The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-20
lsE REPORT IS
lUsE Of ACTIVITY
51x sTnEET HEARs rHkr THE
gAR N THE BALKANS Is
CONCLUDED.
EMILY AN ARMISTICE
(znnxNIA RAILWAY ANE POWER
&eOHa THOSE THAT RECEIVE
ArTENTr0N--sRAIy DE-
CLINE NoTICEn>
- THOMAS c. sHoTwELl.

M NEW YORK. Nov. 1a.--Asfde from
1yenents in few speciaities there
5Nn nothing of Importance done in
~ stock market today. Total trans
cklons were but few more than
n.oeo shares, Early in the day
one activity was caused by a report
~ the war between Turkey and the
nIlrnns had ceased, but later It devel-
- that this was only an armistice
eiwhf hours TO permit the burying
the dead. international banks,
Never. insist that the war Is prac-
G43ly ut a close. and there is a better
nnand for American stocks from
Europe. Foreign exchange weakened
I'd gOad could be imported even now.
" When Ii was discovered that the
Hfmfetice reported in the Balkans was
SAly for eight hours. an attack was
sade on the market by some profess
onals. Weak spots were discovered
Enf after a decline Of about point
7Ne market was checked. In the last
%Sw minutes a steadier tone prevailed.
md the net result of the days work
TAs not important.
Rubber Advances.
IN Among the specia.ties United states
knhber and Vulcan DEFINING issues
&44rActed attention by their advance.
~ latter advanced because O con-
1fmntion by the court of last resort
the verdict for about 100000 Sc
nred against the American Can COM
my. This verdict originally called
~ more than 100000, and the Amer
- can company wrote off that
nt,,lnt OF money for the purpose OF
vim It. The final Judgment reduces
6e amount about $3.50. coo, go that
Although the suit is lost by the Can
Snpany, RI rs really victory To That
fH1ent That fact accounted for the
<fength of American can
II Emitted states Rubber the ad-
&raca was due largely to manipula-
IN. but also to the fact that the
Les OF the company have increased
~ materially in the past few
pnfhs. The foreign business o. the,
Sifed States Rubber company Is
Srxe, and owing to the bad weather
hroad unusually big sales are expect
this season. The automobile busi-
- IL also improving. and the United
hates Rubber company VIII be in the
nyket with a much greater per-
iuftage OF the i4re business than 1T
Ia the past year.
v. r. and p. Active.
sAnother stock that advanced was
3nerican cities. which moved up
e,re than a point to new hish
cord. General Electric was up
b3nr. international Pump issues also
1vanced. Virginia Railway and Power
&mramy and Mexican and California
kfrolenm were other issses that re-
Slsed considerable consideration az
NJ hands Of the traders
"a FsMrther decline in the grain market
kusasi some apprehension by bankers
hr, know very low prices for grain
|&fll tend to retard general business
FL fepriying farmers of the FUNDS they
pected from their crops. The nam
Aring Of grain just now seems to be
nnpst entirely professional and SONS
: the substantial interests in the
n1fr and grain markets believe that
Nh In time TO begin picking up
lain for a speculative campaign at
let. Cotton was strong largely on
u reports that the companys manu-
cturing bagging had orders for only
= ough bagging for about 100000
&tes There has been some presiding
e -ettten,.beeatis,. of an impression
~ 3 record crop would be produced.
Bethlehem Steel made new low
E nort for the moment on professional
d Hing based on statement made by
e. president. Charles NJ Schwab, TO
|Se erect that tariff reforms would
iii the. business Of the company.
aKhfs on the $50, 900, 600 Of Canadian
Il &ctfic stock were traded in around
I'D.
5&5Number OF shares sold today, 26e,-
Ia; a year ago, 3si,630.
s1 Par value OF bonds sold today, ST.
RI 900. q year ago. si,ass. zoe,