The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
zHE CLOSING QUOTATIONS OF
MONEY.
Offerings and sales at tho hichmon" 10
bacco E1chango--internai he'eh"e
Collection Foreign Advances

Nt,xv YORK. oct 10.-The Evening
Posts London ilnahclsi V"y' ~, ~, 49, ~,
The stock markets were ouii 'y y-',a9s,.. On
az Nov YORK lead. but transactions WEE
On To.day's sale OF eagles atltacls ~
t,ntfon the withdrawal, tnoukn hli ii',
6cing the first since the price on a,,,cr
,,ee raised The Paris Bourse was pel'SI
etcr Julinoes. and the Berlin market was
quiet
me undcrtonc of to-day's market was
one ~ strength throughout. Ihe Noiunie
- transactions was not large, ana tntle
were prolonged periods OF duintss. W.T. hrt
trading was pracucaily a,"s io.. .,.,st !,
mo operations Of important lnlerss .,,,
which were prominent IN the iatc pul'
market were manifest. The tone OF y'a
fcrdav's market bad appAIcl,S ~, 80
mined large professional operators ~ an ~,
dcriako "a movement for rise TO-DAY,
The break in the price OF Pullman uue
10 fhe news OF the dcatho I the ntdu
% tho company. halted the operations s..,lI
% this element for time pUt lhc ti ~. ~
mess OF tho general list In face OF the
break In Pullman did not last long, ana
tho strong support which was oHercd the
Pullman stock encouraged the Dull opera
TORS 90 renew their campaign IN an az
r-roseivo ,yav late in the afternoon. The
roeu1f was that tho shorts were driven 20
cover. and prices throughout me ISL
mounted strongly upward 20 n noint ma
soria1lv above last NIGHTS close The
strength Of the market developed first IN
fhc Vandcrbilts. MICHIGAN Central was
the sensational feature in the group. with
n lump Of ~ points. hut nearly all OF
these properties. Including Northwest ana
Omaha were quite buoyant. and closed
with net ooing OF ono 70 two points
curar and Chicaro Chs ranged Ovor near
lv three points. and the covering OF shorts
fn these stocks ON tho rise was an impor-
fanf element in tho strength Of the mar
kct Dcalnra in pullmarr were on worry
large scale. and over ?. range Of ~ noints
IN estimating the signlhr@nce, .3l MS
movement 10 Is 70 DO coneidcreC mar inc
stock jumped Yesterday ~ noints on p
small transaction. such rs often 0Neoie
nm Investment stool. TIC close to-n.'n'
&c only hair "a noint below tho orice ruling
hoforo Yesterdays soic Az The ncwe OF
fnc dow continued f~vorqhlo RAILWAY
earnings show M well Louisville was .
notable execution. with declne IN
carninrs Of 81 100 for tho second week
Am Ociol,cr due 10 continued interrunton
bv vennw-fevor 0uarantineS. London
continued 10 be a GOOD buyer In the New
York market and. IN fact offered we
nrincfral support during tho early trad
frr' The exchange market showed n uis-
ffncffvelv frmcr tendency. thougn inc
only announcement Of gold from Europe
.bo T-nlfed States OF f35 900 IN gold from
INC Rank Of England. Gold. howev ~
In transit from Australia 10 san fIhh77
rt-co The local money market cont u ~,
cagv. and outside banks continued 20 ar a.
= isroe amount Of commercial paper III
this market ,.4 -,.,s .be
A feature ~ tho bond market WIS w
- ~ two blocks 81 10000 and 10000
,.oencctfvelv. Of Union Pacific collateral
~ al GOOD prices Dealings IN BOMBS
were not ON n large scale. but prices gen
oraiiv showed Improvement: 1otai So
Sf go OoO United states Is. registered.
advancod Y bid and the rs declined u.
Tho total sales II stocks to-day were
ocf 20O shares including chicago, bur,
unrfon and Quincy 1890. Louisville and
Nashville 10 035: Missouri Poetic. lOnt'.
Vow Work central 10.475; Northern Pa
riGc. DO: Reading. 800; St Paul. ~
IN fc5. Pullman Palace 13G29 Sugar. &c.,
12I. Chicago Great Western. $500.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE Money on
III 1oe,r az oH01s TOR cent last loan at