Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-13
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT DUsi-
NESS CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
Prices OF Money, Bonds, STOCKS
Grain, Tobacco, Cotton, CATTLE
Country Produce, &c.s Foreign
and Domestic.

NEW YORK, August 12.-The volume
Of dealings on the Stock Exchange came
near tho high-water mark of last Mon
day. the transactions footing up fi5'VVo
shares. as compared with 75S,VO SHARES
on Monday. 1t was rampant bull mar
ket all day, and the most striking lea
ture of IT was a resurrection Of long
buried and almost forgotten stocks. when
were brought to the light of day. and a
very noticeable degree of animation IN
stilled into them.
The opening showed continued specu-
Iation in Union Pacific, with no special
news 10 account for it. The price jump
ed to 1873, as compared with last nights
close at IL, in the first few minutes OF
trading. but did not hold at the high
noint owing 10 very lively selling Tor
London account. The sales Were nearly
1900 shares. and were only slightly ex-
ceeded by those Of Sugar
The excitement in the wheat market,
accompanying the continued rise IN
wheat. was still the predominant FACTOR
I'm the stock market as well, ana helped
10 carry up most of the grain-carryihs
roads a point or over. chicago Great
Western was an exception. ana Jagged
all day, receding quite sharply on proh'-
taking. Northern Pacihc preferred aiso'
after =. substantial gain, scored sharp
loss at the close, on the announcement
of the changes in the executive oificers'
ana the emphatic statement accompany
inc n that the road would continue to be
onerated as an independent property.
There were heavy realizing sales all
dav I'm a great many stocks, and such
sales were the decisive influence IN a
heavy close. 49,.
Tbere was a renewal Of activity in the
,igb-nriced Industrials, notably Sugar,
Tobacco. and Chicago Gas These stocks
ID charm rises at one time during the
dav Sugar touching a nominal high-price
record at 1lS 5-S, but all suffered keenly
from reaction, and were an adverse infiu-
ence I'm the market.
The statements OF railway earnings
continued favorable. notably those OF
louisville and Nashville. which showed
an increase in earnings for the first week
in August of SCI. SIS; Chesapeake ana ONO,
yv,tb an increase Of 1929. and Southern
1,ith an increase Of S3S4i9 All of these
s,ocxs enjoyed benefit from these state
ments. CO..
ling exchange, and more notably. Con-
tinental exchange. continues TO show
weakness and 10 tend lower.
THO following are some OF the signih-
cant changes in the days trading: At
Iantlc and Pacific was advanced from Il.
the quotation railing for a long time
mast 10 lie. on sales OF 600 shares'
pr,,nswicl< Mining Company rose from
as TO 2S-4: Colorado Coal and Iron De
velopment Company from ala TO f7-S:
Hooking Valley from IL to 4 Is; Cehtrai
pacific from y to Ali; Keokuk preferred
from IG 10 10: Linseed OIL from 50 IL 10
80; North American from 5l-2 to 8: on
sales of II 900; Quicksilver preferred from
s 10 l0l-e; Union Pacific, Denver ana
Gulf from 4s-s to ia. on sales OF over
5000; wheeling and Lake Erie from "a
10 5-S. on sales OF 1900. and so on. with
other neglected low-priced shares, In less
noteworthy degree.
Net gains were scored throughout the
active list, though tho number OF promi-