The age-herald., 1900-09-19
THE STOCK MARKET
 SHOWED WEAKNESS Effort to Continue Upward Course
 of Prices Fell Flat.
 GENERAL TONE WAS DULL London Was Buyer at the opehing- . AFailure reAnnounced- Money liar -. dened Under Strong Demand. '
 Bonds Were Irregular --s
GENERAL TONE WAS DULL

New York, September 1S.-The stock market demonstrated it's .inertness again today and the effort to continue yesterday S conrse of recovery fell flat. Prices were at one time advanced considerably above last nights level, but they did not hold and the closing showed some of the gains completely wiped out and all of them re" duced to small proportions.
 The announcement during the day of a failure of a stock exchange house had a depressing effect, althought the suspension seems to be due entirely to private causes. About 2,OOO shares of stocks were sold under the rule for the account of the sus- pended firm on the exchange and the quo tations for some of the stocks sold were considerably depressed They recovered somewhat after the selling until the rule was completed, but in the late dealings Consolidated Gas was forced down again and sold 2s4 under the high point. Laclede Gas fell as much.
 London was inclined to buy stocks in the market notwithstanding the general depression in that market and the demand from that source was factor in the early rise in the market. With a general cleo tion impending London expects period of the same kind of dullness as has been
 
 portion of the American subscription to the German loan would be paid by the transfer of sterling exchange bills, which helped to weaken the London market. The strength of Americans in that market in spite Of the general weakness and the fur ther rise in discount rates was a distinc- tfon for that group of securities. These various developments and re- sponses in the worlds money markets were watched with close interest as bear jy,cr S,F orr ket. Dispatches from Chicago reported that Berlin bankers were applying to, banks there for loans for a period of several month. The New York money market showed a hardening tendency and call loans commanded 1A per cent; time loans were also more firmly held. The move ment of money to the interior continued largely both express and registered mail and by telegraphic transfers through the sub-treasury. The question of the exact process by which payments for the German loan may be made-is still unsettled The incident of the past week strengthened the conviction that the controlling interests in the various leading stocks will lend no coun- tenance to efforts by spectators to bull prices pending the solution of the various uncertainties hanging over the market but they are equally prepared to support prices and protect stocks when unfavorable act orS develop. j. :sA The bond market was dull and. irregular in, sympathy with stocks. Total sales par value SS45000. United States 5s advanced Ac in bid price.
 New York, September 1S.-Money on call steady at 11k91A per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 4Q5H per cent. Sterling exchange strong, with actual business in bankers bills at $4S71zM4 STA for demand and al s4S3ss for 60 days.
 Posted rates, $4.S41a04sS.
 Commercial bills, $.S215Ge4. s3.
 : Silver certificates, 62sl @68asc
 Bar silver, 62ssc.
 Mexican dollars, 491ac.
 Government bonds strong. 3
 State bonds inactive. r#s
 Railroad bonds irregular.