The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-25

qHE CLOSING QUOTATIONS. %.
HONIT
offerings and sales - tho Richmond To-.
hncoo Exohauee-interus, Revenue
Collections Foreign Advances.

NEW YORK. August 2i-The opening
~ che stock market fhis morning showed
lively rrNNHkoninr ~ outside Interest
Hs indicated hN large volume ~ commits
fion house orders. which had come info
thc brokers offices over night ard which
durinE most ~ che morning. There was
also heavy buying for large Individual in-
terctis ana prices " some stocks topped
TIE years record. Tho preferred stocks
n rnrri1od companies were quito promi-
ncnt ond ffo shares OF Southwestern roads
were notably strong and continued hFin
el cay. The grsrFcrf were leaders in
point ~ activity nnI strength. hut renlIz-
!af safes were heavy ai "a E'ffn point in
their advance. forming a barrier. Tho
roNrte m tho wheat market was watched
Nh sympathetic Interest So far as Sos
cNcfne WnF due fo REGULATIONS q crop
oamsEe rumors o. helped fhe stock mar
w. Nuf when fhr cable brought news "
break 'n tnrIHrl n decline ln demand
for wheat railroad stocks responded " I.h
fh0tio decline Tho falling on in
prices ~ American securities in London
WIS ignored af thc opening hour partly
hr u Was attributed ~ tn" fffiI.-
ln tee v tho crhIo reported The london
uarkcf EnrFT .0n tho tenor ~ The news
from ."a.H LONDON nnflrnH also report
that fne continued f1' in silver is on un-
lo-dlY f0'l f.1 lr London fn 1I-.l. which is
- below fho previous lowest price. a
snI WIihaf uHl m gold from ffc sub
c.,--,. . ,,..-.. T. goa ...-i- ?.
Ile continued Dnee In The money market
i nnf indicative m "a lively demand for
rlrNf ffHu fNr interior. such as is looked
fnr In rfrni NJ business revival. and
ffrf.rn fl errrrI1 t.on. re 0n index NJ fur-
lrfse ruak ar'n-. 10 Isl regarded as distinct
~ l.rt'nr AZ tho same time lenf-
fr7 20 money orc i- expectation ~ an care
81 demand urrn thcm f0r Interior trade
fNf.- end there hns been some additional
ho.nnN ..f'nn N funds here recently in
hntio.ra non ~ such demand. Leather pa
was notably weak on account % the dis
appoint mert in fhe dividend rate and I7st
US per cent Cotton OH nd on tho other
faf was stronger and gained 2'.o. net
1lFzrced li-o.. Ncw York Chicago and
s. louis FIRST pa fe'l OF % points Most
~ me arilFe stocks showed fractional
ret declines. tut there were gains scatter
point in chicago lrd.a n7polis and louis
villa pa. Cleveland O.. O.. and ST. Louis
flint and pere Marquette pff. Laciefe
Gas. Lake shore and oreEon Navigation
Tho bond market was strong nrd firm
again TODAY Afcfison leading The total
sales ~ bonds were 81 NN on The total
sales ~ Stoke t0-dfv we've f12 H'0 shares.
Including hfchison ufi 80 Gf2. Chicago %.
and o.. % 400. 80 Pacific 1900. North
crn Pacific Ufd ~ flu. Chicago y. ~.
j go. Reading l6021. Rock Island, 1f ~,
s. Paul 90 so. Union Pacific N oe0.
American SPIRITS 800. American Tobacco.
7 2l5. chicago Gas 1910. IT. g. and 81.
h721. r.. s. Leather ma. 1881. vs.. r.
1880, Chicago 81. ". 90 915.
MONEY AND ENCHANGE-M on
cali EASY % 10flb Der cent: last loan IL,
per cent, closed 1nlh per cent Prime
ting exchange weak. with actual business
IN bankers bills M STisfi4S5ik FOR De-
fnard and no 4 So. ~ s1ts f0r sirtv DAYS.
posted rates sfil 1871 and sfiislf~T.
rates I2 T1it. bar silver 5lls. Mexican
dollars ff.. Government bonds Irregular.
State bonds dull. railroad bonds. strong.
petroleum Pennsylvania crude, no mar
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