The age-herald., 1901-04-27
STOCK MARKET WAS
 QUIET YESTERDAY Few of the Stocks Showed Any
 Positive Strength TRADING VERY ORDERLY Today Is Holiday and the Exchange Apparatus Will Be Moved In Tenn porary Quarters-Thls Caused
 Considerable Confusion.
TRADING VERY ORDERLY

New York, April 26.-Today's stock market was decidedly more quiet and or derly than on any day during the week There were a few stocks which showed positive strength practically without In . terruption all day and there were no points of acute weakness or any period of a general disposition to sell except for the opening dip in Amalgamated Copper and American Smelling, due to the legal measures taken to frustrate the absorp- ton of other properties contemplated by those companies.
 Owing to tomorrow's holiday on ac- count of the removal of the board room apparatus from the present building to the temporary quarters in the produce exchange, there was a disposition to cur tail speculative ventures and to close up accounts. From the firm tendency of Il z market it looked as though the bears were the ones who were most inclined to cover their contracts. The bulls were not aggressive but their tactics seemed designed rather to protect the market and hold prices firm. There was some con fusion about the room of the board owing to the preparations of the moving and in itself had the effect of lessening trad ing. The principal strength in the market persisted in about the same quarters as for some time past, namely in the Gran gers and the Pacifics. Northern Pacific was most largely dealt in and rose an ex- treme 3A. but Burlington advanced to 2A to a record price. Rock Island rose 2% and Northwestern A., Pennsylvania selling ex-rights and Baltimore and Ohio continued strong. Union Pacific was not as active as previous days of the week and there was large realizing going in it all, but the stock was held above last night during the greater part of the day although it closed shade off Among the specialties were Sugar. 37s: Tobacco, 2% Colorado Fuel, S1a; General Electric sA New York Air Brake, 10 points, and a number of other specialties from 10 ? points. The Colorado and Southern stocks were notably strong at advances of 2h to 31a. The confidence that tomorrows s bank statement will make strong show ing had much to do with sustaining the market.
 The receipts of cash from the interior have offset to large extent the absorp tion by the sub-treasury, including the payments for the gold exported so that 1t is expected the banks will not lose more than half a million dollars work on all accounts. Notwithstanding. the money market will have the benefit of the payment of May l government in- terest. which amounts to about $2,500,000. The fact that the foreign exchange houses allowed the day to pass without the expected engagement of further gold for export was an inuenee in the firmness of the market The railroad bond mar ket continued strong, with the Union Pa cific convertible bonds still very promi- nent Total sales, par value, $6 coo United States refunding 2s advanced Is per cent on the last call. Sales on the New York stock exchange for the five days this week, during which the ex- change was open for business, aggregat 10060, 400 shares, which broke all previous records for full weeks business. On Monday of this week the sales of all stocks reached an aggregate of 23S2,5o0 shares, exceeding by several hundred thousand shares the previous record for one days business.
 The speculation has been decidedly nervous at times owing to the sharp breaks in prices of some of the most ac- tive stocks. The great activity in Union Pacific caused uneasiness unless the powerful pools of the millionaires that have been credited with the leadership of the bull market, had been selling their holdings under cover of their surface movements and taking profits and buy-l ing on concessions.
 The demand for railroad bonds has been most marked in securities of the same companies whose stocks have been Pacific.
 United States 5s declined A per cent. below last weeks closing call.
 New York Stock Market.
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