Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-29
THE WEATHER ~ RICHMOND YESTERDAY
was warm and showery.
The skies at midnight were overcast.
S.afn Of fnarnlnn
Mean temperature. .................7
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 2S.-Speculatlon al
the Stock Exchange to-day was confined
to the Industrials. and of these Sugar was
the most conspicuous. The stock opened
at l0lis and jumped to l032, closing at i0iia.
The rise was brought about by rumors
from Washington that the Senate Finance
Committee had agreed upon q sugar
schedule providing for duty OF 20 per
cent. ad valorem. IS OF Il cent additional
on refined, and Lilo per cent. additional on
sugar imported from countries PAYNE
"A bounty. The shorts made perfect rush
TO cover. but they were unable to get all
the stock they needed even AT the adj
vance. The transactions were heavy
amounting to S7.iCO in a grand total OF
$3.50 shares.
! Lead was a good second, and jumped
! from % to 400. Ter the common. and from
! 81 to sG5, for the preferred. The stock
was fayoraDly Influenced by Washington
adyices that the duty on lead would be
raised. Cordage was frmer on the set
/ tlcment Of internal discussions. Chicago
/ Gas and General Electric were also in de-
mand on a slightly higher range.
! The general railway list was quiet and
about firm. Union Pacific was exception
! ally weak on reports OF Il so assessment
! The announcement OF the New England
! reorganization plan had no effect on the
stock. Speculation closed firm.
| Railway and miscellaneous bonds were
quiet and weak.
The sales comprised 5000 shares listed
stock. and 5000 unlisted.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call nominally 1 per cent.
prime mercantile paper. 3i4ai per cent.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at $Lsrl li4.s7i2
for sixty days. and $tSSi3NLSS4 for d.
mand posted rates. SLssaAs9i2; CONNER
cial bills. $3.50. GAS!.
Exchanges. S7OSl. 3O3; balances. 1881,
257. The sub-Treasury was $i2I771j debtor
at the clearinghouse.
neglected.
Government bonds steady. State bonds
dun. Railroad bonds lower
Treasury balances: Coin. $l02, no. 900; cur
rency. $iS4J.CG0.
TIE BANK STATEMENT.
The weekly statement of the Associated
Banks shows the following changes:
Reserve. increase, $l.i09,92J.
Loans. increase. $ls32,9lv.
Specie, increase. $500.
legal tenders, increase. $4,000.
Deposits. increase, si3470O.
Circulation. decrease. $1,000.
The banks now hold SIS. 1850 In ex-
cess Of the requirements of the p per
cent. rule.
STOCK QUOTATIONS..
Closing bids.
American Cotton INSTRUMENTATION. 3Oie
American Cotton OIL, preferred. ........... f44
American sugar. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lOf7s
American Sugar Reaneriss. preferred.... St1s
American Tobacco. ........... .....'''''''' %
American ToDlcco, preferred ............. 9S
Atchison. Topeka AMI santa fe............ 1875
Baltimore ana Ohio. '0Nl
Canada Pacific. ........................ Oo'a
Chesa peake and Ohio. 1913
Chicago AMI Alton ......................'..I 3o
Chicago, burlington and Quincy. ........... 'o's
Chicago Gas lrust........ .....-... ......' of'2
Delaware, Lackawana AMI Western.......ioo
Distillers. ..........'.'''.' -
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. 4ls
East Tennessee, Va. aud Ga, preferred. IL
Erie....... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ''''' '''e
Erie, preferred ..................''..'' %
General ELECTRIC. ''7o
Illinois Central NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Lake Eric ana Western ................... 1913
LAKE Erie and Western preterred........ 90
Lake SDOrs. =
Lousvills aud Nashville. ................. 1875
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago. o>e
Manhattan Consolidated. ..l-55a
Memphis and Charleston. ..............
Michigan Central. ''ts
Missouri Paciiic.... ~o1s
Mobile and Ohio. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. iHg
Nashville. Chattanooga and st. LOUIS. ~
National Cordass. ........................ ~"]s
National Corcage, preferred. io1s
New Jerssy Certrai.... iiO'a
New York Central. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
New York aud New England. 81
Norfolk and Western. preferred..... II
Northern Pacific. f,l
Northern Pacific, preferred. ............... 1874
Northwestern. io't1
| Northwestern. preferred. ...................lil
Pacinc MAIL. ~
Reading .........'..-......-. ...''''''''' AZ
Richmond and Yves. Poins................
Rock Island. ....................'..... w
ST. Paul. VIZ
St. Paul, preferred. IVY
Silver Cer.iicate5.. .......-........ OF
Tennessee Coal and Iron. ............ go. IN
Tennessee Coal aud Iron, preferred. 20
Texas Pacific. ........ o.
Union Pacific. ..losj,
Wabash. ..................... ~,
Wapasn, preferred. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IGN
western Union. s4,a
wheeling ant Lake Efio. ~:
Wheeling and Lake Eric preferred. 4eh
EONDA
Alabama tCiass ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Aiassms tCisS D.................... los
AAssas Nlas tssasdl1o0
loaaaians nsAnpod A,s.....u............1p 100