Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-11
PROPRIETOR BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VA.
Purcell Laid & Co., Agents ,,,,
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT EUSI-
NESS CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
Prices OF Money. Bonds. Stocks
Grain. Tobacco, Cotton, Cattle
Country Produce, &C., Foreign
and Domestic.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 1o.-The week
opened with renewed activity anc
strength I'm the markets for securities
The transactions aggregated i2l.OG shares
the largest total for some time past
While the bulk OF the business was IN
Sugar. Tobacco and st. Paul, still tht
general list was decidedly more active
than of. late. and the dealings were wei
distributed. The tendency of the mar
ket In the main was toward higher
prices,
At intervals a few Of the leading specu'
latiyes reacted sharply under realiza'
ton. but the declines invariably brought
fresh buying ORDERS and rallies quick
~ ensued. The bull interest received Its
first impetus this morning from London
where securities were above the parity
of our closing on Saturday. The for
eigners bought fully 1000 shares in this
market.
The reduction OF half cent In the
nosted rates for sterling exchange, and
the continued deposits OF gold in the
Sub-Treasury on account OF the new bond
issue. continued to help the upward
trend OF prices.
AS the tariff bill, with the free-sil-
yer rider. IS not expected to pass, those
who sold Sugar down covered, and a
rally to 113 is occurred.
Tobacco was the most erratic stock OF
the day. 1t rose to 76 IL. declined to
751-4. Jumped to 70 IL. receded to a IL.
and finally sold as high as S01-4. closing
at 70 "a There were heavy purchases
to cover shorts, one firm alone being
credited with buying orders to the extent
OF over COCO shares.
The advance in the general list was
equal to 1-2Q1 1-2 per cent. the Changers
leading. Among the specialties. Man.
haitian moved UP fl-2. 10 lib, on a reite-
ration of the rumors recently current
that the Metropolitan Traction people had
made an offer 10 lease the road on a
guarantee OF per cent. per annum. The
stock finally receded 10 III "a. Consoli-
dated Gas Jumped is, to 1sl rs. reacted
10 100 "a. and closed at 16l 81. Leather
nreferred fell from So to S. 3-s. and rail-
lied 10 c6. Baltimore and Ohio was
points lower, at ~.
The market closed steady In tone. Net
charges show advances OF IL to 5-8
ner cent. Manhattan and Tobacco were
i'm the lead. Reading. however. lost
s-s: Jersey. rs Leather common. rs, and
Leather preferred IL per cent
Bonds were active and strong. The
sales footed up the large total OF s2.l36,-
co.,
The sales of listed stocks aggregated
sOg391 shares, and Of unlisted 1861
shares.
Treasury bal noes: Coin. slOs 1900. S72;
,x'rrency. ss21os,sF.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call. 4Q6 per cent; last loan
M a and closing offered at per cent
Prime mercantile paper, cal per cent.
Bar silver 81 3D. SILVER at the board
neglected.
Sterling thange weak, with actual
hus,ness in bankers bills at s.S6 l-2 for
sixty days, and stHf-2 for demand
Posted rates. s4a@S4Ss1-2. Commercial
bills, sLs5@stS6.
Government bonds higher. State bonds
strong. Railroads bonds active.
STOCK QUOTATIONS