The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-28
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
the CLOSING QUOTATIONS or
MONEY.
Offerings and Sales nj the Richmond To-
bse,o Exchapge-Intsraal Revenue
Conections-Forsign AdsieeA

NEW YORK. March 27-The anthra-
cite coal situation dominated The stock
market to-day, and the undertone was
weaker than for some time past. There
were rumors IN plenty OF fresh trouble
and the trade ia the market generally
agreed that the presidents Will not be
able to take definite action at the meet
ing tomorrow. In addition to this. there
we're further reasons Ia the Changers,
Genera. Electric, Louisville ana Nash
Vile. Missouri Pacihc, southern halfway
preferred, chicago Gas, Northern PACING
preferred. 81 Paul and Omaha ana
Union Pacific. At the opening Reading
was especially affected by It's February
statement, which was not up 10 eXpecta-
tions The STOCK opened at li0i4h,
dropped 10 l2i& on sales by small pool,
and rallied TO i3S0l$is. Jersey central
@>93|.. Lackawanna advanced "a
90 16i4 and fen TO l6iH1 1871. Della
ware and Hudson rose 1 TO I'D and oroke
10 12HtUl2L Susquehauna and West
ern preferred advanced IA to 1864 and
fell 10 34ssG.;5. Rumors were rife 10
the effect that the Lackawanna mad or
would acquire control OF lhe SusquC-
hanna and Western, but the stories were
disposed OF by explanations by Lacka-
wanna officials that the company VIII
not 90 out OF its own proper territory.
Ia the lndustr'als. General Electric was
especially wcat, ana N the iast h0ur
led the decline. falling ia TO 34s. Ite-
actions and the further denial of the
recent report that the company ana
the WESTINGHOUSE had arrived at an
agreement caused the comparative heavi-
ness OF the stock. Sugar was quiet,
ranging between 100 and l0OA. The
dissolution OF the Relchstag would bene-
III the stock so the bulls say London
buying was again on a small scale, except
in Reading. which was sold rather heavi-
~ by the foreigners. In the last hour
the market was at it's weakest North
western foil "a, Burlington a. ROCK
Island s. Chicago Gas u. Louisville and
Nashville i, Manhattan "a, missouri
Pacific U.s. Lead IA, Omaha =, Union
Pacific f. and Southern railway pre-
ferred IA. Speculation show losses OF
ln&l per nj. in the general list. bat
the Anthra ite Coalcrs closed from Is
to 3 per cent. lower Baltimore and
Ohio gained * and New England u per
cent on the day. The buying Of the
latter was attributed TO insiders con-
necied with the reorganization. In the
inactive issues Bay state Gas rel lfS
and Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred
a per cent The total sales were 2i9,29S
shares, Of which 72,iO0 were Reading
n 300 Jersey Central and 1880 Amerl-
can Sugar. The bond market was lower.
The sales Of listed stocks aggregated
2lG.OOb shares ana Of unlisted stocks,
81 90 shares.
last loan at > per cent, ana cios-hs
offered at = per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper. 4atNJs per cent. Bar SILVER;
"a Sterling exchange firm, with aCtuai
business in bankers bills at 4eNu 1854
for sixty days and 4S9Am4Sp2 Tor oe-
mand posted rates, 4S't0fpl2; CONNER r
CiaI buls 4STGIN1@, Government bonds
firm. state bonds dun talIroad bonus
lower Silver at the board was Gl's bld'
Mexican dollars, Jo4. ..-,,,o oo.
Treasury Balanccs-Coin, $SG-"f'ooV'
currency, SGS.1l0OOO.