Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-12
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, December u.-StockS
y ere guar egain t1-day, md the t.ans-
aCliOns were On sInai4er scale tnan Tor
some time past. The total sales were
Ae.lsi SHARES, including 5i,4oo Tobacco. 3d.
VJv sugar, 2y.GyJ Leather preIerredJ, and
5 4yy Reading. Inc lnuustrIais were firm
er than OF late, and tneTe were indica-
tons OF buying Tor inside account III the
case OF 1oOdcco and Leather Upreferred).
Tobacco ranged between Is 3-iu.z IL,
closing al Il 5-o The directors or the COM
pdny to-day declared the usual dividend
ON the preferred, and passed the one que
on the common, thus rduiying the action
Of the managers on friday last, wnicn
caused sucn commotion IN the marAet.
II is understood that the stockholders
movement 10 investigate, wnlcn was
started on Saturday, has been abandoned
Sugar, after declining TO lUi rs, rose
rapidly TO LOO IL, on buying by we'll
known trader in the lndustrials. Leather
tpreIerred), on purchases by brokers al
ieged to be acting for insiders, moved
ap from 81 IL 10 81, and receded TO o. o-e
Chicago Gas was quiet at 81 5-suos la.
Consolidated Gas made a new nigh re-
cord, rising ) points, 10 lo9. The street Is
imbuea with the idea tnat Dig zeal Is
on between the gas companies OF tnis
(ltgr httiS SNOSn s"N~' 49, e'.~ ~.@@
cial aenials.
Pacific Mail dropped suddenly from 80
10 ~ IL, on conflicting reports about the
negotiations with the Panama. Suose-
uuentiy j.. Edward simmons. or the Pana-
ma. stated that the agreement would III
all probability be signed within the next
lew days and recovery to 81 5-S follow
ed.
Western Union was firm at IS l-8gsS "a,
on the declaration Of the regular divi-
dend. The statement for the quarter end
ed December 81, 1885, partly estimated,
shows a surplus of {2G4.5o0.
Standard railway stocks were again
very quiet AT one time there was a dis
position to sell the Changers, the state
ment Of the st. Paul for the first week
Of December having been somewhat dis
appointing. The bankrupt stocks, such as
Reading, Union Pacific. and Northern
Pacific (preferred) were positively weak
Reading sold down to 5-S, Union Pa
cifc to is, and Northern Pacific pre-
ferreD to IA l-2 The fear OF heavy as
sessments under the reorganization plans
hurt Union and Northern Pacific.
Late In the day. and quite unexpected
,v +, Won Hoffman & Co. withdrew
81 600 600 in gold from the Sub-Treasury
for shipment to Europe tomorrow. The
announcement, however, had no erect on
the stock market. which ruled firm In
the late trading
Net changes show gains of 1-Sg1 per
cent. for the day. Chicago Gas lost l-S
and Pacific Mail SIS per cent
Bonds were weaker. The sales footed
up A.654.0co
Treasury balances: Coin. So, ss2,7os; cur
rency, 500. s24.95s.
The sales OF listed stocks to-day aggre-
gated AL. 4ls shares, and Of unlisted stocks
64.772 shares.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call steady at l-2; last loan
and closing offered at . per cent; prime
mercantile paper. 1-245 IL per cent
Bar silver. s. SIS; silver at the board
weak
Sterling exchange easier. with actual
business In bankers bills at A6 i-20
AG ga for sixty days. and $4ss 1-2Q
1881 for demand; posted rates.
Sass 1-2fss4ss 1-2: commercial bills.
A.ss 1-2Q$iS7 IA.
Government bonds firm. State bonds
duIl Railroad bonds lower.
s1OcE QUOTATIONS.
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