The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-10
ENV EL0PE
Only Local Stocks
Showing Change.
NE TROPOLITAN
Makes Most Noteworthy
Advance of the Day.

The difference between the weather
and the stock market yesterday was
radical. The one was sharp the other
dun.
Unlike Wednesdays market, yester-
days opened DUH and remained 50
throughout the day. the only redeem
ing feature being q slight advance all
along the line. Little interest was TAX
en- in the market, and the bidding was
anything but active
The most noteworthy advance of the
day was probably in Metropolitan
Street Railway stock Despite the
cries Of collapse" which have every
where greeted its ADVANCE during The
past month. this stock continues TO
hold its own, and yesterday its up
ward jump was even greater than that
Of the day before. Closing Wednesday
at 2341z. it opened yesterday al 2s424
and at closing had been worked up to
255- The advance Of this stock is
phenomenal and 70 LAY the least. IN
healthy The growth has been by far
too rapid TO be permanent, and al
though the numerous predictions Of
collapse may not be productive Of re-
suits al present II seems 10 be only
question Of time Waen the inevitable
must result.
Wheat seems 70 be steadily regaining
some Of its lest ground Wednesdays
advance was followed up yesterday by
an advance Of z OF z cent closing at
751z- Confidence in the stock i on the
gain. and q steady advance may be
looked for sometime % come
Sugar showed q drop yesterday. the
common stock tumDling frcn 1905 AT
closing on Wednesday TO 1885 at clos
ing yesterday The opening was at
1z9ls-
American Steel and Wire stock held
its own. the only change being at the
opening Of the common stock On
Wednesday this stock opened al Az
and closed at IS Yesterday the opening
price was IA but the closing
price was unchanged. In the preferred
stock no change whatever took place,
the opening price remaining 9s% and
the closing IS.
Tobacco was among the stocks 70
lake z drop yesterday. From 14z At
closing on Wednesday. il fell TO I2s al
opening yesterday There il stayed for
the greater part Of the day. being final
~ worked up 70 1891 at closing
AtchiIlson common remained the
same as on Wednesday. opening and
closing at the same prices. The nre-
aTi- 1ttFAs- ---fEa 4-lAl DG2-z-
~. opening al 60sz and closing al
50zs
Federal Steel. common. started in
weak at opening. bringing only 477s as
compared with 481s at Wednesdays
opening. During the day il rallied
however. and closed at IA The course
Of the preferred was the opposite.
Starting in strong al SIS fat. II made
z slight gain during the day, closing
at S6as
A determined effort is being made 10
bring New York Air Brake stock to
the fore. and the prospect is that the
effort Will in 4 measure prove success
ful The standing Of the stock at
present is very good, and at the open
ing yesterday. il showed an upward
tendency, starting out at 1871. point
and one-half ahead OF Wednesdays
start During the day il only reached
40 the closing price on Wednesday.
Consolidated Gas. New York, is one
Of the coming stocks. From 2g7 at
closing on Wednesday. it started IN at
20S yesterday, and al closing had reach
ed 209
Lake Shore remained yesterday at
203, the price reached at closing on the
the day preceding. ana no change
took place in Pacific Mail
The only change in local stocks yes
terday was in United States Envelope
preferred. which advanced slightly. the
bid being lo1 and the price asked 102.
The quotations were as follows: