The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
THE CLOSING QUOTATIONS or
MONEY.
Offerings and Sales mt the Richmond To.
bacco Exchange -intcrnal Revenue
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Advances.

NEW YORK. June 3O.--To-days market
for securities was not distinctly reaction.
AIRY az any time as Was yesterday p, Dut
there was a lack OF aggressiNcncss ~ ~
and a manifest sense Oi fcnuli amoHb
the bun contingent. The admOniton con-
talucd by yesterday lively sealing ny
London that the T7TranCe ma pIncs W"S
goiug too fast, oven 81 itwcrc rot CONS
TOO far was taken 90 heart, ana hau Il
guicting influence. There was % EcHN'-
ness OF dcmcanor shown 10y tho pnHN Snu
the lOuyancy was taken OUT on li4NN'
generally. This was the more not1Die ~
there were not such hearty oletlhkS 70
TsaliZc profits as was the case 4tatV'N1s
Tho result was "a dun market 'vinIti'u
with recent days, althoukh lit tv'"i 80,
OF all stocks approached 1870, s,i" ,i
OF these over - 90 were Of 81. Iael ana
the addition OF sales of Sugar, Burilns'oi
Chicago Gas. Rock Island ana y. &C 20
leaves less than half the total sun 10 be
accounted for. so far as scnefdl news
was concerned. there was no 'hahbc IN
the encouraging outlook when haa accom-
panicd the long and steady advance 'Iop
'9,I0ae continued good. Such ralfodu
earnings as were published were NOT us
cournGug. the likelihood was strcht tleh'1
that no gold would 90 out this week anu an,
the money market displayed a dlstlnctiy
better tone than for weeks past. Rates
FOR call money were held at from II 10
I -. as against to Ia for long time
past Merchants and importers were IN
the market Tor loans on imports ana lVI
Withdrawals bonds and demand iot
money To pat into stocks and securities
continued After the opening depression
tho bulls did. I'm fact carry prices very
generally above last night close me
grangcrs and coalcrs were particularly
strong In this upward movement anu lI'
former showed the firmCst resis lance 10
The subsequent decline. Stocks which rose
more than a point over last night cloNc
were Sugar. Rock Island, Nonsoldattu
Gas. Delaware and Hudson ana JttscS
Central The subsequent reaction Wlpc9
ont the gains through the whole liat ana
the only important stocks 10 ialy 10
net gain were Delaware ana jiuuHol'
point. and Rock Island. Manhattan anu
Tennessee Coal. fractle u.s.. net Ioss'S
were general even at the maj iaHy am
extended 10 point IN Idcltuc GAS llu'
Lead. Pullman and Tobacco. lneIc VIZ
q few special causes for depression OF IN
dfyidual stocks such as the apprehcnslon
that the sugar schedule OF the 1ailI DIN
would be changed so as 10 lessen the Iio-
lection on refined sugar. Northern IL
ci0c pfd reelected the belief among Sc
curitv dealers that the plans Tor tho mar
mOuiOus operation OF Northern racine
and Great Northern had come 10 Il pause
through differences between IrcSlutht
nm and the Northern Pacific voting trus-
tees I'd is probable that industrial SHARES
generally reflected some Apprehension
caused by the result OF me I0DacCo I'm, In,
81 trade. although "a disagreement showed
ten Jurors for conviction. Ihe totai saIe
az stocks to-day were ZNJV'V ShdIts' III
Guiding American Tobacco Co. S.4V,
American Sugar Refinery, "a 200; Burning
ION and Quincy. 30 600. Chicago Gas, "a
900. New York and s w. 1000 Northern
Pacific pfd. u 500. Omaha, 300; Reading,
T 500. Rock Island. 1890; St. Paul, @Gyp'
west. Union Telegraph, 100; New Jer-
sey Central. 6.4OO. ,-.,. ,,.+
The bond market was inactive, hut
ruled fairly firm although some OF the
sneculative issues fell off slightly on
uroft taking. Transactions in the glit-
edged bonds were quite numerous at SUD-
stantial improvements in some instances
The aggregate sales We're II. 3Z4WV. 'foN-
ornments continued firm on lght dealings
The sales were $4,000.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE: Money on
call hrmer at 1iH2 per cent last lo dh
~ per cent: closed 1l4Q112 per cent
Prime mercantile paper 344 per CEN.
sterling exchange. dull and steady, WIN
act,iol business i'm bankers bills at 4st9
ASH for demand, and at 4S1's1lSo LOT
sixtv DAYS. Postal rates, 4S6l9q4otl2 ana
4SSG4SSl5: commercial bills. 4Sol3, SILVER
certificates. 64QCOi4, bar silver, COS Mex
ican dollars. Az. Government BONDS lilh'
state bonds dull; railroad bonds irm.
NEW YORK. June 30-The receipts az
the custom house here were J2.2OV.SO.
The receipts for the months ending to-
dav were S14. TBS 772.5j and for the iscal
wear also Including to-day were Sl2VGV3'-
is2 OG T'he receipts for the year ending
June 80 1896 were S116OO4, S24 30. Ihere
y,-as a rush at the close of business TINS
afternoon. owing 70 the fear that action
might be taken on the pending tarliI meas
ure.