The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-04
STOCK MARKET
WAS IRREGULAR.
Transactions for Short Time Were.
Unusually Heavy.
TENDENCY TO REALlzEAPPARENT.
After Publication of Exceptionally
Favorable Bank stntcmcnt-Lcvc1
Of Prices Above That
Earlier in Week.
TENDENCY TO REALlZEAPPARENT 7

"a lEISSS ]huokS Ahhb
Earlier in Week.
NEW York, Feb, s.-speculation In to-
days short session of the stock market
was swayed by long ventures encourage so'1 r3t,l
by the statement. of the st. PAU rail-
road for the fourth week OF January and
disposition to take profits. a Level OF
prices had been curly established when
indicated handsome rise on securities
purchased earlier in the week
The tendency to realize was very mani
fest after the publication OF an cHccP-
tionally favorable bank statement. Al
though the downward movement assumed
some force nci,r the end. on account Oh
the violent break of :'as per cent IN Su.
ear. the earlier advances gained pH lils
St Paul's showing. and than OF nliiloi
roads was not entirely cancelled. inter
est was revived TO a marked e%tent an
n number o.. the iron and steer issues;
National Steel moving up po POINTS, I'M tn,i
receding fractionally- Tennessee Coal 1cIl
into comparative dulness. ana altnousI
II covered range of points. 1clnliiateu
unchanged. ;o
OF. ; points in General Electric. which was
generally attributed to reports OF cncour-
nging earnings. Sugars plunge uoWH-
ward was ascribcd to gossip concci ms
the trade war Third-Avcnuc occupied
less conspicuous position than OF iate'
and moved in somewhat narrow limits.
tendency to cover in some directions. cou-
Piled with free selling in spots. caused d
very Irregular close to the days busi-
ness. Transactions We're unlsuaii! heaN!
for short time. and the numper OF
stocks dealt in almost equalieu mat OIL
yesterday.
Bonds have been well absorbed during
the week but there has been some 1rres
ularity in price movements. Iilte9
States old as advanced u and IS II ana
new as q in the bid price; the is de-
clncd ". o.. 700
TOTAL sales of stocks We're 364loo
shares, including Atchison preierred:, ~
ton and Quincy, 1879; Rock Island;
7.G94: Northern Pacific, 1879; Missouri
Pacific. 7,o75: Reading first preferred
1900: st. Paul, 1875; Southern Pacific,
1I,75o; Union Pacific, G.450: american
Steel and Wire. 1850: American Tobacco,
$3.50: Brooklyn Rapid Transit: 49,; ~, Ma
tional Steel. 11,7IJ; Sugar, G2.a3o: ZEN
nessee Coal and Iron, S,OIo; Rcpuphc iron
and Steel. $500.
MONEY AND observation-disclosures on
call loans nominal; prime mercantile pa
steady, with actual business in bankers
bills at s4.s71AG4. S1s4 for demand and a
s4s4h@4 sly for s sixty cd days; posted posted
Mexican dollars, Az: silver certificates.
ha1s16O1s. State bonds inactive: railroad
bonds Irregular; Government bonds
steady.
WEEKLY BANK sTATEMENT.-The
weekly bank statement shows the follow
ing changes:
Surplus reserve. increase .-....s 1,!93,3oo
Loans, increase ---..-----.--- 1l,243'Suu
Specie, increase --..-..-.--..-- 3,uVo't wy
LcEil tenders. increase 5.s'2oo
Deposits. increase ......--...-. 1J,39l 200
o The banks rngi now hold s3o,si1,a75 in ex-
cess of legal requirements.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing Stocks.
Atchison -.---. .--------. -..------ eoia
Atchison pfd 1000. ............. 63A
Baltimore and Ohio .....--...... g.
Canadian Pacific 9lA
Canada Southern 4S
Chcs. md Ohio ..-... ...-....-.... 29&
Chicago Great Western ..-....... 1874
Chi, Bur- and Quincy. 124l4
Chi. Ind and L.. . 15ia
Chi, Ind. and L. pfd. ........... As
Chi. and East Illinois ..----.....-.- 81
Chi. and Northwestern ..-........ 762ia
Chi. Rock Island and Pac- $4,000. 10?A
c.. c.. C. and st. Louis ............ G1l@
Colorado Southern ......... 5h
Colorado Southern 1st pfd. ........ 43ls
Colorado Southern "a pfd-......... -
Del. and Hudson ......... JIG
Del, Lack. and Western .-..... 40
Den. md Rio Co.. ....--.-..-... ISIS
Den. and Rio G.. pfd. G3;s
Erie ist pfd ........ .....-........ :;ss3I
Great Northern pfd ........ ....... 159h
Hooking Coal 1900. ............. Il
hooking Valley 49,. ............. "A
Illinois Central 1890. ............. 111H
iowa Central ..-..... j.
iowa Central pfd ...... .... 52H
Kan City, Pitts and Gulf 71s
Lake Erie and Western .........- u
Lake Erie and Western pfd. 81
Luke Shore ..-:..-...-- 1914
Louis. nnd Nash. ....... .-..... 79S
Manhattan L.. -. ... 96k
Metropolitan Street Ry..... $500. HE
Mexican Central -. ............. IFS
MINI. and st. Louis .---.. "a
MINI. and st. Louis pfd. ~
Missouri Pacific 1890. 45a1
Mobile and Ohio ........ ......... 40
Mo-, Kan. and Texas ..-...-....-. 10
Mo-, Kan. and Texas pfd ....... :3si
New Jersey Central .............. III
New York Central ....... ..... ia.
Norfolk and Western .....-.. III
Norfolk and Western pfd. 70Ii
Northern Pacific .......... ,:s;S
Northern Pacific pfd $500. 1890. 1914
Ontario and Western 49,. 1890. 221S
Oregon Ry. and Nav...... 10000. AZ
Oregon Ry- and Nav. pfd. ....-..... IS
Pennsylvania ..--.-... ............ 130%
reading ist pfd -. 49,. -. :,S7s
Reading I'd pfd NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Rio Grande and Western ...:...... 40
ST a0 L GTana and an San nsSssln i
st. Louis and San Fran. list pfd.... 60
st. Louis and San Fran. I'd pfd.. 3GLs
St Louis and Southwestern. llas
ST. Louis and Southwestern pfd.... 2SH
st. Paul ......-. ,....-.......-.... 120la
St Paul pfd ...----.- ------ III
ST. Paul and Omaha, eX-div...... IT,
Southern Pacific ..-.....- ......... :!9h
Southern Ry.-...... ........... 12A
Southern Ry. pfd .---.--- ---... 5GS
Texas and Pacific 1880. --... 1914
Union Pacific $1,000. ............ 4TA
Union Pacific pfd ...... 1914
Wabash ..... $500. .. Ga.
Wabash pfd ........ .......... co&
Wheel. and l.. L. -. ....... 10l.
Wheel. and l.. L. Cd pfd..--..-... IT'S
Wisconsin Central 1890. ......... 1SA
EMPRESS COMPANIES.