Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-07
REVIEW OF MARKETS
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Stocks, Money. Exchange, Bon1s, Grain,
Cotton, Provisions. Etc.
These Are Closing Sales
Each Day.

New York. Dec. CA determined effort
was manifest in the stock market to-day
to attract a renewal of speculation for
rise. In the early dealings there was
n fair degree of success attending the
effort under the influence OF striking
gains in Il few stocks Strength persist
ed in q few stocks throughout the day,
put II was offset during the latter part of
tile gay by equally striking losses i'll some
OF the leading specialties. large part
or the list fell back TO about last nights
level and wavered in an uncertain way
easy. The rally i'll this market late yes
terady was taken as a cue by the Lon
don market this morning. Foreign mar
keis have been showing a disposition of
late to follow Wall streets lead and the
rally yesterday afternoon was pronounced
by some observers due TO manipuia-
ton. with the purpose of inviting buying
OF Americans in London to-day. If this
London bought stocks here at the OPEN
ing, helping on the rise. There was Il
considerable short interest as n result of
the week, which proved vulnerable to the
rather imposing show of strength this
morning. and the covering movement
stocks which were afterwards the weak
est there was some considerable gains
and Tennessee Coal getting up about a
point; Quite a number. of important
S ,Set Se gains aSy %a
one of special stocks. The low priced
non-dividend paying railroad stocks were
the tayorites, especially the Eries and
the Wabash issues. both stocks and
bonds Nothing authoritative could be
Tmnnr to SXplain this movement which
Vanderbilt control and to joint plans for
consolidation and through traffic arrange
extended to over points in Erie first
preferred and to 2la in the second pre-
ferred and an, both closed at the top, being
practically the only stocks in the list to
do so. Besides these stocks there were
{ upwards Of thirty stocks selling under
~ per cent. st. Joe and Grand Island
first preferred jumped five points on pros
poets of dividend increase. The Green
though the principal activity was In the
debenture BIS. Sugar was active. and fe-
ers were seeking to retrieve their losses
on on the bun side by n bear campaign.
They circulated report of the serious
which was denied. The stocks fell an
extreme 32s and closed only slightly bet
ter at a net loss of 2h. Tennessee Coal
altogether o9s TO Ga, closing at the lowest
Witt wirn loss Of AZ on the day. The re
IT had been determined to pass the next
thS on the stock. The Increase in
Denver and Rio Grande preferred from
= TO 21a per cent. caused II late advance
In that stock OF Ia and on the common
stock stock Of ~. This caused a sympathetic
hardening In the market, but prices did
not hold in face of the renewed weak
ness In the specialties.
Bonds We're active ana consistently
strong. many low grade junior and CON
tingent interest bonds advancing strong
ly:. Total sales par value. 81. i25. coo
U. S. new As declined "a per cent on
last call.
To-day'S total stock sales were 10 300
shares
:. New York, Dec. G.-standard Oil, 1850
New York, Dec. 6-consolidated Gas
closed 1875.
Baltimore. Dec 6-seaboard Air Line
common. IA; preferred. 2Sh. Bonds As.