Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-15
NARKET QUOTATIONS.
nrroRTs FROM ALL GREAT Bvsi.
NESS CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
Prices OF Money, Donds, stocks.
Grain. Tobacco, Cotton, Cattle.
md n0mcstic.

NEW YORK. February 1.-THE weak
mass of stocks was pronounced to-day.
.r. rermcatcd every department OF tho
market The decline was quite uniform
s., .hc general list. and few OF the
rery speculative specialities broke
severely There was little support in the
vy OF buying orders at any point. and
,s won't OF easily and rapidly. The
mako, stcadicd az intervals. and rallied
r lccbly. but pronounced duilness
followed every symptom OF recovery. Few
. tne sctivo stocks have escaped net
..s oi point or moro. and many promi-
r securities are over two points lower.
higher prices at the opening were
hv Che confidence with which
t-oaa prices had been sustained on
. London Exchange during SATURDAYS
f.y .n New York This confidence
$500 in evidence in London before
opening hcrc and the international
showed sharp advances In SYM
...Hl reaching nearly point I'm the case
ou Pacific. These advances. how
.. Were of The most ephcmeral charac-
I.r Pacific stocks in which the Re-
ION Committees agreement with
..t.mmcut about the Kansas Pacific
seemed Co bring realizing The days
...mt in Metropolitan Street Rail-
a.. .f.red "a range of l41-2 points. the
mr rom The hish point to the lowest
continuous and violent. the prices
I'D
I. Was "a quick rally OF Sl-2 but the
. iactultcd widely. and closed with
Iue, of over five points.
-r,at deal of talk was heard ON the
question during the day. but there
U- r0 .necihc development that offered
..n motive for the selling
. bears took advantage of the over
.-.. condition OF the market. and the
..r l1us-sustained effort 20 support
tl make am aggressive raid. TIE
s iislodsed by uncovered margins in
quite "a heavy liquidation. The
hli no difficulty in covering at the
. without any marked rally in
~ Special weakness was shown by
west. Kansas and Texas preferred.
ST.. York Central and Pullman. The
hI.r stocks and Third Avenue We're
......Iy the only prominent securities
I.. list Oh resist the weakness.
... dictionary tendency I'm stocks af-
.l th, bond list throughout, for the
r-. time since the recent advance was
ked The prices of bonds did not
-Il NO once, some issues showing
strength in the early part of the day. but
..ues were general before the close.
Iues continued on a very heavy
scale. Total sales. S4.5i0.000
United States new tours. coupon, were
g.. lower bid. and do. registered. and the
lI tolrs. registered. were Is lower old.
rhe total sales Of stocks were 40i@O |
-r.r,s including Atchison preferred. To- |
.a. chicago. Burlington and quincy, 3D. /
- Louisville and Nashville l0lil; Man- /
haitian. 1855: Metropolitan Street Rail T.
..r mES: Missouri Kansas and Texas /.
r.rred. $3.50. New York Central. zI9tsi I
\ .r-hern Pacific. $50; do. preferred. ill., I
Chicago North Western, 1850; Rock /
rd II S5. ST, Paul. $3.50; southern (
. rvay preferred. SOP; Union Pacinc /
e s-s. American Tobacco, 6.5l2; People /
Cas- 1850. Sugar, 1920; United States /
e ber $50; do, preferred ol0-
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
g. p. M.-Money on call closed easy at /
-lfI-z per cent. last loan. II per /
.rt.. prime mercantile paper, SG4 per
sterling exchange easier. with actual
mess in bankers bills at $iS' IL TOT
rsr8 and SA8dS4@ ii for sixty DAYS;
.t.d rates. SAS40$iS5 1-2' commerclai
Dds. Si.32 IL. -u
r.- certificates. IS 1-2057 -. Bar Sill
e14 Mexican dollars, i5 ii.
government bonds weak. state ponos
rr Railroad bonds weak.