Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-10
TRADE WAS IMMENSE.
THE DEALINGS IN STOCK YEsTER-
DAY EXCEEDED A MILLION.
MORE BUYING THAN SELLING.
c. c. G. and st. Louis and Chesapeake
and Ohio Showed Pronounced
HUNDRED Deal.

NEW YORK. January "a persistent
and general demand prevailed through
out the list, and on an enormous volume
Of trading there were many final ad-
vances Of / to 9 points. while standard
stocks generally were up Sractionally.
Influenced in part by Saturdays favor
able bank statement. there were more
buying than selling orders accumulated
by commission houses over Sunday. Lon
don. while moving largely with quota
lions here, was a seller on balance, but
1t developed later that on the curb very
large demand sprang up for Americans
after business hours.
II was said that Americans were buoy
ant, with Atchisons the feature. Atchi-
son (preferred) and Sugar were the lead
ers in the strength displayed in to-day's
market. The heavy purchases Of Atehison
(preferred), which resulted in an extreme
gain of points, were said TO be largely
for very powerful interests and their al
lies. The stock made a high record OF
IS IS (ex-dividend). There were q number
of vague rumors connected with Sugar,
but nothing definite. the stock. however
made a. gain of 41-2 points. Glucose Sugar
refinery was simply strong.
CONSERVATIVE STOCKS MOVE.
An advance in Pennsylvania and some
other stocks, which move conservatively,
increased the confidence of the bulls
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis and Chesapeake and Ohio showed
pronounced strength on tho revival Of the
oft-rumored deal between those proper
ties, while the former was also aided by
n favorable traffic statement. Good earn
ings were likewise responsible for rise
in Northern Pacific (common). The pur-
| chases of Southern Railway Cpreferred)
were said to be partly on the theory that
| the company would gain control Of the
| Seaboard Airline.
EXCEEDED A MILLION.
The dealings In stocks. which exceeded
million by over hundred thousand,
were the largest in the present movement.
snd of recent years. Transactions In
bonds. which had showed a contraction
| in dealings of late, also reached large pro-
portions, aggregating sS.4S0.coO
Considerable buoyancy developed in the
bond sneculation. enormous blocks OF the
Atchison and St. Louis Southwestern Is
sues being taken at material advances.
Some Of the low-prlced issues made strik-
| ing gains. Peoria and Eastern incomes
| figuring for IL.
United States new As coupon, and the
old as, registered. declined Is. and the
old as. coupon, and the Us declined IA In
the bid prices. The 2s registered adj
vanced IA.
THE TOTAL SALES.
Total sales were 1,l02,60 shares, includ'
ing 12A300 Atchison; 5000 do, preferred
ex-diyidend; A.s75 Central Pacific; %, 90
Chesapeake and Ohio; 5000 Chicago. Bur
lington, and Quincy; $50 Cleveland. Tin
j cinnau, Chicago and st. Louis; 152, Oh
Louisville and Nashville; 190320 Manhat
tan; $500 Reading first preferred; 7.s2
Minneapolis and st. Louis: $40 Missouri
Pacific; 5000 Missouri, Kansas and Texa!
preferred; 1900 New York Central: 20 -
Northern Pacific; 1880 do, preferred; Is.
265 Ontario and Western; 5000 Rock Is
land; 14,020 Union Pacific; 1920 st. Paul
L, 800 Southern Pacific; Is, 800 Southern Rail
way; 2;.7Oo do, preferred; 800 Texas ant
Pacific; 1920 Union Pacific preferred: /,
400 Wheeling and Lake Erie; 900 Ameri
can Tobacco; 1850 Bay State Gas; SO, 20
Federal Steel: 7,220 do, preferred; 1913
Peoples Gas; 92O3 Colorado Fuel AM
Iron; ll,6O0 Laciede Gas; $3.50 Lead: $50
| racine Mail, S,ZO sugar. b,i4o Leatne
preferred; 1885 Rubber; $500 Western
Union; 1900 ST. Louis and Southwestern
800 do, preferred.
| MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call steady at 21zQi3 per cent
last loan at 2l2 per cent; prime mercantil
paper, 3a3A per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actua
business in bankers bills at $4S46$iSi
for demand and 81. 81 for sixty days
posted rates. s4.s21za s4.S5ie; commercia
| bills. S4a.
Silver certificates. 59lkq6O1s. nominal
bar silver, 59ls; Mexican dollars, 46&a.
Government bonds irregular. Stat
bonds inactive. Railroad bonds strong
NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS.