The age-herald., 1899-03-28
ALL THE STOCKS
 MADE ADVANCES Some of Them Were of Material
 Proportions. OUTSIDE PUBLIC BUYING Believed to Have Been the Main Reason for the Extraordinary Rise-A Number of High Priced
 Records Made.
OUTSIDE PUBLIC

New York, March N.-Nearly all stocks made advances today and some of them were of material proportions. Various req sons might be assigned for the move in in dividual stocks, but the principal motive for the rise apparently was that the steady advance of prices of late had again arous- ed the outside public to buy. The dealings reached nearly one and one-quarter million shares.
 Aggressive bull manipulation by the lead CTS of speculation had seemingly caused the public to cease waiting for an immediate opportunity to secure stocks at a lower lev sel. The market opened under an impetus of higher quotations from London and though large realizing on paper profits was a point from time to time, the advance con- tinued pretty steadily until near the close, when the rate for call money reached 6 per cent, t,leaving the range for the day from 4 to 6, with last loan at 5. Quite num- Der of new high priced records for stocks were made today.
 The strength displayed Saturday brought large number of commission houses or ders to purchase stock This caused pro- nounced rise at the opening and induced the elimination of many short contracts The principal activity was in the flower stocks, there being, for instance, 25,000 shares of Federal Steel sold at the opening over a range of four points, and the stock made net advance of 6ss on report that the earnings were large. Brooklyn Transit rose points on rumors that the Brooklyn Union Elevated was said to have had one- half million dollars in cash when taken into control by the Transit company. The con- tinued talk of negotiations for & combina- ltion of the gas and electric light interests of Chicago was used to the benefit of Peo- .1At, Gar 1f Among the other specialties to make large improvements were American Tobacco 10, Continental 4, Metropolitan 6Z, Third ave- nue and Consolidated Gas 3ss
 The largest improvements among the leading railways was 2% in Northwest. February traffic returns attracted much at Itention, as they covered the period during which traffic was somewhat interrupted be- cause of the storms. St. PauIs decrease of something over 5000 in the net was due to the increased operating expenses, the gross earnings having shown an increase. In the case of AtchiSon the road again re- ported a net increase, at this time of $1SS, 00O although the gross earnings had de- creased about $97, ,000
 Among the southwestern railways Wa bash showed net increase in February earnings of nearly $88, ,O00 The market clos ed with no decided tone and heavy trading.
 The bond market today made an aggres- sive show of strength, heavy purchases of the active issues being made at substan- tial improvements
 United States bonds unchanged on bid quotation.
 Total sales of stocks today were 1,213,100 shares, including 42 540 Atchison preferred; 8 ,220 Burlington; 7765 Illinois Central; 3,225 Louisville and Nashville; 37,200 Manhattan; 2S2SO Metropolitan; 2915O Missouri Pacific; 11,37O New York Central; 7,3OO Northern Pa oifc; 17,OO0 Rock Island; 11,175 Union Pa cifc; 129OO St. Paul; 1253O Southern prefer red; 5200 Texas and Pacific; 11,9l0 Union Pacific preferred; 24 ,320 American Steel and Wire; 5,15O Federal Steel; 14,3H do pre- ferred; 16 400 Tobacco; 26,350 Peoples Gas 1O9, 400 Brooklyn Transit; 10,4OO Tennessee Coal and Iron; Il, GAO Leather preferred; 13.- 600 c. G. w.
 Close: Money on call firm at 4@6 per cent. {; last loan, 5.
 Prime mercantile paper, 3A@4A per cent
 Sterling exchange strong, with actual business in bankers bills al $4S5%Q4S6 for demand, and at $AS3a4@484 for sixty days.
 Posted rates, $4.S4q4.S4la and 4S612.
 Commercial bills, A.S2A
 Silver certificates, 60Q6Ohc.
 Bar silver, 599sc.
 Mexican dollars 4712c.
 Government bonds, steady.
 State bonds, steady.
 Railroad bonds, strong.