Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-02
OPERATIONS IN STOCKS AND BONDS.
Many Specialttes Make Sharp Adj
vances with Mixed hanged

Many speciaittes Make Sharp Adj
yances with Mixed Changes.
icy YORK, Feb. MANY specialtles
made sharp advances today, while the
changes in the railways were rather mixed.
Interest centered largely in low-priced
stocks, as is shown by the dealings Of
56, 900 shares In Texas Pacific and 40, 900 in
Denver & Rio Grande, which made extreme
adVances or z points each. Atchison pre-
ferred, which of late has been a bear
target. made an advance of about 9 points
on transactions of 100. 900 shares. Among
the other strong stocks were Cleveland,
& Fort Dodge, Manhattan, Mobile & Ohio,
Lake Erie & Western and Twin City Rapid
Transit. which made average advances of
which rose s points and lost half of It.
New York, New Haven & Hartford adj
yanced 6 points and New York Air Brake,
after an initial break of 4 points, rose 9
London was a seller on balance. of about
5000 shares, but was a purchaser in the
late dealings; The market locally opened
lower under bear pressure and commission
house realizations. The reaction reached a
point in only a few shares. which embraced
some Of the specialties. Louisville, New
Chicago & St. Louis. The decline in stand
ard stocks was checked after fractional
orders which caused a renewed advance
and standard stocks rallied above yester-
Sugar was attacked. thus checking the
rise elsewhere. Finally. after feverish
fuctu atoms, Sugar ended with a small
gain. The reported gold developments In
Colorado lent strength to Denver e. Rio
Grande and its semi-annual statement was
also a supporting factor. Manhattan's rise
OF wat the er1 ppovis,o 1s f nm a a ioan for ni elnctrioai
equipment. The bears. as usual, sought to
bring about a reaction in the last hour, but
the offerings were we'll taken and as soon
as pressure was removed the market closed
hrm. The st. Paul weekly statement of
gross earnings. which often, according as
tl,nxy a~A r,oSA NV lass Nvnr IL have n
distinct effect upon the market, did not
appear today, and 1t was said that 1t
would be given out Saturday night: ..
The bond market maintained a very
strong tone throughout, with exceptional
strength in Texas & Pacific seconds, New
Haven debentures and l. Wisconsin IN CSC Sent hnt
receded to ssh. Total sales. SC, 325,oo
United States new 4c. coupon, advanced *
The Commercial Advertisers London
financial cablegram says: Business was re.
duced here to day and consols were dull
OF Ell, 800. 900, secured by the northern rail,
ways, will probably be issued at the end
of the sS wssh; T nss,e Ame wSa e narbe svd is
from Africans are returning thither, and
nervous bulls sold all morning, but New
York bought Denver issues and A and on
ever, business was restricted. I can con:
the Central Pacific reorganization scheme.
The assessment will be $40 in exchange
for q per cent of tours. or 20 of tives OF
Southern Pacific bonds. 'Tintos touched
$685. and closed at 80 on a large bear fall
ure in Paris. There was a rise in copper
of 15s a ton. I hear from a good source
that the years output of Rio tintos has been
taken at 70 to rs. Anaconda mine statistics
for the fortnight show supplies down 56i
tons. The bank has bought ELS: 900 Of gold
in bars. including G75,ND Of African gold
at IT'S Sad.
Following are the closing quotations of
the leading stocks on the New York mar
ket today: .L