The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-11
Market Was Strong
and Tone Healthy.
BURLINGTON RISES.
Tobacco INDUCES in More
Acrobatics.

xastarday was a good day in the
stock markets. With a strong mar
ket steady advances and fluctuations
in but few stocks yesterday was q
very favorable day in the financial
fields.
Burlington was the strongest Of the
stocks in yesterdays market Opening
at 1S4&, it ran up to 13s. Failing back
TO 1874. it closed there a total advance
over this weeks low point of points.
Sugar was strong and crawled up a
point and one-half.
Tobacco made a series of swift
breaks. Opening at 1881, it ran up to
1891. 1t then broke to 1851 and closed
at 1874.
The acrobatics in the wheat market
continued yesterday, and it took a
drop, closing one cent lower than il
closed Thursday.
The southwestern stocks were all
strong, and the balance OF the market
was steady.
The changes in the local stocks were
rev. Worcester and Clinton was offered
at 100. with no bid. In United States
Envelope preferred, the price asked was
was 102, and the bid 101. remaining the
tendency in this company's paper was
noticeable yesterday in a slight ad-
vance in the bonds the price asked ad
Nanclng from III fiat to I1IA. and the
bid from 112 fat to I12h.
IN government bonds, several slight
changes developed yesterday. In the
5uly, 1907, As registered. the bid was
h-z, and the price asked 1I3. Yes
lerday's bid was 11214, and the price
asked, ll24. In the February. 1926 IS
registered. the bid was 12S,and the asked
price. 1881. Thursdays asked nrice
was lisa. In February, 1904. IS regis
tered the bid was Ills, and the asked
price ll2A- Thursdays bid was 1l1&
alla me asked price, 1l215. In 5s. ~cou-
pom, the asked price was l12. as against
thursdays asked price, 1l216.
NO change developed yesterday in
american Steel and Wire. in either
common or preferred stock. Sugars
advance on common stock was from
1873 at closing on Thursday to 131 at
opening yesterday, with q gain of u al
cioslng. Preferred stock started in high
fat a. 1Ao
Tobacco started in at 1877 and only
gained Z point during the day, closing
Atchison common showed no change
opening at Pig and closing at 214. Al
gnlson preferred showed a gain over
Ihursoays market, however, starting
IN al 6l19 and closing at 61A.
General Electric holds its own and
at closing yesterday stood at III.
Federal steel common still shows an
upward tendency, opening yesterday at
4SA and closing al 1872. Preferred fell
BACK, however, opening at $50 and
closing at So fiat, Is behind Thursdays
closing price.
little change developed in Manhat-
IAN elevated, the opening price being
l1lS and the closing price 1112.
one OF the features of the market
was a slight decline in Metropolitan
street railway stock. The decline is
very slight Y point behind Thursdays
closing price. Thursdays opening price
was 234st, yesterdays 234 fiat
thursdays closing price was 235 fiat.
Yesterdays 23412. There NAV or NAV
not be anything in such slight decline
put the knowing ones are inclined TO
believe that the Metropolitan has
reached the height of its glory and thar
the long anticipated tumble is innnin
ent Locally there are large holdings in
This stock and the holders are becom-
ing somewhat nervous
New York Central is moving about
tne same as it has been for the past few
DAYS, and yesterday closed at 1851.
New York Air Brake fell back a half
point at opening but otherwise there
was no change in il.
Northern Pacific common climbed I'm
signify opening at 5l7s and closing al
OF nat The preferred opened at 7s5s
and closed at 7Saz, being practically nc
change. 40
Peoples Gas Light Company showed
rise starting in at 1127s and closing al
113 fiat.
Pennsylvania Railroad rose a noint
opening at 1925 and closed at 13sg
northwestern also showed a rise
opening at l4S and closing at 1897 a
gam Of nearly point over THURSDAYS
quotation. :
M, LackaWanna & Western, which on
Thursday closed at 1899. opAnAd yes
terday at 15s and at closing stood at
1601k 'OOd a.
The closing prices on United States
government bonds were as follows:
Bid ASK.