Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10
DEMAND FOR RAILROAD
SHARES AGGRESSIVE
lislIed In April, and Greater
Activity Is Promised.
INDusTRIALs ovERsnADowED
Motor Issues Arc !.oMcr Because OF
Continued Adtnn" IL Price OF
Gasoline, Wlicl, So, t.L Down
Demand for Automobiles
BY BROaD.>N WALL.

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new top inquiry for the rails con,irued
rish, up TO the lose. nnai price. hsine
tho rails overshadowcd the industriais. bu,
the latter displayed firm unlerione. Cop
Opening prices showed advances ranging
from a fraction to a fun point. During tho
end proht- taking. but offerings we're readily
absorbed and the upward trend was re:
hour. New York Central crossed par FOE
The first time since 1913. and Union Pacific
tor shares were lower. owing To the con
,inucd advance In the Price OF gasoline
bles
Commission houses expected a continue
ton Of the advance on Monday. and the
volume o: out-of-town orders Is espec,cd
Announcement tina, the odd-io, dealers In.
toni al the beginning OF business on Wed
ncsnay morning to go back to tho o'd "".ir
Of selling oGd-io,s OF stock 20 III" pnl'iic
chh'es BY the public should have Il favorable
The failure Of tic chain Of over 20
bucket saops expected yezterday. aid not
w ,n customers 81 the ho"."s in
meu,. Other ci;ies In which the chain
opsra,es report about the SANE conditions
on continued bLy!ng.
announcement Of an increase OF 'o:.'s3 tons
81 untitled orders on the hooks Of tho
United States Steel Corporation at the end
Of august snrpr'ssd the street ,Io c which had
increase was announced above i've minutes
before the close The fun innuenc" is ex;
common on Monday
Increased buying Of pTeferre' stocEs IS r..
favorable ar. pittsburgh Coal preferred.
Gin r5odT hs pr"ferrea n.Sr"a,Gn'l ,sr
Mining ard SneItinr preferred
r. yYs,en na"tG'' nooS "s teTa4a 70,
materials, ouing to The Improvement in
Inc railroad stocks. The inquiry FOR cor
conservative per-on~ who wish to lu,cst
for Yield. a. well a. pfoH,
NEW YORK October .-ranroad s.ocks
mate ano'h.- srrone- BID TO- publ, fnv"r
'raiins rhe~e ISSUE. ruled tromgh"ut the
active scssioa war shares and kindred de-
'cr.r,ions being backward.
v!r,urlly ever division OF In" railroad
,tea,y ~ az f' oraer,y xew Haven a!vanSsJ
points TO ssi= Louisville ana Nashville,
York Central. 20 o.s,: while .,,ohison. BAL
,!mor. and ohio Chicago Nor'hwestsrn.
rose to almost : Some railways recovered
'h ,?n,,t best $40 aoo,aston1 Tor ye@I or NOR.
smaller. II rose point 10 Slt. which
rhe September tonnage statemen, issued
nftHr the close of the market disclosed
increase OF iTore than 1901 tons IN untitled
"rg'r, over the preceding month.
Bethlehem steel rcCo:cred . points Of yes
tc-Lay's setback ~ as, and pronounced
.,r"nE,h was cvinccd by American Smelling
md Consolidated Gas
IN actual loan expansion ~ almost Si.
o'NtHo reflected tho activity OF the ~eel: in
securities. while the cash grain OF about
s,r'Hfso was In excess OF estimates. Excess
.">'rN'~ decreased 10y about i7c1opp) "a
ilSa3;t,-o
Virtually all forms Of :oreISre rcnittarceI
ger. lover. Bonds were active with profit
King convertible issues. Another sale o.
NuElo French notes naGe g.
Total sales OF bonds. par value, aggregated
$4,000. United state. bonds. uncNar6cG
on call during the week.
NEW YORK. October s.--Mcrcantile paper.
-G3'. Sterling. sixty bills, So: for
demand stS:E: for cables. Sisssi. Ear
silver &i.. Mexican dollars. go. Cos
orninert bonds, steady.