Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
STOCK MARKET DEALINGS
ARE IN SMALL VOLUME
Prices Fairly Steady Until Late,
When Quotations Go TO Low
Level.
TURNOVER OF 10000 SHARES
Many Professionals Close Their Omen
Contracts. Prepared to Come Back
Into Tuesdays Market Without
Three Days Submarine Risk
BN HEOlDAN WALL.
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fSrcCiSi tn Tho Times D'Sr1tCh
NEW YOitJv. Fob. .ary % Dealings ia to-
DAYS stock rn1gkc. were IN small volume
Pri'ns wero fairly steady uutI tie INTO AZ.
low level 81 'ho DAY. closing prices were
Steel tho most ac;ivc stock and this
steady Floor ira !crs vCr. iIscott-urad from
Of the huyinr was OF ~" best In s,,i'c OF
Gcnlals the rurtor persists that the pnsi.
ton % ~" stool CORPORATION on TIE govern
mont suit has improved materially
raiiv 10 e r5li'r I ila,, ,' ~. MN
has become ,ired II DENYING tn, he s,iyl
retains tho controlling inior"s, orr con-
nrr Fhares were quiet with fract!ona' ID.
Cines The largest loss was recorded in
AM nG.a FamnIea with drop Of nearly
gGt lost It's gain. closing n the DIV point
Mexican Petroleum was active ana cratic
selling from tSis 10 o2'. This stock acts
badly. Biscuit issues w"rc heavy Nn,i"na,
scor!ns 4 further decline THIS is one see
,ioh ct tho market that clearly reflects the
ln;e:boroueh preferred ,eli points on tho
reinsaI OF President Shonts 20 agree tn the
mat the ln;crborouGh shonld assume the adj
9ltl9na' costs OF AL"o."y" ON the Eastern
Avenue declined sympathcticaiiy
Nv MaV@n bumped along at N" official
active the low figure OF g. ana ne pre-
Tered fSH Il point on foreign sailing. In
for foreign accoun; TO any extent although
Vac Lusiianins mail is expected To arrive
to morrow.
Coal stocks were heavy. LehiEh Valley
6ropped below i3l; PITTSBURGH Coal pre.
,crr"i los; points and Reading declined
steady 70 tho disgust OF several ;radcrs
wh" We're shcr, oil the stock Maxwell Moto-
issues Ecorei gains. aud Studcbak": and
Goodrich advanced fractionalIy. In the
equipment stocks American Car Foundry
We're cHHred by Amsterdam brokers Pressed
&C., &C., w3 in Wa comparatively h:m, This
TO advance when tho railroads begin TO hay
New York Central !chcutur. Ga ,whcn 70.
saedl made their FRS, appearances on the
noor. Transactions were co,nparativciv
light, light; around lg.s. The now Chicago and
rom The curb but business In this issue
wac small
United states steel ;. verc sold heavily
a"r iGr e, hSc%nnt Central raSir,, first Is
SMa SqG'h TD,a rae!ae yomrerthN IS Win
siokeFs representing German banks. Mail
Io,n holland j. expected carly next week
German account during tho pass two wccks
optimism cannot be registered by prevail
N, bulls out Of the stock mar,e; over tho
noliGhSs Many %! tn" professional traders
prepared To come back into Tuesdays mar
H'' without u ;hro" days submarine risk.
NEW YORK, February 70 In the absence
Of definite Developments Wall Street to-day
continued Is waiting attitudc Trading
was tho llGh,est OF amy recent session, ana
li!'e movements We're unusually narrow
.nlN 81 rev OF tn" prominent stocks vary
~ as iuurh hs Is point Ia either direction
inactive spec !altir~ sUth us Tcnnc.sa. CON
por. National Biscuit preferred and Lori
iaru Tobacco preferred, were heavy Amer
lean Car aud Foundry. ana May pcpartmen,
stores preferred were added to the already
!"fEe list OF securities sailing at minimum
- IA
on news thu. the British admiralty had
ordered a s..ispcn Sion ot travel betw.c,, !rc-
!and aHd tho Continent and G oscd with u
heavy tone
lirnk ci"nri'rs In m" lcadin., cities NJ tho
country point 10 Improvement, In general
money rom tho interior, 6uJ this was OH
~ by heavy payments TO the subj rea-ury
->fNr'th..cSS. Il cash gain Is cAlcrtSl. i'm Ia
morrows bank statement
tnFe!cr "Ncanng" was again steady For.
clfh nHNicrs dealt mainly With III" sup
!ondons markets failcI TO rcnegt :!c inau.
DURATION OF GcruanyS marina vtur deere.
t'"ius Followed tho Gour-" OF the stock
n'htHct with further rcCvssions Ia Invest
;neHi issues Total sales. par value were
si''d,r". United states government bonds
We're unchanged Oh call.
NEW YORK. February 19-Mercan,ile pa
per S,;nt Sterling exchange. easy: sixty
Gay bllis. 81 ~. for cuhlcs = 500 ror do
mhnd SS,1t. Bar silver. iST. Mexican
collars S!i2 Government bonds steady
s'Niy days .."2',. mn"ty days gi.Ma: six
m"n'hs 900. -. ''Hl Won"y steady ruling