The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-19
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
THE CLOSING QUOTATIONS or
LJNEY
Offerings and snies nj tho hichmord To.
bscco Exchance-Internal Revenue
Collections-ForeigR Advices.

NEW YORK. Aug. ls.-Looking back
at the weak market at the stock Ex-
cnanSe, IL Is seen that the prediction OF
bull operators that a settlement OF the
tariff question would revive speculation
was not far out of the way. This Is
proven by the transactions. the best pos
sible index, the sales of stocks having
aggregated about 1,iOO,OcO shares. an
Increase OF nearly $4,000 shares, as
compared with the previous week. with
quotations registering a gain OF 10 per
cent. 1t should be added that the mar
ket was strongest at the close: an
idea may be gathered OF the interest
taken i'm the current speculation when
II is stated that 81 $4,000 bonds changed
hands during the two hours OF business.
as well as lGI,3i5 shares of stock. The
higher prices and especially in the Rail
road list and American Sugar. In the
railroads, the Changers were conspicu-
Gus, scoring their highest figure Tor a
long time. The declaration OF the reSu-
lar dividend by the Burlington yester-
day is accepted as meaning that the Rock
Island and st. Paul officials viii see their
way clear to make the regular pay
not waiting for official action. however,
and to-day were taking In their con-
tracts as if the dividends had been de-
clared due and payable. They sue
cceded fairly well In St Paul and Bur
lington, but In the case of Rock Island
the offerings were not so liberal. and I'M
less all signs fail. lively movement
may be looked for in this specially
shortly. The Improvement In the Rail
way list ranged from y to "a per cent.
the Changers leading. In the Indus
trials. Sugar bounded up from lOSl2 to
llO7s, and closed at HOS. No new rea,,
sons were assigned for the rise. Lead
was firmer and moved up to AN. Ameri-
can Tobacco. sold up q. to 9s;, Cotton
Oil preferred y to 20. General Electric
~ to 49,. and Chicago Gas y TO 7GN:
There were nearly twenty -four thousand
shares of Distillers traded In to-day at
MISUNDERSTANDING. So far as known
here, the company has not secured the
Western advces quote certain officials
of the company as saying that they
know nothing about the negotiations,
while others claim that the deal has been
effected I'm view Of the mystery sur
rounsng the matter. good houses are
not disposed to accept trades IN the
specially Near the close the general
market on realization, receded fraction
ally. but In the final trading ,specula-
ton was strong. Prices showed gam
for the day OF u to rs per cent. Sugar
leading The bond market was very
strong and active. the sales footing up
81 .32T 600. the largest total for the day
in a long time. Sales were $4,000 listed
and 5000 unlisted shares.
Money on call easy at per cent prime
mercantile paper. @hQ4l3 per cent, Steri-
ing exchange steady. with actual bust ISL
sixty days and 4S6Ad4s6l6 for demand;
posted rates. 4SI44SS; commercial bills.
3s4AMiSf&,. Bar silver. G3l5. Mexican dol
lars JO7z Government bonds firm. state
bonds steady. Railroad bonds active and
strong. Silver at the board was neg
lected. ,l.
Treasury Balances-Coin, S75,72l, 900;
currency SGD NJ 600