Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-14
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sFINlNC COMMERCIAL
Stocks, AOnsy, Exchange Bonds ld: Gfaln' !!
Cotton, Provisions, Et!e, 8.

Wy ork,s Oct.s Id ne telHTnpeS ~ y
& 81 eSIlat i0nIsSyas determinedlyspesi rls ~
and I'll, incia $3.50
h wore p ersistently ignored. The 81 reac7
Sstinnarys Spirit found It's chief vent py
Il seiling Brooklyn ransit. That stock
.S,yas asilyStfe leaderSo of the market IN
noiIit Of activity, and lalthough the deal-
ings did not approach the hig NJ water q tt.
mark of "a few, weeks saEo, the Ipnsup,
q pcr ted condition of the sstoc ~ and 4 the
gaumptlon OF late cond til ons. Me troTr
4 polltan seemed to ii show b aeute e Y SYM
! pathy. q Aianhatt was little affe ctedi
4 and & the & New y orleB Gas is ocks were
B firm in tone. TIL ere were come wide
( movements In stock ks lot usually pronl-.
Sinent, but the market as o. Wh ole at no no
i time aWoke from az condition OF leth-
Scharacte risticS fall of 8 points, and the
4 Flower group as { al whole, except Rock
island, was lotably weak In sympathy
with Brooklyn Transit. Offeringsi Of
Sugar and obaccoa were greater than
could be absorbed ,SJand both stocks
! showed sharp net declines. The Amer
i lean Mailing stocks were acutcly de-
pressed, the common losing 2k and pre-
fferred z. The IN ustrials were more
affected than the railroads, the moves
] men t in the latter being confined to
/ narrow limit except for q few stocks
IS CledeS Gas rose conspicuously four
s points and Great Northern preferred
over "a q i point va The market seemed
rather firm for a,5time during the morn
< ing, but d the persistent weakness Of
i Brooklyn Transit broke through the re-
Ssistance. Call loans were decidedly
easier ain, tn e. maximum rate not
Z Exceeding, 5la per cent and the ma
:sijority Of the days loans being made
Sa t S per cent. on below. This Id not
+ prevent slight reaction in sterling ex-
change rates, In sympathy with the
h easier tone OF the foreign money mar
Sskets, thus dissipa ting fears OF inlme-
I'd atelyi gold exports. Preliminary es-
u Inmates OF the weeks movement or
money give prospect of a slightly i'm
proYed condition In to-morrow's bank
3 statement. The disbursements of cash
& by the sub treasury on account of gov-
eminent payments have almost exact
sss1y Offset It's receipts on account OF rev.
+ enues, But the banks have deposited
4 at the sub-treasury for telcgraphic
transfer to; the interior 81 ,052, 600.
ii;Saf So far as theS money movement by
express is concerned, the banks are .es-
4timated ito have lost less than $780,
Il early in the$week has been partly off,
q set by large receipts later In the week.
q This would Indicate a loss on the in
( terlor Il movement or about $500, 000
u Against this there have been receipts
Il of So, 500 900 of foreign gold and about
81 100. 600; by cashing OF drafts OF the San
\ Fra ncisco mint on the sub-treasury,
3 making astota1t of about $3.50, 900. This
would indicate q net gain to the cash
L Eeserves OF the banks Of over ST. COT, 900.
The banks have further reduced their
Y loans, so that there Is a. fair prospect
SSof a. mode crate increase In the surplus
reserve: The first payment of anticl-
4 pnted interest on government bonds
g;will he made on Monday, at the SUBJ
treasury, but the: prospects do not In
{ dictate that application will be made
n on q large scale, although this pay
8ment Is without rebate.
s9a The bond market was moderately
active. and price changes were mixed.
ITO tai sales, par value. 81, 765, 000
:ssgy United States Sthrees declined X and
the n eW fours advanced &c. in the bid
price,
Sd, The total sales OF stocks were $4,000
shares, 5atss. AKA i "a y
- New. York, Oct. s,-standard OIL. 4.s4
sS5p4,es, 81 l!ts