The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-02
TONE FIRM
IN THE. MAIN. \! !.
Operations, However, Largely
for Professional Account ard
!. LIN Moderate Volume.
CONSOLIDATED TOBACCO
Bonds Again Active, But Buy:
ing Was Very Suggestive %
Of Manipulation.
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tBy Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.---'Whtle the tone Of
+ to-day's stock market was firm In the
main, with distinct Improvement IN q
number OF issues. operations were again
largely for professional account and IN
moderate volume. Trading was charac-
terized by some &indeclsion and contrary
movements, Reading, for several days q
market leader, being subjected to pres
sure. 4i q h Is3t a3
The governing factor was the crop Sit
uation. Dispatches from the West indi-;
Gated favorable conditions for maturing
corn, and II is believed that much of
that commodity is now secure from severe
injury. Unauthorized tatetnnrts hat thy
& prevailing prices for steel beams and
plates would be maintained, coupled With
other rado reports Of a favorable char
sepea e ststes
xerred registered another subs tantial adj
vance, although the stock was sold here
by London. That center also took PROF
s IN some OF the other industrtnls. 5f4
8s Opening with an irrcg ular5 tendency, tho
1 local market soon made recovery unocr
the lead OF ST Paul. @ ther Gu rly fcat lures
3 of strength were Union Pacific. Southern
& Pacific, Southern Railway, st. Louis
Y southwestern preferred and tho ROCK;
Island Issues. 81 35tsss a ~ Is s
Sugar gained "a point on what W. re-
{ garded us inside buy Ing. here Nas u re-
newnl OF the previous .da operations In
4 Consolidated Tobacco bonds, but the buy
I Ing was again strongly suggestive 81
manipulation. he locks Of I he atrllia ted
a The feature OF the afternoon swas the
/, Strengt OF Steel pre- ferrcd. which touched
y &c. the highest level for the present
movement St. Paul declined on the pub
Vgrnf l~sH9 Srf- G
] heavy decrease in net searnings,i and the
balance 8of the active list manifested a
{ reactionary tend cncy. In he late trading
+ there was further suying of Steel pres
Steel preferred closed la fraction below the
top price or the day, but tho balance Of
the active list made ore material con
sessions. S|3ss q 9ss 81 ;5a|s :,
In the government bonds old 4s. regis
tered, declined a = per- cent. and So the
coupons 3-S per scent, on call U Railroad
y bonds We're S trong Tot tai II "a CO. par
value: aggreGated IS 81 o 2 married. In
The total sal les OF stocks for the / day
were 671, 100 shares III. ~
MONEY ND 4 t1xCHANGE-cLos
4 Money on call easy al q SGtl per Cent?;
z closing bid and offered. rs per cen /. time
loans; 81 steady: sixty days, : per cent;
ninety days. 2 1-2 per cent; six months.
RE ssanse Pnsass
wit, actual business IN bankers bills at
sGs735Gl4. 81. for demand and at s4.St6s9
ss as SnisG s.ss
har silver. 81 Is; ( NJ extcan dollars, As "a.
RIczMoND STOCK MARKET. n
Hiehniond, Va. Sept. !. 100.
u 5sgs SALES.
Virginia centurles-1oo at ss
Richmond City $500 AT l0s. gf s5 as &;
Z Virginia Carolina Chemical CO. preferred-l0
shares at JOG ".
STATE SECURITIES. Bid. Asked,
North Carolina So 1915 i. q:
x.csn Ms% sH g. and '1 g. s;i 8 So So
" CITY SECURITIES, 81 33ss. Fl
RIe ehend ely ciy S. ies
RAILROAD BONDS. i ;si S8
4. Atanta and Char. i 1t 1907 lo7
= q Gen9 nc Ger r. q IND .pe. g
and Nerthef n il i.
Gsorsia and Ala Con. S. is.ss:... ]: ie..l
en. ana q " Ry Ss; =
n. and W. Ry3 Pocahontas is. 81
E Fa,;tS. Hna 4; ,ss
Tiesisa s S ~ ~
syear p t. to- s5,s s;a
RAILROAD STOCKS. Par.
Atlanta and Charlotte 4. 100 lb5
Atlantic Coast Line 100 III 5.... 81
Atlantic Coast Line pfd. 100 lilo 1as va
Atlantic Coast Line com 100 100
Atlantic Coast Line OF Conn. J. 100 253
Chesap eake and Ohio. 100 80 5
Z NJ. and W. pfd., Sp 100 30
Norfolk and Western com 100 81
Ri F.. and p. DIV obi IL. 100 $50 WI
4 Eeaboard Air Line pfd...... 400 al 3. q
Eeaboard Air Line com =. ,........lo0 1871 10 ~
Southern Railway pfd 100 o.
Southern Railway com .lc0 70
5ls! bank AND TRUST COMPANIES,
Broad Street Bank. /. IS 2sls
4 Petersburg Savings and ms 20 70
Richmond r. and s. Dep Co. 100 los III
( Bank OF Richmond 400 llOH
9s MISCELLANEOUS. ss
Amer. Tob. CO. pfd.. 3 p.s 100 1876 -.
Continental 3Tob. pfd.. q p. ~, 100 }1e5 II
Y Consolidated lob. p, c. bonds .109 e $50
q s. -. S. and i Co.. pfd.. Il p. c...100 So
Va Car. Chem. nfd p. 100 loGA lo6A
Ma, Carolina Chemical com ...,.. 100 81 3eia
Va Car. g. Co, Col TT. p c,...'.. % vs. 100
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
Sent, lseaboard "a Az
+ 9sE. Atlantic Coast Line common 1900 lsl,