The age-herald., 1899-01-07
sugar
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New York, January 6.-Persistent bear pressure caused much stock held for rise to be thrown over, resulting in consider able break in the specialties and a decline of about a point in many of the railroad stocks The market was broad and un- usually active Curing the liquidating pro- cess. London was seller on balance. The variations In the early quotations here were small, but an unsettled feeling soon set in on evidence that many of the special dispatches which have recently been mar ket leaders showed lack of support There were temporary rallies, one at about mid- day, bringing prices back to yesterdays closing figures. Chicago appeared to be a moderate seller, while Washington houses seemed purchasers. At one time or an- other pronounced strength and material advances were shown by Colorado, South ern. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Southern Pacific, Mobile and Ohio, Western Union, Colorado Fuel, Iron, Rubber, Tobac- CO., Sugar, Chicago Cas- New York Air Brake and Manhattan, although the ad- vance in these stocks was partly eliminat- ed while in the case of Manhattan and Chicago Gas they declined below yester- days close in the heavy liquidation of the last hour.
 The weakness of the "Flower" spec'alties, including New York Aair Brake. which lost early rise of points, and Brooklyn Transit. which declined 55s from the top, Federal Steel and Chicago Gas, each re- cording points, were features in the late decline. A disquieting feature of the late trading was a sharp advance in call money, which immediately dropped back, however, to normal figures on the appearance of con- siderable supply. Western Union strength was accompanied by gossip that an agree ment had been made with the Postal Tele- graph regarding ra tes Talk about the pos sihilty of rival refinery closing down be- cause of the unprofitableness of present business was simultaneous with a rise of 8 points in sugar.
 Considerable irreguarity prevailed in the bond market speculative issues favoring a lower level in sympathy with the course of stock prices Total sales, $5 660 900. United States 2s registered and 5's coupon ad- vanced A and the 3s and the 5s registered E. The old As registered declined 1s in the .5Id price.
 Total sales of stocks today were 576,700 shares, including 1S,520 Atchson preferred; 5000 Louisville and Nashville: 90520 Man hattan: II ,230 Missouri Pacific; 5150 Mobile and Ohio; Il 9s0 Missouri, Kansas and Texas preferred; 5,700 Northern Pacific; g., 200 Rock Island: 772O Union Pacific; s.s50 Union Pacific preferred; 5,1O0 D and G.; 12, ,525 Wheeling and Lake Erie; 17000 Tobac- eo: 61 ,62O Steel; S,4S0 Peoples Gas; 11,520 Colorado Fuel and Iron; S.3S5 Pacific Mail; 5400 Rope and Irvine; a,950 Sugar; $500 Tennessee Coal and Iron; 17,700 Leather nreferred: 7,G0o Rubber; 2700O Western Union; 6695 St. Louis and Southwestern preferred.
 Money on call, firm, at 214@4 per cent; last loan, 3.
 Prime mercantile paper, 3@SA per cent
 Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at S4S41iG$4 S415 for demand, and at $i.S1ai6$4.S2 for sixty days.
 New York posted rates, S4S2i5 and s4S51s.
 Commercial bills, sf.S0.
 Silver certificates, 59M6601R.
 Bar silver, 59
 Mexican dollars, 46%.
 Government bonds irregular
 State bonds inactive
 Railroad bonds irregular.