Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-21
WALL STREET MARKET
HAS LIVELY SESSION
Specialtics Advance Sharply, and
Outside Buying Increases With
Rising Prices.
BULLS AGREEABLY SURPRISED
All Sorts OF RumOrs Advanced to Ex-
plain Sensational Jump In Beth
lehem Steel, Most Plausible OF
Which Is Punished Short Interest.
ny HKoanAS WALL

New YORK. March . wall street had
n lively session for short day The mar.
. .Im , Sn.ciai,ics advanced sharply and out
s'I ma.b BUYING Increased with rising prices.
nj tho opening ia 6s. All sorts OF ru,nors
M,"r" current 10 account for this ph"nornrnnI
The market value FOR tho common shares.
10y earnings are at III" rate az - Dor
ports that control had passed wcrc dis
c.ehited. and stories tina, the company might
"rciencc. From wall street point Of view.
nen'ily punished rhor, interest ac-
Commission houses reported an Increase In
public Interest. Specinl,ies were In favor.
porto that III" company would benefit largely
from war contracts through it's control Of
,hc United states Cartridge Company re-
:M',n,omohi" issues came TO the front.
wa. WHY, Mc ov.riand rose nearly points Gen
was Lively Interest in interests allied
70 IN. auiomohie trade. Goodrich moving
from 3iiT To ?, ON confident buying Studc
ontcr VAS strong. crossing 8,
kr"src had a sensational rise OF points on
transactions of less than l.orD shares. The
favorable position Of this company has al
r%eady he.n hnnd.h TO- Woclw"r'h touched
Copper stocks w.re ,ctive ana strong
Annigamnted moving 10 5cEs. Utah made q.
Inspiration and Miani. .yerc ali In good de,
n sl"d Ainerie't; Bee, sugar rose to t2s;
Those Issues look promising
United Stm,ca Rubber MAS prominent NOV
Ing from "a. TO -
ir;erna,ional issues were heavy Union
i-c'hc closed unchanged. Southern Pacific.
baltimore and OHIO, Atchison and Pcnnsvl.
Nani" ended '!th "a loss. Foreign liquidation
YIN no doubt h- Induced 10y any advauc"
Ia these !ssu"S a:td traders ar" avoiding this
,"cton OF the market. white commission
houses dc not advise purchases
.ni.'nE'ionai issues Some disappointment
that foreign liquidation Ia ,his issue dId not
sr ,t5 er"ufhi Covering inove'ncn,
mAinia!ned. Copper bonds were IN good dc
'nHnd AZ rising prices
SEW YORK. March c,-special,i.a were
hoGr market session. the activity and
.rength OF bethlehem Steel being the most
h@teworthy feature. ITS sales aggregated
about SO" shares, and its top figure and
new record price was .. Prohiiak!ng
caused some shading from It's high level.
WIN net gain OF points
rral rise, their gains extending from TO 6
points. Seasored dividend stocks and erst-
while market leaders rose fractionaiiy. In
The railway division. Canadian Pacific and
New Haven we're the only shares 20 gain
a roir, mere. United States Steel took
f"co5d place 10 Bethlehem Steel and closed
with material fractional advance
London's market seemed TO ignore the
nous from ;he DardGnellcs. the various
home Issues showing but little loss on mod
crate selling The local bank statemen,
cash gain OF about s,i.GN.vNi excess reserves.
increasing by almost 100000.
bonds were steany. except Kew York
Central es, which were extensively sold "a,
concessions.
Cnted states bonds were unchanged on
call during the week.
new YORK. March a)-Mercantile paper.
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