New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-22
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

The shorts In Third Avenue who were unable to
make settlements Tuesday found just as much
difficulty in securing stock in yesterdays early
market. In fact. 1t was almost impossible 10 Dor
row or buy the stock at exorbitant prices In
the first hour advance OF ~ points over Tues
days closing recorded. and while reactions
subsequently took place profit taking sales the
final quotation showed net gain for the day OF IA
points or AZ points for the week ended last night.
The rest of the traction list moved in sympathy.
The general railroad list was strong on an In
creased volume of business and in the industrals
the steel stocks features Strength in Union
and Northern Pacific feature. and it was re-
ported that Northern Pacific would be put a
permanent per cent basis London dealt on both
sides of the account, buying more than II sold.
Southern Pacific actively bought by arbitrage
houses. Pennsylvania strong and active on
good buying. Sugar bought by the shorts,
but the stock looked heavy. Standard Oil brokers
bought the general list and Flower and Common
brokers bought their specialties. Baltimore and
Ohio in demand but it moved under the in
1uence of manipulation. Strong banking inter
ests bought the general list throughout the day.
Some of the buyers and sellers were: s. Camp
bell bought Union Pacific; Henry Bros. g. Co. sold.
Halle & stiegitz (2OOW bought Southern Pacific.
J. w. Davis & Co. and II. x. Burrass & Co bought
Northern Pacific. Leo Levy C2OOW sold Peoples
Gas. Halle & Stieglitz g,OOW bought Baltimore
and Ohio preferred. Moore & Schley bought
Metropolitan Street Railway; Strong, Sturgis &
Co. Q.OOO) sold. Post & FIagg and c. c. COTE &
II. Content & Co. sold. f. A. Fairchild q OOO and
Ladenburg, Thamann & Co. bought American To-
bacco; Seymour, Johnson & Co. 1000 sold. Moore
K Schley Q,00O sold AtchisOn preferred +. ID.
Morgan & Co. q .0OO and Kohn & Co. QOOO) bought
Federal Steel. E. A. Fairchd, c. A Harmed and
\. Baruch bought Manhattan; j. kirkner and G.
Minzesheimer & Co. $1,000 sold. J. Onenbach. X.
II. Bissell * Co. and w. r. oliver bought Southern
Pacific J. H. Gresel & Co. sold. A, II. Combs q
Co. (2000) sold American Tobacco. Halle Il StieS-
litz bought Baltimore and Ohio preferred. Moore
& Schey q. 5000, F. w. Savin ~ Co (2,50), Brown,
Bruins & Co and Prince Whitley bought Union
Pacific; T. Tileston and r. c. Anness sold. Groes-
beck & Sterling bought Norfolk and Western com
mon; Watson & Brown sold. Mendham Brothers
sold Brooklyn Rapid Transit. John Muir & GO.
preferred. Strong, Sturgs & Co. (2,000 in alb and
j. S Bearnes & Co sold Brooklyn Rapid Transit
]. NJ Hennng bought Manhattan; w. c. Stokes q
Co. and c. Mnzesheimer & Co sold. Z. |. Hud-
son & Co. sold American Tobacco. Roiston &
Bass bid up Brooklyn Rapid Transit Henry
Zuckermann bought 1000 shares; ]. l.. Worden SOLD
1000 shares j s. Farley bought 1000 American
Tobacco; Worden & Co. sold 1000 Robert Waller
bought 1900 shares of Baltimore and Ohio com
mon 20. w. r. HOughtaling Co bought 81
Paul; London sold c. Il. Carryl Q,OOO) bought
Third Avenue Farlee $500 bought American
Tobacco; c. A. Harmed Co: sold; W K
Houghtaling & Co. 1000 bought Union Pacihc -;
NJ. Dodge 1000 and strong. sturgis 4 Co 9Oo)
bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit; H. Zuckermann
C25O6) sold. w. r. Houghtaing,, & Co dO9o)
Third Avenue c. c. COTE K Co. bought Sugar
refining Moore & Schey bought Tennessee Coal
and Iron. Halle & Stieghtz bought metropolitan