Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-28
TOTAL STOCK TURNOVER
GREATEST SINCE 1911
Aggregate Business of 100000
Shares Even Exceeds Record of
July 30, Last Year.
WAR SHARES LEAD ADVANCE
Baldwin Locomotive Favoritc, With
Gain of 1915 Points-Specinlties
Absorb Observation-Disclosures In
quiry for Bonds Reported.
ny nXnAnAN NALL.

Bn BVOADAN WALL.
sew YORK. september The demand
Tor locks today Was so urren, tea. ,Hnt the
the greatest since September =. 1871. gust
ton Yeas ago, The assreEate business OF
! 500. So shares tor July 80 last year. when
The stock Exchange vas forced to clos, on
account of the Decentralization that followed
he outbreak of The war.
success OF The allies ON he western bat
lutt,l for s,ocli, and the war shares led
an. R.l1,,il locomotive bctrr the t,vorits
v.tG gain ot i3i4 points. which placed
81 ~ tho htsl figure OF ,ii', Crdci'ie steel
.t Baldwin Steel also made new tops me
former 90 10; and the latter at i'6.
White Sood inquiry prevailed or the
>,N-u"rd rails au5 indusiFiaiS they tailed to
soTbinE attention. Steel common At one
'iu- vas slightly NOR than point over
saturdays closing. but los; most OF the gain
;ha. Tic buying OF this issue seemed ;o-da,
or tho first to b" for interests closely ider-
uii'" with the comranE Although there
ne genera! list closed strong.
40 Increased inq,try toy bonds was Re.
th.~ dep rtmeut which ,srrcr,ied
...,y. JvtIluts Ia sto,N s were
-r say u.hilul tho actual market that
..v,aii"us for bonds were sent out over
a.. ,Ap- during the first hour. when more
10000 shares OF stock changed hands.
3; iGNinS AdvanGe was accompanied by
l.yins stock control in the open market =.
: dU Font was reported as refusing TO
h ID t; tia; III, concern had about ,j4O.
nr % of war orders on which profit OF
about , per cent would he earned. There
w. a..o mHrh Huying ON the report that
B.Nlwin shareholders would get stock OF
n n,w CON pary which il handling the Bald
VII mHni;ton ordcrs rms new stock was
sa'd To We worth abou, $40 a share. 40
cor%ns 70 ths gossip The floating supply
stood to be very small and this
BY the jumps q; from y to point between
Vigorous buying of tho independent, steel
iur E.pur!, Iron ana Stee! and LackA-
us..ta cHpvri,d to be Included in the large
independent steel company merger which i,
u"" attracting much attention. kcp.blIc
so. purchased OIL reports that earnings are
n'N ",S'r i.nm at my time IN history and
IN ms = ger Geu' "i back dtNldends on
I'm, Prfis1f," NH Ice paid on IN Gn"riSrly
nov at tho at" at from q 40 !s rer cent.
lll' vuinpnn! II also understood to He n,h-
ihr substantial POINTS out of The sale OF
:, 1ornccm"mt Of rscciy"rsnip FOR. the
Missouri. Kansas aud TEXAS caused little
sii prise aud nr' umc known IN The street
shortly before the close. ~" common and
preferred shnrcs. While declining only
point each touched new Iow figures. The
He"S sams 80 shortly before tn" close OF ,he
market that il lid not have time To shov
rs G!l effect on III" shares. Eleventh hour
liq id,tiou II expected tomorrow The
writer learned that tn. rcccivcrship proceed
directors hctd ON saturday morning. he
-. IA 80. '"hrm Satnt-
who would not extend their notes last May
; anH no nI"Y i'arnim@ mat ne" htnkers
thought ~" lime nppur'G:.c 20 enforce IL cir
claims As tie special committee appointed
70 consider r'adJustmeut oil The colrpnny's
finances dcc!ued the outset to l,u, tho
con Dany in Trvrivershir rather than permit
vantage over Ia. ueposltins no,Sholicr. to.
DAYS action followed
NEW YORK september c7.-on a scale NJ
activity unequalcd since tho Inception Of
ine var war shares we're to-day lifted 10
hlEhrT prices ana reaching many new zee
pG@f.d 80 hc largely ~ speculative origin.
Railroad stocks ahd other standard shares
TOOK part III the opening rise. but fol L.t,i
!dteF when the sp"ci.itics became more
sues were 50 violeu, as nl t!mcs tn snr
ees, corner, OF at least open ou!img lrr
the movement With undisru!sed m,,,ivi1rs
y factor contributing a.. IA" small ,ic.s+.e
10 iho nprHsh IN The war stocks vas "a"
Lep"itei successful attack OF the allied
Tor, cs IN the western nreua of the VIZ
ne more noteworthy nigh records e! lhe
which showed an extreme rise OF ~, a, liis,:
nfner"! Motors L.. at So. kepuhn, lrou
az '" St1Ie"akor 10, at li5'. American
AN" Bethlehem Steel . to 3,n
shares "i ,"UrduI,s Pni,.i,ipallu. los.
tiIr'i!y IN the demand Tor war supplies rose
!. . fesYr4 H"o'attons United states s,eyl
= ~ - JUST . point under it, top pi!u.
l",' sales ct L55ooD shares we're he
."ifs - nc the resumption OF ,radine last
sgn" -,roc= but lacked any es.
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