Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-21
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT BUSINESS
CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
Prices of Money. Bonds, Stocks, Grain. To-
bacco, Cotton. &C.. and the Wca-
Their Indications
WASHINGTON. ID. O., August 90
TAP Forecast for Virginia: FAIR wea-
| ther: cooler; north winds.
| North Carolina: Fair weather;
cooler in western portion; north winds.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. August 2O.-Offerings Of
long stock checked the rising tendency in
the railway group this morning The dis
position TO realize profits, however, was
only naturni. I'm view OF the sharp rise
which followed the declaration Of the
regular dividend on Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy London was the first to
sell, and parted with fairly large amounts
Of St. Paul and other OF its specialties.
The carly loss was less than point. being
greatest in Burlington and Quincy ana
Louisville and Nashville, which receded
3. each, to III. and STA. respectively.
The offerings. however. were we'll taken.
and the market. properly speaking. could
not be called weak
Railway earnings were OF material as
sistance to the bulls, the reports 70 mana
for the second week of August having
shown Improvement. This Is particularly
true of the southern and southwestern
group. Louisville and Nashville again
being sl5.2Oo Norfolk and Western GSo'
and Kansas and Texas. $1,000. 1t was III
the Industrials. however. that the greatest
interest was manifested American sugar
as usual. showed the way, and on dealings
Of "a, 40 shares jumped ~ to llfs ms
stock sold at It's highest after 1t had been
ANNOUNCED that the Senate Finance Com
mittee had reported the pop-Puh plis.
Chicago Gas rose 10 1914. from 'o't' tne
advance being stimulated by Shlcaso az
vices that Mayor Hopkins had teLuiie1 ~
accent the bond Of the Universal Gas
Company, unless the names or the Dackers
Of the enterprise were disclosed. zen. "a,
Electric. on further covering or shott
contracts. rose 10 ~: Tobacco r9se 10
81 "a and the preferred TO 10. Lead pre-
fcr5ed rovel up 10 s. while the common
vas neglected Whiskey ranged petWesn
1s7. and 1o7,. Reports were again cur ie',.
tbat IN. company had secured the money
rggtIircd to take its product out OF oon9
Inn no Otficial confirmation couid De oD
fainad here. During the last hour VI
business the railway list developer h'oio
The market finally closed firm and hdl4
Nor cent higher for the active rah"Sy
issuss and LH3st per cent. hlghsr TOT tie
Indusirjals. Sugar leading. There was q
better inquiry for the usually inaSt,,0
iseues and Rubber common, lulitnan,
II'nited States Leather preferred, Chicago
o,,I Loetern Illinois. Colorado Fuel con,
III .a5ii41fad cas- and New England moved
mn anywhere from 1 TO 5le per cent. ,,d
The transactions were heavy. ne "o''''
market WIS active and sVonS. .t
mr. r.. SALE of listed stocks aggregated
~ 40 shares: OF unlisted. 1850 ooo. am.
1'reasury balances: Coin, So'@''VVV' |''
rency, 81 $1,000.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
,,o,ov on call easy at per cent
,,"t loan at I. and closing offered at pr
rsnt prime mercantile paper faf2 per
cent . -. 1oti,ra 5,ts
Ear silver. 81; Mexican dohars' 'it sct,,s,
S.sr,tnr exchange weak, WIN actudi
,.,s INNS in bankers bills at S'tatSh
90 sixtv DAYS. and s4Si.q4 so Tor de-
mand: posted rates. tiS'2e iS''2' ooin''ie
ci,l bills. s. s4isH4.Sf4. c.., ,o,ds
'' G,,'nrnnent bonds steady State bohus
erm Railroad bonds higher.