The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-28
FINANCEAND COMMERCE
JHR CLOSING QUofAffo"S VI
MONEI.
vce,,ss. and sales q, the Richmond To-
bscco EschsnGe-intes""i "e'o"""
collec,ion.-Fcrel en- Advances

>,rvv yoRK Dec. 2T.-The only active
., n, to-dnNs stock market Wos
,'a,tfcst.o nv professional iraueis alu
they devoted themselves almost ai.oss',i'e ~,
10 The recent speculative i"Noi'.tto ..ro,,,,
,SarIct which are comprised in the sIoup
c,,,.,,,, - me speciaitlcs ana more pa :
Geuiarlv the stock OF local coipoi as'Vtso ~
AMI traction companies Inc tone u a.
9rodfrs~ vas unsettled and al tunes ~
iI,IiD frtsrish. The strength OF lnG
en.,ialtlcs caused strong vp'hus "..u
upheld prices ia the gencta Ma ,rho
far as there was any movement. .'l,I
market weakness IN sugar an" 80 con.
movement TO realize OWING " wy -
flnucd stiffness and some 'Ntt"t " a. a.
press apprehension Of the thteateii'nk , ",
Velopmtuts in the far East. t"iii'v - - 80
below last week 8 level where they re- Re-
malued ia the case OF many ie@Utlf 49,. T.,
mill the close. To-day was "a hoiluay III
London and there were no QUOTATIONS. !Vi
British consols. the accepted D"i o'' 49,
ever. trading on the C0nuuthtaI byui
and reports from there did not indicate
any acute apprehension from the ou'iOoh
in China. 18th shou,od
,vcorflonal movement One OF these was
4 and o. which was bought heaNiiy pY
leading huli operator, ana "hith auNailt,u
,,,.ri, "a poinff The .nird week statements
af hand from southwestern raliroaus Wtl'
uof very favorable. notably that Tor nan
ege and Texas which showed "a decrease
ns so. 4gS. and FOR ST. Louis SouihWes''Ih'
with falling on OF over $500 ~ CV",-
pared with last year. The situation IN
The money market has quickepcd pay
mcnts on the Pacific bond redemption.
The government Is still sending out ehechss
from Washington for NE payment ol
bonds. bot money from this source ms
not come back into the market Win SUI
ncient freedom 10 prevent us leriihe 10
DAVIS Union Pacific payment 10 INC 49,
.rDro.nf az about 50 500 900. even though
4 g - a. tc l,f
On deposit in New York There was con-
siderable calling Of loans to-day ana the
rate paid 10 replace them ranged lioii
8hu4h per cent. with inc WdJoiig ~
I per cent There was a rise also IN me
rates of sterling exchange to-day, Wnlch
rrecluded tho idea Of any immediate iur-
fhor GOLD Imports In the final dealings
there was some sharp reactions III ny
specinltios and the cOalers. when wiped
oifi all the previous gains and IN some
cases left prices materially lower.
The tone of the bond market was nih
and in some cases sharp n12 ol gains r-Hited
states old a.. registered were = lo"er'
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
2S7. 500 shares, including ana -;
1881 CHICAGO y. and O.. u $3.50. J.. and NJ
900. Manhattan. 81 .225: Met street Rail
wav g.G17. Mo. Pacific 3nlO; NoItht,h
Pacific ptd. 5.7gO' Rock Island oea'' -.
Paul. 0.t54 American Tobacco AO; Gay
stale Gas. SIP. Chicago @. w, Q dOs.
Lead. 5.445: Sugar. 4f,Oi1; T. c. and L.
oa4O.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE Money on
con firm al 3q3R per cent; last loan,
per cent: closed 3H3h per cent. Prlme
mercantile paper, 3HniM per cent Slei-
linz exchange firm and with actual busi-
ness I'm bankers hands at 4Ahp4el1s tor
demand. and a. 4s1ha4Sla for sixty
DAYS. Posted rates. 4e2t9 ~ e eh
4 S5i6G4 81 Commercial bills. Z 81. Sil-
yer certificates 5705s. Bar silver ~.
Mexican dollars 45ss. Government bonds
easier. State bonds, dull; Railroad bonus
strong.