The age-herald., 1901-08-23
STOCK MARKET
 CONTINUES DULL
 t More Points ofPositke Strength
 Than in Days CHANGES IN THE RAILROADS There Was Also a Late spurt In Mis- sourI Pacific Which Carried She Stock Over Previous Night. 5. Little Business.

New York; August 22.-Dealing in stocks still further decreased today, but in spite of the extreme dullness of the rnlarket. the undertone of firmness, which has recently characterized 1t, persisted . There were more points of positive strength in today's market than in days hut general list showed perhaps slightly less than as the case yesterday. Ine stocks in which the net changes are mo- ticeable are very few. Baltimore ana onlo was conspicuously strong all day, rising an extreme points. and the bituminous coal carriers generally were firm in sym pathy with rumors persisting Tn wal street of a pending consolidation Of all the leading soft coal interests. There was also a late spurt in Missouri Pacihc' which carried the stock over last night. Rumors of a. beneficial agreement be- tween Pennsylvania and Missouri Pacihs concerning the Wabash were responsiple for the movement. Both stocks were ar fected also by a nervous short account There was vigorous advance in Amal- gamated Copper in the last hour' when lifted that stock BE points over last nish'' and carrying Anaconda with It lp2 on 'aih of further reports of consolloatioh oi copper interests. The anthracite seoeN' oon+inued to show strength seemingly oii ,,o,,eral conditions of the fact discioseo Inv inc Fries annual report that the stock of Lehigh Valley had been u'' +rib,tted among the other anthracile 'i +arests. The gains extend to ln LacAa ,,onna 2sS in Delaware and Hudson anu 1 to 1ss in others of the group.
 In all other prominent stocks move vents were restricted to fractions frmness of United States Seeei stoeNs ~ was maintained on a very hehl soAu , of dealings The firmness or the ,nn,it ,n".n was in face of ome rather hotapie I, sI Ing for London account to the uhse''ieu feeling on foreign bourses lnonceu ps the Franco Turkish imbrogio ana oisaP .aointmert over the maintenance Of the banlo of England rate. The decision ol the bank authorities on this point, III face of the very selling position, reFeaieu by the weekly statement and the coh.ih. ned downward course of the open markel rates for money. showed that the iuture contingencies in the money market when the crop movement in the United states comes to be financed, are still dreaded The effect was manifest upon sterling rates In both London and Paris and also 
 here the fractional advance in New York occurring in face of Seaboard with clearance of $731, 600, or about three times as much as yet. The reported movement of cash from Chicago to Western grain receiving points found it's response today in drop in New Y ork exchange In Chi cago to 40 cents discount compared with go cents yesterday while New York banks deposited $3O0,OO0 at the subtreasury for transfer to Chicago. Meantime the sur plus of the government revenue continue to make the regular gains over last years requirements. No effect was mani- fest in the local market, where call mon ey loans continued to rule at 21s per cent or lower. Some of the speculative and convertible railroad bonds were again ac- tive today. Bonds generally were quiet but firm. To the sales par value s1, ,955 O0O. United States bonds were all unchanged on the last call.
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