Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
COPPER STOCK CAMPAIGN
BEGINS IN WALL STREET
Operators Intend to Create Activity
by Using Money Made in
Munition Market.
NEW ISSUES WILL BE LISTED
One Little Stranger From boston
Already Given Royal Welcome.
Enough, Enthusiasm Spills Over TO
Make Whole List Fairly Strong.
ny nKnAn\N WALL.

moncv made IN the nutrition stock ,nnrI;et.
Wall street operat"'s have now in"uHuraie'
,en,i14. ny cav not only to Great" nc-
;ivtty IN tn. oopp"ys already listed IN New
nm Iis r ~"r,m wh r, in ' ,Sa' mnrEc, one
litl' stranger fi"m Boston got u ."Fdia
woioom" on IN" exchange ms we.k ,mn
ono very important si''H Is I" come "N"'
shortly.
So great was the enthusiasm to-day ,rat
sober thoughts regarding the ,r"n posi-
Utilities this spring served To mou'r the
huilieh enthusiasm only llit" There was
but slight enthusiasm "utSto" % III" "opper
"a" rns' ot tie market :" make the who'"
lis; logk Hii'y strong ,,,o, .,oo,.. ,or-
to-day -I,pt an attempt is being made hy
Westinghouse TO sublet on i;s ea-!y con
Baniors have SO much surplus money in
rcserv" TINT they dc not believe the stock
market can have anything more than t.
good reaction. even though there be no i'm
po-taut hulli.h news. With dozens % stocks
selling On better than a : p"r cent invest
mont basis. aud oaruiuy IN cases soy
eral times what thcv arc paying. ard. with
raor.,v worth only about . per cont. cX;en-
sivc hcari-h orcrutious arc not welcomed.
QUO crour cf market operators cat has
made fabulous fortunes IL mrniiion stocks
Midvalc deal is n~ish"d. The volume OF
funds ,ha; can DO brought into this opera
one. member o; this Erour made about 81,
onAo ~ Bethlehem On it, frs. rise {" Goo
the Glr swing of Crucihlc Ills profits in
ths La; year are no; less than $1,000 ooO, and
about ten aggressive younE operators who
arc now starting in 10 show the street some
thing interesting.
United Fruit which had eharp advanc.
some weeks ago. was strong feature again
to-day: Rights on the stock will expire
next Tuesday. Tho company linc
OF rhirs that is all any company needs
these Guys 10 he certain Of big profits. The
Street heard Yesterday Of cargo OF fruit
America a
IN" allies on whjch freight was PAID at The
rate or 81 ton. This means more than
OH tho market a few days ago was hid for
a. such iiy,ly rat" .. IN, IT" ownc raised
ton is h"rr demanded for .lnkcrs.
,hr heels of which ar" not oven laid. but
SlIrYards. IN normal times tanker Is
woi,h SEQ . ton.
WAL stree, is becoming So purse prond
that S'n shares arc NJ; popular ANY more.
and. Therefore, III" United cigar stores Com
PAM directors this afternoon voted I"
change tn" var valu" Of their stock back
500 The hooks will 10 closed February
=: anil the stockholders will vote On the
l.. proposition March :
NEW YORK February 70 Metal sha,eF
assumed u commanding position in Today =
broad stock market. majority OF the hot
ter.known c"prcrs, including Utah, Butte
ana Superior chino aud C;ranhury selling
ward swing in metals followed further
sharn advance in tn" r'ic" al metal abroad.
fraction to Yesterdays advance. only TO
yield later on selling OF other leaders. Lack
ScW fork NY hFaN". aud Hallway steel
Spring were firm to strong at times. hut
shares with Mexican ntcre,,s were heavy.
There we're some spaCtaruiSr gains in q
few specinlics, General Motors rising cia. to
80; tniie6 Fruit g.. TO iiN3.; South Porto
uc's -. 10 1872. ana Mackav companies u,
Rail, Jagged in the carly dealings. bu,
came forward later under New Work cen
trails favorable statement az 1915 earnings
which E"rH further impetus 80 standard
Shhi"s, but the advance was mot h. free
offerings causing some hrcrulnritN a: tho
United states s,aers ,orn,re rcpc-. far
1an"hr! showed only q nominal Increase.
hu' pat Tho total 10 urn!lcd orders Within
,loSc range 81 Tho record fo' o:"r I've years
II is generally believed that tho unlllcd a..
dcrs would have h~cn withcu, parable, hut
iHr n" mot mat The steel CORPORATION has
about reached TN" maximum Of ,e-o-:iy for
months 10 come causing re1cctiau uf inucl,
new business
Further Hight ~, the prosuerous s:n.l can
S'eel 'nnmal rcpor; wherein Ii" l.tl irilci,
was 'erin""d ~ hnIuuce OF almost $l0o1.-
Nov York Central made q not raln 81
:.4-'o1o cor December mi abon, Sla 800. Co1
10Y ~" year OF l'lj "Wii,s largely ~ a
IN" Bank OF England r.po,,cd ano,hor
APPRECIATE gain IN its gold holdings au,
in"d'ratc STRENGTHENING of H. liability
Bonds w"'e frm with fur,rcr ACTIVITY in
Tsgtordays S low ~ issa%'.T RON
bonds. par value aes.-cF,-oI fa.7.5ooo l-nit,.I
states bonds were unchanged ON ell
NEW WORK February Mercantile ~,
2%r. %g'. S'srlins siiNty.day Nils si.,I
siiv"r. 81. Mexican dollars ~. Go,srr
, meni bonds steady railroad oonas. Grm.
ninety ds>t c'.u-.. si< months aas,,' On" Iaii
''''n'| STEADY ruling rate.