refinery wass sympathetically strong. An advance in Pennsylvania and some other stocks, which move conservatvely, increased the eonf- dence of the bulls c. c. c. & St. L. and C. x 0. showed pronounced strength on the revival of the rumored deal between the properties while the former was also aided by favorable traffic statement. Good earnings were likewise responsible, for there were considerable gains made by Laclede Gas, St. Louis and Southern pre- ferred; Great Northern preferred; Mobile and Ohio; DesM Moines and Fort Dodge; Rub Der, and New York Air Brake. In the case of the latter, two large accounts were re- ported as likely to be secured by the com- pany. Among the coalers, New Jersey Gen. tral and Delaware and Hudson were the strongest. The purchases of Southern Rail- way preferred were said to be on the the ory that the company would gain control of the Seaboard Air-Line. The dealings in stocks, which exceeded a million by over hundred thousand, were the largest in re- cent years
 Transactions in bonds, which had shown a contraction in dealings of late, had large proportions, aggregating $S,480,00. Consid- erable buoyancy developed in the bond spec ulation, enormous blocks of Atchison and
 
 taken at material advances. Some of the low priced issues made striking gans Pe- soria and Eastern incomes figuring for 51a. United States new As coupon and the old As registered gained Is, and the old As cou- pon and the 5's coupon declined A in the bid price, The 2s registered advanced Ii.
 Total sales stocks today 1,10260O shares in cluding 124 300 Atchison; 1SO1 100 Atchson preferred; 24,367 Central Pacific; 23,90O Chesapeake and Ohio; S,950 Burlington; 5,5OO Louisville and Nashville; 19,30O Man. haitian; $500 Reading, preferred; 9770 Mis- souri Pacific; 2S,00O Northern Pacific; 1O,50O Northern Pacific, preferred; 5000 Rock Island; 1000 St. Paul; 15,S00 Southern; 24,- 700 Southern, preferred; 9,2O0 Tobacco; 6,2OO Steel; 7,2O0 Steel preferred SS,20O Sugar; 4400 Tennessee Coal and Iron.
 Money on call steady at 21a@ per cent; last loan, 2A per cent; prime mercantile paper 3@3% per cent; sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at 4.s4hd4.Sf12 for demand, and at $4.S1&@4S2 for sixty days; posted rates $4.S214q4S5I commercial bills, $4.S1 silver certificates, 59cd601ac; nominal bar silver, 591sc Mexican dollars, 465sc.
 Government bonds irregular.
 State bonds inactive.
 Railroad bonds strong.