The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02
sIock. MA.RkET GOSSIP.

The snap which was noticed in the
stock market Just before Inc close q
Tuesday was NOT III evidence when tie
mark ct opened yesterday. There Vas a
q disappointment Iila4 the fu1itQt concerns
iig the settlement of the coal strike Was
only q ruInor, auG thar NJ, 5sill4lle Pan
OF settlement Was iH sight Suon a4tef
the opeAirlg, however, 'lItsre Vas AN lia-
ward movement iii which Norfolk and
Western inquired as one OF the strongest
stoclSs on The board
The htao!!lg stocks We're again strong.
GIVING tllc impression that the co&l
Effil1c was nearing the end
louisville and Nashville wss again
weak and soon sod off from IL TO. 10
There was a recovery 10 IL, out tlf9sIl
that Time on the stock sased OF: nnaily
getting down as low as l5a32 rms stock
has The traders guessing Some aelleNe
that II VIII he Well taken care OF ana
Will eventually SCH much higher. Anong
iacse2 are ssaEIlea men wso sac close 10 the
Atlantic Coast Line organization Others
think that the stock has seen Its hest
days and thatit wlii gradually go down.
So far as the property itself Is 5col1cei'nei-
3t III ali right and Is doing rnaGliflcens
business Reports ful AUslst show
net iacreaSe OF about $.GstSJn earnings.
wav and that stock was Very strong in
yesterdays trading. The alefe.red sold
IN As high rs a.#s, which WAS more than
2 points higher than tins lowest price on
Atelison directors haze declared The
regular semi-annual dlridcnd 81 : Der
ttsT
Thsa net earnings for the Wabash road
during The month of August Increased
Ia,sesitiert Robsevelt's telegram inviting
coal companies and President Mitchell.
oil the miners organization. TO meet him
on Friday. lad no perceptibie effect on
n the last half hour money was in de-
p1a1ld ata and 10 per cent.
1she LOUISVILLE and Nashville stockhold-
ers met and adjourned untti y oseilltei,
Eth without clectiIlg dlfeetofsis. 5s3roto
shares were represented.
Atlantic Coast Line common was strong
yesterday. sales being made at $50. There
we're no quotations on Atlantic Coast
Sass Was very DUH only ore sale be-
;fs reported, and that at.oa.i -
York Yesterday saying tltat there Mere
great things in store for Consolidated
II 4 oaanco bonds. These bends soio yesttsl'-
Gay SIS high as '3at ihfN we're il&t
very act,yc.
better demand. aid the Same may be said
nh. stocks OF the United States Steel
Corporation haze held ", wenderfGilS
we'll during the late depression. and We're
particularly strong yesterday.
The panirky feeling in The stock market
has subsidized. but r-acars are cautious,
pfad il Is not probable that there Will be
ANYTHING like renewal Of the bull move
,r1ent until the money situation clears
up IN spite Of the relief that has conls
money Is still tight and the panffs are
not disposed 70 let much OF II go 10 the
Epeculators But the market has had a
good ssialling out and this time the pro-
q iessieral traders rather than the ru>,---
were hart The general public MAS not
In the market when the COLLAPSE came.
The complication OF The Daily Stock
holder shows that interest becomes due
pnd is PAYABLE to-day on bonds having
= par value of sl.Sslils se57, callins, for the
distribution Of sS9.l2s ls3s against SIS a41.
,;2 last wear, 81 4sS.372 In 1850. SIS ls9 100
isa7, Dividends are due OBJ stocks having
spar value OF So. es9, 55i GO the amount OF
rucn payments being s%s 1882, as against
Ei5 sos ss5 last year s30.@sl. !s65 in 1900, 500
i5S,5T4 In 1893 slS. ist610 in i9S and Sls67S 0s5
In Is.t7 Combined interest and dividend
nayrne,,ts. sac aia.o62. against s6t.7s7lS7 last
wear. 81. FOG l37 In 1850. s45,s:6.3Ts in 1893.
t8a, SD. 3ss in 1925 and sSs.6So2ss in 1881.