Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-28
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NrW YORK. August Speculation
AZ tho Stock Exchange hr0aaened con-
siderable. to-day. the sales oi stocks ioo1-
i-r uu gsJ5s5 shares. while the deaiinAs
iu railway AVID miscellaneous nls az
areeated the enormous total Of Si.~o5vfl.
The market In a!l d, partm ITS Was cna-
ractcr.z.d by streu-th. The new govern
r,ert A. which have felt the influence
of foreign liquldatIcns, were bii up 10
IL Ii with none offered below - 81.
In the stock market proper the GfanGer5
v-.re easily the leaders. These issues
were strong and IN demand from start
q, finish, and on large buying d. fali
los. 81. 10 - 81; North" 80 o. To
lJi les: Burlington and Quincy per
cent. T. go. Rock ls.an! l-L 10 81 i-A.
omaha H. 10 - j., and Illinois central
q. 10 lOl-al the best prices for a lohs
TIM past.
London was In the market f1r these
stocks. as well as for Louisville anu NdSh-
vile. wabash anl Northern Pacific pre-
fcrreI Erie. Sl.thers railway. and Den
YER and Hlo Graule. aao it Is estimated
that the foreign llrchs'es to-day were
easily - 80 share
Local operators Who have not been IN
sympathy with The upward movem nj,
and who nave been putting out short lines
from time O. time, were also buyers and
This contributed 10 the strength ami
bu0yancy.
Erie and bankrupt properties generally
were quite prominent in the trading EFie
common sold up j, 20 10 y, while the
preferred jumped Is. 20 q. The Morgan
plan for the REORGANIZATION was received
with great favor here and abroad, and
some operators here were or the opinion
that the bulk 81 the foreign buying to-
day and Yesterday was due in great mea-
sure 10 the pronunciation OF the scheme.
Northern Pacific preferred bounded up
> 70 9o. Atch.son Is, to -; d.. pre-
ferred 3-S. 10 80 rs. and Unsn Pacific
, n HES Louisville and Nashville,
western Union. MIssourl-Pacihc, Baltl-
NOR. and Ohio. Tig Four General Elcc-
tric ana Denver improved anywhere from
- o., Der cent, and were in demand
at the high range.
In the Industrials covering shorts IN
SUGAR mt that stock up from l0I SIS %
10 "a. Tobacco rose ] 81. to IS Is: re-
coded 10 g. and closed at 81. Leather
preferred dropped from 81 IL TO g 81
on the failure u tie directors 70 de-
clare a diylG.n but subsequently re-
turned TO - IL
cn.cula,ion closed strong. Net changes
<.
Patl which was the most active stock.
1,,rcd for g 81 shares. The dealings in
Sur wore IS SO; In Atchson . go. and
in burlington and quincy 1870 shares.
r,ra Gales OF listed stocks aggregated
% o. shares. and Of unlisted stocks.
51.0JJ.
currency. $6s it-',''
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call easy at | per cent: last
I'm and closing offered AT l per cent:
,,,i,,,o mercantile paper iHi IL per cent
Der silver. o5 Sic; silver at the board
neglected.
,,,s,re-. I'm bankers bills at sisS l-2N
sfSS3-, for sixty days and $i.69 I'm
- 60 81 for demand: posted rats. $3.50
st oo. commercial bills AH l-2lei.sS IL.
C.overnment bonds higher; State bonds
firm. railroad bonds unusually active and
higher. ,,, o,or.r,on.
closing B'ds.
American Cotton oi'...'-...- 2o1s
.msnc.p Cotton OIL preferred .....".... -
American sugar. .......''.. 'io''s
American Sugar Ksfneries, pref......... iOlN
American Tobacco. .........'.....'..-. "o'a
.,.rican Topscco. preierred.." ....".... 100
.,ch,son. Topeka and SANTA re..... ..... 1874
baltimore and 0nio.... ..........'...''..'- o9es
canada Pacinc. ...''''.'''''''''''''.''- o',s
,p.,,peaks ana oLio... 2la
fbica 20 auc Aflon ....-....-.-.......'..... Ioo
Chicago. burlington aud quincy Sit
chicago ,3as rust....-.-. .-.."'.........' va
p.,,x.re. iscxawanns ana wesisrn.~.. lb2
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