The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-10
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GOULD STOCKS:
The early features Of tho market were
stocks. due, In the opinion Of observers
in the board rooms. to aggressive bull
manipulation BY George P; Butler & Bros.
scattered commission houses and traders.
Standard Oil interests We're credited
with heavy purchases Of Missouri Pacific.
Wabash preferred. in which there was
said to be inside profit taking.
ROCK ISLAND:
Rock Island The stock Wv was bought iei o" on
the tho na volume by brokers acting
revived talk Of important developments
soon to be made public. There was also
buying by 50 50, many commission houses
canoe. AT the high level H. Content came
IN as n seller.
LEATHER ACTIvE:
The activity and strength Of Tinted
States Leather was accompanied by vague
aeeT none of Of %Scb less f hsnvea char
l,rmed in the slightsst psartear The
loved b2 5 S SHARES m 1 BY c 9ud fS
and purchases by Spencer. Trnsk & Co.
MEXICAN SHARES:
The Mexican shares were prominent at
times during the day, with. Mexican Cen
trail a late feature on the belief that the
pr sa ieb bsas fSr pdH psns o%n
transportation interests.
MISSOURI PACIFIC:
souri, Pacific and Wabash there was talk
about a merger corporation for all of
the Gould properties, but It was of the
same indefinite character as the gossip
that has been current during the Inst
year. Gould brokers took the largest
amounts of both Of the stocks mentioned.
SUGAR & AMALGAMATED COPPER:
Sugar Refining and Amalgamated Cop
per after being comparatively firm
In the case Of Sugar gar there Was talk talk
about cutting of prices of refined sugar
by wholesale grocers, although in lower
Wall Street 1t was said that tho reports
to this effect had been exaggerated.
THE POOLS AT WORK:
The activity in stocks to-day was gen.
orally regarded as a renewal of operations
by the pools, but with very few new devcl-
opments James. ]. Hills Interview. in
which he predicted serious industrial re-
verses, largely because of the domin eering
course, of labor unions. was discussed
good deal: but had no influence on prices
IN Wall Street the opinion prevailed that
great publicity in corporate affairs We're
comparatively harmless and not such ns
We're objectionable to most of the financial
interests; The opposition of the Rookie
fellers. 1t was urged. was exceptional.
tbs Standard Oh Company being one of
the few companies that refrained from
all publication of It's operations.
NORFOLK AND WESTERN:
y President Pr Kimball Of the Norfolk and
fifty of the new locomotives which were
ordered a good while ago, some from the
American and some from the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. We expect to have
the close Of the present fiscal year" Nor
folk and Western was very strong in
yesterdays market.
HOOKING VALLEY:
It is asserted in well-informed quarters
that an important announcement will be
made this week In Hooking Valley. De-
tails as to the deal are lacking but II is
said that the property will be taken over
by the Lake Shore the common stock
guaranteed 5 per cent. and the preferred
TIE CLOSE:
There was plenty of pront-takine be-
fore the close and the last quotations
were appreciably under best but upon
to large extent retained, Traders were
the principal sellers IN the last hour. The
traders helped the advance In Rock Island
only UP to a point where the people in
charge Of the distribution seemed to have
gained confidence AT 80 stock came out
what the traders We're left with when the
last attempt to advance tho price COL
lapSed.
NEW YORK QUOTATIONS.