Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-04
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET,

New Yoax. September 3.-The stock
market continues to show steadily de-
creasing volume OF business, and to-day
the trading was only moderate outside of
the half dozen stocks which still remain
prominent in the market. The buying
power seems to be checked for the moment.
and the bull leaders ale letting the market
take care OF itself apparently, while liqui-
dation makes some progress from day TO
day and the intermittent attacks OF the
bears tend to get prices down slowly.
UNION PACIFIC STILL PROMINENT.
In to-day's market Union Pacific was
still the prominent object of attention,
and rumors were still thick. the one con-
corning the application for o receiver at
Omaha making most mischief. Ibe OH
cial denals which followed each one as
issued seemed to have no material effect,
but the stock was not as weak as yester-
day. and late in the day the interest in its
fluctuations was In great part transferred
to other securities. More pressure was
brought TO bear upon tho Changers, and
Burlington and Rock Island especially
bore the brunt Of the attacks and ct times
exhibited considerable weakness.
THE GENERAL LIST QUIET.
The general list was very quiet and the
extreme fluctuations in but few cases
reached per cent. while stocks followed
languldly tho course of leaders without
getting far away from the opening prices.
The opening was comparatively quiet and
heavy TO weak, Union Pacific and Burling-
| ton each showing declines of q per cent.
from last nights figures. and in the early
dealings, which were principally affected
| by the reports of frost in the Northwest,
causing selling for Western account, there
were further recessions in almost every
| thing traded in. .
| CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO PROMINENT FoR
STRENGTH.
Wheeling and Lake Erie stocks and the
| Chesapeake aud Ohio stocks were specially
prominent for strength, however, and the
latter made material advances on buying,
| supposed to be for insiders. The selling
| OF the Changers by their former principal
| supporters and of Union Pacific by for
| and they hammered the list oil along the
| line. The reactions were in no case of i'm
| portance until the last hour. when the
| losses in the Vanderbilts were largely
made up, Canada Southern rising over
| per cent. from its lowest figures. The
dealings in the Industrials were of no ILL.,
| terest, although there were rumOrs afioai
OF intended movements in those shares.
THE CLOSE QUIET AND STEADY TO FIRM.
The market continued to settle away
slowly in most stocks but rapidly enough
| in the leaders until the last few minutes,
trading. when the usual attempt to cover
by room-traders resulted in small rally,
! and the close was quiet bu. steady to firm
at recoveries from the lowest points. The
active list. however. shows invariablt
losses. with Rock Island and Reading
down II. Burlington and Canada Southern
| ~. st. Paul and Missouri Pacific II
| Northern Pacific preferred, and Cleveland
! Cincinnati. Chicago and st. Louis rs, and
| Atchison aud New England l per cent
| The sales Of listed stocks aggregated $780,
900 shares of unlisted. 5000 shares.
MONTY AND EXCHANGE.
Ereinq.- Exchange quiet and steady al
4S35, ass. Commercial bills. 4Sllfd45Hb
| Money easy at 2ha3H, closing offered at s
| Suc-Ireasury Dalances-Coin. -........
currency. S.......... Governments dui
but easier; per cents, ll7A. State bonds
dull but steady.