The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-16
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
TIE CLOSING QUOTATIONS or
MONEY.
Onsrings aud Sales ut the Richmond To-
bseco ExchsnEe--lnttrssl Resenus
Coneouons-Foreirn AdviceA

NEW YORK. April f5..-Specplau2a Al
ne stock Exchange was dcrldcnly nFo"e
again to-day. anu besides business was
on q larger scale than OF late. Inc s5it
OF - cks aEert gated 2f,ooi shares WINE
in bonds the sales reached the enormous
total OF S2.S>2, 40, the business bcihs uli-
Usually We'll distributed. The feeling was
COnndcLt President cleveland q letter III
which he AGAIN declared himself m laFVi
or so1nu currency. having had Ilu,ll
% 90 wan the az pfcclduon m ll' 49,
Of securities. The latter was INTERPRET
as meaning that the radical siiNri -
in tho next Congress VIII not hhp t"'-
path as smooth as expected. Ine h4sc ~
grain. cotton and petroleum arse "s a.,
many bulls. ana the fact that ne fo"
market Is looking up had l1 ,nAv ~,
From abroad reports were re ,elNsi mo a.
the American stocks ana uonnH VIZ -,
batter favor ana these statements w.
hacked up Nv orders for European Spe-
Claltlcs. such as LJWstile ana Nasm
willie. So. Paul. Denver preferred "ha INV NV
Northern Pacific Loch CV'n,'''S Sror
home onerafors. and. ln fact, thhl mar
ket showed a broad ming tendency; -
alvanccdi1N for the railway h0l' 'l'
Changers being especially prominent. oW-
ing o. the closing out OF long cuisiahnins
shorts In the Nandcrbilts Michigan
Central made a new high record, selling
W 20 100. Lake shore s9l 1 az" "a" hod,
days figures. and touched VA, tht pest
in wears 81 Paul ana Omaha preferred,
which has not beer traded in LOT weeks,
brought lNll The last safe ftiviitu was
al io8 The Authrdoitcs ruled strong.
There was 40 meeting 0i the presidents
to-day. OWING 90 the absence owing 10
Illness Of one OF the Reading receivers.
In the Indfstrlals Sugar moved mp ] 10
lOss.0ffO4ik. The statement by lead'ig
onicial that the demand FOR refined had
improved being mainly responsible for the
rise. Tobacco sold up . points 10 ~, OK
dividend. and subsequently, there was
reaction 10 GNp6it The annual report
admitted today was favorable, showing
"a surplus for tho year OF nearly 2.WO.NDp
Leather stocks jumped iz0l%. but later
declined IT,. for the common 10 lb% ana
pa 10 i9t for the preferred. In the final
dealings or sales 10 realize proits me
market showed some irrcgularity. Atchi-
af This time and declined t.Nlk per cent
Speculation left OF irregular but In the
main firm. Set changes for the DAY
show gains of A0lk Bonds were M pnsh
demand and further sharp rise in
prices was recorded. The inquiry 'h-
bracol both the high and low prices.
The sales Of stock included l'l"v
shares listed and J4.ODO unlisted.
Money on call steady at ll4n-l2 per
cent. last loan at .. and closing az :
per cent offered. Prime mercantile pa
per. iAM5 per cent. Bar silver Gttc.'
Mexican dollars. J3c. Sterling cNchans
hrm. with actual business In banke's
bills al 1881 m4SSi2 for sixty days ana
4Sgl,0 4SlN for demand. posted rates,
4SSi@14pO: commercial bills. 4Ni2N4Se.
Government bonds frmi state bonds high-
or. railroad bonds strong; silver at the
board sold al 6li- , 900,
Trcasury Balances: Coin. Ssi.6SG.OOO.
currency SCI 10000.