The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-09
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most OF the list vibrated narrowly both
above and below last nights level. Union
Pacific was never more than ! Is above
last night and was at one time rs be-
low. The fluctuations were hesitating
and uncertain at all times. The only
news of the day concerning the stock
was the underwriting at par of bond
issue to finance the Southern Pacific pur-
chase. The latter stock also showed
some strength. The Steel stocks made
a great show of strength just at the
opening, American Tin Plate jumping
near three points, American Steel and
Wire ~ and Federal Steel only "a.
None of the advances were fully main
tanned except Federal Steel, and BUSH.
ness in the group fell to comparatively
small proportions. The belief continued
strong in Wall Street that the plan for
adjustment of control of the Steel prop
critics is making progress. But the stocks
did not reflect clearly any news. Sugar
had an advance of ga. The movement
of cash from the interior by mail and eX
press is expected TO be sufficient to Off
set loss of over a million dollars TO
the Treasury on account of heavy
customs payments
There was continuance of the activity
of the bond market To-Day but there were
reactions on profit taking at some points.
Wabash debenture BIS" advanced
points and the AS" 29s. Total sales
(par valued $S,400000.
United States bonds were all unchanged
on the last call.
The total sales of stocks today were
81. 43S 900 shares, including the following;
Atchison, %, zoe; Atchison, preferred, IL
zoe; Baltimore and Ohio, 5000 Chesa-
pcake and Ohio, 1000 Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy 12600; Chicago, Indianapolis
ard Louisville, 14.100; Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific, 1890; Colorado
Southern, A. 400; Colorado Southern, first
prt ferred, a. 400; Colorado Southern, sec
ond preferred, II 100; Denver and Rio
Grande 16 700; Erie, 81 500; Erie first
preferred, %, 700 Louisville and Nash
ville 16, 400 Manhattan Elevated, $500,
Metropolitan Street Railway, 100; Next
can Central $500; Missouri Pacific, A.
100; Mobile and Ohio, $500; Missouri,
Kansas and Texas 16, 100; Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas, preferred, 1880; North
ern Pacific, SO. 200: New York. Ontario
and Western 5000; Philadelphia and
Reading, 0,300; Philadelphia and Reading,
first preferred, 1880; Philadelphia and
Reading second preferred, 10,400; st.
Louis and San Francisco, 5.100 St Louis
and Southwestern, preferred, $500; Chi
cago Milwaukee and ST. Paul 1890;
Southern Pacific SO. 200; Southern. Rail
way. Is, 100; Southern Railway, preferred,
g. 900; Texas and Pacific. 31,700; Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, $780, Union Pacific, 1885,,
300 Union Pacific, preferred, 2S,100: Wa
bash, $4,000; Wabash, preferred, $500;
Wheeling and Lake Erie, u 500 Wheeling
and Lake Erie, second preferred, $4,000:
National Tube, 5000; Amalgamated Cop
per, $500; American Steel and Wire, o.
600; American Steeel and Wire, preferred,
1000 American Tin Plate, % 100; Amer
can Tobacco, II, 300; Brooklyn Rapid
Transit, IL, 100; Continental Tobacco, $500;
Federal Steel 30, 700 Federal Steeel, pre-
ferred, 10000; National Steel, 800;
North American Company, 1880; Ameri-
can Sugar Refining, 1900; Tennessee
Coal and Iron. 5000; Western Union Tele-
graph 81, 700; Chicago Indianapolis and
Louisville, preferred, 11,100.