Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-05
STOCK MARKET ACTIVE
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
Rally Which Begins on Friday Con-
tlnues Throughout Sntur-
days Short Session.
Railroad Shares Are Firm and Are
Expected to Make Better Showing
This Week-3rOkcrs Advise Gus
toners to Switch From War Issues.
Br I,i.o.pAS WALL.

NEW YORK. December g. rhe rally IN
nj a .oss nrh' m.m seTh a short ST
sion today. Practically all departments OF
NE Hist Displayed s'r"n%th amt I'% 80, WIZ
*D:c!ult!es cons picuous Tor their
,'renrth PairosI shares w"r" firm hui
they expected DO better mex. week
following pubiIc1 ton OF The Presidents
message. some OF ia" princi!,ai 'chrIrc. OF
possession duv.
The markc, opened steady. With fractional
tone prevailed throuEh"ut ia" frat hour
In tho second hnur IA" biyins became n"rr
best. Independent steel shares n't-nctcd
attention for their strcnrth. Ctnh rnd In
coup. owing 30 the talk Of peace that per
sists several commission houses "ere AZ
war 1'nchs 10 III" standard issues "hicn
arc not especially DIP" 7dcn' u?"h war or
owing to Yesterdays announccrnen. of
Contemplated otter 81 si2ono.0el 81 no" stock
Jew To'h rrol<cr- io iircd to-day hat III"
'on'anS w"r" equally emphatic INA, ~" saien
werr being 'radc by New York Interests II
points un.'c~ Ii" h!rh figure. OF ies'-rday.
Ia!irond "arn'nr- ""r" favorable. wi'h The
execution of tho" announced by III" Mis-
souri,. Kansas and T.Nar. which Tor October
ret decrra>. 81 SIS. so3 Denver and no
and ne, Increase Q, ,a;s4s ,'hia the 500"
reported 4 gain In eros .! WIZ AMI an
EXPANSION IN net OF '3'j.7o3.
HF~ YORK Decerne-r +-sndden strength
In m. NAL ha'f.homr nas the .nark"d Tea.
Exchange PRIOR 20 that period tn. list
show"d eNt-"m. apathy. dealings In tho hrs,
hour falling 20 tho smrl!"s, total o: any
day for many weeks Tho n"lat"d inquiry
embraced such variety ~ hirh grad" is
sues a. to suggest something more potent
than moro snort covering.
Spcri ti,i"N CONSTITUTED thu sole feature OF
the inst hour. zone 90 thos" issues recording
sensational gains. while others w.rn r"ac-
,ionary. General Motors mad" the new max.
inum OF 4'2i. on i;s advance OF :2's points
with gains ot . 20 almost 10 points in other
var 4ni seT,twnr sha,cs' inclndinr Mon
'an3 Power '9haceos ana secondary indus
corpcrr we're point or NOR. hbove YES
tcrday, In anticipation NJ ,svorab'" dividend
action during The corning week United
states St""l was lc,hhrrc al tho outset.
tut hardened q; tho end Bc;hl"nern s,.ci
q loss Of ; points. United Fruit, wa weaE
,,hrouSh9p' declining 81. to 10 ana South
rh- bank statement furnished t. distinct
surpris". an estimated cash gain oi con-
con,ra ZION Q; aluo,, $500 oDl. In rencrai,
however The siit"'n"n; failed 10 reflect TO
any degree III" changes shifts Of cur
reno" :"cidef;aI % the expiration OF NO
exchange was deciin" In rcrn:,;anc.s 20
Eo'r" ani other Italian points 70 the lowest
rates eve" recorded. Demand lr- wcrc
Guo'"t at 'Gji which roughly represents
discount % 80 per coat Marks were a
,riNe Stcht!"r. but Austrian exchange huur
AZ III" recent iow poin,
Railroad returns OF tho day Cor October
Included tho Great Northern Line. With "a
not !rCrea<~ al !TIt.C-p and the 500 n
Canadian Pacicc subsidiary. again o. !2i6-
~. several minor southern and south
western HES showed decided gains In gross
and ne
Bonds w.rc irregular. with "cI;r-e" sale
o.; small lot OF Aug, French note. q, %.
al
,al"a. phr rAlr-. aggregated $3.50 90.
InIi"1 stat" coupon a. aGNa ac.I [. r.r
cen, on call !GT.rE the week.
HcW YORK. December i.-Mercau;!le IA
per. 2'.W3 sterling. siSty-day bills si,6s:
!or demand siic3j: for cables Az! Bar
silver. % NtAicam dollars ~. Iinyerr.