The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-03
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
THE CLOSING QUOTATIONS or
MONEY.
Offerings and Sales at the Richmond To.
bacco EIohanRe--Tnternal Revenue
Collections Foreign Advances.

NEW YORK. Sept 2.-The character OF
to-days stock market was very similar C
that Of yesterday, individual stocks being
teshee 70 hign level 20 stimulate anu
enected In Other parts Of the list The
vanderbilt stocks were selected to-day
Tor manipulation, and the price OF each
member OF the group was successfully
raised, while In the stocks recently iav-
Orites In the speculation heavy offerings
were made 70 realize. The success Of the
tactics Is shown by the small decline ia
the general list The manipulation for "a
rise was nOt in evidence At the opening,
Sugar being subjected TO raid, which
carried 10 down nearly two points. Oma-
IA also opened 3 points below last night 4
close. and Missouri Pacific was down
nearly a point Later in the day North
west was taken Ia hand and rushed up
TO 12155, a jump OF g points. Other nd
Nances In the Vanderbilt group were.
Canada Southern, ~ 10 co. Cleveland
Cincinnati, Chicago and ST. Louis. 3k 10
40, Michigan Central, "a 20 10; New
York Central, 1k TO 1lOls and the New
York, Chicago and St. Louis stocks, the
common rising nearly 2 points, the first
preferred ~. and the second preferred
IN Chesapeake and Ohio benefited
fraction In sympathy. but as II is one OF
the stocks which has been heavily bought
in the recent speculation. ~ was subject
70 pressure by realizing orders. Coinci-
dent with the buOyancy I'm the Wander
bits. the CrangoTs and the active railway
list sagged 10 the lowest Of the day.
Later I'm the day these stocks recovered
somewhat from the lowest. and the Van
oerhilt stocks except New York Central.
declined very materially from the highest.
There were other stocks, which showed
special strength OH through the list espe-
clally among the industrials. Chicago
Gas touched 1oJM. n new high record, but
reacted a point. Pacific Mail rose pa, but
reacted - Western Union also was active
and strong
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
0leblf shares, including AtchsOn pre-
ferred, 1910, Canada Southern, 2672O:
Chesapeake ana Ohio. ~ 500; Chicago.
burlington and Quincy 1890: C., c., &.
ana ST. Louis, 9.GtO Louisville and Nash
Vile, 9440. New York Central. 100: Mis-
souri, Pacific. is 800. Northern Pacific pre-
ferred. $500 Chicago Northwestern. II -
1907 Reading 1880: Rock Island. 1920:
81. Paul. 20 40: ST. Paul and Omaha. IL
800: Southern railway. 600; do preferred.
cotton oil. 100: American Tobacco. o.
2to Bay State Gas. 1850. Chicago Gas
2illO, General Electric. 14g15. Lead
GEO; Pacific Mail. 2Go00; Sugar. % 095
Union. 1895
There was some falling or IN activity
In tho bond market but prices were
steady The total sales were 81 10000
Government bonds were steady. Total
sales, $4,000.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE-Monc on
rail- easy at 1H0th per cent: last loans
~ Us and closed offered an 1hN1ih per
cent. prime mercantile paper. 3Mn4b per
cent Sterling exchange firm. with actual
business I'm bankers bills ~ 4SlNNiSG for
demand and 4S3a for sixty DAYS: posted
rates .4si4gAS55 and 4S6kdts7i CONNER
Cial bills 4S2h Silver certificates. 5iFs
bar silver. 5tA; Mexican dollars. a.. Gov
eminent bonds strong: State bonds dull;
railroad bonds steady