The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16
DAYS END BRINGS
SLUNP IN PRICES || {: !:
Advances Much S3Rcducedor Eli
tirely Wiped Out in
Closing Hour.
Squirt IN RAILROAD STOCKS.
Enormous Expenditure III Yves SIS
for improvements South
crn Group Active.

crn Group Active.
S8Ss (sy Associated Prcss.) n
NEW YORK. March s15.-if'hcrc was q
remnant Of speculative spirit In tic stock
market to-day, but 1t was solneWhat
castcned aid made ilaclf manifest III a
more conservative way. The movement
was hcsitating and irregular. The fluct-s
nations for the greater part of the day.
however. We're above last nights level
and t was not until the latter part of the
session that any considerable inl'oads
were made oil prices. Dispatches from
Chicago, detailing the enormous outlay
contemplated Nv tho railroads Tor equip
mont which alleged an intended e;s 'e M
aurc Of upwards OF s.ODoo,opo ~ tllat iea
for 1906, 4 cansedlsl squirt IN the various
car and lpccrnntirc company stock mere
were published compilations of the extern
Bive8 traffic 10 originate IN the ssoonthcln
territory on account OF sae ACTIVITY III tto
Southern iron trade and s.nc largo cOtlon
crop to bc moved, which led strai 1T WAY
To tiir marking up. of sioens of the Sou IN.
ofTn Dividend guarantee on Ontario and
| 5Nyrstcriitby New York. New Haven and
. Hartford did -scrvicet4for TINT stock ana
llcInad 4 number of low-prieed railroads
III sympathy. Less was heard Of the re
cont runors regarding the Shidcr4ilts
and Pneiiics. but they also had &s tfeir
periods of strength Foreigners were in
clined sell Americans again. tho move:
n1cnt doubtless originating in France and
Germany ms N protective incnsure aga INST
Russian he:,asngs: The advance in. he
to- have been due Immediate to the
withdrawn OF government deposits with WIN
| the national banks. but the effect Of the
interior demand for currency i.st looked
,forgin New York bN$ he end Of March and
ssst;tkcn some account OF in the current
outlook. Prices sold OF rather shIrPly
on the rise in. the call loan rate. and the
days advances were much rrd,iscd or cii-I
5tirely wiped out i tie ina rk CT closen& easy
jnS salt.$ of the late rcbonndf to GS in On
5tar!o and Western. sS t8as ISL &. III 5s
value. 4 saasooco. United States bonds
were all sunchan ged on call
The total sales OF stocks d or tho day
we're !. l1b.een5 shares s ss3 81 ~
q MONEY AND EXCHANGE -t1LOSfr::
Money on can STOLE NJ 81 81 per ceilt.:
closing bid, 3 1-4 per cent? offered Mt r.
per cent.5 time loans. easy. sixty days
and Ninety days, y per cen Ii; SIX
months &, y e Mt psE'e msT
ling exchange easy viii, actual business
In banisers' bills ut SisG1tlti. 81. or de-
maild and mt si.si i0fis: s4.7a for 81 " day
merciai bills. sls41-ss. Bar silver. IS IL;
Mexlcan dollars, I5. NJ
RICHMOND. STOCK MARKET.
!. Richmond. 1.a.t.' March Is. 1895.
iE SALES. ss IA
rirsina Centuries at gsss:: 1000 at as'.:
y,rgsna l:leetris q saiiway and Development
ECOr,pan S-+22, 80 at sl0I
s;sai5oara Air Line 3r.--io. 90 sc.is.
STATE SECURITIES. Bid. Asked
North Carolina ds. 6. lols 100
VIZ Centuries a-s. Is and II, 1884,. sg,z oes.
CITY si:cG Rifles 5a6
I.setnnnd CITY, 1875. q. Z. 1861 ~.
RAILROAD RONDs.
Atlanta md Char: list ~. r.. 1897. Io5t II =.
40 r.. r.. n Con r. 4 p c....... l12 ..,sl
~ G. II t,er.:pcatea of Ind. p. CO.. 81
Georgia p a, I, ,s |. is e
On. and Ala. Con. 81. 1875. ...... II. y. M
ana y; W. y. IN II s; 4, lss
Rich. ana Neck. lst As, 1914. %
Western j. q. Fl g. s: l'll 1i5
RAILROAD SHOCKS. Par. .a
Atlanta ard Charlotte. 100 ls5
AtIantls coast Linz 1 lts
AtlnDfc Coast Line cen. 1t1 iI3
Atlantic coast Line Of Conn. 100 ~ g. NJ
EChcsapeake and Ohio. .,s......... 100 81
Norfolk and Western COM. !. 100 SIS M 8... 4
Rand j, and 4. and +. Con-. 7ol iii
seabpnrd AR Line pfa. -. 100 ;sA sJ.s
Southern Hallway ptd.. lbJ ~ s5. ~
.sA.,n aNtt rkEsr co. STOCKS. II,
n Bank Of Rohmond. 100 ITO II
American Matte fal. Is. lD1 IA ly5l:
Droad Street Bank .-.... % az Is
N islt sn ssnh & Virginia i lse
Il Petersburg wings ind mss. 20 20
state Bank OF Virginia lG1 165
f Union Bank Of Richmond ., 10 10 -. "a
Virginia Trust Go...,i.. ,lO 95 n
2tS INSURANCE. COMPANIES.
Virginia Fire and Aarinc..... AZ -
s5{ AiSClsLl.ANECUS &
Il American Locomotive pfd. 100 ~. 1f6
Gar. Chem, pfd g p 100 l0G lyS
q Va. Carolina Chemical conl...,.. 100 IS ~.
sNa.-Car @. CO. Col. .rr 8 u. c. 1919
355s BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
g,ALrfMORES, MD, March l5--ScS,boi nj,
Is Air. Line common. agl9; do. preferred. not
h quoted. III 53i $.iss b