Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-20
MANY SHARP ADVANCES
SCORED IN WALL STREET
FINANCIAL District Fairly Blossoms
isSSs With Good News and
Is5 Activity.
Metal SHARES ARE IN LEAD
international Issues DO Not Reflect
improvement in Spccialties-No-
y, tor Issues Strong. With Small
Gains.
III RRoAnAN WAL

NEW YORK March q Wall Stree, fair
day Many snrP sG a,m@ss wa H .Ga,o
nmo the rise brought an increased volume o,
TO oess o we're particulsriy active. Miami sell
sIossing is There wa; Slock Of IT'S s,ocS
npproximateiy :,.ot' shares, recently dis.
fsltst. with iii. i,uuidatIcn out i'''; Of III
way an advance is looked for. IS ,he direc-
early resumption Of tiividcnGs ,,,hcr 'F co a"
RssrIeharcs, such as Chino. Inspiration and
lsAmaiga Copper cama T." IN, from,
on the report that plans were undcr way
ID expected ;hat t' fdr Ha@m 'Gt"Sa
Eamated. stockholders are To receive ;wo
shares OF AnHconda aud wa"rant> giving
Them PARTICIPATION In the remaining treas,
prE assets. which VIII bring tho prono-tion
Worked out but Boston houses S wara 'G ma,yy
puSers In anticipation tina, an early an
The meantime. the metal inarkc, continues
strong with a fresh advance to li',c per
.,Bethlchcm Steel had sensational rise Of
points. carrying quotations 80 sS7.. on re
The profits OF contracts which hav. been
EE Sho,e. 10 other manufacturing corporations
Ehese commissions, 1t il understood, viii he
onieial statements have repeatedly an
nounccd tho dividend not to he thought
or for some time. and the public has Kept
put. neerhapS too many traders ATTEMPTED
tnG up q short interest which has caused
their undoinE.
krcsse rose s'i points, crossing lij As
previously announced. directors hay. been
discussing an increase in the dividend rate
quarters stock bonus in being Urged Earn
tRrs for the current year show an incrcus.
Of from 81 10 4" per cent over l9ii
Woolwor,h advanced points on reports
from Chicago TINT the dividend rate would
gossip on this question was more on
tervative. mentioning the advance 10 per
cent.
international issues aid not rcncc, the I'M
provement in specia!ties Stc" common
erable selling for London account, tr!e
Sropped frnctiona!iy. ard Union Pacific and
southern Pacific were hardly than
,Iiauidation from l.ordon in these s@ues
ts expected 10 incrcas" over the week end.
nlthouEh no fear is expressed that our mar
1 Mit wil mo, rs1Sty aHson al" offerings
Motor issues were strong with gaIrS of
point or more.
light trading. Thi, stock has hccu laEEard
ana should appreciate on broader trading.
. Bonds still reflect the absence oil German
Copper, stocks make good leaders ant
with e broadening interest in these stocks
lation in other departments.
NEW YORK, March ia-Stocks to day re
covered more of the ground los, early this
oeptions. showing strength Decision OF IN.
London Stock Exchange to bring American
tabshed here was without s "' mmfnvnraSic
effect anticipated In some quarters: a mod
crate demand for American stocks being re
ported from London Gains embraced all
leading issues. although United states Steel
Rnd Union Pacific relatively backward.
ADVANCES In IN. coppers were most Si;bstan-
tial on announcement OF "A slight advance
in the price of the metal. Automobile Is
sues were more active and several special
cities closed with. gains OF 10 3 points
Bethlehem Steel tho confer Of in
tercst. however. rising almost TO points on
total dealings Of 3SrS shares There were
rumors that the directors OF IN. company
contemplating iIl
rolvinS a stock dividend bonus on the
common shares.
Exchange markets, as a whrl. were
stcsdcr.
Total sales OF stocks 26l ,i-D shares
:, Weakness OF New York Central dehentur.
o. and other speculative issues were f-a-
lures OF the bona market Total sales par
value. aggregated 81 90, 40.
United States bonds unchanged call.