Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-20
STOCKS IRREGULAR.
,,usr or STRENGTH AND &C
.,,, FOLLOWED BY WEAKNESS
poyD MARKET WELL SUPPORTED.
some substantial Gains o" n" Active
pcmoud-""e"' s'r""3-'o'" TN"
,d.ancc-Provisio Higher
o.,cr MARKETS
otncr Marhe''


<rv YORK.. 'nrn is.-There is a GER
..,,.e.r, or stock Exchange spec
'... ,..,. ls. heir ventures for the
.. tendency OF prices displayed
''' .-..a,. opening OF the market
.. initial trading gave promise %
and strong market. and these
.....rdiusly induced some out
r. lt there was a development
.a... u The afternoon. The early
f v. stimulated by decided
.~.,n displayed by the Granger group.
.t.r $751;. helped by reputedly more IA
-l. climatic conditions In the wheat
f. and thc encouraging statement by
Old. c...rumcnt OF the general crop con-
...r- These circumstances caused a re-
rr.. .a wheat prices. which were also
.f..1cod by hcavincss I'm Liverpool. Rail-
v.y stocks and some Of the inactive is
.,s became prominent. particularly Great
Northern. St Paul. and Lake Erie.
q. must not be inferred that there was
SD entire abandonment OF business by
professional operators in the Spccialties
ass these properties were utilized al times
as lever to enhance or depress the
values Of other shares. In fact. the af-
tcruoon's weakness could be directly
traceable TO brisk selling movement I'm
the Mgh-priced Spocialties which re-
celvod momentum subsequently through
liberal offerings OF the Changers, ON the
crop statement, which was colored 10
some extent by sharp rise ia wheat
with the shorts covering heavily.
BREAK ERADICATEs GAINS.
The late break entirely cradicated the
gains I'm The railways and put many OF
tbe Specialize below last nights close.
urooll,n Transit Manhattan, and Ten
resso. coal and Iron yielded the most
80. Pronounced strength was dis
49, I'm colorado Fuel ard Iron, which
r,faiucd advances of over points in the
common and preferred, ON rumors OF I'M
,,.udinc favorable developments. Efforts
10 harmonic the conflicting interests IN
tbc anthracite coal trade and the adop-
zion of "a schedule Of prices for the spring
caused sharp advances i'm these stocks
,rbich moved counter to the general mar
ket al the close.
CLOSE IRREGULAR
The market ended irregular, with the
railway list little changed Good support
Was extended 10 the bond market, and
Some substantial gains occurred on an
active demand Total sales. $l1i000O.
Tinted states 3's. coupon; new rs. regis
tered. and old as registered, advanced Is
ia the Did price.
standard oil closed at 1891 100.
Tho total sales OF stocks were 5l5lOO.
irrudine 25762 Atchison, preferred; 5l,3S5
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy; 6i8
Delaware and Hudson; 232Sj Louisville
3D. sfrflsfs
E.ad.rc. 1st preferred; $50 Missouri
Pacific. $500 North American Consoli-
dated. 5.j Rock Island; $40 Union Pa
cifc. 1920 ST. Paul: 1000 Southern Rail-
yyav preferred: 1870 American Steel and
Wire. .>Nn Federal Steel; J,579 Peoples
Gas. $50 Consolidated Cas- 4 $50 Brook
ism Rapid Transit; 1920 Continental To-
lr... I-lp Sugar; 7,425 Tennessee Coal
al. lyon.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money Oh call steady at $40 per cent.
la.t loan at @; prime mercantile paper.
ol--0l per cent.
Sterling exchange strong, with actual
business Jon bankers bills at $i.S6 3-lu$l61
i0r demand, and ASlS-loAS5 for sixty
days. posted rates, $LSjUSi.S i and
NNaSiS7l-2; commercial bills. $LSi1-4a
<tNf3->.
silver certificates 60. Bar silver, 6O1-2
Mexican dollars. As 81
Government bonds strong. state bonds
Inactive. Railroad bonds strong.
New York stock Quotations.
Closing
&. nison .......'' $500 '''''''''''''.' Us
..hlsou. preferred ................... Glil
Baltimore and Ohio INSTRUMENTATION. -
Cer1ta Pacific ....... ................ SN's
Canada Southern ....................... 51i2 !
Central Pacific OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5l's |
Chesapeake and Ohio................. us !
tl.. and Alton ........ ..'..-....'.'... lOe
CII.. B. and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1ff3s |
CHS. ard T. lN........ ....,.. ........... ia !
,At aud l.. Ill.,, pref.................. l23is |
l... g. W........ ...... ................ lJ1s !
'.I.. ina. ana l......... .....'-..'..... va |
'I.., ina. ana J., preferred .......... 4l,2 |
'.l. aId y. w.. ...'......'s.'.'... Iol'i |
chi and ~ W. preferred .......... lSi
g.. g., q. ana ST. l4.................... tli2 |
g.. g.. g. and 81. L. protcrced........ 9
Delaware ANA Hudson ..............,. l2,ia I
DEL. j.. and W..................... .... llji4
Itu. aud RIO G......... ................ ga
Don. and RIO c., prct.................. 35ia
i.fIr .tNJ ....... ............. .......... 1925
l.rr ,.av), LIST pref..................... 1894
N.Nnc ....... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lNf
~. N'l., lleI....... .'...'............. l9l
hD'ht Valley ............ 60. .......... ~
ILLINOIS Central ....... ................ 11II,
Lab. EIIe and W........................ 49,
Lake ir and W, preferred ........ GS
lake SHORE ........... ................, 200
l.oGisyU. and Nashville ............... 6iss
-iieh"eti L........ .......... .......... -
-He,. ~. itt-..........s .................. -
MlcheaL central .......... ..... ....... llt
Alinn and ST. Observation-Disclosures. 5lH
MINI. and ST. L., prcterred............ gS
missouri Idciuc ........ .............. 5O7s !
mobile and ohio .........,............. 49, |
40. II. ana IT, observation-disclosures. l3I[
BIO, is. ana IT.. prel..................., i0s.
New Jersey Central .................. 49, |
~ vs. YORK central ,.................... 1902
\. r.. Chi. and 81. ll.............. Il |
. y, chi. and 81. j., LIST PREFERRED as
=. y, Chi. and 81. J.. % pref........ 81
Ini.ok and Western ............... 1917
%'iiok ana Western, preferred.... 67ia
49, Amer. CO............' ................ 11s-
N.fihern Pacific ..................... 59sS
Northern Pacific, pref................ 7S3s
r'.tI.' auq N.......... ................ POS |
ore E and y. preferred .............. 20
I'e short iA;s .............. .......... 4l7t |
racine Coast LIST prcf................ 81
I.chc Coast, % preferred ............ 50
'..r.AiS ............... ................ 1Sf
7 ''.'.''' ''.''''s' ''.s'.''s...s %f'f
~ p, ISL prct........ ................ 66A
a. 10. N..----...... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
Do Nr w. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Is
c . 4-iouu 1870. ................... III
81 Louis and 5. F....................... H.
Louis and :. f, preferred ....... II
~ Louis and 5. T.. "a prof.......... 3gg
- Louis and 5. W.................... 1911
~ Louis and 5. w, pref.............. 33iI
.Ni.-..... .......... ..--........... 12S
ltu.. preferred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40
e. HI ana Om. ......ss.............. -
o.. j. and ON. pref. ............... l65
.rin racine ......... ............ 81
stINem Railway ..................... 124
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