Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-18
STOCKS END FIRM.
PRICE CHANGES MIXED, BUT FOR
THE MOST PART GAINS.
WHEAT CLOSES At SLIGHT DECLINE.
Corn and Oats strong, and Close
Higher-Provisions n Shade Under
Wednesdays Final Prices-other
Markets.
Markets..

NEW YORK. November 11.-The results |
OF to-day's stock market operations were
rather inconclusive. except in so far as they
showed a continued and lively interest on
the part OF the outside public In securi-
ties of all grades. SO far as prices are
concerned. net changes are rather mMeo.
though the majority are on the sioe ot
gains, and these in some cases amount
to per cent. or over. The early peIiou 4
Of the market showed the heavy oheilhss
TO realize which are at all times usual III
the upward course of a real bull market
But even while prices sagged at some
points. with the effort to absorb the OIL
ferings, other stocks were mounting up
ward, maintaining the undertone Oh nfin
ness.
The very notable movement In Atchison'
nreferred was continued from the outset,
at which time running purchases carried
the price I'D q. The gain was SUISSE
duently extended to ~, and the net gam
is almost a point. There was very heaVy
demand early in Denver, preferred Whlch
had been marked up before the opening
hour in London. This stock rose an eN-
IRENE points, and Norfolk and western
preferred, IL. Baltimore and ONO IA
cific Mail, and International Paper gave
| tone also to the early market. as did an
| upward bound OF 3A in Metropoh'an
| Street Railway.
! WEAKNESS IN TOBACCO.
| Early weakness In Tobacco and the re-
| action in Chicago and Alton from us re-
| cent advance had an unsettnng eneSl ~
| the first hour. In the second hour' now
ever fhe Grangers were taken in hand
| and Burlington and Rock lsianu meIe
| pushed to the highest prices OF the year,
Some Of the low-priced and lately dorI una.a
stocks were also brought lnto the N.Y. Ioi
ment, and advanced to n higher Ie'eI
There were conspicuous advances also II
New York Central, Pennsylvania, am
| Canada Southern. st. Paul anu oII'o'i III
and st. Paul, preferred, sold at iV1. an do
vance OF 6 points, and the hishes' pi'0'
| on record. -, A.
The late reaction was induced by IN
nersistent weakness of Northern racine
and the uneasiness thus caused III III
minds of holders by rumors OF di ;,e.,n
| and a prospective outbreak or hoSllhtle
| in the Northwestern railroad "Ollu'
CLOSE FIRM.
The aggressive buying of Peoples Gas
I'M TO 1O715 in the late dealings ram
the market and made hrm ciOsihs, i
spite of the late weakness IN Deid"a d.
and Hudson and Sugar. e.,
THE local money market showed no Iul
ther hardening tendency to-day, and IN
firmness OF foreign exchange indlcateSs,
| resumption of the holding back OF p.ll'
The level of the London money marke
which declined appreciably to-day, Is no
= so near that Of New York that strli
| gency in the local money market coul
, find no relief in a gold import moVeiiieii
BONDS AGAIN STRONG.
The bond market showed recurrenC
of its recent strength, yesterday q
g clines being in part retrieved. SAT-
Y 5000 900. United States new as, coupe
! and the SIS, coupon, declined "a, anu u
new As. registered, 1-S, In the piu piiJ |,
l shares Including 25. 493 Atchison, ns,9
t Atchison, preferred, .5,ss5 Baltimore ore "a, al
$ Ohio. 6.5S5 Canada Southern, 1888 ~
cago. Burlington and Quincy, l5,OM DE
YER and Rio Grarde, 1920 Louisville al
S Nashville. 1885 Metropolitan street IA
e wav 1855 Missouri Pacific 500 New o,
n Central. 1870 Northern Pacific, $500 q
I preferred. $3.50 Rock Island, S1'92D
, Paul 5,2i7 Southern Railway, pre1erre
i X S5O Union Pacific. II, 399 Information
i PaDer. @ 22O Federal Steel, 1000 preferre
y 2s 44O Peoples Gas, 1921 Pacific Ma
Z. 362l5 Sugar, 1900 Chicago Great Wester
. MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
= Money ON call easy at 2a2A per cen
e last loan at per cent; prime Hiei0dhU
: paper, 3G4 per cent. ,., -,
Sterling exchange firmer. with actu
Y business in bankers bills at Si.S5Ag$i.o
IS for demand and SiS2A for sixty DAY
: posted rates, A8QA.HH; commerce
,, Oi Silver &c certificates, 6O7saslz; bar silv
l. COS; Mexican dollars, IA;
= Government bonds weak. state Don
firm. Railroad bonds strong.