New-York tribune., 1901-11-09
Sex dividend.
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS

c+ra,e-b and activity marked the course Of
trading IN yesterdays market Advances were
general throughout the list, with special
strength in a number OF the more active specu-
lative favorftes and in some Of the high grace
,n,rastrnen1 shares There were no actual news
developments responsible for the upward move
uoent but there were enough rumors OF deals
affecting various properties TO encourage heaFy
operations for commission house account Com
mission house brokers reported active de-
Tnand from out of town. while they also re-
ported substantial buying by leading wan
Street interests. The bond market again re-
hected big investment inquiry. especially Tor
Union Pacific convertible is, the Wabash de-
benture Bs and a number of attractive, 10"
priced mortgage issues
Dealings were heavy IN Atchison shares and
further reports regarding the possibility OF a
c,osa connection between the Atchson and
Pennsylvania companies were circulated Ihese
reports were again denied, but the Street ap-
narentIv was unwilling to accept the state
rnents of we'll informed interests. It was
learned Yesterday that some of the active buy
ing Of Atchison in the last few days had been
for the account OF substantial capitalists con-
rected with the Atchison road and with other
large railway properties, not including now
ever the Pennsylvania New-4ork central
stock was one Of the strongest features on the
list while the whole Vanderbilt group OF stocks
made sharp upward moves. The impression is
general that plan is under way Tor a closer
uniI1carion of the various Vanderbilt proper
,,ee The chances are that a new company will
he formed to control the holdings of the so
c,I-es 1unior Vanderbilt roads. such as the Big
Fourr Lake Erie and Western, Canada South
ern and Michigan Central and the return from
abroad of w K Vanderbilt has revived the
ax-nacts1for, of an announcement to this effect
Strength in New-York Central stock had gooo
effect on the whole railway list. inducing IN
vestrnent as well speculative buying Louis
vile and Nashville also a strong ana ac-
tive feature while all the railway shares repre-
senting the roads in the South ana southwest
made active Improvement toward better prices
Realizing sales of Union Pacific and St Paul
were again heavy but there was enough new
buvtng TO admit of small gain IN St Paul
The general market closed under the pest
figures fer the day
The foreign money situation showed signs OF
commencement. and all the foreign markets were
strong and higher London. however, sold Sc
eurities in the local market Money rates at
4bis cen,re presented no material change, but
sterling exchange exhibited an advancing ten
darcy No gold engagements were reported for
so-dav's steamers but foreign bankers an
no1nced that q round amount of the metal
would be sent out next week According to the
known movement of money in the week, the
local hanks have lost about S5o0.Uoo. This is
a much smaller amount than expected 1olo
exports were offset by purchases Of government
rorss and by receipts of gold for Pacific Coast
account
Tr5F DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS
GOVERNMENT BoNDs,-Market firm. Final