Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-11
STOCK MARKET DRAGs
AND TRADING is LIGHT
Operations Are Largely Professional,
and Specialtics Monopolize In
tercSt Of Spectators.
FOREIGN DEALINGS FALL OFF
Wall Street Disappointed Over Steel
Corporations Statement of Unfll-
ell Orders, hut Stock Acts Well.
Brokers Say Market Is Steady.
ny BRoADAN WALL.

NEW YORK. March 'o-To-dny's stock
dnction In the VOLUME OF trading. ana oper
aii"ns were vrrv 'orscly professional.
Exactly weak. They moved irrcgniar,y.
"cconn; have become much restricted. bur
n" falling on in this selling Apparently
Wall stree; was disappointed oyer tho
dr. Gsrs Evaporation, s,atGmHm, Of HnaIed or
9sSn tons was quite in keeping with trade
eXnsCtatio,,s, but the Street mad cooked for
colcrado F"cl Is making = much he,
Gently booked :, a. 1)o-ton rain order Tor mo
Atchis"n. and expects 10 benefit ny tho
Maxwell Motor issues rose to new high
f ns,i1 While PROF, taking Wa. in evidence
Of tho excellent statement jus, made rnh,
Ne comes the report tina, the c"mrnny
business plt,sbursh Coal ISSUES scored
, ina rTcI'"-iSs on eiGnrGr TeadinE 81
points Further favorable developments arc
The rlv"-and Ton cent stocks were 0rm
Woo!M";th rising -. and Iircsrc selling n,
steady accumulation that has been going
on In anticipation OF an carly dividend,
Missouri Pacific wi,cd under attempts
OF o,. IRA, ,Tac"rs TO- i!9uidatc There is littic 10
presen, time ;" '"'' s'oe" at ''e
Copper metal was reported 10 have sold
1 at - cent, , pound Copper share' were
Directors will meet tomorrow to elect n
new president and net on tho dividend. !,
IS understood that no changes will lie made
!" Bona ssG G n1isas rat" Wsrs Of = Gsr S.7'
erae," ouriai'ment In the selling for for
ciEn account
Brokers call tho the of tho stock mar.
kci satisfactory. Further activity In special
ties with .dvaneinE prices may follow. Tho
might DO estimated from quotations at
tn" Clo.e.
NEW YORK, March %. Because Of ,hci,
possible henrinE Upon Investment conil:
81. per cent bond, Issue which were opene!
AZ Albany. drew tn" attention OF the nnan-
az the duh and heavy market session. award
81 the bonds had not been made In, the
average of prices ;enlercd was regarded
a. satisfactory. On the Curb" which
traded in the bonds when Issued" tho high
uucte'inr was leiN
Publication OF tho United States s,ee,
,%nnasr hGprcs for February showed nm in
s!dcrnhly under general estimates sew
oral Of the smaller companies submitted
wannr Steel showed a not leHri, Of 81 "a;
1915, and the surplus OF The sicss SheT,eiI
St"el Company suffered considerable de
probation.
\ better showing was made in other In
dHstrini lines, American Tobacco making a
ea,'n, IN nj, re, rnrnings ai!housh total re
sources OF Income, The American sugar
Company scored substantially over It's pre-
Ntous year.
Orders for small amounts OF steel were
placed ny several railroads. but demand for
nov equipment continues under recent cS-
l"ctauons. Current conditions In the trade
point TO maintenance OF prc9cn; increased
activity FOR few months.
Fhinress In marks was tho feature OF the
'%chanRe market. I.ondons markets were
norc cheerful bu, trading in Americans
was quiet
Honds whole were heavy. with 30.
Ncrc l".se. IN minor issues
United states honds unchanged cali.
NEW YORK. March io.-Merc,n,,lc m.
per ShTS2 Sterling exchange caster: sixty
day hills. sii" for cables. SiS)&: for de-
:nand. S.S35. Rar silver 81 Mexican dol
lars: 3ST. Government bonds, steady; rnii-
road bonds heavy. Time loans easier: six
" DAYS, "i@G"A,: ninety days. 9a.TS; SIX
wo"thS, -. Call money, steady: ruling