New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-05
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

London again heavy seller in the local
market. putting out upward of nifty thousahu
shares of various issues Sales were we'll absoroeu'
and the cessation of foreign liquidation the
market rallied. exhibiting great strength In many
quarters. Renewed reports OF a sugar trade war
settlement caused a sharp advance in Sugar re
filming stock the rest of the Industrial list moving
up In sympathy. New-York Central was an active
strong feature good buying Renewed EFFORTS
to depress Brooklyn Rapid Transit were not sue
cessful "B r. T." may furnish bear traders sor-
rowful surprises in the current year Inc STOCK
IS held by powerful interests ana "ha'e'e,
changes are made in the companys directory VIII
strengthen an already powerful corporation Many
traders believe that the gas war Is practicaily
settled, and knowing the interests involved ana
the financial Importance Of the recent purchase by
the Consolidated company, some traders oeheVe
that a new and powerful bull factor mas IN con-
sequence entered the situation. newborn Ceh'Tat
advanced on buying by Vanderbilt brokers ana
A Housman & Co. In Sugar the heaviest buy
ing was by TIghman Rowland & Co. and other
strong houses. Halle & Stieglitz were actlVe puy-
ers of b r. t." and local transportation inter
ests were said Ito be absorbing the stock Inc
market closed under the best prices on the uaS VIZ
a traders reaction.
Some of the buyers and sellers We're: Southern
Pacifc-Moore & Schley bought 1000; d. D1mocA
and w. Trask sold. Manhattan-F f. Ames, NJ
Intyre & Wardweu and J. NJ. Martin bought fea'i
& Co. and Bell & Co sold Sugar-Tfghman' ROW
land o. Co bought 5OO0 Content & Co Q,0O, ana
J. j. Manning sold New-YOrk Centrai-F r. free-
man q eco, Edey & Sons and Mcintyre q Warn
well q 600 bought Judson & Co. sold. Sugar-De
Cordova e. Co bought. New-York Central-Strons'
Sturgis & Co. q OO0) bought Peoples Gas-ftale
& Stieglitz bought 600 Louisville and NASHVILLE
Housman & Co. bought; s F. Kimball sold LVoO'
Union Pacffc-Iondon sold about lO,VW III All
Brooklyn Rapid Transt-Bruce & Peters bought
$500. Peoples CASE. W. Gould bought Mammal
tan-Bruce & Peters bought 1000. Union Paclhc
preferred-O1iphant Co. and f. s. Hatch ooughL
Worden & Co sold New-York Central-I * D
Wormser bought. New-YOrk Central-R H.
Thomas and Lawson & Co. QO0O bought; Judson
6, Co. sold Brooklyn Rapid Transit-Bache co.
sold. Sugar-Content & co. QOOO) bought; b A.
Walsh q 600 and Well & Blair sold Chicago
Burlington and Quincy-E. & G. Randolph sold.
Sugar-Savin & Co. sold. Union Pacfc-Vermilye
& Co bought 1000 Atchison preferably. J. Taylor
q 600 sold leather. s. Bache and Bruce q
Peters q Oo0) bought; H. D. Lewis Q,VOo) sold
American Tobacco-H Ct. Campbell, Hudson & Co.
and Moore & Schley bought; Combs Q,0O ana
Savin & Co. sold. Brooklyn Rapid Translt-HaHe
& Stieglitz bought 1900 St. Paul-Ellingwood &
Cunningham and T. ]. Taylor sold Southern Pa
cific-Housman & Co. sold. NewYork Central
Housman & Co, Asiel & Co. and d. Porter bought;
A. NJ Judson sold Sugar-Dmock & Co. bought
HOFFMAN Brothers sold Louisville and Nashville
Mendham Brothers bought. Continental IoDacc0-
Hons &, Co. q 500 bought; Lee, Livingston q 20
e OOO sold. Southern Pacifc-I. 5. Wormser sold.
hemer bought; London sold 1000. New-Hork Cen
tral-R Waller and J. H. Griesel bought.