New-York tribune., 1899-08-17
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

7, tho arst hour the stock market was extremely
irregular with violent end frequent changes III
ouotations sharp advances being mace III SUI. '
s,ocks and sharp declines In others broohlS"
Papid Transit opened higher subsequently los'"e
it's gain. advancing later in the day ana ciose a.
= not gain of more than I per cent. In the secohd
hour the whole market became more staoie. WI"
nronounced strength in the railroad Ist LOUIS
Vile and Nashville was prominent strong lea'u'e
On eood buvInR Southern Pacific was strong
feature and II was in good borrowing ueihd""'
AtchIson preferred also an active strons
,oa,ura on buyng Induced by reports or heaV
earnings in July The Tobacco stocks advahceu
sharply on the well founded reports or new acqu's'-
tions in the interest Of the American Tobacco OH
many Sugar Refining was attacked oy the oeafS
IN the afternoon. selling per cent under tne '"p
nrice METROPOLITAN broke more than per cent,
-, rooot,ored half Of the loss. The market closed
ursa,tIed under renewed bear pressure. Some or
tho buvers and sellers were: Strong. Sturgls 70
70 crM bought Southern Pacific: r. II. Bissel 20.
n o.o and Rolston e. Bass bought Brooklyn hapiu
transit. p W Newton and II. Content e. Co solo,
G I Hudson e. Co q 900 sold Continental Tobacco
redenburg. Thalmann e. Co. COCO. Barnes Broth
avs Iobn Wallace & Co and Rogers & Gould bought
American Tobacco: F. J.. Seligsberg, F. w SaVln
e. Co and Nicoll. Herrck Berg 1000 sold hu,-
tor e. Gross 900 bought Sugar; h. Con'en'
Co 4 o0M sold: J. n. Griesel & CO. oousht Cohl'-
mental Tobacco preferred: W. NJ lmbrie 20
II American
bought Continental Tobacco; G. NJ. Carnochan
70 n 5oo and A. De Cordova & Co. 900 sold' j.
A blair G Son J F. Carlisle and Fl. Content %
Co bought Sugar: Jones. Maury co. hA'S'eau
Hodges A. De Cordova & Co. and SeIgman " van
Antwerp sold; Rutter & Gross and f.. X Montague
tr. sold Chicago. Burlington and quincy; D. NJ
sbau & 60 bought St Paul; Halle stieglitz
q coN bought Southern Pacific H. l. NlchoaS
CO.. c. l. Hudson Co. G. A. Harmed o. anu
pearl G. Co bought Continental Tobacco; Hasey
Hudnut Henry Clews Co, II. q. Camppeh
Co. Rogers & Gould. II. B. Hollins Co anu
Kingsley & Mahon bought Tennessee Coal ana
Iron; s Barr & Co. $500, Wilcox x Coz H. Col-
tent & Co $500 and Van Schatck Il Co. soIu'
Halle & stleglitz sold Metropolitan Street Kan
way; Ulman Bros. G0W and H. Allen 90 u'VW
boueht American Tobacco; Dominick & DominicK
n 0..n sold: r. w Newton q 000 bought Brooklyn
Rapid Transit; Halsted & Hodges sold; Moore *
Schley (2OON bought American Tobacco; H. u wen
Wassermann Brothers 1000 and Seymour John-
son & Co q COO sod - Content & Co. @'VO, h.
Durand g. ODO e. A. Harmed & co. dOoO ana ana 5ia.e 1i
& Sticgz q bought Leather common; u ~; MAI d
SON IT, & Co 2OOO) Smithers 4 Remsr CgcDt 5 hr anu
bought Continental Tobacco; b. g. " lLLiatI H ~ sGm
Smelters common iS DonIi!cHr w rrSsk and II, I. Nch-
olas & Co. sod Cooper & co: p9usHt @ @ou6dr u oo@
c. Randolph d.e@ and j. = HUdson HUrniSei & Co,
bought Leather preferred n. Content 20 Naopur
ooUo IN az IA arnee Te Brohers 0 E. Minzesheimer
co Il OO6 and Norton & Tunstall bought Southern
Pacific; Wayland Trask 0,Otol and blake 3I9ih
q OOO) sold: II. b. Hons & CO. C6v'O ana n ~, ".
Campbell & co, bought Atchison preferred; ~ CoI,
tent & Co. d0Oo +. p. Havens & CO. oV, % 5ln anp
Jones Maury & Co. sold: T. La Montague, lr t-,SV
bougbt Chicago Burlington and quincy; Rutter
Gross @ sold 5 WoTmser SIc9p Sg aHG TdbaGco pFce
& Minzesheimer & Co q ,00) and H. q. Wen (iWUl
sold H. B. Hons CO. ST0gS hd0pS S'HIss StrbsoH pre- re-
ferred; Muir & Powell Q,OOO bought Southern "a
cifc J. W. Davis Co., Hatch Fo4te fnde1. aad a.
Bianch bought Brooklyn Rapid transit kIueII- 10
burg Thalmann & Co, Domnick q Comlnlck, ~
n Raynor & co. 1900, Hedge Lounspery q fos- %
e co Il OOO bought Southern Pacific; Post fiagg
Wassermann Brothers q 00Ol, Wayland Trask . :.
Roumage e Co and w II. Houghtaling x co. sold
norton r. Tunstall and Barnes Brothers bought
Southern Railway common Jones Maury co.
bomgbt Atchison preferred r b. Holmes sold Jones
Maury & Co. Provost Bros & GO; and 5 \: WASH @
soId Sugar: Hallgarten & Co. t,Wn) sold American
Tobacco; James Boyd II. Durand and j. A Blair
& SON sold Western Union, and Floyd 4 Moore
bought Southern Pacific.