The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-23
STOCK MARKET
WAS STRONGER
The Recuperatiye Tendency Of Thurs
day Gained Force
The MARKET CLOSED STEADY
Under the Sustaining influcncc Oft
Advance in Prominent Stocks.
-, Bonds Showed More Strength
in sympathy.
THE MARKET CLOSED STEADY

NEW YORK. Sept 21-The recupcra-
Tive tendency Of the stock market edineu
decided force during me progress OF lo-
uay trading The uneasihcss apI"du
was an element az the opening, ana
changes were small ana irregmar ana Nle
tone of the speculation hcsltdllHt- i"c
pressure against American IopaEro was
in evidence, and Brooklyn Ifdnsit hau q
struggle to overcome IT'S openiNb u' -'-'''
the hitter eventually moving upward ana
though 10 fell once again below last hlghl
level It's advancing tendency afterwards
was a stimulating influence on inc lndihel
throughout he day. Ihc STOCKS OF Ne"
York railroad corporations snow crosse
sympathy with the movement Do BROOKLYN
Rapid Transit. and many rumois were
prevalent 90 account for the movement
rointing TO plan Of unity OF control or
all the public utluues I'D the greater CITY
OF New york Nct gains I'm TINS group, in-
Guiding Manhattan. Metropolitan street
railway. Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Consoh-
dated Gas and Brooklyn Union Gas,
ranged from ~ 10 o points. Tho move
mcnt in tho spec'altics was most c0nspicu-
Gus throughout the dav. but rather noia-
bic demand sprang 4 for the railroads
attracted by a sudden rise ln Omaha OF
"a. I'm Northwest "a. and in New YORK
Central Of i5 These gains We're not MAIN
talucd. but there was notable buying au
day Of Southern Pacific and Of the grane-
ers one or two Of the sOuthwesterns adj
vancoi we'll The movement in the rail-
roads did not extend FAR outside these
limits except for some obscure selling.
There was very heavy demand I'm the last
hour for tho Leather stocks. which was a
material factor in overcoming the rcac-
ti0narv tendency Of the market. United
States Leather common advanced 90 l.it
and the preferred to lft.. closing hL tIt
top. Tho general market closed stetHI
under this sustaining influence somewhat
below the best Speculative opinion was
inclined 10 look for favoranle banh
statement tomorrow. and was Wuth
checrod thereby. There was no Iuttner
evidence of stocks being forced 10 SAFE pN
calling of loans. and the rate Tor can
money did not rico above 6 per cent. ana
fell on fntnor transactions below mat
This is pretty good evidence mat inc
banks are within their legal reserve but
II gives no clue as % how FAR the surplus
may have been replenished.
The bond market was moderately &C.
tive. and prices advanced in sympathy
with stocks. Total sales. par Natie' Loo
coo United states old As registered dd-
vanced * in the bid price $4,000.
The total sales Of stocks were '"o,D
shares. including Atchison preferred. -
50. Darlington. 2375O. Rock Island, I'D.
Louisville and Nashville, $50. Mahntl
tan. 81 400. Metropolitan. N."''i missouri
Pacifc 3 100. New Jersey tentral. ''''''
N-orthern Pacific II 30. Reading first pre-
ferred. 6.31O. ST Paul. 2S195. Southern
Pacific 1878. Southern railway pre-
ferred 5000. Union Pacific Nth. 90. pre-
ferred. $40. American steel Hoop l.bo'
American Stel and Wire ZOO: American
Tobacco. 30 100. Anaconda Mining Com
many. so: Brooklyn Transit l'4N4oi
Continental Tobacco $40. Federal steel
10 qSS. Peoples Gas "a $50 Sugar. $500:
Tennessee Coal and Iron, ll,o2u. lnllca
states Leather. 4367S; do. preferred
a. 7j
MONEY AND EXCHANCE Money on
call firm az sac per cent; last loan az %
r,er. cent: prime mercantile paper, H,"'i2
per cent. Sterling exchange firm. with ac-
tai business i'm bankers bills m Sfe''t"
81. for demand and at 81 Sl@@4S - for
sixtv DAYS: posted rates. Sisj14 N3i2 ana
q eGa4 Ssis and S4s7; commercial DIS.
81 e074s1. silver certificates. 5Sian3.n4;
bar silver. 5Ssk. Mexican dollars. +tlt.
Government bonds firm. state bonds mac
tive: railroad bonds strong.
R4NK. CT.EARINGS- The total bank
clearings In the United states for the week
we're 4. aS3. DOB 301: per cent increase
A2O Exclusive OF New York. S6l4 $4,000;
per cent. increase. 900.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing Stocks