Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-11
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
.rpoRrs pRoa ALL GREAT nusI'
xss CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
p,,ce. OF Money. Donds. Stocks,
Grain. Tobacco, Cotton, Cattle,
oountry Produce. &C., Foreign
and Domestic.
and Domestic.

NEN YORK. December 1o.-To-day's
..,,,, was a renewal OF tho contest be-
-, the reactionists and the combined
''.,,csts which have embarked upon a
81 campaign. The bears were encour-
- nv the evident stress under which
-. bplls laborod yesterday in trying TO
.s.ein values at weak points. and they
&c prepared for vigorous measures to
~ the market. Although they had
80 sdvantage at the outset OF lower
cations from London. the earliest
,is here showed advances. Sugar lead
Ent that stock. together with Man
,.,,,n and the Coalers. was soon weak
- bv liberal offerings to realize. and
~. rcaction soon attracted the whole
~, There were very heavy dealings in
,....,crn Pacific preferred. which has
- sharply advanced recently. on ru-
- Of a liberal dividend TO be declared
,,-6,v. Covering Of shorts in the final
,..,irrs. and early information OF the
s..ls,or OF the directors to disburse the
.. dividend OF / per cent. caused q
M. ~ nearly a point in the stock, but
90 NET Joss Of "A sharp fraction.
I'm. hears made vigorous attacks on
- - che stocks OF local corporations
.ttb have been recently advanced. The
10y I'm this group broke the market,
mi prccptated declines all through the
a.. MANY leading stocks lost / per cent
,er and some as much as per cent.
~, cov,rng OF shorts at the close, and
49," lily i'm local transit stocks. reduced
~ 1905 In most cases 10 fractions.
~ stocks OF southern and southwest
-aifrolds were comparatively firm,
va show the smallest losses.
"--{,, Pacific showed a tendency 10
IL. though IL weakened somewhat
- mon a denial Of the story that the
,,.5re4rization Committee had offered
- fiu amount Of the governments
.',.r, for a settlement Of the Pacific rail-
way controversy"
rss General news OF the day and state
Its NJ railway earnings. which were
s-,,-,ble. were disregarded. and the
.-,rse Of the market was due almost en-
.i.s,v IN the contest between professional
traders.
Tho feature Of the bond market was a
define OF four points In the Kansas
ps-ie, c0nsols due to the apprehension
.ts, the possible purchase of the pro-
,s-ty By the government may debar the
holders from a share in the Union Pa
e.fc reorganization plan.
The demand for high-grade bonds con-
tinued good. and a number of gains OF
,-or, 1 10 over 2 per cent were shown.
rte speculative bonds reacted somewhat,
ir sympathy with stocks. Total sales
0E00)O
United states old AS, registered. were
advanced to-day S-S bid, and the SIS, is
i'd
The total sales OF stocks were 1880
,bsres. including Atchison preferred
y %. Chesapeake and Ohio. 1880; chi
,7go. Burlington and Quincy, A'ooo;
louisville and Nashville, 1855; Manhat-
,an I, Q. $40; Missouri Pacific. l57S1; New
Jersey Central. 1923; Northern Pacihc
referred. 39.n5: Rock Island, 1900; st.
PAUL $40; Southern railway preferred.
1871: American Tobacco. $500; Chicago
Great Western, 17.752; Peoples Gas, 1870;
Sugar $3.50.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call easy at Lap per cent !;
last loan at per cent; closing oneI9d
Al 1s-4G2 per cent; prime mercantile
raper, 3fi4 per cent. 100,
Sterling exchange firmer, with actual
,rsiness in bankers bills at $4.S 3-S for
s-,rond and s.2 i-2qS4S25-s for sixty
go. posted rates. $4s3 l-2dA.4 and
commercial bills. %.Sl "a.
SILVER certificates, So 1-Sd59 Ia. Bar Sill
yer IS. Mexican dollars. 46 "a
government bonds strong. state oonus
dDU Railroad bonds strong.
RANK CLEARINGS.
Tho total bank clearings for the week
&, the United States were 1852 202, SSl !;
Nv cont increase. 26.7; exclusive Of New
WI go GO 2S7; per cent. increase, $50
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