New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-31
CHARACTER or TRADING.

Amor a strong opening the market advanced rap
ldly but before noon reaction set In when offset
I'm many cases early gains, and lcft last prices az
small changes. with n few more net gains than
losses Commission houses had heavy buying or
ders AZ the opening and traders worked on lhe
long side Subsequent selling represented pront
taking and renewed bear pressure induced by
rise I'm money rates. Federal Steel shorts covered
on the statement Of director regarding next
years dividend and Steel and Wire was again
sold down by traders among whom Jacob fleId
was prominent r. x T.. Raynor sold Sugar on me
advance and commission houses bought Phlladel-
mia houses were active buyers Of Norfolk ana
Western ISSUES London and commission houses
bought Union Pacific common and preieIFcl' Man
haitian declined on manipulation. The Leather lS-
sues were taken by Standard Oil brokers Mt.
Keene was said TO be a buyer. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit lost a fraction for the day but buying was
excellent In character Louisville and Nashville
WAS bought by London and local houses; also
Southern Railway issues. The coalers were III
good demand especially Reading hrst pr'ierre"
and ontario and Western. Southern Pacihc was
firm pool buying
sorre Of the BUYERS and sellers were D. Barnes
bought BROOKLYN Rapid Transit II. l. Judson "
CO. sold +. f. Adams & Co G.rO sold Ameri-
can Tobacco Strong Sturgis & Co. Stewart Barr
& CO.. H. CleWs & Co. and Pepper * stern bought
Missouri Pacific Noble & Mestre G'O bought
Southern Railway common Harris q funer u"V
bought Leather common. JdCoD rltlt ''"7''N ''
cago. Burlington and Quincy; Eames & Moore sold
Halle & St!ogltz 900 bought Atchison preierIed
" r. Laurence & Son sold Northern Pacific com
mon II Content & co. and Roiston Bass bought
Sugar Henry Allen & Co. and 5 Schuyler sold. r.
~ Gould and Chauncey Brothers a co. sold feo-
MICS Gas. Popper & stern sold Federal steel J. &.
t-uhreth n saO and C. l. Hudson ~ Go. bought
Wire. T. Honlgman q 900 and Wass"rmann Brothers
q onO sold Henry Clcws Il GO. bought l'"" INK
capo burlington AMI Quincy and 1900 ontario ana
Western Halle x Stieglitz GooO bought Atchs"n
nreferred C. NJ Dodge x co. deW' a. y Hou7-
man & CO.. r. }. Taylor q co. and kut''r y
Gross (5c0) bought Leather common. ). j. Dan
zir sold Halle x steglitz GOO In ain bought
Atchison preferred Kolston u Bass, W. NJ lmhrle
4 60 A. 4 IIousnan & 60. d,0o"p Eiiingwood q
cunninsham " r. Houghtaling & CO., j. kirkner
q ,..o Z, NJ Dodge & Co. 5000 and Halle 9u's-
ltz o2eo) bought Sugar Refining. +. r. hayn"r
4 Co C. NJ Dodge x co.. H. Allen y co. ana
De Cordoya d Co. sold. T.. & G. Randolph ana
Halle & sueglitz 1900 I'm alD bought sugar Ike
anlns: Jones' lIaury q Co. sold. London ana ,
y White bought Atchlson preferred; C.. Head
90 and traders sold. II. b. Hollns x Go. u"Fp
nourbt Continental Tobacco preferred J. b. GIiesel
& Co 1900 sold c. +. Kn0bauch bought South
.rn Pacific. w VI. Imbre & Co. sold Eames *
Moore and c. 4. Harmed & co. bought sugar
Muir & Powell $500 bought Southern facihc. O.
Loeb and j. : Boarnes X co. bought sugar ke-
oninc Halle & stegitz Pepper x Stern Qv'D' y.
DE Cordova & CO. and j. +. Carlisle sold