The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-06
ROCK ISLAND
WAS THE FEATURE {.
II Made a Gain of Several Points
in Yesterdays Trading.
THE MARKET A PUZZLE.
Prices Arc Almost at sts.dstiIl-Rail-
road Earnings Continue to Show
Increase, But Market
Lacks Snap.

ar HorK islanu which scored 4 gam -
anout TOUR points oyer .he snns,x there
was a rlac in bennsyiEanla, anu NOR
were disposed to put 1a1ln II. 't' e. tync,z
that TINS road was 70 acI .,i,nor was de-
! nleu ny the pennsylvania peopie. ant
syiyanla sold Off later IA sthe uaS NM
Ganated Copper opened up .h II
~ usual becume weak later, aitiiouSH ~, ~
rallied somewhat at the close: tot t.ie
rest OF the lis, there is very lttie ~ ~, oe
SAID. Closing prices old .,i not olite rams
! tcriaIly from opening prices; Gnu
acllons were comparatively light.
A GUESSING CON Ito1.
The market IS u puzzle ~ IS a. 11ore
n,yzle Tor that matter but IL IS liioLS
uuzzlirg now than ordinarily. evli ..,a
| The traders seem TO thlnk mat nv INF
ton is going on, while others say .lt
n ny At anv rate there IS hesitation,
nv, lust what the cause is nobody seems ems
know There Is o g1 se eitus t ipn but
i low rate or interest. AS for the goldee
ports the New York d d,r3ons nrssented no
,otaWnrihv changes, While the eXpect ca.
lion or further heavy sold exports ING
not generally enter.a !.Ii,s to note that
g Sosn I shtpments aggregaung SliWv, ~
in November, the amount. or solu ~ 80. ~
country, including I1eaSuh KY md soic IN
sctu,I circulation in the country. lnclu ,lI,.
| ing gold certificates decrease, o' ~
$1,237W1. In the month Of nrc ciE in the
Tinted State. increased s3,8oo oSs, anu on
December 1st the total amount n ci'cu ~. a,
ton as compared WIN a. so1 4o4s6S, az this
| amount s5o.34o727- being golu. ane est-
| cu!ation per capita, based On 4; an 800 =,
ma1ea population I 9a tS0 Years ago the
amount OF money in circu!auoi ,,e ans, ago
gain OF 81 40 aon,,vt.,- Iw@nty years so as
treasury Sill. 45213o In gold, WINS ne o co
day gold holdings aggregatee ,I Syl4sIo W.
and with the treasury noldinss' - MS
s:So,o76. Monetary sa GO tln,d exnorts are
not unfavor RI3s f!SRSIpNss'
Railroad earnings continue to pc cnot
NOUS I,'i For the fourth week in November
i Louisville and Nashville earnings in IN. !.
creased S1o1. 1913; Texas Pac!Iic, S2s 10,
trail s48.425; Chicago Great WesssTn,
s31. io7. But in spite of the large inc1 e;ss
shown by Louisville and Nashville that
| sure Yesterday and was two points lower
| than it was few days ago. Nortolk
I and Western continues to be strong ~. '..at
STOCK STOCK Yesterday. The New York Herald
| Of yesterday prints the following:
directors Of. the Norfolk and Western
the various plans suggested to Hna nlsi
| the acquisition of the .Pocahontas Coal
and Coke Company It was admitted mite ~ IN \
| syndicate which forrneo7tf1e soft coal and
coke trust was now an accomplished tact.
but the directors were not wholly De
| cided upon the means to raise the S2O,-
100000 necessary to pay for the property
1.-THE session yesterday was held at the
office of the Norfolk and Western and
was attended by the full board AT its
| conclusion it was declared that only rou-
tine business had been transacted.
Directors also stated that they could not
~ hos nf no pn.a hn fac
| Coal Company
ut leaked out yesterday that the real
reason the Pennsylvania Railroad inter
ests, which are in control Of the Norfolk
1 and Western. stepped in and bought the
coal trust was on account of the belief
| that the Southern Railroad and the Sea-
/ board Air Line might build into the btu
minous region and capture the business
Of the Pocahontas company as well as
other soft coal properties in that region
The acquisition of the big forty million
dollar coal trust was a means taken to
| prevent any such contingency and the
Pennsylvania directors Considered the
price, $50. 600 CO. none too high to &C
complish their purpose
Corn was still in the pictures yesterday,
oit cotton was lower.
II be Produce iarket.
The cold weather is serving to keep
the produce market sailing along at a
pretty brisk rate. though business is still
capable OF much Improvement. Veals,
good. active demand
i The receipts Of butter hardly equal the
demand. The market in this line is in
good. active condition. The various
grades of butter sell as follows: Choice
dairy II to is cents; choice family packed
II to Is cents; choice store packed, 16 tc
II cents: choice rolls, Is to g cents; me-
!, dunn grades, Is to ii cents; common
J grades, II to Il cents. aa
Game sells as follows: Rabbits, to
y cents; cartridges, l. 10 cents each
pheasants, so cents each; squirrels. )
cents; whole deer, cents per pound
saddles, 10 to 1G cents per pound; wild
) turkeys. 9 cents per pound.
Dressed poultry sells as follows: Tur-
keys. 10 to - IL cents per pound: ducks
10 to Is cents; chickens, 8 to IL IL cents
hens. to 10 cents; geese, { to 10 cents
Apples are worth g to $3.50 per barrel
Onions sell for So to $3.50 per barrel
Eggs arc in active demand and are
selling for % cents per dozen.
rIYlAHnTn IXIANTC