The age-herald., 1901-03-14
WIDE RANGE OF
 STOCK PRICES Dealings in Yesterdays Market We're of Extraordinary Nature REALIZING WAS GENERAL Days Operations Footed Up An I'm portant Aggregate and the Gen. eral Appearance Was One of
 Strength and Activity.
REALIZING WAS GENERAL

New York, March 13.-The dealings in todays stock market covered an extra ordinary range of securities. Quotations were made for some stocks which have not been dormant for many days, and number of usually very quite stocks were made active.
 Operations were constantly shifting from one stock maintaining its promin- ence during the whole day. It was a mo- ticeable fact also that many of the stan dard stocks, which are usually looked to for the bulk of trading were compara- lively quiet. and moved narrowly. Some of this class were moved late in the day apparently through manipulation, as though the professional operators were prompted to correct the appearance of singularity in the market, due to the special character of trading. Nevertheless the days operations footed up quite an important aggregate, and the general ap- pearance of the market, notwithstanding its neculiar features and the difficulty of analvzing 1t was one of activity and strength. There was a tendency to yield the highest prices as interest was shifted to new points Extensive realizing was go- ing on in the general list under cover of the strength in the spots, and in the last hour an active selling movement to take profits caused a general reaction, reach ing a point or more in some favored stocks. The closing itself was rather easy and much below the best all around Among the days special movements the Southwestern were prominent, led by St. Louis Southwestern, the common rising and the preferred A The Lake Erie and Western stocks were very strong, the common rising 47s and the preferred A. It is believed that the movement indicates new conditions for that system. Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg preferred and Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern rose points each.
 The express stocks were strong, Amer jean Express rising 1; Wels-Fargo 2s4, and United States Express g. with a re- action of 11s Among other stocks which rose from to points at same time dur ing the day may be mentioned Chicago, Greatwestern, Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville stocks. the Chicago Terminal Transfer stocks, the Chicago and Eastern Illinois stocks, DesMoines and tort Dodge Pere Marquette, Minneapolis and St. Louis, the WISCONSIN, 0eIlttdi SlOSAS, Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western Among the industrials cotton oil, the malting stocks, Peoples Gas, Western Union, Continental Tobacco pre- ferred and Brooklyn Rapid Transit gained as much.
 St. Louis and San Francisco, after ris- ing strongly, fell points. Smelling stocks fell sharply. Many of these movemcn1s were without any explanation and others were based on vague rumors fJr which no official sanction could e.h5.d. The move ment in the Southwestern group was the most consistent of the day, and was based on the evidence of substantial prosperity among the railroads In that region and the belief that plans for extensive consol- dation are working out, the money mar ket continued unruffled in spite of the ab- sorption by the sub-treasury thus far this week of $2, ,167 000, and the knowledge that s20,OO0 900 must be provided for the disbursement of the Standard oil dividend on Friday There was no evidence or call ing of loans today, and the stock mar ket was undisturbed by any uneasiness over money.
 Business in railroad bonds continued large, and many substantial advances were scored. Total sales, par value' $'- SS00O0
 United States 3s advanced B per cent on the last call.
 New York Stock Market.
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