The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-27
The NET CHANGES
WERE THRILLING
Advances PredOminated in the
Prices of Stock
CHANGERS STRONG FOR TIME
Crop Advices Gave Encouragement But
on Realizing Left OFF Near the Open
ing Figures Coolers Became
Weak in Final Trading.

New York, April 26-The net changes in
prices were generally trihing today, with
advances, however, outnumbering declines.
London bought about 1900 shares, and
there was a rather cheerful tone to the ear
ly trading.
Six months money was offered at 51s on
railroad stocks and at on mixed collateral,
and sterling exchange was steady at I'M
changed quotations. The crop advices
noted some improvements, and as a conse-
quence the Changers were strong for a
time, but on realizing left off with irregular
changes. Many of the specialties after
early strength became weak, and among
those which receded below yesterday 5
prices were Glucose, Sugar, Continental To-
bacco, National Steel, American Smelling
and International Silver Denver and Rio
Grande and Mexican Central were helped
by the rise in silver
PENNSYLVANIA rose points net on gossip
of an impending stock privilege, the charac-
ter of which was not divulged, and New
York Central sympathetically gained nearly
O. point Union Pacific and Norfolk and
Westerns were also strong spots among the
railroads. Anaconda mining held more
than half of six per cent. rise on renewed
talk of the rumored copper deal.
Brooklyn Transit rose over points on
manipulation with accompanying rumors.
Advices that the certificates of the Man
haitian Oil company, the property of the
Peoples Gas, would be distributed to the
stockholders of the latter concern lifted
Peoples gas a handsome fraction. The
Coalers became very weak in the mai
trading, Lackawanna dropping 3A on the
rumors of impending labor difficulties,
Lob f1a AfHa f01G of
nounced exaggerated The break in the
Coalers induced liquidation elsewhere, and
the market closed weak and active
Coincident with the easier tension to the
monetary situation, dealings in bonds be-
came larger and there is more urgent de-
mand for good issues. Total sales, Al75,0e6.
United States 3s coupon declined rs, and
the old As coupon 4 in the bid price. The
new As coupon advanced "a.
The sales of stocks today amounted to
707, COZ shares, including American Smelling
1920; American Steel and Wire, 1860; Sugar,
$4,000; American Tin Plate, 4,5OO; Anaconda,
81 100; Atchison, 5000; Atchson, preferred,
24,S00; Brooklyn Transit, 1880; Brooklyn
Transit rights, 1880; Burlington, 6,S0O;
Continental Tobacco, 22,500; Denver and
Rio Grande, 1880; Denver and Rio Crande,
preferred 10,500; Federal Steel, $500; Inter
national Paper, $780, Louisville and Nash
vile, 1880; Manhattan Cons. $780, Mexican
Central, 1920; Mexican Certificates, 10000;
National Steel, 1880; New York Central,
6,4O0; Norfolk and Western, 10 200; Norfolk
and Western, preferred 16,400; Northern
Pacific $500; Northern Pacific, preferred,
$500; Peoples Gas and Coke, 1850; Read
ing first preferred, $500; Rock Island, 5000;
st. Paul, $4,000; Southern Railway, pre-
ferred $500; Union Pacific, $500; silver bull
lion $4,000 ounces.
Money on call steady at 91k@41s per cent;
last loan, Az per cent; prime mercantile
paper, 31A6t4A per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S7@4.S7A for
demand and at $4.s5Gl4.S5A for sixty days.
Posted rates, $4.S51a@45 and s4.S7A@4SS;
commercil bills, $4S4%.
Silver certificates, 62062R.
Bar silver, 81. 1r
Mexican dollars, $4.S1A. 80
Government bonds irregular. u
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds strong.
(By Private Wire to Paine, Murphy & Coz