The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-16
MARKET BUSY
and EXCITED
Buying Orders for Call Secufl-
ties Pour in in Great
Il. Volume.
STOCKS CHANGE HAND
L. and N. Very Fcvcrisl, III the
Final Dcalings-11eavy Sales
Of U. S. Steel Preferred.

E1EE j. MA SPgJs' s4aE@Erl-TH..
OF u. S. Steel Preferred.
fI3y Associated PrcHsol
NE,y YORK. oct. 15.-The excited man
Nor OF the speculation. when apieit'u !"
Tho stock market yesterday, marklhs Wy
throwing on of the restraint "hich w
tho market In check during the eArhes
part OF the week, continued to-day. lsuy-
tng orders for all securities poured III
great volume and from many sources.
In tho principal active stocks enormous
blocks frequently changed hands, marx
Inn the concentrated character OF the
operations In them. This was especially
true OF United States Steel preferred
pcnnsylvania, southern Pacific ana LOUIS
,iilc and Nashville. Tho opening IN
United states steel preferred was OF w.
90 shares, sold simultaneously mt varin-
tions OF IS In prices. The accompanying
large operations in Pennsylvania and
Southern Pacific were attributed 70 inc.
revived interest III tficsfiarkcl Or g Eet-
Gran operator. WHO made n faVorlte o.
those stocks In previous movements anu
who was entrusted with the management
OF the notation Of tho United a.ates steer
securities. Louisville md Nashville, be-
came very feverish in the final dealings,
rushing up to 1S7 by half-po,ni onnps
LBS 1-2- The ch,lriiIng gup. of this stock
occasionedgn belief OF revived operat,ons
In the stock under the a,IsDlccs when
resulted IN the passing or control. Ihat
ducteu parallel with the advances IN
SPECIAL stocks waa very obvious, not only
in tha uneven linnncrsofftflc rlsc.1 but IN
the ual5reactioI,ary tendency at some
points. notably amongst the spcclaltles,
which came Into ncB. prom1nece late In
the week. The market closed excited.
but somewhat Irregular. Total sales Of
bonds. par. value. q, D25.G0.
Total sales stocks to-day, i09.0 900 shares
MONEY AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
ioai,s, easy: 60 days, s'1.s pr cent; %
days and g months. . 1-ee1S ST.
Prime mercantile pal,er, ti,.sS !, PER
a nsas;i s stsf / i, nx SaaRsf., Sills. {, s xssn
sitiIsist. 10 for demand and at SiS3. r.
sisa.so for sixty day bills. Poster rates.
s%tsi.l.2 and s5sc u Co'nmefeial bills,
Eisa, It'd 1888 Il. Bar siiv.r,y 57T-S. Next
cnii dollars, 40.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT:
SI2Wn YORK. Oct. I5.-The statement
or the averages OF tho clearing house
banks aof this city for tho week fol
i.sans.. n,lsixu3.4p: eecrcase, sn.e1n-
Deposits. 81, les. es7,7oo: decrease, SECS
bV5:.
Circulation. slaa,gss,oo0 decrease, $4,000.
Legal tenders, 1G,52a,SJ0 increase, $6Ia,-
FrD.
Az Specie sg37.7e4.Nbb; Increase. .24l.ah.
Reserve. s314 ;c67. 200: increase. s3l1. 400.
y reserve required s.,s. aM,tc5; decrease,
t3,19,575.
Surplus. slG,a57. s75; increase. 1880. 975.
l,x-Unitcd States Deposits, SCI, "a. $50;
increase. 50, o..
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
E%ltsinord. Va, Oct If. 1901,
Nsrsinia as1es.es5 At Is.
STATE SECURITIES. hid. Asked.
Sortl, Carolina 4s. c. lslo......... JFe =.
va 81. New. G. and IL. 1882. 49,. IS a6h
va. Centuries. Is. G and r., lssi.. Nst s.
CITY SECURITIES.
Richmond City. 1888 ............ l571ss -.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Atlanta AMI Char. ISL Is r.. 1911. lo7 ].
&: q &. 4 /. c Spni at 4 K. Ind nd. 4 p. -. e q
Georgia Pacific LIST g, e: lolG.,! l3 a.
\ and y. ny, q, is's. ...... ly 4.
ls!ch. and Neck. lss Is. lats..,.... IS ~.
1yer,sa s 4! g ii c as1s c.. iii Z
S. a. IL. Con. LIT As, la;o......,. % S:
RAILROAD STocKs Par.
Atlanta and Charlotte. l0a lGo !.
ATLANTIS Coast Line "A,,. 1918
Atlantis Coast esas! h Liz e paa:.:.: .1Ss n iss,. \:
Atlantic Coast Line OF Conn..s.lG) 2s5 I.
Chesapeake and ChjO.......... lG14 As
Norfolk and Western com 100 72 j.
4)s II. and p. DIV. Obiig.....ih 100 go ...s6
Eeaboard Air Line pfd....... 100 q. 81 x
Seaboard Air Line com. ....,...l6 1 IL l6 II
Eouthcrn Hallway Itd,......t...1O ~ ..3
BANK N TaUsr COMPANIES.
Broad Street Bank ..........n..25 g =.
First National ........,.......!ic 100 20 ~.
Union Bank Of Richmond......5J lGs Z.
Virginia Trust .lVg,., 400 {.
MISCELLANEOUS.
American locomotive pfd. .......1e " %
Consolidated lob. II. C. bonds. 10 =.
lENa.-Cnr. Chem pfd., s p. c........I01 l67is 1913
Va. CSlrolna Chemical com. -. :. 100 ~ 4.
fa.-Car. q. CO. Col. TT. > r. c...... rs ssh
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, I'D. Oct, 15,--Sfaboard Air
Line common. JGNl6,4 do. preferred, 3Jaa 434.
Atlantic Coast Limo common, aSiisal29.
COTTON MAFKETS.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 15,--IHe cotton market
opened easy ut n decline OF 316 points follow
ing lower Liverpool cables and continued fav-
orabIe weather. over the belt as q whole
though one or two points in North Carolina
reported moderate frosts. Private odvlces from
New Orleans reported further 8easiness In tho
spot situation. PRICES: however. We're sus-
ready short. and following tho call the mar
kat showed n pretty steady tone and consttler-