The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
NARROW BUT FIRM,
Little Feature Either
in New York or
Boston.
CALUMET JUMPS 20 POINTS.
Market Support Is of the
Best---News and
Notes.

1t was another day of narrow stock
firmly as a rule.
The support in this market undenia-
bly, is of the best; if the list do not
advance much it is held well, and each
day sees new evidence of the practical
unanimity of speculative sentiment.
Activity is shown in few specialties
the metal shares one day, certain in
dustrials another, perhaps few usu-
ally quiet features a third-but the
general list shows little animation. 1t
holds stubbornly, though, and when it
occurs to the public to come in and buy
stocks in anticipation of the semi-an-
nual disbursements, a high level of val
ues will be found, based upon the ma
terial prosperity Of the countrys f.
nances and trade.
The United States Leather Company
directors increased the preferred quar-
terly dividend from IA to IL per cent
Atchison preferred gained well; Man
haitian, New York Central and Brook
Ign Transit were prominent for
strength, and Sugar, Federal Steel and
Pennsylvania were conspicuous. The
market maintained strength through
the day, with hardly a shadow of turn
ing.
There was a fair volume of business
in Boston, as activity is measured now
a-days, and prices generally were firm.
Calumet & Hecla was the feature in
the mining shares, with an advance of
17h to 77712 on sales OF thirty-one
shares. Copper Range dropped 1, to
So, but rallied to 1914; Osceola was off
u, at SO5; Parrot u, at "A; Tamarack
81, at 221; Butte up 1, at "a Mer-
a 10
gained u, to 9315, United States Oil
lost II to 4S1a, rallying to AN, Central
Oil sold at 20.
The New York stock market opened
f1rmer. American Steel & Wire, 491s ;
Atchison preferred, 652s; c., B. & O.,
1884; Continental Tobacco, 42% Fed
eral Steel 61%; Leather 16B; Leather
preferred, 80; Louisville & Nashville,
85A; Manhattan, 1851; Missouri Pacif-
ic, 48ss; New York Central, 1884,
Brooklyn Transit, S8; Northern Pacific,
559s; Peoples Gas, 113S4; Rock Island
113B; Sugar, 154%; ST Paul, 1851
Southern preferred 509s Tobacco 1857;
Union Pacific, sos; Union Pacific pre-
ferred, IT'S. The market was quiet at
the opening, and changes did not ex-
coed ", except in Baltimore & Ohio
preferred, which rose Ia and Peoria,
Decatur & Evansville, which rose a
point Gains were made, with one or
two exceptions.
There was a general demand for the
metal group, following the rise in Fed
eral Steel National Republic Colorado
Fuel and Steel & Wire responded with
point rise. Baltimore and Ohio pre-
>ferred was worked up to S4% and
Pennsylvania and New York Central
ruled over a point above last night
The general tone was quite firm, with
out regard to the erratic movements
in Sugar, Leather and Manhattan. Du-
luth. South Shore & Atlantic moved up
2 points. Business in bonds was small
but prices were well sustained.
The following quotations were made
on the Boston exchange yesterday on
stocks held in Worcester and vicinity:
B o S ON OCKs
(Reported by Kinnicutt & DeWitt.)
TELEPHONE STOCKS.
Bid. Asked
American Bell ................. $50 1862
neAlcdh 49,. '.'..'...'.........'.. 31b 3-l6
New england ..........-........ 143 IA
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe. Poi %