Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-18
NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS.
Prices of stocks Maintain Saturday.
Level, with Firm UndertOne.

NEW YORK, Feb. II.-Today's sever
snowstorm lessened the attendance at the
stock exchanEe and made the stay sh Ths
market Of no fixed tendency. only a few
lance, and the price movement in these
was inclined TO vary. A number or usu-
ally inactiys stocks made some progress nS
while prices did not hold always at the
best. the level OF prices did not get below
There was an active speculation in Net
ropolitan Street railway, but the opinion
Of the new plan remained about as unfxed
as since its PRONUNCIATION. Sugar adj
vanced on account of the rise in the price
Of refined sugar and the continued hope
that the duty on Cuban sugars would be
The urgent buying of raw copper in
London and the sharp advance In the price
resulted In the buying of Amalgamated
Copper here. There was some movement
in the stocks of different steel companies,
meeting of the United States Steel cor
poration. but the movement. of the United
States Steel stocks themselves was mar
row and dealings were not on a very large
scale. considering the volume of
the capital. The railroad list, outside of
and neglected. The continued paucity Of
the grain movement and the obstruction
to traffic by storms foreshadow a repeti-
earnings for the second week in February.
Although confidence has been professed In
wall street mat the supreme court VIII
hand down a decision next Monday favor
able to the Northern Securities company,
as the time approaches for the court to
convene there is a disposition to hold of
speculative operations until the case is
decided.
There seemed to be less apprehension
felt among brokers regarding the threat
ened collection of the tax upon collateral
in call loans. The money market showed
quotably changed. The large operations
by individual banks disclosed by the bank
statement gave fresh corroboration to the
supposition that large syndicate transac-
lions are In preparation. The flow of
money from the west is showing a de-
cline, but the outflow by exports Of gold has
of Bank of England supplies and the
actual plethora of funds in Germany. The
his month. The late rise in Sugar to
three points over Saturday and the re-
SeTeT sus to sss top tSe In m~ A%etsa WSicS C %R:
spots. The closing was irregular.
va 1lEeOss $4,000. 'f United states bonds w ese
all unchanged on the last call.
TIL Commercial Advertiser's London
ket had a firm opening today. but later
weakened with Kafirs. Two big specu.
also sold, attaching undue Importance &c
the small Boer successes and the fresh
Beer mission to the United States
copper discoveries being doomed. Mex
week Mr.. Rhodes will issue the pros
pectus of his South African copper tru st
1t will be a e. 00,0 600 concern and will be
backed by the Rothschilds, Weinher, Belt
Lewisohns and Mortons. The market re.
paid the bank half its heavy indebted.
ness. but resources are strained. Consols
were finally dull on renewed rumors Of
the Austrian emperor's illness. Amer
leans were slack, hardening slightly or
New York's late purchases, Baltimore &
Ohio and United States Steel being par,
ticularly In demand. Rio tintos advanced
to 46lh and copper Ia to Sc. Copper stocks
127 tons.
The following are the closing prices on
the New York Stock exchanges: