Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-29
THE WEATHER IN RcHNosD YESTERDAY
vas clear and oppressively warm. The
tors we're shining at midnight.
Mean emperature........
NV YORK STOCK MARKET.
state of thermometer:

NEW YORK, August 2A-Ihe upward
,,,,,'lrrert in stocks made further pro-
! ,-ress to-day, S-l.5.J shares VI stock anu
/ 81. 1900 railway and miscellaneous Donds
! having changed hands at advancing
rrlces. The lJw-pr.ceI issues were TIE
/ special favOrtes during the early session.
/ but toward the close the Gransers loom
ell into prominence again, anu were
! botirht on a liberal scale 10y operators
/ ,,ho sold out yesterday on the belief tnat
] IN. rise ia these issues had been carrier
/ too far.
/ 4 sharp outside demand FOR such stocks
/ as Pacific Mail, Big Four. Wabash ore
/ fcrredD. Pittsburg AMI Western urtter-
reD. st. Paul and Duluth, Denver ana
| Rio Granie. Tennessee Coal Missouri
| Pacific. and SusQuehanna and western
/ seemed 10 convince the talent. as the pro-
| fessional element IS called nowadays, oil
| their error OF judgment. ana III the rate
I trading this class Of operators We're quite
| prominent as buyers OF the standard Is
sues.
The rise in the low-priced stocks was
equal 10 iG3 Is per cent, the latter In
Pittsburg and Western preferred), which
was bought on the steadily increasing
/ earnings Of the road.
Late in the day the Changers attracted
/ most attention. and naturally so In view
Of the favorable reports Of the ST. Paul
and Chicago and Eastern Illinois roads
FOR the month Of July. ST. Paul sold up
10 II il. Rock Island TO 81 S-s. Omaha 10
| -. Northwestern 10 loG 3-S, and Burling-
| ton IN % IS These figures are the best
attained since the present bull campaign
/ started. Atchlson. Illinois Central. New
I York Central. and Jersey Central also
made new high records. London sold st.
/ Paul again to-day, but as Of late the
/ stock formed a ready resting-place. The
/ foreigners. however. bought fairly large
/ amounts Of Wabash. Union Pacific. and
! Denver ana Rio Granie. In fact. the rise
in the preferred to SO was the result of
| European purchases.
The bulk Of The buying Of the Changers
to-day was due % information from in
side sources that the earnings Of these
| roads are improving steadily.
In the Industrals Sugar and Leather
preferred were inclined to weakness.
| Chicago Gas was rather firm. Ds,illlng
/ first advanced 10 % 3-S and later receded
/ 20 q 5-S.
! Speculation closed strong. with prices
| anywhere from Is to IS per cent. high
| er on the day. The railway and miscel-
| laneOus bond market was active and
/ higher. The sales % listed stocks agcre-
| gated $500 shares. and Of unlisted
stocks 800 shares.
Treasury balances: Coin, s90lel. GO;
currency. s9O92.oon
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call easy AT per cent: last
| loan at per cent. and closing offered
At per cent: prime mercantile paper,
| IA l-2 per cent.
Bar silver. G6 81; Mexican dollars. SO -:
| silver ut the board dun
Sterling exchange very firm. with actual
business IN bankers bills at slss i-2Isisg
| for sixty days. and 500 l-2T49o for de-
| mand: post rates. NsS4SiSO; CONNER
| cial bills. sss IL
Government bonds firm. State bonds
| dull. Railroad bonds active and higher.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.