New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

--,. .,or,s found Il dlflcut 10 get stock yester-
,,v and IN consequence prices were easily "u-
..roos There was a scarcity ~ stocks througHou'
,b. sov and attempts 10 buy brousht TO s''"s
-. Fsriy advances attracted commission
rorse b,iving but tho volume or business was ,'''
-, TIVE s,rength was general through tho Hs'.
go,re issues however. were especially 'u'y""
-re,rc.see Coal and Iron ran up nearly per cent
,,noucar Tobacco advanced rapidly nearly per
cont reacted . per cent. but th'h gre" S'""h
again Sugar Refining rose nearly points "'
III. attack upon Brooklyn Rapid transit was
followed by more than full recovery, WIN SUI
,,.r, ,eco.s,on. while Metropolitan Street Rall-
, after opening down per cent rallied over
nor cen, In the railway lst the strongest lssu'S
,,ere Reading first preferred the tranH'rs' C'''"
Pacific and Northern Pacific Issues Baltimore ana
n1,a ,ss,,os Wheeling and Lake Erie stocks. Nor
,olk and Western and Louiayle and southern i''
WAY preferred. Many Of the spocaI'es were m"
,,t,, higher In the late dealings there were
raact,ons from tho hest prices. but hnI Hsur's
vccre AZ substantial net gains J ne stet' t'""p
,yas consplruously strong, under the leadership a."
Federal steel Atchison preferred was IaAe' "S
commission houses: also Sugar Refining Inc pear
element succee,ied In depressing Brooklyn Napu
,rra,s, a noint but the rest Of the traction group
WAS strong 49,, a
Some OF the buyers and sellers were hoo'e 4"
schlev q o0M bought Tennessee Coal ana lroh' >.
,rbomson and II. H. Hart sold. r. H. Thomas Y
co O. nW bought sugar NJ - p'"Nl'' ~ V' ~
Manning and II Content Il 60. eold. T. {. Anness
- o..m and strong Sturgis & Co 0,5W bought
,,,, Pacific common; London sold. T. :. Young
to,eb, American Tobacco; Ellingwood cunning
ham G. | Hudson Go. and II. L. horton ~
sold u l. Judson & Co. ana j. hrhner ' So'''
,,,,,, Rand Transit. Post & Flagg 'Z")
tabt Sugar. I f Carlisle 0.0oW and EllngWood
a Cnrr,neham sold. c. G. Roumagc co. bought
I,s Noires and Fort Dodge. J. f. Carlisle H.
con,ort G Co 5000. g. l. Hudson & co.. {. NJ
Dod,o & Co 9OrO + w Savn & Co. and Il. q
| - Rardolph bought Sugar Refining: j. r winston
e. 70 n Nsn G. C. Goffe & Co. and II. Content N
20 sold London and Clark. Dodge & Co bought
Atcbison preferred B. l.. Smyth G.0o) and l. e.
r,uck n ocO bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit; j. ;.
poarnee G. CO. q 300 and Halsted Il Hodges (a")
old Reu G co bought St Paul; J. Goodchd sold
y Uuiston & Co q 500 and Price. Mccormick
| g. 20 - Oam bought Tobacco. Halle x Sueghtz
| n 5O0 bought American Steel and Wire. Ltwton,
| Flint e. Co bought Metropolitan street Railway
f Haight sold Hedge. Lounsbery Foster u")
| and Strong Sturgis & Co. bought Atchisoh COM
| mon: r. g. Holmes sold c. l. Hudson n Co t-"')'
| Keech Loew & Co. and c. p. Carryl u'") poush'
! American Tobacco; Dominck & Williams 1000.
! G Hudson e. Co q c00), Price, Mccormick x co.
! n .ooM and J. s. Bache & Co. sold A. A. Housman
& Co. p.U0 and f. Haght GOoW bought Metro
politan street Railway. Tower & Sherwood bought
| American Tobacco preferred Moore & Schley
bought Tennessee Coal and Iron. Flower Il Co.
| r. w Thorne & Co.. Bays Co. and Lockwood
| Hurd e. Co bought American Tobacco; Strong
| Sturgis & Co. sold. c. Mlnzesheimer Co. COO)
and Moore & Schley bought Union Pacific common
Moore & Schley bought Shelters common; Tole q
Hasey sold. H. q. Campbell & Co. and p. Haght
bought Metropolitan Street Railway.