Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-06
TWILL BURN LIKE FINDER
If MARKET TOUCHES FIRE
Somebody Pit the Match to Prices
Is Comment at Close of
Trading.
STEEL GAINS NEARLY 2 POINTS
advance in Some OF International
& issues Almost Spectacular-Total
s. turnover In Bonds Is More Than
Z S3,OOO,O0O.
BY BROADAS WALL.

= NV YORK. March k.-"whcn IN. make.
!, ''gehes nre. i: Will rurn UP like finder" re.
= naked AN active trader =: the opcn,ns
h to-day.
h somebody put tho match 10 rrice."
3 Vas the comNlen: ~ tho close.
e Steel vas strong gaining nearly : points
: "n quiet huvinr thu, s,s-,lcd IN. large
.ncrt :n'~est fittshursh has the story
: per cent Of carsc,ts. aithcurh n. pnblic
}. have been informed ina, only - per cen; OF
hs s savan sss IN IN .oe of N.
sues was most spectacular Union "a
ssined more than POINT. while southern
rAc:hc, Nor;hS-n ragihc and Grea; North.
Wa highly embarrassing 10 buyers
sri tTfsh E ss. by s ss means confined a." TO
chesareake and Ohio. Erie. L-hish valley
aLd Heading all moved along in regular
traction issues he'd ,hei n-' part IN the
r,liy. lnterscrsush Metropolitan preferred
ss!rons. Third Avenue again touched -. and
mi,Gn Rn,iways OF San Ff.neisc" wcra tis,
rae WAS on tho wane
E1pn .H sharss Mad Their part in III" day,
In 81 nearly points uinh r9se :; and
mino. G"pptr stocks Tx Miami In
In,osiie issues Mere reae:.onary. wn.ie
eSh interests were developed in such spe
ies1d Mexican Petroleum. the latter stock be
IS,s strong on ths PROCESS Of villa towards
A
90 80 or would no doubt stimulate the production
VI oil FOR export.
.ronS. and National Lead rose 20 55sa on
he quoted price for shelter. New Haven
rotn,s. There s s short '.'"r n,ef l"' In
This stock which IS beginning TO display
~ Missouri. Kansas and Texas uns driven
Town by what appeared 10 be bear attack;
s,e ee"m'n ns onchnF 'a and tho rT.terF.d
Wine does MOI appear TO he justified by the
N howins of the company :or the pas; year
rhc total turnover In bonds was more than
iSsnp r anf pF nIs, &c .o s,"sy 5'TG"E
SE & .. join, IS were in active d"n'ond 81.
PAU i'.s were. strong ana the rcfunuinr
one OF "" things might start active
tTa9 I'M an. attempt - c"Eer ON n" par;
lnsiiats STOCKS the part ut the public.
Most authorities nCrec that the floating sup.
Ii'.y OF shares is unusually small.
NEW YORK. March 5-Stocks at,,lne,.
,heir highest level OF the week ,o-Isy on
comprehensive buying. The wise occasion
ally was interrupted hy reaiains Cos profits,
Trading was IN excess Of recent sessions.
ana commission houses reported = moderate
Conspicuous among the strong issues were
the ronsrs , I.1: and s.ansers.
SmeiiinG' An,alsamated Copper aud s,om" o.
,hs isss nciivs stocks AvSrasE adye nreS
NV Haven scoring greatest gains
Missouri. Kansas and Toxins Halfway shares
, and SO per cent bonds were weak ON extern
siv- offerings.
There were no outward developments 20
\ account for ihr day. movement. toreiEn
conditions showing little change. The mar
Eets tor foreign exchange exhibited greater
frmn.ss, renittauces ia Germany being
steadieu by purchases OF hnis against the
nc" war loan. which Is being privately sub
srrlu-d to !n this country. Tho British
war loan rate WAS harder in London. wncre
American stocks were inclined to sag.
orc nj the helpful features OF the local
market Uns the higher trend OF the bond
group.
Toia! sales. par value. aggregated s:",c
tS.
Panama registered s. advanced +. per
cen; call.
NEW YORK, March S.-M-rcsr,!la parer.
SawS:. Sterling eNhanSe. firm. SIXTY day
hiOS, S!..et0: for ca hlcs, - N'3i. for demand,
Si& Rar silver +a'.. Mexican dollars 81:
Government bonds nrn: railroad bonds.
strong. Time loans cisr; sixty DAYS .l.E.
az. ninety days c'.15. six months, 94I3i.
cali money. steady: ruling rate -.