New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-30
CHARACTER OF TRADING

sharp break In Sugar Refining did not have a
material effect upon prices elsewhere In the list
the chief cause of the days reactionary tendency
being found in realizing sales. In the late deal
inEs the local traction shares attacked by
the bear element and final trading throughout the
list was done on declining market. Sugar stock
lost over six points for the day selling for both
accounts induced by Mr. Havemeyer's statement
In regard to the condition of the trade and the
certain dividend prospects. The next dividend on
10000 shares sold by prominent firm for three
quarters of per cent and the dividend at that
on $4,000 shares more offered both here and in
Boston. big Four" and Chesapeake and Ohio
were active strong features buying by impor-
tant commission houses and room traders. Pool
buying IN Atchson common and preferred was
heavy The Nickel Plate stocks strong
also Canada Southern and Louisville and Nashville
There were reactions of point or more in Mis-
souri, Pacific, Pennsyl vania Railroad New-York
Central Rock Island. Chicago Burlington and
Quincy, Baltimore and Ohio preferred and some of
the specialties The iron and steel shares lost
point more in most instances. American To-
baccO sold off 3a4 per cent, but recovered about
half it's loss Peoples Gas realizations dropped
per cent, recovering half the loss later
The local traction stocks erratic, Metropoli-
tan Street Railway In the lat dealings falling 3Ia
per cent below best prices. exdvidend, and Brook
lyn Rapid Transit losing points. Manhattan
Railway rose liz per cent, but subsequently broke
points. Last prices were generally at the lowest
OF the day.
Some of the buyers and sellers were: A de
Cordova & Co. Q.0o0. W. r. Houghtaling
Co. II. G. Campbell & Co.. Donald Gordon
x Co, Thomas & Post bought Sugar; Strong
Sturgis Co, G.. 8. Hendrickson Joseph
Connah Provost Bros, Co.. H. Content & Co.
John s. James. Halsted 8 Hodges sold. London
bought Northern Pacific; w. G. Fleming & Co
Q,0o0 sold. Kerr & Co and London bought Atchi-
common; H. Durant, F. B. Haven s. Co. sold
A. f. Combs & Co q. 800 bought Baltimore & Ohio
common; Keep & Keen sold. j. NJ. Noyes bought
and bid up c. c. C. Il St Louis j. Muir g. Co
bought 1000 Atchison preferred and LOCO Union Pa
cifc. Halle Stiegtz bought 500 Chesapeake &
Ohio and 100 American Steel Wire. j. J. Man.
ming q 500 and II. Content & Co. $500 bought
Sugar: Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Q,0U and II.
L. Horton Il Co COCO sold. Flower & Co (2000
and Halle & Stiegz bought Peoples Gas; Taylor.
Cutting s. Co., Van Schaick & Co. E. NJ. Gould
J. r. Wiliston & Co. w D. Hatch stop orders
sold. Kendall & Whtlock bought Federal Steel
]. w Davis & Co. bought 5000 Northern Pacific,
]. w. Noyes bought and bid up c. c. c Il st. Louis.
c. NJ. Oelrchs & Co. J. F. Carlisle. II. Content &
Co. and Bell & Co. O.O0O bought Sugar Refining:
j. w Davis & Co. sold. j. NJ Noyes & Co. bought
C. C. c. & ST. Louis. GrosbeCk Sterling Q50O),
George p. Butler s. Bro. Q.000) A de Cordoya &
Co. and Brown. Bruins Co. bought Manhattan;
]. Nj. Shaw & Co. sold. H. b. Holins & Co. q O0O)
bought American Tobacco ]. r. Williston & Co.
(2OoO and Laden5urg. Thamann & Co. (2.00O sold
c. B. & Quincy. A. NJ. Judson bought New-York
Central Ladenburg, Thalmann Co. sold. Eames
& Moore sold Baltimore Ohio common.
Clark Dodge & Co, F.. w. Savin & Co.
q 000) and ]. NJ. Shaw & Co bought Atchison
mon: Cuyler. Morgan Co. sold. d. Henry bought
American Tobacco preferred; c. I. Hudson & Co
sold. H. Content & Co. bought Sugar Refining.
Halle & stiegiz bought Manhattan. f. Jurgensen,
Prince g. whitley, Haugh Roland. l.. f. Harker.
A o. Beebe and Edey g. Sons bought Chesapea
& Ohio: C. C. Roumage & Co. 1. F. Mead & Co.
J. II. Davis & Co. II. b. Hoins & Co, D. Barnes
and Hopkins Bros. sold. s H RosenbIatt q SOD
a.
Co. bought Union Pacific. Bell Il co. bought Atchi-
Jones, Maury Il Co. bought Northern Pacific:
Keech. Loew & Co. and l. 4 s Wormser sold
J. NJ. Leopold & Co. and Ladenburg. Thalmann &
Co. bought Sugar Refining: H. Content & Co. sold
Clews & Co. sold Reading issues.