The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-17
EDITORS VIEWS
The Evening Post Tells of Small Trad
ing and Good Prices.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.)

NEW YORK, Feb. l6.-The Evening
Total sales on the Stock Exchange be
pretty much throughout the list. In gen
eral, however, changes were merely frac-
able in the news, bearing on a given prop
erty, prices rose rather sharply. This
was the case with American Sugar, whose
stock paid the usual Wall Street cour-
manufactured and with the Copper
shares Very possibly malgamated Cop
per and Anaconda Copper stocks advanced
because of the earlier rise in foreign cop
per securities. Outside of these there
were few moments of any consequence.
though the malAet closed very firm. Lit
changed was slightly lower. both here
and on the European continent, which left
conditions for "triangular' gold export
operation much where they were last
week
The Mail and Express says: Stock mar
ket sentiment took more optimistic turn
to-day, and in the early operations there
was an increase in the volume of trad
ing, with many properties participating
in the transactions.
Prices moved up throughout the list
and there was some shifting on the part
of the trading element from the bear to
the bull side Of the account. The change
for the better had its inception in n
hrmer market for American securities at
London, with purchases through the cable
buying was:not large It afforded encour-
ngement from the fact that London has
been persistent seller of late
The easing UP In sterling exchange,
the raising of the Venezuela blockade,
some relief from western railroad conges-
ton and Washington advices pointing TO
the enactment of q financial bill at the
present session We're other influences that
dominated market sentiment.
There was possibly slight increase In
HsSae was the ee w nFaer of the
professionals. Although the Improvement
was general In character, 1t was most
marked IN some Of the inactive railways
In other words. speculation ran largely
toestocks usually denominated as special
ties, II may be said of the market thai
the industrials, as a whole. made a bet
ger exhibition of strength than for some
time past. But few of the prominent rail
road shares were conspicuous In cilhe
the trading or advance. Wire servlc
with the West was rather poor, and this
caused diminution of business in TN
late operations.
The Observation-Disclosures says: To
days dealings furnished the spectacle o
a generally listless market, sustained b.
manipulation for the rise. in numerous
special Issues. London prices REVERSING
their tendency for the past week, cam
fractionally higher and there seemed I,
be few buying orders from out tow
commission house clients, accumulate
over Sunday Win this as q foundation
the market started out rather brisk,
with numerous half-point advances iron
Saturdays close.
The issues which are known to be con
trolled most largely by tha pool made tn
best showing and this was particular,
Z true of the miner spocialtcs, where tn
floating supply was most easy 10 locate
In this category the shares Of industrial
properties like Smelters. Leather. Rubbe
Goods, Locomotive and the like. wer
most prominent. Sugar and Copper
among, the more active stocks, also gay
genuine animation AZ eny time aurin
fiuence OF the day was the easier rnarke
Y for sterling exchange. which accorde
with the best opinion In wide circles tha
there would be no exports Of gold hi
with active buying in Wabash and a fe,
other shares
The Evening Sun says; For the fin
& time In Inore, than week America
lSa London market. and they closed yer