Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-08
STOCKS A BIT LOWER.
CONVICTION REMAINS THAT PREsI-
DENTAL DELAY MEANS PEACE.
FAIR SPRINKLlEG OF GAINS.
IN tndcrtone OF Firmness, ittri-
buted To Expectation That Spain
VIII iieid-Wheat Dull ana Wenk-
Provisions Lower.

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congress accs TO the possibility al q
/ peaceful solution Of the Cuban question
! The mario closed , sb,l. ,o,,... to-l,,
-, 80, -.
! ''0 "''-"6' P'i'' iH'"' 'N"'i I"'''
! were IN almost all cases confined %
] fractions and there is a fair splinl,line
! of gains among the te,ding eroclrs only
/ , s,,,,, -. -.
! l'0iO' "o' vi '"' 'I'"'P '"'''
/ Nhich came Yesterday on the news mat
| the message was 10 be delayed dntil Mon
( day was wIuaJ out.
! Nh, ,.,..,..'.....,i ,..... .,.--..., 49,. III.
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o'''''i 3" rene" l"''' 5"''' "'i.'-'7
| neither WAS there amy sign of hquida-
( t.ug of long holdings The only buying
demand was caused hr some sHght COW
erin., Of eto,t. .,., , ,.,.,, li,,it.d ar,,,,rt
! -, .o-..., .r. ......,.
" ''''''' '"' ms '''
was ah almost siaenont maf"ei
There was no DEVELOPMENT during the
! d9v which ,,r..lto,,ed i- from, it's i.f,4r.ic
.c,,tf4.,, o,t..4 ,.i. 1.,f..... g.. f,, a.,
IN, ..,,tt,., co.,. itt,.., ,....., ..,.ii..,, r.,.,-
tba s.ddcp .ofit,,t,- vbe, In ta.,ua
j.uov,p ,aet.rl.,. 't,ot tba president
U1.e-stn. grle .InI.N.I and when a.-
sliur,.,d tb.t tb. d.l,, irffr,t.d ,rob1-
,it copc.s.i,rs b,. tE. ttaarfd Govern
,oeut nine t,tIic ,uurassion Inn wall
.tt..t ie .bst tb. undertnon off drmr..s
r, tb. ,,,.rl,,t 70. dino I'm some hidden mo.
tive rally supposed TO be the expect
afion thaf spain win Weld to pressure,
from the European Powers and the Pope.
and win couccde OBJ. demands OF the
United States.
To-JaN's small losses Zoo the face OF
the general threatening aspect Of the
situation can only ba explained OF jhr
hypothesis that peaceful solution is stiil
hoped for.
The situation in tht money market is
felt To boz fortified again-, even severe
shock Bank reserves all over The cpuu
try have been greatly strengthened. Tho
gold reserve. both for the government,
and for the New York banks Is large
unprecedcntly 50 I'm the case of the latter
and is constantly growing. y large pro-.
portion of the payments at the custom
house are made in gold. ana the cle'l,a
house balances arc 'n sre'l par - l'"
III 'He same H,'"'' ny 10" '''.'
uia'9 p'oSpat, % ,ho tni,nd SET anil
tuI.'ns dS"'I.,' va, Ian ,,l1 t,,,
uh'h ,'i'S ~ -. ,,7,,.,,,,
l9ItS 10 "OPENS" nv 49,.
Io-day advance III 'nT '''N W
IahH ra'e ulo nol vntcN w '',7 ,..,
"i goiu' put serve" 1" SIM ,"e nv,
somewhat IIoN" '-I''""l ~ '.,,.t,i g,
rise IN money I'D LONDON ''su.'u III
rise i'll lhe heIIu an" '''
cnahge Oh i-oloo, ...... .,o,os+ ,,.,,,,,.
,,oaI'otDJ trt ,rices v.re firm Total
- 81 40 ooo T-nited states new A..
,,l,.a,,ooj ,,sr cent the old as. regis
- ,rd tba -,e ii nor cent. I'm tho
ti, - tod,,,. and the yd declined
pa prlce 'o,0"' ~, ,'' ~, 10 ~,
- pei I'm ,o,t .r AL
'he new = Coupo". -. ,,l, mic.
vance OF - oNti 49, ,55
Today IaS' prize W. - la. ,.....
ne 'o'"i SaleS va -, I5,rii,o-
-5"olV sIiares' r,',7ii,is ana
ION ana QuIl'S' -, 10 ,,.-,. .r,.,otf..,
NasHN, ne, ~ ,',,r.rod t,-.
l.'l', NoI ,lIg -.. '.''' u'.i,l ,.,,e.,raI
ST. Paul, &,ts'' / mon I"'!''. w.
1855; American Spirl'S' ''t''' ''-'''
i'lsi. ..,.
MONEY AND EN1li-'N'H'
Money ON cali steady at 2Hzi per cent
last loan at > per cent; prime mercdhuIe
paper 5i.0G per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with ac'uai
business IN banker" bli49 "' F''