The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
A STRONG / OPENING
Met and Checked by Realizing Or
ders in Stocks. .....
DEs MONIES AND FORT DoDGEIs UP
Higher-Norfolk & Western .-
Freely Bought.

New York, Aug. 1S.-Prices started upwards
with some show of vigor in the opening deal
1ngs. There were $500 shares OF Manhattan
sold at l36 to 1854, compared with 134 last
night. st. Paul gained 1ss but ran off h and
there were gains of about a point in Brook
lyn Rapid Transit, Baltimore & Ohio, and
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & st. Louis.
A number of Grangers and Pacifics showed
gains OF as much as II. There were only
few un1mportant losses outside. Of a de-
cline OF u in Amalgamated.
Realizing orders met the strong opening ad
vances but other stocks showed considerable
strength. St. Paul reacted point while
Illinois Central, Hooking Valley, Des Mones
& Fort Dodge, United States Express and
Pacific Coast gained about much. Colo
rado Fuel openel points higher at 911a.
Norfolk & Western was actively bought later
and touched 70ss. but the general trading was
languid. -
Transcontinental stocks weakened when
Rock Island declined 81. Heaviness also de-
veloped at other points but there was mix.
ture OF strength which made the dealings
Irregular Colorado Fuel, Chicago, Indian
apolis & Louisville preferred and Pacific Coast
fell off the point and Des Moines & Fort
Dodge preferred sold points below the
previous sale with a rally Of 21s.
The lead stocks rose strongly IL for the
common and "a for the preferred An up
advances in other Goulds, the Wabash, Mis-
souri, Pacific and Wheeling Lake Erie first
preferred rising to ~. The Changers gen.
orally hardened in sympathy. United States
Express rose 81 in all and American Express
AZ. Pittsburg, Columbus, Chicago & st.
Louis the Iowa Central stocks, Erie second
preferred, United States Reduction. Sloss-
Sheffield stocks and General Chemical rose q
! point or more.
! Bonds were steady.
The buying movement shifted into various
| low priced inactive stocks, resulting In gains
Of from to points in kanawha & Michigan.
Keokuk & Des Moines, Toledo, st. Louis &
Western preferred and American Car.Rock
Island rallied 2A and New York Central ad-
vanced a point. A feature of the market
was comparatively heavy demand for United
States Steel, which advanced to 4O%. The
general list held steady.
| There was an advance of points in Inter-
national Paper and 3 in Wells-Fargo. Tole-
do, St. Louis & Western preferred rose SA in
ALL On the other hand, there were reactions
of over point in Hooking Valley and Lead
preferred and a loss Of IN in Fort Worth &
Denver City stamped. Amalgamated de-
clined 1k. =: <
| The notable price movements were in stocks
not usually prominent. Chicago Great Wes-
tern, New York Air Brake, Peoria & Eastern.
Moines preferred rose 1@2 points. American
Express made it's gain s14 points. There were
reactions Of 1@2 points in Rock Island; To-
Union, Tennessee Coal, Dess Moines Fort
Dodge, St. Joseph & Grand Island, Chicago
Union Traction preferred, National Lead and
United States Express. Southern Railway
rose briskly to 40 and the closing was active
and irregular. = go ...
Stock quotations reported for The Journal
by Watson & Co., brokers, Chamber OF Com
merce, Minneapolis:
| Closing figures are bid.