New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-16
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY. JANUARY 16 1900

In the market and the bear element had every
thing its own way. The principal result OF tne
davis business an increase In the short inter
est. severe raid made against the local
traction stocks revival of unfavorable reports
which had been circulated last December. After
falling off per cent Metropolitan street
Railway rallied Oh per cent on the announcement
that the only two bids for the construction OF ule
underground tunnel were supposed TO be In the III
terest of the metropolitan company. Manhattan
Railway fell ia per cent. rallied Ia per cent Out
later sold off rs per cent on talk or coming tuhei
competition. Brooklyn Rapid Transit fell Ia per
cent rallied 2h per cent and closed WIN net
loss of less than a point. Sugar Refining opened
mn ave-eights per cent declined 81 per cent and
closed only fraction under Its first price Inc
buying was considered good. American Tobacco
lost per cent. but rallied ia per cent me steer
and wire stocks were lower on the reports OF
strike IN the mills of the American Steel and wire
COMPANY at Cleveland Ohio. The railway list was
unfavornbly Influenced by the weakness OF the IN
dustrias and traction specialties. but there was
moderate recovery in the late afternoon.
Some Of the buyers and sellers were; F. r free
man & Co and T. w. Thorne & Co. sold Sugar
Refining J. NJ Amory Q.OOO sold Union Pacific
common Halle g. SteGiitz GOO sold Baltimore
and Ohio. ]. II. Griesel s. Co u.OOO sold Amer
lean Tobacco Traders and Strong. Sturgis & co.
bought Metropolitan Street Railway. Asiel & Co.,
seiRman & Mayer and traders bought Southern
Pacific; A. A. Housman & Co. and L. Levy sold
j. F. Carlisle and Strong: sturgis & Co. bought
Sugar Refining: Weaver Harris s. Co. and H. Con-
tent & Co. sold Tunis & Co. and Kennedy bought
ontario and Western; Dick Brothers sold. H. Con
tent & Co. j. j. Manning and F. F. Ames bought
Brooklyn Rapid Transit; F. H. Palmer ana n. l.
Judson & Co sold. E. w. Gould bought People
Gas: scattering sold. s. Barr Co. bought WIRE
common w D. Hatch bought Continental To-
bacco preferred: Wormser & Co. sold. H. content
& Co. q OCO bought American Tobacco; Lawson q
Co. 1000 sold Strong, sturgis Co. pOVV
bought American Tobacco; C. l. Hudson & Co SOLO
J. F. Carlisle OO0O bought Sugar Refining NC
Intyre & WardweTl, T L. Manson. jr.. q Co, Leo
pold & Co and Pearl & Co. bought Sugar Rennlhe'
H Content & Co, z. c. Randolph and Elhhs-
wood & Cunningham qOOO sold. Tilghman' ROW
land q Co. Prince & Whitley. Price. Mccormick q
Co H Content & Co. and D. Bacon QOOO bought
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit; F. F. Ames, s. A Waish'
w B. Oliver and A. H. Combs & Co Q'OVV sofa.
H B Honns & Co. 2OOO in alb bought American
Tobacco; Watson & Brown 1900 and A II. COMBS
& Co. sold Rogers s. Gould bought Baltimore q
Ohio common; Wassermann Brothers and . "
White sold Kingsley & Mabon, Woerishoner q
Co and H Clews & Co. bought Tennessee Coai
and Iron: L. Levy s. Co. and II. H. Hart SOLO.
Halle & Stieglitz 600 sold American steel anu
Wire j. D. Slayback QO0O and j. H. DAVIS q
Co bought Federal Steel common; @. b. Ihul-
nauer (259N and Housman & Co (2OO soio'
Moore & Schley sold Union Pacific common.