New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

The general market was heavy the greater part
OF the day. the professional element selling freely
Sugar Refining and the rest OF the INDUSTRIAL
stocks were hammered by Keene and brokers. The
Steel stocks. notably American Steel ana WIRE
were sold throughout the day; also Manhattan ana
some Of the coalers London was an active
buyer and local representative commission houses
bought on the decline for their larger customers
Flower & Co. took Federal Steel on the decline,
also Brooklyn Rapid Transit. NUMBER Oh soou
houses bought Leather common and Linseed IS
sues Many stop loss orders were uncovered IN
the Industrals and room traders were generaHy
bearish. I'm fact they oversold and this condltioh
led to a substantial rally In the last hour. ouea'
broke TO 80 on heavy sales, despite the
of the usual quarterly dividend. on the decline
Jacob Field bought 5000 shares the purchase
Doubtless representing covering by big operators
oil g. 20 were heavy sellers Of this stock
At,bison preferred and Southern Pacihc were rea-
ty,ely firm. Tho rally in the final dealings carried
thu greater number Of railway STOCKS aUo'e iN''
days closing.
Some OF the buyers and sellers were
E,lovd g. Moore q. 900 and Nissan. whitney a.
~ so,d southern Pacific Seymour. johnson Co..
Eialds G. NJ Dodge & Co.. f. F. Raynor q Co,
u Allen e. Co.. Bell & Co.. I. F. Mead q Co anu
e NInzeshemer e. Co. bought sugar; H. Coh'ont
g Co J. F. Carlisle w. B. Oliver, Ehins"oou
Cunningham and ]. r. Williston & Co solu LUZ
don and F. d. Porter bought Union racine co"'-
/. & o.
q co bought Hoop common; H. Content * Co ana
tIodee Toundsberry & Foster sold. konn q Co.
and SEYMOUR johnson Co, bought American
Tobacco: c. l. Hudson & Co. sold II. |. Nlcholas q
co q 800 in alb, A. NJ Hunter, J. X winston On
90 and A. de Cordova Co. bought brooklyn
Ranid Transit. w Caspary 0,5OO), I. T.. CarrJi
n ooo) and Halle G. Stieglitz G,OO0 sold. II. odel
G. 60 and Niles Brothers bought Leather common
r Keppler & co. $1,000 sold Manhattan railway
II Clews & Co. sold General Electric u henry
q oom and O. Loeb 1000 bought American To-
bacco. 4 A Housman q Co, l. +. Mead o.
| !, + Ames W. Scheftel. Sternberger, Fuld * Slhr'
7 Wadsworth (2OO0) and Price, Mccormick q Co.
! n 5oo, sold Lee Livingston & CO. (3OO0 bought
York Central rights. Van Emburgh * Alter
| hurry bought New-York Central Tunstan Co
! II OoO, bought Federal Steel. w. I. Colbron uoVo)
! bourht Wire: w G. Fleming Co. and Van En-
| burgh G. Atterbury sold. Cummings CO. bought
| Nicholas & Co. 1000 bought Brooklyn RAPID
| transit Muir & Powell 0,50O) sold southern IA,
| cifc Dick Brothers & co. Q;OUOj sold tedera a.
| steel common. London bought CnesaPeakes q
| ing & Co sold National Steel. Morden 20. anu
! H. J.. Hotchkiss & Co. sold Federal steer pre-
ferred Wassermann Brothers qoool S S95d Ameri,
| Northern Pacific common; F. La Montague 1r'
(20O0 bought c., b and Quincy; A. A. Ho US
nan &C. 2es99 sod j. & e. w s6d aen E9
| q O00 sold American Tobacco. w d. Hatcn H. /.
! Judson K Co. Harris & Fuller. Price, Mccormick
! & Co, A o. Beebe R. w: Newton Weaver, Harris
| Ames Il 000) Mendham Brothers. c. II. Smith. r.
! W Newton 0,500 l.. II. e. A. FRANKIE. j. j. Man
| ming and E. F. Raynor Co. bought Leather com
Hsv.5 e. Pop @Go stern Pos
| FlaRg and F. d. Wnslow sold.