The age-herald., 1901-08-15
BULL TRADERS
 RESUME ACTIVITY There Was Several Spirited
 Deals in Stocks BEST PRICES ABOUT NOON The Stock Demand Died Out Late In the Session and the Bears Made
 a Successful Raid, Depress-
 ing All of the Stocks.
BEST PRICES ABOUT NOON

New York. August 14-TradinR at tirnes was spirited and commission houses re- ported an increase in outside orders. De- velopments over night did not shed much light on either side of the crop or strike situation, and as these influences are rap- idly losing their earlier importance bull traders resumed active operations. With In the course of the day there was a re- yival of interest in some usually dormant stocks which gave rise to pool manipula- tion, especially in the United States Leather issues. Current rumors 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 stocks closely connected. Generally speak ing, t.as properties which were notably strong yesterday resumed their advance today, but the average rise was not so pronounced. The great bulk of the days s dealings was transacted during the fore noon, when the high prices of the day were made. London was again buyer of the general International list and shorts covered contracts In the grangers and Pa cifics. A wide opening was looked for in St. Paul owing to the activity of stock in London, where it was points higher. The first sales were 1000 shares at 1924 QD162A, gain of 1k. Opening advances otherwise were mostly fractional but a strong un- dertone prevailed and there was heavy buying in the active list The traders met the result with stock purchased at lower prices early in the week, and the bears were disposed to sell the market on ac- count of its pretty general steady in,- provement since Mondays opening These offerings reduced and in some instances wiped out altogether the early advance sugar which had started off IF higher was depressed sharply and the United States Steel stocks were heavy Prices soon worked upward again, however, trunk lines, grangers, Pacifics and coalers be- Ing taken freely and establishing ad- vances of from to points. St. Paul ran up 2ss to 164h and the preferred gained. A. After midday the market got to its best The demand for stocks died out pretty well in the late afternoon and the bears made successful raid against the mar ket depressing St. Paul points from the highest and putting the active list gen erally down a point or over. The United States Steel stocks, which had made gains at the outset of only as each, fell into neg lect during the course of the day and were heavy. The common sold A below yesterdays close and the preferred $, but they 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 get ting back again to 1641s, the. highest fig ure of the day, and the entire market closed steady The closing rally brought United States Steel common up to A. it's best price, and the preferred rose to 93.
 The bond market today was generally firm but business continued in larger vol ume. Total sales, par value, $2,015,0O0
 United States bonds were unchanged on the last call +s t-D
 New York Stock Market.
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