The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-25
C0ALERS CHOSEN
FOR AN ADVANCE
Professional Operators Manipulated
for Rise il, Price.
REALIZING isEkVy ELSEWHERE.
81. Paul and the Faeiiies We're Sold fer
2rofits-2ecpic's Gas Weak and Declined
az Extreme Three po;Hts-Bords
scti.c and irregular.
REALIZING i,EaVy ELSEWHERE.
6Bx Assec.aiea rrs.s.,

MEM YORK Oct. .i.-Wall Str2et To-
days stocr market showed Will - IL, ~,
4oe:it al .iic pfoS.sss q it,'otcSssoIiah
operations IA the l..arKet ior al laEaiict
i;..Iiivly. iIt. sn.Itins; OF luns: accounts
from o.le group OF SOCKS into another ny
realizing silcIc all advance IN pace Lac
already occurred and buying into a group
tnat has been uulescenl. 4ie group -
lSctcd Tor the ADVANCE To-Day W@S itS
cpalcrs. The plausible reasons lSt ti!S
advance in The prices o. these Stoch " -
The TACT that the present year ; ou'tut
iir, niSeS 10 nt the largest on Ietol W
Mliie prices are iTrnly inalntainec ~ =
profitable level, BON lor tEa iniiliIlt1 "
INC Goa. and lis TRANSPORTATION 10 lHaih e,'
The policy Adopted. in beginning TO aa-
vance the price OF coal seseIai inon u .l
ago brought ii 20 the ma Nli.ittli Ca So,
lerfiber. list I his has lsaG the result OF
keeping III, the demand ali .-i:ouEn the
summer months INSTEAD oil throwing tiie-
requirements OF the waole winter on the
oerIod 81 cold weather. But co i,i
is isr0ft ssed that the business VIII con-
iinIie large through the WINTER. ano much
was made to-day OF reports mat only iiic-S
o: Sufficient cars placed q limit on the an
ti.racite and SOFT coal movement "nl!e
the effort WAS rather Obvious to concern
trate speculative attention upon these
stocks and causes which moved them.
there was an enormous realizing III st.
Paul. Northern Pacific and several Of the
NaDGerbiltS
Rethe. less was heard of the Northern
Pacilic settlement and the working out Cf
extensive additional plans in The trans
continental railway field. The fcrcini, to
cover of a large oustStanCing short in
;erest Is an evident factor. and probably
Il motive fer the operations for the ao-
vance. The failure Of small brokerage
house, not a member of the stock tX-
change. which was CAUGHT short OF some
OF the stocks recently advanced. was an
Indication OF the distress of that element
The heavy prolit-tallng in the Pacifics
and St. Paul was emphasized BY the de-
cided weakness OF copies Gas on threats
Of continued hostile law suits.
The stock fell an extreme points.
closing a. about the lowest. There was
rather more urgent selling OF the United
States Steel stocks than for some time
fraction. and was party recovered. Con-
diGons IN The money market were without
notable change.
The railway bond market continued ac-
bonds made it irregular Total sales. par
value, S3,5.5.G0o. United States bonds
were all unchanged on the last call.
MONEY AND 1GNCI3ANGE-aIonev on
cail closed steady AT 3ms;A Dcs' cent; last
loan. . per cent: prime mercantile paper.
tlEEJ;5 per cent. Sterling exchange easier.
then firm. with actual business III bankers
For sity days; posted rates. s.. S4i&a4.S Sc
and S4.S11s: commercial bills. S4.S5GIi. S3l..
Bar silver. 3lla: Mexican dollars. i5lt:
Government bonds steady: State bonds
inactive: railroad bones steady.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
SO. 800 shares.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Furnished Ivy Ncssr*. SCOTT i sTGINGFELLow
Members New YoIl; Stock Tx change
o!en High. Low. cIo.a
A A,s,son nc, - So s.; ~ "a ~
paltimnrst ohio.-.;...-.. loss. 1oh'2 lo3X iohs
Baltimore 4: Ohio pfd..--- -. p,Is