The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-09
There Were Conspicuous Points Of
Strength, But List Was Irregular,
| REALIZING WAS VERY HEAVY.
This is True in Regard, Especially, 10 Stocks
That Have Been Strongest Recently.
Market Closed Irregular ut Re-
cessions from Best Prices.
(By Associated rrcss.o

NEW YORK, Nos. S.-There was a fall
Ing off in the volume of transactions in
to-day's stock market, but the speculation
Continued notably active There were
conspicuous points of strength through
OUT, but the general list moved Irregular
~. and q number OF prominent stocks
las, nights level Realizing was very
large in stocks which have been strong
est recently. following the custom Of the
market for some time past: Notable = IN
Paul.
An effort was made at one time to re-
new the upward movement IN these
stocks with resulting advance in ST Paul
of 1M over last nights level, but the
advance met fresh realizing and was
wiped out Union Pacitic's movement was
similar. New York Central made another
notable show of strength at an extreme
advance of ~. Runors continue current
1 of the early adoption OF plan for ''ro.
prietory company to hold lie stocks Of
!. the Vanderbilt railways. Pennsylvania
and its subsidiary stocks formed another
4 center of strength, except Baltimore and
+ Ohio, which was reactionary on realizing.
and the Wheeling and Lake Erie stocks
moved in sympathy with this group. The
/ Southwestern stocks were generally
strong to the accompaniment of reports
Of large earnings and pending increases in
disbursements.
An active demand continues for Louis
j! stocks. notably the preferred. which
/ touched 1925. The ling of this stock
and Louisville was based on the theory
that they were selling low com"ared with
other stocks paying the same dividend
The settlement of the Northwestern Rail
way controversy continued to receive much
attention. to-day.s version pointing to the
4 granting to Union Pacific of proportionate
] control of the Burlington system hv con-
cessions of direct holdings in that COM
pany. The possibility of realizing locked
i up capital unoer this plan made it partt-
cularly attractive to the speculative
j. Imagination. The preliminary figures of
cash movements for the past week indi-
cate small change in the bank reserves.
The banks have lost small amount on
. balance on the interior movement by eX-
press.
The reported settlement of the Franco
Turkish difficulty was very Slightly re-
fected here except as it affected the feel
ing of hopefulness over the relaxation. of
the future foreign demand for gold The
market closed irregular at considerable
reactions from the best. caused by heavy
realizing during the last hour.
Central of Georgia bonds and IN Kansas
and Texas seconds The bond market gen
orally was active and irregular. Total
sales. par value. S'.;.3o.G00. United States
bonds all unchanged on the last call.
! The total sales of stocks to-day were
91G.SO0 shares.
MONEY AND. ExCfIANGE-Money OH
call closed firm at 3a4d4 per cent: last
loan. per cent; prime mercantile paper.
4ianIS per cent. Sterling exchange strong
Il VIII acIuhi business IN DanSerS 5plliS at
S4.S1 for demand and at 81. Ssakef4.S2 for
sixty DAYS: posted rates. S4.S41%M4.Sj and
81 STisIA. IS: commercial hills. 81 S:8G
z za,3a Bar silver, ;,7's: Mexican dollars:
bonos inactive; railroad bonds irregular.
I Total bank clearines for week ended
/ November :. 81 COZ :Sss. Us: INCREASE. os.4
per cent Outside New York city eT79-
103,319: increase. PSI ner cent.
STOCK QUOTATIONS..
Furnished l,v Meesrs SCOTT & s1'PISGFFLLoW
Mem beers New York Stock Exchange