New-York tribune., 1900-03-28
CHARACTER OF TRADING.


Ing tendency. Realizing sales were heavy. but
offerings were quickly absorbed. and reactions were
not important Railroad stocks were well taken
by local and foreign houses. The coal stocks
were IN active demand. Reading first preferred be-
ing the leading feature OF the day, and selling at
It's highest price since February a year ago. In
creased activity In the Industrial shares was a
feature. The steel stocks were active Flower
brokers were heavy buyers of Federal Steel, and
Wassermanp Brothers had large buying orders In
American Steel and Wire. Southern Pacific was
again an active feature. A. a. Housman & Co.
being the heaviest buyers. London was large
buyer OF Reading first preferred. and traders took
1t in the afternoon. Investment orders were ex-
ecuted in all the coal stocks. Baltimore and Ohio
was heavy IN the early trading on London selling.
but further buying by T. ]. Taylor & Co caused
recovery and the stock closed fraction above the
preferred. Minneapolis and ST. Louis was put up
reports that large block Of the stock had been
bought private sale. The traction shares were
strong throughout the day covering OF shorts
and long buying. II was reported that the as
sessments on the local transportation companies
under the franchise tax would be less than ex-
pected Wisconsin Central preferred rose on inside
buying. Northern Pacific sold at its best price on
record; also Union Pacific. Southern Railway COM
mon continued its way toward higher level,
and its transactions were among the active feat
ures of the day. In the early trading heavy profit
taking In the railway list by bull pools was noticed
Some OF the buyers and sellers Were:
Joseph Connah. II. T. Imbre. c. Minzesheimer &
We'll bought Sugar: II. T. Imbrie and ]. ]. Man
ming sold. Moore & Schey Q.OoO. A. A. Housman
& Co. and Halle & Stieglitz bought Southern Pa
cifc: r. II. Thomas & CO. Q.0Oo) sold Ellingwood
& Cunningham bought Southern Railway pre-
ferred: Simmons & slade sold Flower & Co Q-OeW
bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit Moore & Schley
O0OO, J. S. Bache & Co. and Halsted & Hodges
bought Union Pacific; ]. H Griesel & Co. sold.
London and ]. L. GIadwin sold Baltimore and Ohio
preferred. London bought Erie first preferred;
Post s. Flagg sold. l. G.. Fisher Q.50O bought
Texas Pacific; Pearl s Co. and Joseph Connah
sold. A. de Cordova & Co. and Lockwood. Hurd &
Co. bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit; Day Heaton
q OOO) sold. j. ]. Manning and Halle Stieglitz
bought Sugar Refining l. & s wormser and
Strong. Sturgis Co. bought Metropolitan Street
Railway. Post & F1agg Q,GW bought Reading
first preferred. F. f. Ames, W. d. Hatch and Bel
& Co bought Wire; F. d. Porter O.OJO and j. c.
Kilbreth sold. c. NJ Oerichs & Co Q.OoO sold
American Tobacco. F. F. Raynor & Co. ]. ].
Manning and w. r. Houghtaling Co. O,C0
bought Federal Steel. II. Content & Co. d. Man.
ming. Bell & Co. Kendall & Whitlock Q.0oV and
A. A. Housman & Co 1000 bought Reading first
preferred. r. UnderhiIl bought Southern Railway
common; w. NJ Imbrie & Co. sold. Bell & Co.
Qo0O and w. r. Houghtaling & Co. bought Sugar
Refining Pepper & Stern QOcC sold American
Tobacco. H. Content & Co. and f. F. Ames bought
Reading first preferred. +. w. Savin & Co bought
Baltimore and Ohio. c. Minzeshemer & Co.
bought Metropolitan Street Railway. E. l. Open
helm s. Co. C5OO bought Reading common; II.
Clews & Co. Q.OG0 sold. Bell & Co. bought Jersey
Central Sternberger. Fuld & Sim sold Lockwood.
Hurd & Co. bought New-York Central c. c. Rou-
mage s. Co. sold Minneapolis and St. Louis. An
drews & Criss sold Union Pacific. ]. NJ Shaw &
co. bought American Tobacco; Clman Brothers
q COO sold. T. J. Taylor & Co., j. S. Barnes & Co..
o. Loeb, Bell & Co, II. Content & Co. G. MinZe-
sheimer & Co. r. II. Thomas s. Co. Clark Dodge
& Co.. E. F. Raynor & Co and Joseph Connah
bought Sugar; c. l. Hudson & Co.. Strong. Sturgis
& Co. H Content & Co, j. F. Carlisle. Post &
Fagg. j. NJ Shaw q Co. and h l.. Segsburg sold
F. w. Savin & Co. C2O0O bought Atchison common.
Dominick Dominick and Kendall & Whitlock
bought Federal Steel; Price. Mccormick s Co.
Q0OO sold j. S. Bache & Co. Groesbeck & Ster-
ling and w s. Lawson & Co. bought Northern
Pacific. II. Clews s. Co. bought Wire. II. l. Nicho-
las s. Co Q.N0 Ellingwood & Cunningham and
Watson & Brown bought Federal Steel: J. j. Man.
ming and J. II. Prall & Co sold Lounsberry s Co
bought Union Pacific; w. b. Wheeler sold. T. L.
Manson Jr.. & Co. Clark Dodge 8 Co and J. II
Sulzoacher bought Wire: W. D. Hatch sold. Pearl
q Co bought Federal Steel; F. Jurgensen sold.
Edey s. Sons and Taylor Cutting & Co q 0OD sold
Baltimore and Ohio Strong Sturgis & Co. sold
Atchson common. W. r. Houghtaling & Co. have
bought Manhattan. St Paul and Leather and sold
Sugar, National Steel and Southern Pacific White
son, Jr.. q Co. sold H. O. Weil q 900 bought Wire
Price. Mccormick 8 Co and Bell & Co bought
Northern Pacific Price Mccormick & Co bought
Northern Pacific common. Taylor, Cutting & Co.
QG0O bought Chesapeake and Ohio