The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

TUE CLOSING Quotations or
MONLi.
Offering. and sales at the Richmond Toe
bacco xchsnge-internal Revenue
Collections Advances

NEW YORK. April 2i-Thc dulncss OF
a.. traaine continued to-day. aud the
market sfEeod from indmNOh. The lower
rric.s OF american securities on the Lon
ION Exchange gave The tone 90 the open
iug hero. wncID prices OF international
shares promptly adjusted themselves 10
Inc London panty. except IN The cases OF
Reading and southern pid. These Two
stocks We're au exception ON the London
Exchange Boz showing OF fractional gains
over the New YORK closing. But New
York declined 20 adopt the London view
OF them. and they sold here at "a decline
about proportional with the other inter-
nationals. AuNlces from the European
exchanges Indicated "a more serious view
OF the war than has been taken since tho
first trading Ola Tuesday after the Caster
holidays. and the outbreak OF hostillties.
Tho decline ln the iutcruatiOnais was IN
COnsouuuCc with the rise in wheat. coh-
sistcutly with Wall streets new principle
OF counting hurtful 10 stocks what IS
grain prices. For the rest, the features
OF interest I'm the days market were
exceedingly scarce. and We're confined 10
peculiar conditions affecting particular
stocks The bears attacked Missouri la-
cine with renewed stories Of nndncial
difficulties and probability Of receiver
ship. Consolidated Gas was auccted by
tho continued agitation for legal Tes'flc-
tion OF the price OF gas 10 81. and icH TWO
points without rallying. The course or
the stock market during the week iaisht
Dc summarized as an extreme dccHhc On
Monday on The first trading after lhe
news OF the actual outbreak of wal on lhe
Macedonia frontier rally which carIitu
prices above the level az the previous
Saturday. and succeeded IN stdBhdlluh
which showed little variation. ana trans
actions reduced 10 the smallest proper
tons. SO FAR as any general influence on
tho market was concerned. interest has
centcrcd entirely in the war news. Aslde
from the war news the factors III lhe
market were not important, ana were
confined 10 individual shares. except lot
squeeze of shorts in the CodIers. Whlch
was "a purely mluIuuIarVc movement.
The more prominent railway shares show
a fractional net gain ON the week, al
though the slump of Monday ana subse-
QuCnt recovery and hnal reaction mas
covered range running rom a lidcuoh
20 6is The railway and miscellaneous
bond markets ruled fairly active during
the week. witha quite general business
transacted in the usually neglected issues
in which noteworthy variations were
mainly registered. Prices were fairly well
sustained in the bid quotations for tne
cilt-edged liens Business I'm Governments
during The week was extremely light ana
fluctuations narrow, with good under
tone Silver certificates rose 10 ~ on
purchases of 10000 ounces, but subse-
cucntly receded below last weeks close
on the bid quotations.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE: Money on
Cal easy at 1nlis. last loan at y and
close offered M ] per cent. prime. mer-
camille. tA.uf per cent Sterling exchange
steady with actual business in bankers
till at 4ss04Nsii Cor demand and M isji2
N4Sl4 for sixty days posted rates. - N
4SIie and ASST 0fS9. commercial bills.
$3.50. silver certificates. GS1&. 06s2I. bar
silver. go Mexican dollars 4sA. Gov
eminent bonds steady. State bonds dull,
railroad bonds firm. Petroleum steady.