The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-13

n MARI AS
AIlIN0S ST AG. AlNT
Few Stocks Showed Any Appreciate
Movement.
DEALINGS ONLY AMUSEMENT.
sayer and Brooklyn rransit Drop
Bacikto Near Former Level
Demand For North
ern Pacific.
DEALINGS ONLY AMUSEMENT.

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NEW YORK. Sept. f2-Nery, 3ittie can
be said OF such a market as that Of to-
day beyond the chronicle of the movement
of the. individual stocks. Dealings ie!i
nearer the point of stagnation than even
the record Of recent duiiness has shown.
The few stocks that showed any appre-
eiable movement were not iniiuenceo ~ +
any general condition of business aHaiis'
and it was difficult in some cases 10 ois.
cover even a special cause 10 account iof
the movements
Dealings represented little else than ire
amusement oil professional operators .,.as.
Thai Geographic communication e.aS
much interrupted by The storm Soi!lii
was offered as explanation But orders
Geographic and executed in the MAJ AsI
have not been factor for months pas
Sugar and Brooklyn Transit nialntalneu
their poor pre-en:inence in the market,
but the range of their fluctuations was
extended 10 reach & point with very per-
ceptible effect, but later dragged BACK
Very near last nights level. In the rail-
road list there was some demand Tor
Northern Pacific at extreme advance
OF point. apparently on the large in
crease IN earnings reported yesterday Tor
lie hTst week in September This seemed
10 sustain other railroad stocks. even st.
Paul recovering sharply in spite OF The
heavy decline in: its first week in Sep
TENDER earnings.
The Baltimore. and Ohio for August de-
pressed that stock, owing to the large
increase in the outlay for operating eX-
penses, which serve to pull GOWN the net
. earnings The anthracite coalers were
heavy as the period approaches for the
declaration of The miners final decision
on the strike. Reading first preferred was
point and Jersey Central = points down
at one time
The recent large output of coal is sup
posed TO leave the companies in a posi-
ton to stand a curtaiiment OF production
very well. but the cessation of mining
with ANYTHING like unanimity in the an
tflracite field is bound TO have far-reach-
ing consequences in many branches of
business.
Currency continues to move freely to-
wards the South and West. and the Sub
Treasury is taking small sums from the
market with the cessation OF the transfer
of Pacific coast gold and the practical
discontinuance of operations under the
Government. refundlng law Local money
rates are slightly iirmer in tone as con-
sequence.
io-day,s bond market was barren Of
any feature. Total sales, par value, $9i5.-
evu. United States IS registered ad-
vanced Is. refundinS Us registered "a, and
do. coupon 4 per cent.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
$4,000 shares.
MONEY AND ESCHaNGE.-Money on
call firiaer at l1@I134 per cent; last loan
at tx per cent: prime mercantile paper,
4SI.,i4 per cent. Sterling exchange easier,
with actual business in bankers bills at
4.S51S for sixty days: posted rates. 81 $40
49, and S4.S1laa4- ssh; commercial bills.
Ss.S21ssa aI4-S3A. Silver certificates, G2AGD
t;si& bar silver, 623s; Mexican dollars,
49A. Government bonds Irregular; State
bonds inactive; railroad bonds dull.