The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
run CLOSING QUOTATIONS or
MONEI
Caetinesand sales 81 the Richmond 40
baceo Exehanse-Internnl Revenue
Collection Foreign Advances

MN YORK, ttt. ~ -. -',,....
~ '@t markets were steady ana
-,,,"t ,rs.v West Australia mines arc
xfm boofa.nr. bat with signs or "ed@
o.ss Americans opened duli bht oen'
..,ff, There was scarcely any seii-
~ k.r. AND the absence from Aht 'h"it
"a. IA Inc lows restricted arDiiraAc v,"l-
ms t.i,i,i-svs"i 81 fio0tsO in gold from
me Bank " England for Ametl,4 10
Vtflc cuect on tie market ivl 800
sb.rc ID Is argued that New noik 900
- v,anf roid specially but does desire
10 resell 10 London the shaies ~.
effnnnl fr.m here. Tho trmnesS lh "
DAYS London discount market ~ uuSsrbeoo
mo gold Shipments 20 New ioiM po,ii,,
Paris D0uTsc was Gun ana tne bo''''
market STEADY
Tire bsiffe maintained waiting attitude
Cor the most part in to-p4! An.' ,t,1 one
The beans were successful IN antHiilh ~,
further ston-loss orders ana uel,ll 1000
the general level OF inc ma4h,t " ia icrf
sharp fraction. Inefc seems ~ ,g,,e er,
pfock 90 SOIL. and thc beor6 arc thWs en-
rofracfd 10 continue their efforts Nhtto
there is evidence OF rctizinf li'y "If,s
pressure by short seinnk. aho 80 Inc
cipltate the decline 90 q point ~heIc w
lfou.l0se orders are added 10 me WtltHt
on the market The consequence on uils
Motley was some very sharp declines ~
49,, go 6fgnh4ffan Elevated. Bay state
Gas and the rrangcrs being the OBJECTS Oh
most aggressive ATTACKS. lhc w.
prices of the day were magc e1iy ln ~
rnni hour but the last hah houI On tn'
trading saw "a steady hardening OF prices
which materially reduced the het iosst,s.
AN the factors in the kehtIdl rilu1..."ri
indicated continued increase li "'t""i
vnlufs. and there was no assienaDle cause
for the decline. except the extra gtneIalva
level of prices which Lao ntth nttaliiDu.
one Of the features Of the day was tne
lnrro Iurine Of Pennsylvania. and sharp
riso 400 The price of tho stock me an
nOuncemrnf Of the Withdrawn from lh'
Bank of England OF S1pONb In American
errice f0r shipment TO New York had
ouIr m0montary effect in Stcad}lNk
prices. This Waa the more nolcedDlc rs
Che movement IS considered 20 pc ti va
beginning " steady import OF kplu
cfarlInr exchange sold az 1874 to-day
that price being offered at sellers optyn
Tor die rest of tho month the ample
accounts for the small impression pro
dlced New York banks now hold So
aCJloO iu specie. y ne iasl OF ,nt -, n'
Dot of gold engaged in Europe lor import
two weeks aEo has arrived from Genoa
and been deposited 90 the account or ln-
o0rfors Although the New YORK hanks
have lost in the last two weeks lbbOJdV
oft their deposits tine specie ia the cash
reserve has shown am actual increase III
mo Tinted gtaler Treasury gold reserve
has also been increasing 90 the rate OF
q, oifarffr OF "a million dollars "a day Tor
several DAYS past The rates Tor money
iu tho New YORK market SHOW no lNiN
tendency 20 harden. If all these circum-
stances are taken into account ~ VIII not
seem surprising that small importance at
fnrhpa 10 the movement or gold hither
London was a buyer Of stocks in this mar
fct today. and statements or railroad
earnings aU continued TO show increases
Nevertheless the result Of the DAY $ IT.
regular trading is the showing OF net
losses extending from fraction 10 over
. point throughout the list
The dealings in bonds were somewhat
larger than those Of yesterday ana prices
declined DO sympathy with stocks. Total
sales 50 GGl nf.
United States old AZ, registered. we're
advanced IS bid to-day. There we're sales
~ the old A. az 1l21ll2i2 and OF the
J's coupon, az 10.
Tho total sales of stocks to-dry were
1876 300 shares. including Atchison pre-
ferreH. s. $50. Chicago. burlington an"
quincy. 1885 Louisville and Nashville
I44i5. Manhattan Elevated. ld62; Mis-
souri, Pacific. 1890. Northern Pacific pre-
f.rred go i25. Reading, 10 SO, Rock Is
land 2O4W. ST. Paul. Pass; Union Pa
cifc T. ass. American Tobacco $500, Bay
state Gas. is 100. Chicago Gas. 5O.2|6'
Sugar. % 001 Western Union, G,061; Chi
cagO Great Western, 12tO.
MONEY AND observation-disclosures on
call steady at 2isNj per cent, last loan
90 2is per- cent, closed offered a 2r
ner cent. prime mercantile paper, 4lgn1
Tor cent Sterling exchange easier. with
actual business in bankers bills at 4Slht
ASK for ocmand and 40 4s25 nis2i2 for
IHH I'D.