New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-06
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

Heavy profit taking sales were offset by new buy
ing, and In consequence prices strong and
higher at the close. last hour trading furnishing
the best figures of the day. Commission houses did
big business and the presence of important in
terests in the market noted. Standard Oil
brokers active buyers. 1t was said that Will
lam c. Whitney was again In the market. Norfolk
and Western common advanced over points
heav~ buying, part OF which was for the account
of interests represented by houses which have re-
Gently been active buyers of Pennsylvania and Bal
timore and Ohio issues. Pool buying developed in
the steel stocks National Steel common and Amer
lean Hoop issues being features Louisville and
Nashville was strong on buying induced by the
roads big earnings. but the volume of business
was restricted on fears of unfavorable political
complications In Kentucky. Sugar stock was sold
by bear traders, and stop orders were reached
Third Avenue was taken by Vermilye & Co, Rogers
Il Gould and Halle & Stieglitz. Manhattan was a
strong feature Bell & Co. being heavy buyers
American LAnseed issues were In demand Invest
heht houses bought Wheeling and Lake Erie pre-
ferred. Union Pacific was bought for Western ac-
count investment buying In st. Paul. Rock Island
pennsylvania and New-York Central was noted
vanderbilt brokers taking NewYork Central Penn
sylvania and Baltimore and Ohio Standard OIL
ana FloWer brokers' bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Some or the buyers and sellers were: Sidenberp
& Kraus bought Tennessee Coal and Iron and soyd
Pacific Mail London and McGoun Brothers sold
St Paul Keech, Loew & Co and Housnan e. 90
bought Federal Steel. De Coppet & Doremus
SNNbAAN BaChe
sold Moore Schley bought Southern Railway:
r. Underhill sold. Sidenberg & Kraus bought Min
neapols and ST. Louis. Content & Co bought
sugar; Bruce Peters QOOO), Savin g. Co OOol
and Oerichs sold Hudson G. Co. GOO bought Wire
H. Block Q.0OO) and Vermye G. Co bought Third
Avenue W. b. Lawrence q 500 sold Bell g. Co
bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit; Henry Brothers
sold. c. A. Harmed & Go. bought Southern Pacific
Content Co. Ellingwood & Cunningham and Car
Isle sold Sugar Halle &c Stieglitz (25OO bought
Southern Pacific Ulman Brothers QO0O) bought
Baltimore and Ohio Halle & Stiegtz bought Peo-
pies Gas and Q.000) Norfolk and Western Siden
berg Kraus SOLD Central Pacific Savin Sc Co.
and Wasserman Brothers bought Union Pacific
Halle & Stiegtz q. 500 in alb Boodv IelIan q
Co.. Rogers & Gould and Crisis bought Third Ave
nue.; j. M Noyes and Sdenberg & Kraus sold
Wiilston & Co G,0Oo) bought Southern Pacific.
l. h Kerr t2,5eO sold. H. w Poor & Co bousht
Car founory Wormser & Co. and A De Cordoya
bought St Paul Halle Stieglitz n ON cold
Sugar. Bell Co, Eilingwood & Cunningham and
T. Minzesheimer & Co. bought Manhattan: Rich
ardson sold r. II. Thomas bought New-Yorlx
Central; t. c. Buck sold Rolston g. Rass bopgh,
Ihalmann Co. bought st. Paul; Sidenberp g.
kraus sold H. Content 1000 and ID Racon
bought Leather; Townsend & shera (5OO) sold 7.
X Bacon Q,6oO), ]. r. Williston Q.O0O) and Haue a
stieghtz OOO bought Leather; J. j. Manning n 5oM
sold Rolston & Bass. C. Head & Co and ] p
WINSTON bought Sugar Dick Brothers and It !
Niles sold. Hudson & Co bought American To "a.
6aeeo; L. Wormser 600 sold Halle & Stiegiitz
M, Ov Do9e11 Third Avenue Shelters and Baiti-
traders bought Union Pacific; Post & Fiagg sold
1Heddge. bournsbury Foster bought Manhattan:
Gould bought Norfolk and Western Pop gers
stern oought rexas Pacific: r. II. BisseI sold