Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-02
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT Busl-
NESS CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
Prices Of Money Bonds. Stocks,
Grain, Tobacco, Cotton, Cattle,
Country Produce. &c, Foreign
and Domestic.

NEW YORK, September 1-Leading
railroad shares led the market to-day
Stocks concerning which some favorable
finite details, and not backed by autho-
rity, were chosen as the favorites
in the speculation. The sensation Of the
day was jump In the price OF Omaha,
the stock touching 50 H. The extreme
rise was 10 81 points, and the net gain
SIP. The stock was not exempt, how
ever, from the depression which weighed
on the Changers. and, in fact. on most
Of the railway list. during the early
part Of the day. and it sold down half
from last nights close. ~ l O'Clock ii
had recovered the loss. and gained over
two points additional. but in little more
than an hour OF the latter part OF the
day the price mounted several points,
and was in the full tide Of the advance
when dealings ceased.
The trading was attended by great ex-
element, and the pauses in the advances
were only momentary, and at wide in
teryals. The rise was due TO belief
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a regular dividend basis. the size OF
the proposed dividend forming the sub
ject Of the excited speculation.
Northwest, which is in the relation OF
parent property TO Omaha, improved In
sympathy, but reacted partially while
Omaha vas stiil strongly advancing.
Sugar also continued 10 be an exciting
centre OF speculation during the morn
ing, and advanced three points, on
rumors Of a distribution OF surplus, and
of advantages TO accrue from the ex-
clusion OF Dutch refined sugars.
Tobacco opened nearly two points
higher. but this was also the highest OF
the day.
Two stocks fiuctuated In q very erratic
manner all day, but closed with net
gain Of only rs for Sugar and 5-S Tor
Tobacco.
Missouri Pacific touched 40 in the open
ing transactions, out fell of during
the day. on realizing, TO below last
nights close.
THE Coalers made some display OF
strength during the day, especially the
Anthracite stocks, but they succumDed
to denression later. Rock Island also
advanced at one time over point ABOVE
the lowest. as did Louisville and Nash
vile. but the latter declined below yes
terday's price and the former saved
only a fractional net gain. With these
ovcentions the railroad list was almost
wholly given over TO depression. The
davis changes were small large num-
ber Of stocks closing unchanged, but
tho majority Of active issues show losses
extending to 3-i in Northern PACING pre-
ferred on its poor show OF earnings.
The total sales or stocks to-day were
55o 742 shares, including Atchison pre-
ferred 11.5I4: Chesapeake and Ohio. o.
12O. Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, lS,-
IA. Louisville and Nashville. 1871; Man
haitian. 1870: Missouri Pacific. also; Mis-
souri Kansas and Texas preferred
o5O. Northern Pacific preferred, 6,32O;
Chicago Northwestern, 7.47o; Reading
3 glo. Rock Island, 20.l25; 81. Paul. 2l.4S0;
g, Paul and Omaha. 1880; Southern
Railway. $500; ditto preferred, 5000;
Wabash preferred, 1880; American Cot
ton-Ou. 1880: American Spirits, 7,oeo;
American Tobacco. 1895; Bay State Gas
5000: Chicago Gas, n,2Io; General Elec-
,ric 600: Lead. 1920; Pacific Mail, 10
700: Sugar. 32l70; ditto, preferred. S,SSo,
tennessee Coal and Iron, H,SAO; United
States Leather, $50; ditto. preferreo'
% 600: Western Union, 1870; chicago
Great Western. 1888.
The bond market showed some ran
ing off in activity, the par value OF
bonds sold amounting to about S5p,Vp.
Prices were generally higher United
States new As, registered. sold at 10 l-S'
the highest recorded price. The nves'
coupon. sold at 1l3 rs to ia. Total sales,
$1,000.
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