The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
STOCK MARKET
QUITE NARROW
Weakness Due to Profit Taking
by Professionals.
STOCKS ADVANCED SHARPLY
MARKET Closed Active and Easy at About
the Low Point-Totai Sales of
Stocks We're 100000
Shares.
STOCKS ADVANCED SHARPLY
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IEv Associated freSE,t
NEW YORK jan 25.-Thc weakness Of TO-
asy's stool! market about as narrow MS the
recent show Of strength and seemed equally due
In Spcclaltles ihat have advanced recently
Sugar Metropolitan Street Railway, Cleveland
.lncfnrsti Chicago and ST. Louis and AmBlsa-
mated Copper were all thus affected. the last
showing good power Of absorption. New York
Central Nas depressed by the coroner's verdict,
holding its ouicials responsible for the Park
avenue tunnel disaster. There were sharp ad-
RANGES IN Rutland preferred, St Lawrence and
Adirondack. Peoria and Eastern. Chicago :iHd
Eastern Illinois and She National Lead, the last
announced ON an advance IN The price OF lead.
To The bank statement was probably due
lis failure to attract any bufins 10 absorb The
expectations. The fact that interior institutions
have hecu plnciug loans in New York led 10
some hope that corresponding reduction in DE-
insts would result TO tho Ncw York. BANKS but
the statement failed 10 show this. o. The con,
trtsry. loans Of The local banks lnVe expanded
s. 4IS. 800. The influence of this showing Is EN-
rhaSized by tho compilation OF the annual show
Ing of the New York trust companies. ne
cemhor Esd were $3.50 2q3, 7o5., compared with
SSS7,9lI,5l4 Senr before They report caSn
thcv report Sl1f 1S7 ogi but these deposits arc
mostly with New York Clearing House banks,
and figure In their reserves RI against outstand-
ing loans and obligations by these institutions.
The market closed active and easy nj abont
The low point. United States refundng rs 3s
registered and new As advanced y and the old
as ! per cent The IS registered declined Is
per cent. and do. coupon X per cent from the
i'losiar call of last week.
The total sales OF stocks for the day were
2iO 900 shares
The total sales of bonds TO da,u1re 81, so8.ooo-
MONEY AHD NG1s--,-,IoRsz on ms, c9Il
closed nominal; 10 loans prime niccra9ii It'll,
paper 4AJ5 Per cent. Sterling exchange firm
with actual business in bankers bills At Sisldi
4.S7Is for demand and at SASH 4l4.S4l2 for
sixty days; posted ratesS4. S5d4-SS: commerciai
bills. St.SS%Gl4.Si13 Bar silver, 55ls; Next
dollars, faii. State bonds. steady; railroad
bonds. steady; Government bonds. steady.
The statement of Inc associated banks shows
hlNta q u l,s iFsgr =
Loans. $3.50 So 600: Increase. s2.41$59o. Dc
rlDsits. S94a 6f6 500: increase Sio9ii 600 Cir
rulation, SSI.T139On; decrease, $2Si. zoe. Legal.
ieudcre. ST6,S57.90o; increase S2S1, 200. Specie,
tfSt, .S9l zoo increasc, $S.715.9Gg. Reserves
t2G2, 74a 100; increase, S9.0GTl0O Reserve re-
quiIed $3.50, f16TG0; increase s. $3.50. Sur
plus, 25,j8:, 400; increase, S6,2To,95o-
SToCK QUOTATIONS.
vu1nislcd by Messrs. SCOTT / sTRINGrELLow,
Members New York Stock Exchange.
Open. High. Low. CLOSE
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