The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-15
WALL STREET REVIEW
AT TIMES TRADING WAS QUITE
 SPIRITED.
Bull Traders Resuming Active Operations and Little Attention is Now Paid to Crop or
 Strike Situation.

NEW YORK, Aug. A.-Trading at times was spirited and commission houses re- ported an increase in outside orders De- velopments over night dld not shed much light on either side of the crop or strike situation and as these influences are rap idly losing their early importance, pull traders resumed active operations With the course of the day there was revival of interest in some usually dormant stocks which gave rise to reports of pool manip- ulation.s especially in the United States Leather issues. Current runors regard ing the dividend status of St. Paul was the stock feature of the day and it's fiuc- tuations governed the movement of other ste cks closely.
 Generally speaking properties which were notably strong yesterday, resumed their advance today, but the average rise was not so pronounced. The great buyk of the days dealings was transacted during the forenoon when the high prices of the day were made. London was again d buyer of the general international list and shorts covered contracts in the grangers and Pacifics. wide opening was locked for in St. Paul owing to the activity for stock in London. where 1t was roints higher. The first sales were 1000 shares at 1S2A@ 1894, a gain of 1k. Opening advices otherwise were mostly fractional, but a strong undertone prevailed and there was heavy buying in the active list. Traders met the rise with stock purchased at low CT prices early in the week and the bears were disposed to sell the market on ac- count of its pretty generally .tnady im- provement since Mondays opening These offerings reduced. and in some instances wiped out altogether the initial advances. Sugar, which had started off IF higher. was depressed sharply and the United States Steel stocks were heavy. Prices soon worked upward again, however. the Trunk lines Changers, Pacifics and Coal CTS being taken freely and establishing ran up 2ss to 1s4N and the preferred gained E. After midday the market worked slowly downward. but tHere was occa- sional rallies which were in a measure on indications of inside support to special stocks. The demand for stocks died out pretty we'll fin the late afternoon, and the bears made a successful raid against the market. depressing St. Paul points from the highest and putting the active list generally down a point or over. The United Steel stocks. which had made gains at the outset of only as each. fell into neglect during the course of the day and were heavy. The common sold s under yesterdays close and preferred E, but were consistently supported in the late drive and did not exceed their early low level. In the final dealings buying to. cover caused general rise. St. Paul getting back again to 1641s. the highest figure of the day, and the entire market closed steady. The closing, rally brought best price, and the preferred rose to 93
 The bond market today was generally firm. but business continued in larger volume Total sales, par value, $2,01S, 900. United States bonds were all unchanged on the last call.
 Money and Exchange.
 NEW YORK. Aug. 14-Money on call steady at 2A62h per cent; last loan at PIP per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper. 41a65 per cent.
 Sterling exchange easier with actual business in bankers bills at 4S7&d4S17s for demand and at 4.s52s sQ4. S51a for sixty days posted rates. 4s6d4.S61a and 4.SS1a 64S9.
 Commercial bills, 4S4190i4. .S5
 Bar silver. 5S19: Mexican dollars, 45.
 Government bonds. steady: State bonds, inactive: railroad bonds, firm.