Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
TEE WEATHER IN RICHMOND YESTERDAY
was cloudy in the morning and fair in
the afternoon and night.
Range of the thermometer at the 'front.'
door of the DIspArcn Office yesterday;
Mean temperature. -.
NEW WORK STOCK MARKET.


NEW YORK. April 1.-The only new influence
IN affairs likely TO affect the stock market to-day
was the Italian complication, but the effect
which this had upon the prices Of stocks reached
no farther than the opening. The affair was
regarded In Wall street as entirely insignificant,
and there was no disposition shown In any d.
rection 10 part with holdings, bat the bears en-
deavored TO make some capital out Of the affair
aud sold and offered stocks down 40 the begin
ming Of business. They were encouraged in this
course by the uneasy adyices nom London, ana
that centre was apparently seller Of stocks NJ
the opening rs wen; but the subsequent course
Of the market gives rise 10 the Suspicion that the
foreign selling had lis inception on this side OF
the ocean.
THE SITUATION PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED.
The domestic situation remains the same and
the day Was almost entirely barren Of news OF
character 90 have any influence upon the market.
On the street the majority OF people are ouiiish
In temper, though there h some DISAPPOINTMENT
that the rise Of the last few days hss not aexef
oped into something more substantial The
western operators arc giving the market no sup
port, finding the bullins Of grain and stocks ~
the same time hard task. and until ne spccu.
latlon In cereals 10 over there is little htehhood
Of western capital seeking the stock mafket Tor
employment. The traders howeves. In oonse-
auence OF the duinees, iavw the bear side and
affect 10 believe that when the local bu6 give up
the idea OF attracting outside support they wiu
let 20, aud that decline OF some magnitude
must follow. Neither side, however, k doing any
thiug OF importance In the market, and duness
stu remalus the chief feature, and to-day, after
the little furry at the opening, tho stagnancy
was most intense throughout the rest OF she Day
TUX USUAL puLNgss.
The attack at the opening established slightly
lower range OF values, however, and whho the
lack OF offerings outside Of the menipulasors
soon caused cessation OF the pressure 20 sell,
there was no material demand for stocks and
after slight rally tho market subsidized into ~ 9
usual intense dulness, from which IL did not
recover during the entire session. The morning
hours saw a dropping tendency, but prices never
reached those OF tho opening again, and later IN
the day nrmer tone prevailed with marked
strength IN Evansville and Terre Haute, which
rose to 125 from 121, and in sugar, whith adj
yanced on the general belief that an arrange
ment had been made by the trust With both the
independent refners aud with Sprockels. On
the other hand the only weak point was Man.
haitian. which sold down from last nights figures
over per cent Louisville was Hold apparently
by the foreigners, and with the Changers and
sugar maintained ali the animation there was Ia
the days dealings.
THE CLOSE DULL But FIRM
The close was very duh but firm at insignih-
cant changes from last nights prces, and gen.
| orally a small fraction better than the opening
| The advance In sugar reached ia per cent, and
the loss In Manhattan II, the others being IRE,
| gular but small. Sales Of listed stocks, 72,0OC
shares; unlisted, $4,000 shares.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
| MISUNDERSTANDING quiet and easy at 4Sblfa
| 4So Commercial bills, S5L4aS7la. Money easy
at 2a3lsc.; closing offered at 2. sub-ireasur,
balances-Con, BIAS, 1920, 900: currency, 81, 1875.
900. Governments duh but steady; per cent?
| lex INTEREST,", 1921; AIS, lO@. State bondi
| dull and featureleea.