Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-24
.|RRECULAR|TY RULES
IN SEVERAL OF STOCKS
.i,s3
But Somewhat Steadicr Tone Dcvcl.
ops on Further Contraction
in Trading.
RALLY FOLLOWS LOWER PRICES
Steel Has Little Bursts of Strength,
but Closes unchanged-Numb
~ Of Specialties Are Strony-Bund
Trading Is Contracted
ny HKo,,,,\ WALL

NEW YORK. April c5.-or a further con
developed somewh@, s;esdor 's tome rm"' KY .i'
though .rrcEularity ruled in some stocks
by ro in Z, enc shc
strength ir copper stocks and advances in
nonnceS ' Wn nS sns''fl, TnfFG was pre-"
Texas issues. which finally extended 10 Mis-
souri, raeIne Ncw. iiayen. Nsw York Cen.
frRctonally. Sjcci had l!;,le bursts of
strength STR but The nrieo did NOT hola and
Little uncasiness felt among CON
fesses nsusTS an riders con
able TO bring about liquidation 10y ham
merinE prices.
of the U9iicd States sI;Ssci corpor 4.'ltS@s
operations comes out. Estimates vary. hat
where from sls,'".c"0 to s,5o,50Ho ior tn.
ounrte,,. This may b" tho beginning of an
the theory ;nat tho CORPORATION will lie
G fres to a4Hance It's prices for steel ,nro-
loaded themselves with war orders for some
time 10 come.
on Lively trading This company is on
pected to begin operations in Luuc \; he
that they Will be able TO earn more tham
per cent on the stock 10y the end OF the
&C. D. Barney X Co took about i"coo
shares OF interhoroleh common Mt tno op.n-
laier in the iay The Stock aope,r ""Ie IN
T Tpedar. sGnpiy whenever IT crossed p.
nouncemen, rcGarding The dividend policy
was made before O'Clock. /: was Officially
politan calls for consolidation OF tho present
company with new company and tn"
iative per cent preferred stock.
Missouri. Kansas aid Texas preferred
fell 10 70 and the common touched ioi. WIKI
n later rally ON short covering
y Auici!car. locomotive rallied points ana
Ba,dwin Locon.tiNe made lish. gain.
fancirS points.
= a number O; the special,ies were strong.
vancing points, Pittsburgh Coal Preferred
T. Z. al ana American Sugar. b Ice Securities
Bond trading contracted in sympathy with
me reduced dealings in shares
renewal OF pubic buying OF securities may
DO looked FOR during the coming week
NEW YORK, April % Higher prices for
come OF the less prominent coppers together
1ndustrisis and equipments imrai,ed a
sembiance OF steadincss to ,o-day's stock
market. but the undertone was mostly r.
regular.
Pressure was again directed against tho
speculative iavorites. but without much Of
!etered decidedly lower prices Motors -"
eaSeos. netrolepms and sundry other spe
The lis; descended to lowest prices in the
final hour. some "i the standard Investment
issues Welding " point OF more
international shares were lower in Ion-
don. and later sales for that center. Paris
'hIH Nft' nIH'" mere. hnliilu.
which holds the largest amounts OF Amer
lean railroad securities az the minor class
was said 10 have liqu!datcd some of those
issues. and bought Coppcrs.
Signs of continued Improvement, in trans
port;ttion conditions We're seen in Mnrrh
earnings of Southern Pacific. and Baltimore
and Ohio. Bank clearinGs denoted an ex-
pansion OF mercantile business at leading
points. Bonds irregular: minor railway Is
sues. falling IN sympathy with tho movement
IN shares. Total sales. par value. aggregated
s.550H1
United States bonds unchanged on call.
NEW YORK. April 23-Mercantile rap.-
cAtH. Sterling exchange easy: sixty-d
bills A.76: FOR cables. Si.ssl5; FOR demand
ti'SS. Bar silver. cots. Mexican dollars
So. government bonds. steady: railroad
bonds, irregular. Time loans. easier; sixty