The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-04
TREND OF PRICES
WAS UPN ARD.
Trading largely Confined 10 the Clos
ing Up Of Contracts.
The NET GAINS WERE SMALL.
Prices OF Bpnds Have Been on a i;eclin-
Ing scale and Dealings Largely
Centred in Few snecialtscs.
Local Market.
The NET GAINS WERE SMALL
,By associated Press.)

tBy Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Ttie attention of
Stock Exchange Dioreis vas a.i. sSiy di-
rerled 10 the political iaraue io-.ay, ana
irausnS Was tiaost eEAIeiy conillied 10
the c4uSlns ZIP OF eentroctS Over sunday
or untsi aAIer- eiecliuD. The bears were
disposed 10 cover evidently, as prices
moved upwards ior the most part IN
sptrec statements regarding the heaNy
earnings SHOWN from operations OF some
OF the great steel corporations ano a re-
port that a largezcon.racL IN South Area
had been secured by the Pressed Steel
Csr Company helped the latter stock 10
the extent OF j points. and otlef mem
bers of the group to IL
There was an urgent call from a s nor.
interest in Sugar and some of the Ne"
York public utilities shot upward quite
bGoyanliy. In the railroad list the cams gains
were smaller but general. LouisVaile sou
In small quantity at rs OYER last nIsna =
level, and only few other faiiroao
stocks gained as much as point
Just before the close prices ran OH
sharply on profit-talkins, which was e e,ts
spicuocs in Sugar and Brooklyn fsaPiu
Transit. The tone was heavy at the enc 10.
Sentiment was not much disconnected by
the furry in the call-loan rate, a. vas
reported. The rise in sterling eSchaL ;se
yesterday gave confidence that any IlSe
in money would draw addiuonai Soio-
Had II not been that the gain in the cur
Yency movement ran up considerably osel
Yesterdays preliminary estimates the de-
cline Il, the reserves this week would
have been considerable. The reduction IN
the Joan and deposit items made the &c
feature in the outside 1lar'set was buy,nS
OF Standard OIL M TO farI61o bid. The
previous high price was 600
The prices of bonds have been on a
declining scale. and largely centered IN a
few specialfies United States old As ad-
vanced sc and al other issues per cent.
over the call price week ago.
Total sales of stocks to-day were 1la.h6o
shares.
MONEY AND ESc7ANGE-Mon on
call nominal; prime mercantei paper, "a
M3ls per cent Sterling exchange nomi-
raj. with actual business in bankers bills
at 81. S3baai. S3$. for demand and at "A. %
for sixty days; posted rates, S4:Sia4-o!t2
and s4.s5: commercial bills. $a..shsa4 81.
Silver certificates, e515966; bar silver,
Gsa: Mexican dollars. 50h- State bonds
Inactive. railroad bonds steady; Govern
ment bonds strong.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.-The
weekly bank statement of averages OF the
Associated Banks shows:
Loans. SI92.:s30. 800. decreas
Deposits, ssh. 200, a decrease
Circulation H $50 1850. an in 60
1. grease tenders el s5s.s5i. 100. an '''00
Increase Of 4o5.1o0
Of s. soc, 500
Total reserves, S2lb,o34,2yur a
Reserves required, se1o,44s.soo. -
se srpiase reserve el $3.50. 400. a de- fV''
crease OIL .--.--.. -.--..-...-.. o1,1-o
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing Bid,
atc1,;son j.
.Ss.,~on ma IL
IsalIlnore ana OHIO ~ 10
Cinanlan Facltac - 81
fss,I,t,., souIe,,a o3Ls
go a.,d ,,nf,,S $40,
. s,,oa. O., oAia - WESTERN IT,,
fshi .,1,r and Quincy l2S1.
CHI. IND and L--..- ........ ~
: s~n,' .,r,, "a
In. arla last. LIMOS ......... ~
Shi an5 Northwestern lti.ls
81 1904 fs,a1,n ana P,c. lU,s1
o. .,I,I ~ 4 on3s.- t,i,
y. '-.' ~. c sstu :. ~ 49, -
cc,oi..uo s.1Ilnszln LIST pid. -. &c
S,eta,.' 1.o sot4tilt,n -, M, 4,
- ,oj i.s,s,Ss,,, IT.,
80 80 60 1-l4..1i ,,f.-et.s,.,, -
Iei.' i-asft ~, sai.u ~ - - a. - -,
80 80. s. .,st 80 - MA "a
Len. "iiu iA-o " piu la
i Is..ie -, 80 :.a
/ - =, is -. ~ r, t,.,,n ,fi AZ.
Hooking coal TO-.
Hochlls N..aley - 36i4
Illinois Central lla
tlAii.o-s 49,, - 1S,z
tp N'. Ia - ,I
lake Erie and Western s11-.
i iies Il - ~ .-,d 49,, ,,fi To-,
- S,anSa A-o : nm.
Louis. Nand Nash......-. ....-...... &c
Manbaftan a,;l.
t.t,a 60 60. 81
$500, tsa,,,-ai CO. Isl
MIN and 81 I.onis AZ
MINI ana Sr isoIIis MD "a "a
A'.- :
mobile and Ohio -. -. ss5s
Mo-, Kan. anG Texas lto-
Mo-. Kan. and Texas pfd.. :s13s
New Jersey Central ..--.--... 1341a
New York Central ...... l:.oI.