Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-26
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT BUsI-
NESS CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
Prices OF Money bonds, Stocks
Grain, Tobacco, Cotton, Cattle,
Country Produce, &C., Foreign
and Domestic.

NEW YORK, January 25.-The timidlt%
manifested by dealers in stocks yester-
day because the warship Maine had Deen
ordered to Habana was fully equalled
by the confidence with which the traders
dealt in stocks to-day when the snip
had arrived in Habana. The most no.
table feature of the days trading was
large volume of transactions for LONDON
account The number of shares bought
i'm New York for London was estimated
AT from 10000 to 5000 But even with
this large demand to be filled prices were
not lifted at the opening fully 10 the
London parity. The sharp decline mere
Yesterday seemed to have awakened
Keen demand in London for Americans.
The strength of Spanish as in London
also indicated the absence OF apprehen-
sion of an embodiment between the
United States and Spain.
London gave the tone TO the days
market. and sustained it by the absorp-
tion of free offerings OF securities after
the opening.
The foreign buying Of securities was
sufficiently heavy to have marked el-
feet on the exchange market, the actual
rates declining is, with the demand TOT
hills very light. London's large buying
of securities has, in fact, led TO renewed
talk of early imports of gold, ana TINS
tslk is given additional force by the snow
ing of merchandise exports from New
York for the week, which were Owe
81 900 900 in excess of those OF last Weeh'
and over 50 100000 greater IMAM thoSe Ia
tho corresponding week OF last year.
nh heated shorts rushed 10 cover In
tho final transactions. and made the
huovant tone at the close, which 1ouhu
rrices at the best of the day Tor tne
,andard stocks Yesterdays losses OF
e. average were more than recoVereu
~, york Central was most conspicuous
In the dealings, with its gam over
,'a,ots and the stocks of all its properties
shared IN its strength to somewhat ies'
o,,tont Union Pacific, Northern Pacihc
"a the other properties which go u
r,axe I'M the Klondike group, were al
aansnicuous for strength, and the Gran
e,ers and Southwesterns may be auueu y
the list. - increasing ac
tivity and strength as the day prosre 49, o,oI
and showed gains, as a rule' 1o'Hi S'0
100000. -,...roa moro l.
Irnited states old As registered were =
lover bid. but do. coupon and the he'
as were Is higher. or m
The total sales of stocks were S5o'VO
shares. including Chicago, Burlington an an
Quincy. 2496O Manhattan H. ZI4ooi "e co.
Nolitan traction. 6,775; New 1or FIX. Oe dn
trai 40 $50: Northern Pacific Bz", W
nreferred. 2i4o5; Ontario and WeS - asr
Pam. rock Island. 1872; st. Paul. 100,
Union iyy, pacific. 90 $50; Chicago Great We,
d a. t Gas. 1886; Sugar, $3.50
MONEY AND EXcHANGE'
Money easy at 1-2g2; last loan -, o
,,, T mercantile paper, gas "a per cent cent
cterlinp exchange weak, WIN 49, &c
n.'Sines< in bankers bills at stsi 90 ~
d demand posted aSd rates. qS' i-Saa So
go -, Ss. commercial bills, S4.S. .,
" cjJrer certificates. Sc l-2ao7 ~ OAR 81
req-S. Mexican dollars. A 80.
yer l,,, 80 bonds strong; state pono
al. railroad bonds strong.