Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-13
|Is|TORs TO GALLERIES
EXPECTED EXCITEMENT
But Reopcning Of Stock Exchange Is
Without Notable Feature Except
Unusual Attendance.
IARKET IN WAITING ATTITUDE
Leads in Speculative
Strength, Advancing to 148, and
Lelligh Valley Moves in Sympathy.
Copper Prices May Go Higher.
BY BRoADAN WALL.

NEW YORK. December l3-And the won
er is why the Stock Exchange not
6pened weeks ago. Visitors to the galleries
o-day expected excitement would follow the
eopcning. and were disappointed. Aside
rom, the unusual attendance and the crowd
d galleries. resumption of trading in stocks.
liter period Of idleness OF months was
rithout notable feature. Fifteen minutes
kfter the opening song mad r9Dg. the mar
|<et assumed n waiting attitude and prices
he clearing oq h house oS on Ffiday. and 4 was
bot, until nearly Ii o'clock when the mar
Faised and md the old familiar Bull yeil was
Rchoed around the room;
n activity and strength. advancing from
AZ to AS. Lehish Valley moved In sym
trons. the tom ON Selling from sss to ass
The advance In theae shares was on the be-
would be granted.
Utah copper, gained lN and Nevada q. sold
n eea s was held rc C at which i
WAS decided that the time was ripe for an
Probably viii iipR lead. The teehnieai position
6'f the metal markets is unusually strong,
S0 Viii sei az sc Within ten days
Traction Issues were In good demand In.
on sn, a. bosk Of
Flock had been taken up privately The
transit s sola &, ss %otors
Fold from 81 to S614 on Il turnover of cd
rom The July s. prices Alaska Gold U sold
|it IS: and American Beet Sugar was strong
Commission trokers were surprised at the
Jack OF selling orders ut the advance. and
base with which buyers were induced to
Opinions agreed that the public effect of
Sena sales be at maGe
Ind time loans secured at reasonable rates
In t tho exeiemen ne' tSday the bond marke.
WAS overlooked although nearly 1900. 90
of bonds were dealt in n the short
lag notably active; the convertible Az rising
strong. advancing from 91Si to 1914. Union
raj were strong ut the clearing house.
NEW YORK. December lc.,--IAmited deal
nSs In stocks on the floor of the exchange
Fxere renewed to-day. after an enforced sus-
pension of over four months.
Trading WAS moderate scale. most
|p .hares with numerous A odd lots for TWEEN n
dealings were strictly for cash. except in
hose Issues selling at or under SIS to:days
unl money than In Indicated by the amount
Pf stock bought, and sold.
obtainabie. but stock sales aggregated about
Enoe shares with b. bend "n sales 'par valued
points In Amalgamated Copper. to 10 and
lively. willis some OF the high priced spesiai-
tics rose scnsationally. General Motors was
the feature of this group. with advance
of efh points. and Texas newt. gain
ling almost - points.
Advances OF TO I3 points were made BY
Alaska Gold. American Beet Sugar. Amer
lean Can. common and preferred, Smelling.
American Telephone, Atchison. Bethlehem
Steel BROOKLYN Transit. Central Leather.
ST Paul. Goodrich. International Harvester
National Biscuit. Pacific Telephone. Peoples
Gar. Tennessee Copper United States Rub
Der and .WeEtern Union. @.N
There were notable declines except In
Southern Railway, the common and pre-
ferred losing ~ and ah. with minor re-
cessions in few other stocks Of less i'm
portarcc. In list OF stocks furnished by
the clearing house Canadian Pacific and
New York Central We're fractionnlly under
yesterday. Union Pacific was up ia, ad
United States Steel was not quoted.
NEW YORK. December l:.-Closing: Mer-
camille paper. tHGiH Sterling exchange.
steady; sixty-day bills. $3.50: for cables
- $50; for demand, $3.50. Bar silver
tsS. Mexican dollars, 2sk. Government
bonds. steady: railroad bonds. firm.