New-York tribune., 1900-04-04
THE CHARACTER OF TRADING.

London sold stocks in the local market. and this
with a break in Federal Steel led to weakness in
the early dealings. On the decline substantial
buyers appeared and reCoveres followed. Commits
sion house business fairly active and large
buying orders were executed for all the prominent
market interests Flower. Connor and Rockefeller
brokers were active buyers. The advance In Balti
more and Ohio the chief feature of
the day but the upward movement not
ranted by any known development affecting the
company. Flower brokers bought Federal Steel
on the decline. The anthracite coal stocks were
strong features, Reading and Erie issues attract
ing attention from traders and commission houses
London sold $1,000 shares in the first hour, supply
Ing st. Paul freely. On balance foreign sales
amounted 10000 shares. l. & S. Wormser were
heavy buyers of Sugar Refining A. A. Housman
& Co active buyers of Union Pacific. +. NJ
Sa vim & Co took large amounts of Baltimore and
Ohio and A A Housman & Co. were also heavy
buyers Pennsylvania well taken; also New
York Central. Sugar Refining rose four points from
its low price. and held the gain. American Car
and Foundry issues in demand
Some OF the buyers and sellers were: Henry
Bros & Co. Ellingwood & Cunningham and w K.
Houghtaling & Co. bought Federal Steel; Halsted
& Hodges H. Content & Co., c. A. Harmed & Co..
]. c. Tappin and Parkinson & Burr sold Hall
garten & Co and J. w Davis & Co bought North
Pacific common; s. Won Hoffman & Co sold.
j. j. Manning, r. H. Thomas & Co and Halle &
Stieglitz bought Sugar; j. NJ. Amory & Son. Eling-
wood & Cunningham and Tower & Sherwood sold.
A ~
/. F. Mead & Co. G.OOO and Bell & Co. GOcN sold.
f. c. Anness bought Northern Pacific; London
sold G. P. Butler & Co Q.OOO bought Missouri
Pacific r. j. Kimball & Co. sold Chicago, Burlng-
ton and Quincy. Rolston & Bass bought Brooklyn
Rapid Transit; II. l. JudsOn & Co sold Grant
brothers and ]. Raymond bought St Paul; J.
Goodchd q 0OO sold II. b. Hons Co 0C0O
bought Northern Pacific common; London G0cD
sold c. NJ Oelrchs & Co. sold Sugar. /. & S.
Wormser .0OO) j. j. Manning and A. A. Housman
a. I2aN 4, pr{cp
Cormick & Co. c. Munzesheimer & Co. and J. ].
Manning sold. Fl. L. Horton Co. dG0 sold
Atchison f. n. Nichols bought Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy; F. La Montague, jr.. sold.
F. w. Myers & Son and w. r. Houghtaling & Co.
sold st. Paul. Street & Norton q 0O0). II. Clews <
Co 5000 and F. w. Savin & Co. (2.JOO bought
Baltimore and Ohio Floyd Jones 4 Robinson
$500, T. W. Myers & Sons and A. A. Housman &
Co bought Sugar Refining. Strong. Sturgs & Co.
and Hollister & Babcock bought Federal Steel;
Rogers & Randolph sold r. II. Thomas & Co.
bought Peoples Gas. II. Clews & Co G,OOW + W.
Savin & Co. and T. w. Myers & Son O.000) bought
Baltimore and Ohio common; c.. A. Harmed & Co,
Dominck & Williams and r. Waller, ir, sold w.
NJ Imbrie & Co. bought Northern Pacific common.
J. r. Wiston & Co. bought Chicago Burlington
and Quincy. A A Housman & Co. bought Balti-
more and Ohio Louis Wormser bought Sugar Re
fnng; j. J. Manning sold c. l.. Hudson & Co
bought Rock Island; W. ID. Hatch sold. Wasser-
mann Brothers q.O0M, f. F. Ames and Dick Bros
g. Co. Q.01O bought Pennsylvania: f. +. Ames
q ,O0O and Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co Q,500 sold.
l. f. Mead & Co. q OOC and Floyd Jones & Robin
bought Sugar Refining; l. & s. Wormser sold.