The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-11
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
THE CLOSING QUOIATIONs or
MONIi.
Ossrinss and Sales at the Richmond To-
bscoo fschanEe--Intcrnal Revenue
Collections Foreign Advances.

NEW YORK. Jan. i0-There was q
halt boa thc bun movement on inc St"DH
Exchange to-day. the upward course ~
prices meeting with some onslaci'e. 10y J
buoyaucy manifested by some Speci"'
stocks was not sufficient e. overcome the
Rtncral tendency entirely. ana prices az
ID rule are somewhat lower 1hert va
some pressure Goo SEN ON London "C,""n, =,
and prices of Americans were lower pm
London before the opening here. lh'lN
was "a disposition reported from ihdt c'ii-
ire 90 take an uuidNofanif We" VI N''
future OF values in this country. lh'I'
was also some selling TO realize in con
unuancc of Saturday prices ihe tt"vi-
ness of traders 90 realize CAV" Wclkh, 70
theo pini1u of some proiesSohals 'l',
the technical conditions were not b0oo
at present for a prolonged rise nus
opinion is based on 90 b"h"i ihat Iatse
lines of stocks are already ID the ndiuA
OF spectators awaiting a. rise. ~,
holding 60 is argued. might Dee dislodseo
by slight reaction ana p,sseu pr ~
hands o. large combined interests. bouDl-
less the fear OF some such manoeuNitS
caused some OF ~ smaller operators 10
pause to-day. 10 also gave c"nipen.'
those who sold some Of me le idllk s'ovhH
quite agrrcssiNcly the nlatkei W.
however. dull as compared win lhe ielt.l
mart of last week The resent activity
~ Cleveland. lorraine ana Whtellle,
ono OF tho few Ohio coal rpios 10 tN'"P,
ID defiant ou it's obligations. was chlfiu'l
To-day 10 Hooking valley and WhcciilE
and Lake Erie The common STOCK OF ihe
former rose over point ah" lne rp,
forrcd over % points W1ctilhE tHu Ll"'
Erfe stocks also advanced materially. hut
nIvad iu 0uite an Crratic manner Ten
noascc Coal was strong apparently lh
.vmpathv with this group. Illinois cen
trail was Foo demand ON the strength OF
ifq statement which showed an increase
in cross earnings in Dcccmh ar OF nearly
Sf0g uoO and net for NOvcm Der OF >'i"--
fs0 qe compared with The perl cd last year.
The buying 81 Northern filclhr STOCKS
was also very heavy. blocks unnlng from
Loo 90 1000 shares changing hands quite
frauucnflv AS % result. Oh preferred
closed fa higher at G2H which u.s. new
ligh record. There VAS as. ppolh'n'Ht
boo view of saturdays bank 81 dtement az
fhc continued hrmncss of money Whlch
dd NOT loan below per Ger e. Foieish
exchange also continued firm.
The bond market WAS quito acllNe l"-
oay. and prices held nrm in face of some
realizing BOO The speculative iss lts. iotdl
sales. 100000 United States old s.
coupon are N lower bid. o.,,..,.
The total sales of stocks were "dd.WO
shares. including Atchisou preferred.
a.eH. Chicago. burlington ,4ind Qmni.n,
1916. Hooking valley 6ll'. lllnoia
central 4WG. Manhattan Elevated. TO-
rug. Hawaiian Commercial company,
3D. SiN. Missouri Pacific CGip, .NoW YORK
central. $50. Northern P1cnlc ~ W.,
do preferred 30 1O4. Rock Island. NS~J
So paul tS1f5. Union Pacific. G230,
D. g.. ID. and g.. G9G9. American Tobacco.
Gssi. Chicago Great Western. DIS, fro-
nlo.- Gas \ SpO. Sugar 81 $50, Tennessee
Goal and Iron. Go53. Western Union.
@ GG6
MONEY AND ENCHANGE.-Money on
,.i steady "a 9G3i, pcr cent. last loan
at per cent. and closed no 2i3g5 per
cont. prime mercantile paper "HD ~
nor cent Sterling exchange firm. win
actual business in bankers DIS M So
f.r demand and at 4~2a.m4N3 Tor Sixty
49,, r~eted rates. 4S.I. 04SG. CONNER
ciel huls $50 silver certificates. 'il.H
Is. bar silver. 57i>, Mexican dollars, 80.
Government bonds easier. state bohua
ami. railroad bonds strong