Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06

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received. said tonight he estimated that
he would be awarded on his bid about
GO per cent. OF the sloOcO000Oo. He
reached the conclusion simply from hear
ing the various bids read, as he Did not
think that bids for more than $1,000
900 at prices above that figure had been
made.
Scarcely more than one third Of the
actual bids received are included In the
imperfect lists now published. Several
thousand bids below the obvious limit Of
acceptance are omitted. Bids for many
millions OF dollars came from New York.
Ohio. Pennsylvania, Texas. Illinois. Con-
necticut. Virginia. Maryland. Nebraska,
South Carolina. North Carolina, Indiana.
Michigan. Louisiana. State Of Washing
ton, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mnnesota-and In
fact every State Of the Union, thrown
into the most incongruous state of jux-
Imposition. and quite number OF ofers
from Canada were received. at prices
ranging from 109 downward.
SMALL BIDS NUMEROUS.
The number of small bids was quite
remarkable The $50 offers ran up into
the hundreds. and at fairly good
prices, and over 100 small banks
and private individuals. whose Of
fers at the highest rates Of acceptiblity,
ranged from 800 up to $500 or 5000,
are not included in the lists published.
The offers by all classes of small bid
ders below the 40 and fraction limit.
which seems to shut off the issue, were
still more numerous.
a feature Of these offers was that so
many Of those Of large amounts. ranging
In many cases up to one or more millions
OF dollars. came from fiduciary institu-
tions, which thereby indicate that they
have no better outlet than that afforded
by United States bonds at the price at
which they Will undoubtedly be awarded.
one OF the curious incidents Of the day
was the fact that the bid OF the Union
Trust Company, of New York. for
$'s.VlDOOo. at llO075 almost escaped notice
IN the monotony of the reading. while
the BIDS OF the Morgan syndicate was re-
ceived with applause
Inc Hanover National Bank Of New
YORK submitted six separate bids. at
N,VyD'Vo each, at prices ranging from
lVs TO n0W5 Lazard Freres bid Ii0.75 for
Tour millions, and President John A.
stewart, of the Union Trust Company,
OF New York. bid for $4,000. 900, I'm addi-
tion to the SS0O0OOO mentioned above. at
a lower figure.
SOUTHERN BIDS.
Following are some of the bids from
Southern States:
Benny National Bank, OF Birmingham.
Ala. $4,000 at 100.
Lynchburg National Bank, Lynchburg,
Va. $4,000 at 100.
Bank Of Charleston. Charleston. S. C.,
$4,000. at l1O5O
Citizens National Bank. Knoxville.
Tenn. $1,000, at ll15O.
Germania Savings Bank, New Orleans,
$500. at l12.
Firsi National Bank, st. Augustine,
Fla. $4,000 at 1l2
FIRST National Bank. Columbus, Miss.
10000. at 112
at H.
First National Bank, Mobile. Ala. sl5.-
600, at 10
Fort Worth National Bank, Fort
Worth, Tex, $4,000. at 10.
TeXarkana National Bank, Texarkana,
Tex. $4,000. at 10
Edisto Savings Bank, Orangeburg, s. c.,
$4,000. at no.
Bank Of Charleston IN. B. Al Charles
ton. $. c., $4,000. at 112 IA
New Orleans National Bank. New Or
leans, La, $4,000. at llAO5OG
Hibernia National Bank, New Orleans,
SJl.Vpp. at llOZJSZ.
First National Bank. Baynum. Tex, ssO,-
900. at 1lO.2992.
The following were at 100 and under:
John J.. Williams & Sons. Richmond,
Va. 100000.
First National Bank. Flatonia, Tex,
$1,000
Carolina National Bank, Columbia, S.
C.. $4,000.
John S. Armstrong, Wilmington, n. c.,
$780, 600.
First National Bank. Chattanooga,
Tenn. s72 500.
National Bank Of Wilmington, NC,
10000.
Union and Planters Bank. Memphis.
$4,000.
Germania Bank, OF Savannah, Ga, Sl25,-
oOo
First National Bank, Fernandlna, Fla.
$1,000
Commercial Bank, Houston. Tex. slOO,-
Oao
city National Bank. Selma. 100000.
Peoples National Bank, Winston, n. c.,
$4,000
Steiner Brothers, Birmingham. Ala,
,25O,0O0
First National Bank, Memphis, Tenn,
,lO0. COO
First National Bank, Vicksburg, Miss,
S6S. 300.
Vicksburg Bank. Vicksburg. Miss, s3O.-
O00
Richmond National Bank. Richmond.
Va. Ureasury copy-EditoD. $4,000. in
nine bids Of $4,000 each, ranging from
l015l to 1l1.5l.
Merchants National Bank, Richmond,
Va. $4,000 at III, and. do., at lOj.
other bids for round amounts were
First National Bank, Cincinnati, ST.
10000. at 1896.
Joseph Pulitzer, New York, $l,OooODo, at
ia
Won Hoffman & &C.. New York, $500
900, at 1905.
speyer & Co., New York, sS.Ooo,OOO at
10 05.
New York Life Insurance Company,
Is. 900 coo. at 1850. and S5.0oo.0D. at loj.
August Belmont & Co., New York,
S3, 800 900. at 1915.
The list of bids from New York en-
braces an endless number Of names IA
milar IN the financial and commercial
world. as well as of private capitalists
not actively engaged in business.
UNITED STATES FIELD-TRIALS.
The setter Derby Finished-AIl-Agc
Pointer stake.
WEST POINT MISS February 5.-The