Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-21
julius SyCle & Son,
2Oi AND 2O3 EAST BROAD STREET,
CORNER STORE.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT DUsi-
NESS CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
Prices OF Money, Bonds, Stocks,
Grain, Tobacco, Cotton, Cattle,
Country Produce, &C., Foreign
and Domestic.

NEW YORK. July 20.-The stock
market. after considerable early activity
and strength closed firm below best
prices. but at fractional net gains. The
/ strength I'm Sugar Lead, and Tobacco
was m anticipation of the benefits TO be
derived from the new tariff The Sugar
| Company having secured a most accep-
| table schedule, passed by the House and
presented to the Senate. failed to justify
! the fears Of q sensational break enter
tanned by some traders after yesterdays
! eight-point advance, and on the con-
trary. opened up 1874 per cent. Suisse
quently, 10 scored am extreme gain for
the day of AZ, establishing new re-
cord Of 1911. and thereafter gradually
declining. closed with a net gain Of eli
Lead, common and preferred, scored
an extreme rise Of per cent. on enor-
nous dealings. The common, however,
later lost half its gains.
Tobacco, common, only temporarily
held it's one point advance. closing un-
changed, but the preferred remained .
per cent up.
Generally speaking. the Industrials
We're firm. on the winding mp OF the
revision of the tariff Changers slid off
somewhat ON prodt-taking but the list
generally disragarded London's changed
attitude i'm selling Americans Reading
first preferred ON large purchases
crossed fifty ON rum0rs Of a possible
dividend provided the coal roads con-
tiuued TO be operated tremendously
Generally speaking. fractional recess
sions followed the noon hour. on suc-
cessful traders converting paper profits
into bank deposits. Prices were from
time to time marked upward, but the
tendency 10 advance was checked by
threatened Democratic opposition to
prompt conclusion ON the tariff BILL and
on rumors of the possibility of the eX-
port of gold. due 10 the large ante
tariff bin importauons. especially Of
sugar and to discharge obligations due
Europe for returned American securi-
ties.
The reported enormous decrease I'm the
worlds visible supply, and the cOnse-
quent rise in wheat before the close,
Influenced rally. as it would mean in
creased demand for our grain, and In
deed the large increase OF exports of
general merchandise for the week shows
the present demand for our product
The total sales of stoce for the day
were 1880 shares. including Atchison,
preferred, l0GM Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. 1926. Reading. 1885; Rock
Island. 985; ST. Paul. 1920; ST. Paul
and Omaha. 300; American Tobacco.
1929: Chicago Gas. 1905; Lead 20G3S;
Pacific Mail. $50; Sugar. 50, 1913; Ten
ncssee Coal and Iron. $3.50.
The bond market continued TO advance
toward high level on purchases which
included a moderate sprinkling Of the
gut-edged issues. The inquiry for Con-
tinental account was mainly centered In
the speculative mortgages. with changes
generally narrow. The aggregate sales
were g. 10000. Governments were press
cd for sale. and yielded a fraction, on
sales of $1,000.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call easy nc / per cent; last
loan / per cent. and closing offered at
Der cent: mercantile paper 3g4 per
cent. sterling exchange firm, with actual |
business I'M bankers bills at StS1 In |
>t7 1-2 for demand, and SS.S6 l-i0fAsG - !
~. .f,t,- DAYS. pOsfed fates SiS1NSiSl - |