The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-06

NOR AMIN, AlllON
IN STOCK MARKET
Aggregate Of Dealings Much Larger
Than for Some Time.
MORE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED.
Tfcre Was Early Strengthen Some o
the Iron and Steel Stocks, But
They saSsed Away in Some
of the Late Dealings.
(By Associated Press. ,

NEW YORK, Sept. BY contrast with
.ile recent dead level of apathy, to-day S
. iIaolns In stocks seemed like positive an
lInauon. The aggregate of dealings was
considerably larger than for some time
past, and the total was not made Up with
an an overwhelming preponderence OF &tTad-
ing IN one or two stocks.
sugar, Peoples Gas and Brooklyn iran
SIT all continued fairly prominent, but
s there was q marked increase OF interest
IN railroad stocks. There was a peculiar
Ees-SESar, as a rule, moving UP Whle
Feopie s Gas was going down, ana sugar
reactng as Peoples Gas recovered. Both
stocks We're largely dealt in, both above
ano below last nights level
Ihere was early strength in some OIL the
lroa and steel stocks. but they sagged
away IN the late dealings, seemingly un-
DER the apprehension that to-morrow's
) trade reviews might have something I'M
f favorable to say. The cause of the rise
IN Inc railroad stocks was not very clear.
put there Was a manifest accession Of
confidence on the part of the bulls. Deal
lnss,,Were largely professional, but there
was buying on, a large scale, in a number
of stocks, eindividuals ira t1sactipns run
ming up 1000 ShareSsin some cases.
~ St-.PauI,s L MON Pacific and Chesap eake
and Ohio. on talk of a dividend in South
FERN Pacific and Louisville, We're notably
In demand. This strength had its incep-
ton in London, which centre bought quite
freely of various internationals Buying
by local operators was based, in part, on
London would continue. Sentiment at
that centre is clearly much more cheerful
and uneaSiness loTerzthe money market
seems to be much abated.
The settlement of threatened English
railroad strike, the belief that the var in
South Africa is nearing its termination
and nopeiui view OF The Chinese situa-
ton, all helped the English market, and
operators there Interpreted the election in
Vermont as favorable TO higher prices
ST. Paui's notable increase in earnings
for the fourth week in August. attracted
buying here, and there was a large de-
mand for the other granger stocks from
western sources said to be from the
short account and TO be induced by the
favorable weekly crop summary of the
Weather Bureau. The strength in Lon
don was said to be due, in part, to the
expectation of receipts of gold from New
: orl but this did not hurt the New York
market. With the surplus reserves Of
New York ha nks at overl$27, 900, 900, with
gold being constantly received from Aus
1ralia and from the Iiondike, and with
the demand for money from the interior
continuing unusually light for the sea son,
there is no immediate apprehension over
the local money market Best prices We're
not maintained, and the market closed
aIeayy at only a fractional net gain
Business was better in bonds, but some
irregularity continued. Total sales, par
value, S935.0O0- United States old 4 and
SIS coupon advanced II in the bid price,
Total sales Of stocks to-day were 2255, 800
shares.