The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-27
CTnrV MADRET 0IUUK MhllALl l
 YET IRREGULAR Manhattan Was Again Exten-
 siveIy Dealtin. FEW STOCKS HADSTRENGTH H Professional Element Showed Little Inclination to Make Commitments Over Holiday and the Whole
 Exchange Was Dull.
FEW STOCKSH SHADSTRENGTH H

New York. November 2e.-With few ex- Aceptions today's stock market was vir- Alally a repetition of the first day of the Seek. There was the same irregular tone tn many issues at increased pressure.
 only important development was the
 Aial announcement of the Manhattan
 rborough lease. Manhattan was again
 extensively traded in and made an
 rise of IF per cent, later advanc-
 to 157n and closing at 156ls, net
 of 2A points on transactions consio-
 " in excess of one-fourth of the en-
 days business There was much h-
 ation of Manhattan on the old theory
 stock Is a sale when the good news
 The only stocks that opened with
 W of strength were Colorado Fuel,
 continues to be the center or
 controversy, and Rock Island pre-
 which, after a brief period Of
 ess. advanced 1% per cent and
 closed with a net advance of
 The international list was gem
 Y lower and the material declne in
 ding was ascribed to disappointment Fer the outcome of the more recent coal Excitement negotiations Early dealings also reflected much pressure against Un- ion Pacific, Southern Pacific, St. Paul and Baltimore and Ohio. while the indusrials were very inactive, with pronounced heaviness in the United States steel stocks. As on the previous day, the move in Manhattan broughs slight improvement elsewhere in the list, but the rally pareiy covered initial losses save in St. Paul ana Reading. The market became duller ana more irregular with operations altogether professional Colorado Fuel after TUT ther gain of a point, reacted l1s per cent I.s and rclosed unchanged. Amalgamated Cooper seemed to have some support ana sugar was about steady. There was prac- tically no news to explain the course or other leading stocks except In the rall- road group, where some unsats1actory traffic returns was reported. On the othel hand certain standard railroad issues showed great increases. Several purchases of Manhattan in 5000 share blocks came P out before noon and scores of lOOO snare lots were traded in. Manhattan prlee crossed Pennsylvania for the nrst tlme in some years St. Paul Southern Paci- fife U ion Pacific and Atchison were bid up actionally at times but 1t was op- se that these stocks sold off at the x&st xhibition of weakness. As the day d Ire on. the professional element showed # inclination to make commitments "a the holiday Commission buying was
 nal throughout and much of that western liquidation of the steel @ kes. Little change in the conditions # N ed from the Manhattan-lnterb A announcement. The weakness or 8 Pacific was supposed to result Fl n inc idea that that road might be N sffected by any aggressive opera H " of the anti-Gould intetrests. The % ne of the market at the close was weak. # rading for London account amounted " about 15OOOO shares, evenly divided End of an arbtrage character Sherling Exchange relaxed slightly, demand ster- f1ino being ouoted at 4S7.2O@4S7.25.
 Some of the active bonds declined today hut there were also issues which advance ed slightly. Total sales, par value sz'- $S5,00O.
 United States bonds were all unchanged .on the last call.