Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-21
MARKET PRICES CLOSE
SLIGHTLY UNDER BEST
Standard Shares Show Slight Losses
for Greater Part of
Session.
STEEL ENTHUSIASM DAMpENED
Public Is Showing Increased Interest
and Tendency to Make Commit
unconstitutional Issues Strong Be-
cause of Thompson's Statement.
II, BnoADAN WALL.

greater part of the session to-day
standard railroad and industrial shares
49,, ,, 1911, . 49,,
sho"'" s"S"' 'osseS rom 'he pre-
vious closing, owing TO selling by the
professionals. who said the note to
cnrr,or, ,yo,,,a no .nor, ara 80 ,no
noi,,. ;r,,o,, .,,c,ao,,n. 80 ,no,,;n, ,nc
tp,.,',,,, d, ~, =, IN To-, ~, v.bn,
raiI, .n'i Mo-. IN, rln.cJ nrirss
-, ~ - ' 80
,i,E - ,.,,,,, h,. II =
,.iit>i',,"s' IL ,,,i,,n
co,,,M5i,,an ~ ,,r,,n;,Ia 81 So,,,
no''..''!, -. ~ 1919 ,,''oi nv -,
aar.E,,nia. -: -. t,, ~, ,,,,';,, &c
o,nn ~ IL f%,io, ~ -,
onnrocinhi. cotSirorti"n nc,bIcbcn,
Stt,, ,,, ~, 49,, Ia az
yanccd to tho new high nricc of 1921.
while American can rose to tho new
top of 81. closing there.
Attendance in the commission houses
was larger to-day. and partners of
those concerns said tho public was evil
denciur AN Increased interest in the
market ana a tendency to mako COM
RaiIr93J shares w.rc strong most
OF the session undcr the leader shin
OF Union Pacific
Crucihlc Steel was relatively strong.
Notwithstanding III. remarks of H. s
Wilkinson. member of the executive
committee At the opening, selling
orders came in to the commission
houses from all directions as a result
of Mr. Wilkinson's remarks in the
morning papers AS result there
was a wide opening ut from 3Sl-2 10
80. the latter figures showing a drop
of 81 points from Mondays closing.
Holders OF Crucibie Steel however.
We're pleased with further announce
Germ had war orders of about $4,000
600 on which ii was expected to make
n profit Of from $4,000. 600 to So 600 Gao
Railroad shares were strong. owing
to the statement by Secretary Thomp-
son, Of tho R,roou Of Raii,yay infor
nation and Statistics, expressins a
hone that the Western rate decision
would he decided before the Interstate
Commerce Commission adjourned for
the summer. The financial district
felt to-day that the decision would be
W. y, a.. p.,
hut in,rrns,s ~ o mS I NJ. 'tv,eu,
that tho connany has si5 200 ono "'ar
orders on wii"h ,hn ,on T,'Yv'VU vro',.
r. mako 80 onn non 80 l"-'' 'AP'''S
Insiders nf 1ho ,xnr Stocl,s b,,.o ma,
been getting rs much prof,t ont '' OF
companies as mos, roonic believe II
was learned ,n.doy M, noonIo ~
ing large war orders have irarreJ =
thing or two about denI;n,, ~ "eI ,ba q
STOCK market Investi ratnE nro,o one
ed that certain interce;s hnfo"o r riop
~, 49,, $500 .' se az az ~, pc oIe plaE-
5i si ,s Of X ,I placed %f@srs in the %ar-
whom the were ro;no 'i ~ "Hi.,p IN; 10
der The stock immndioIoi,. ber,n
advance, much to the consternation Of
pany, who truthfullv sin,cG IN, ,hn,
could not account f6r Inc s,,dGan ,,.n
In quotations. not Knowing that ,hcv
were TO receive the large war orticr
In this particular case SON" oT ~
their shares before tho order was
VERY bjrb nTicns W. Were Ge'iing
much bitterness when thcv Ic,rnn5
the truth. e''' nc"
coonr;, 90 lcPoi OF ihc pistiller