The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-12
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
zAE CLOSING oUorA IONS or
MONEY.
Offerings and sales at the Richmond To-
bscco hschangc--internsI Revenue
Collections Foreign Advices.

NEW YORK. Dec 1l.-stocks were
Hicgniar again to-day. and the trans
~ctons we've on "a smaller scale tnan
Tor some time past The total sales
were 2d.lgl shares including - 400 To-
OacCo, ,n.pO sugar, 1900 Leather pre-
lefftd, and 23. 800 Reading. The Indus
tfiais were nrmcr than OF late. ana thefo
were Indications cf buying for Inside
account Jon Che case OF Tobacco ana
heather preferred. TOoacco ranged be-
tween NJIi Hi2iz. closing az Us. inc
directors oI Che company to-day declafcI
Inc usual dividend on The preferred aud
passed ihC one que on the common thts
l"uiying the action Of the managers on
ffi0.y last which caused such "a COM
motion in the market II N understood
TIA the eforkholleFs' movement 10 III
VcstIpaie. which wax started on SaAr-
Gay, has been abandoned. sugar AZ.
declining 10 1915. rose rapidly 10 iv''1
on buying hy well known trader IN tno
1ndusfriaIs Leather preferred on puf-
chasfs ry brokers alleged 10 De acNht
Tor insiders. mO.ed up from oli2 10 ~
and rccedcd 20 h4t-. Chicago Gas was
quiet al tI.sHGD Consolidated H@S
made "a new nigh record, rising > points
10 100 The street is imbued with the
idea hat "a big deal Is on between the
Eas companies OF tnis city, ana httlc
stock is taken in the oiiciai de-
malls. Pacific Mail dropped suddenly
from ~ 10 2gii on conflicting reports
about the negotiations with The Panama.
Subsequently j Edward simmons. OF
tne Panama. stated tndt the dtiteueNt
would in an probability be signed within
the next fcw days. and a recovery 10
6lM followed. Western Union was firm
~ Ssitus~4 on The declaration OF the
regular dividend The statement Tor
the quarter ended December 81, 1885, part
is estimated. shows surplus OF $26AJ5.
STANDARD Railway stocks were again very
quiet AZ one time there was "A dispJ-
sition 20 sell the Changers the state
fncut OF the S. Paul for the first week
81 December having been somewhat dis
appointing The bankrupt stocks. such
as Reading l'-ion Pacific, and Northern
Pacific preferred. were positively weak.
10 az. and Northern Pacific preferrci
10 1iil. TIE fear of heavy assessments
under the reorganization plans hurt Union
ana Northern Pacific. Late In the day.
and quite unexpectedly. l.. Won Hoffman
~ Co withdrew $1,000 600 gold from the
morrow The announcement however
had no erect on tho stock market. which
ruled firm iu the late trading Net
changes show gains Of isN1 per cent. for
me DAY. Chicago Gas lost X and Pa
cine Mail 's per cent Bonds were weak
e. Sales footed up 81 Col 900
The sales of listed stocks to-day aggre-
Eat-9 al 4l9 shares and Of unlisted stocks
di. ~ shares.
Money on cal steady at 2i5 per cent.
ana last loan and closing offered at
Ter cent, lIlme MERCANTILE paper, 4Aff
% per cont Bar SILVER Gls. Sterling
exchange easier with actual business
IN bankers bills at 4S7ilfI4S7a, for sixty
days and $3.50 1885, for demand. posted
rates. 4e>i.n is'Na, commercial bills 1861
m p. - Government bonds firm state
bonds dlll Railroad bonds lower. Sill
Yer al the board was weak
Ieasniy BALANCES. Coin $50 9G2. 7JS:
currency. SJ9y2i.95g