New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

,,,-- IF Pennsylvania stock was the leading
..o.1-e in Yesterday market a good part Of the
business IN this issue was said TO represent Tor
,g, operations but heavy orders for local account
we're executed Philadelphia took large blocks Of
.bs stuck and a fea tlre Of the transactions was
ne large lots that changed hands Purchases Of
~ thousand share lots were common No news
ssvelournent accounted for the advance An ex-
--aragant report published stating that the
vsuderbilts had secured control OF the Reading,
hur the effect was not marked Reading issues
zbich closed heavy. Il Reading should pass out
Of the hands Of its present owners IL would be
more likely 10 20 10 the Pennsylvania than 20 the
vsuderbilts especially Vanderbilt control would
be in direct opposition 10 the policies OF control
agreement between the NeW-York Central and
Pennsylvania interests. Reading IS a direct
petitor Of Pennsylvania. and the Vanderbilt-Penn-
sylrauia plans 90 not contemplate the invasion by
The NeW-York Central Of the PENNSYLVANIA terri
tory Reading Ere and Lehigh Valley are already
closely connected through stock ownership. and
The Startling report that they were 10 come
under one management therefore fell fat in Wall
Street. There was an excellent demand for the
Pacific stocks in yesterdays market. especially
Union and Northern Pacific common. The local
traction shares We're strong after early weakness
Baltimore and Ohio was comparatively inactive
and closed al net loss Federal Steel 1uctuared
over range Of = points. closing slightly under
Tuesdays final price In the bond department
very heavy dealings were noted IN Reading As Erie
IS and Wabash debenture Bs. Buying Of the cheap
issues in the bond department is increa sing The
s.. Louis Southwestern issues were notably strong
Among r1e4ass active stocks Chicago Indianapolis
and Louisville common advanced over = per cent
and the preferred over per cent on rurnors OF
coming Improvement in their dividend status
American Tobacco rose - per cent. and Continental
Tobacco gained u per cent. Sugar Refining ad-
vanced ~ per cent. but then lost over a point
Some OF the buyers and sellers We're:
T. l. Manson. IT, & Co 4 DJ1l and Bell A. On
bought Sugar; Pearl & Co. sold s. H RosenbIatt
Ge0. { A Missing & Co. and Clark Dodge &
Co bought Minneapolis and St. Louis; Asie d Co
and c c. Roumsge & Co. sole Joseph Connah
soia Reading frat preferred. ". I. Stow & Co.
ana ! F Mead & Co. bought Brooklyn Rapid
transit J ". Shaw & Co. bought American To-
oacoo- r, II. Savin & Co. 1000 sold Baltimore
ana OHIO preferred R. Keppler 5000 bcslght
sugar Il. Content q Co. / & S wormser and
Lsdenburg. Thalmann & Co q 900 bought Union
Facihe common; Parkinson & Burr J. Raymond
10" ana { J. Hudson & Co. OOcO sold. G. P
5utler d Bros bought Missouri Pacific White
mousse d Co Q-5J0 bought American Tobacco: Kohn
q Co sold Paper d Stern and Halle & stiegIitz
o'aghi Continental Tobacco: / Il. waggoner q eGO
sole F u Savin q Co. (25.oo0 P H BisseH &
Co. Woroeh q Co and Parkinson & Burr bought
renhsylFania; J. D. Probst about 5000, W R
hoaghialing 4 co. 2.ol9j and Sternberger Fuld
'-lA 'a-"V sold J. NJ NOyes & Co. and Wasser-
mann Brothers bought New-York Central II
..eNs q Co $500 bought U2ion Pacific common:
~ : Lawson & Co u000 sold Wasserrnanu
Hfothers bought Federal Steel common D Man
.'hs Bel & &C.. Roiston & Bass Van Emburgh
= Alternury' De Cordova 81 Co. H. Content & Co.
-Ae ". L. Stow bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
.isoers bought Metropolitan Street Railway. Pearl
20 bought Sugar Refining. H T. Carey bought
. raul J GoedchId sold " Il Sussdorf sold
A"' shares Of Pennsylvania Hurlbert Hatch DUR.
&Sea about 29.09o shares. Other buyers were
n "oraen d Co. 5000, D. Barnes C2Oe0). and c NJ.
cFalleas 4 Co. (2e00). J ". Henning q 000 Bell &
- '-'ss) and l. Content & Co. 5000 bought Penn
'raN-4, '" ; Lawson & Co. (3.0o0l Dick Brothers
CO. G.eo0. X D Hatch q 0,O Arar,,,,,r
=. s''g' = kirkner 1900 and Probst wetz!er & Co
Oul -S.'0 IN AID sold. Halle & Stiegiirz q 0gO
0'lsnt American Tobacco; c. / Hudson & Co. sold