Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-13
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT nUsI-
NESS CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
Prices OF Money, Donds, Stocks,
Grain, Tobacco, Cotton, Cattle,
Country Produce, &c, Foreign
and Domestic.
and Domestic.


stock market was without animation at
any time. The preliminary drive at
Sugar and one or two subsequent raids
against that stock failed to dislodge any
large offerings, and the subsequent deal
ings In the stock showed greatly dimin-
ished activity, and flrmness Of tone. It's
losses were all recovered, and the close
showed a net gain of small fraction.
The low price for the day, which was
126 ga, was a new low point in the pre-
sent movement. Sugar was easily the
leader in the list in point of activity,
and absorbed about one-third Of the
total dealings.
The Coalers showed some strength, on
account of the approaching cold snap.
They were helped also by reports CT
restriction of output by individual COM
panies. New Jersey Central led this
group and advanced at one time 8 IA
points. but closed at a reaction of about
q point.
Consolidated Gas fluctuated wildly,
and closed at q net decline of ! IL. Out
side Of this, the market was without
particular interest. There was some
continuance of the selling for London
account, especially of ST. Paul, and this
was about the only unfavorable factor
in the news of the day. The result OF
the days trading is to bring the lever
of prices back to about the same lever
as that held before the very sharp de-
cline of last Friday.
The upward tendency to-day in the
general list was assisted by the FAVOR
able character OF the railway earnings
reported for the first week OF Novem-
her The increases were especially
marked i'm the returns of the Southern
and Southwestern roads. which are pre-
sumably affected by the heavy cotton
movement, owing to the traffic now
coming forward. which has been de-
layed by the yellow-fever quarantine.
The Southern Railway led In the
amount of it's gain, with an increase OF
s62. 470 over the corresponding period OIL
last year. the percentage of increase De
ing about II. The Central OF Georgia,
with an increase Of $23,S77 shows the
higher percentage Of about 20
The activity in the soft-coal traihc Is Is
reflected in an increase OF SZS,SSS, over IL
per cent. on the part Of the Norfolk
and western. and of over 100 per cent
on that Of the Cleveland, Lorraine, and
Wheeling.
The days net gains are point or over
I'm some of the Changers and other
prominent active stocks, and are near
Nv points over in the Coalers.
THE bond market was moderately ac-
tive at higher prices. The new Lake
shore 31-2s sold at 1O5 IA, the highest
! on record Total sales, H,4OOo,
The total sales of stocks to-day were
o47. 100 shares. including Burlington. -
sos; New Jersey Central, 5,Sto; ROCK IS
land. II. 577; st, Paul, 2,S5O; Bay state
Gas, $500; Peoples Cas- A'uc; sugar
| SO6S0. -
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call steady, at 11-2q2 per
cont. last loan at ga per cent; closing
offered at 1-2q1 ga per cent; prime
| mercantile paper, S1-2q41-2 per cent:
| Sterling exchange strong, with actual
hus,ness in bankers bills at s4.5 LA
| s4S5 "A for demand, and S4.s 5-Sqs4. " s-e
FOR sixty days; posted rates, SLS' l-2g
AA1-2: commercial bills, S4S
silver certificates, 81 1-2q5S IL. Bar
snver H1-2. Mexican dollars, 40.
Government bonds strong. State bonds
| dull. Railroad bonds strong.
BANK CLEARINGs.
| The total bank clearings in the United
| States for the week were o'''Oo-'ooO !;
ner cent. increase. 1872. Exclusive oi
New York, S5i5. 6OS,574; per cent increase
| 40. ,,.p1,1rc
The Evening Posts London financial financial
cablegram says: The STOCK mai h He
were lifeless to-day, and a trine iess
Nr,,, Mines were better. The duiness
a. "a I.,,ooricans here is partly due to the
aiennIties of a dealer who is bull on
annericans. and who recently lost
han,,iiv nv the sharp and unexpected
snf 90 certain Industrial shares. The
failure may be announced tomorrow, or
=. ~ blow over 1t Is really nothing
,unnnrtant. Americans closed above the
| lowest. a,,u ond the
The Paris Bourse was dull ana inc
Berlin markets steady.
xsw YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS..