Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-22
MARKET IS NOT ALARMED
OVER GERMAN SITUATION
Stocks Are Firm for session. Follow
ing One Holiday and Pro-
rcding Another.
They Arc Affected by Action BARRING
Them From Privileges on New
York City Street Car>--''ntt"h
Shows Weakness.
r., I,,,o,plN WALL.

NEW YORK. Fehruarv III Eor SOS Ion
following holiday and preceding another
,,o%ks were firm to-day. Thor" ~eern"'l
to lee no trace OF alarm over tho German
situation. Tho few changes in price" We"
uuimiorian, .nd business WAS on light
scale.
Although announcement that In'ernationai
Mercantile Marin" common st""hh pl'.'Is
would make vigorous irht for ih"!r 'iE!.;S
had been expected 1t put The stock ~ !,
fo" points. That advance, hHw"E-r N.'
M"ichsnts Association that 'ohRyc. cont,
par!cs are injured TO th" extent - ?l.,-tn"
q year III N'w York 'ity allow, 10y benz
"auScG selling OF Tonucco ir"ducts ard
lnHci Cigar stores which were III" only
cyrrers were steady MS were the sugar
stocks. y new pool operation in uuitst
states Eeai;y advanced the price OF that
stock Sharply.
Weakness in cotton disclosed tn uurer-
lair sute Of mind IesHriinF tn" immediate
o.n IN" pDrt o. large Interests over the ,.nSi-
taT.t SetileT,ut. 1t Is feared that il TRADE
f!i.n MIN ns'apa My r ,i}.n, - o
that he Zig ncw wcu brought in on Zen
vas rowing above io5'o'S barrels datly'' Sons
of tho oil has been lost, Because o: the
hcaytness OF tho general uarke; tr'- r.
price OF u. stock bat II brings she H.,r-
ic,, mAteruiiy ia, tuturc of In. new pan.
>mertcan Petroleum AND Transport Con-
A''hol=r ,ne rariac Telephone sna Tel
eG"pr Sgmrany SHOWS hut L pc osn,
hciIii1y I'9 earn many times thar uu,1':
IL ~" e"tuincs aye caicG.ntsd - th"s 'e-t
been I'ui into effect which transfers iat:2
suns 20 Depreciation aud property account.
I'm .orran, IS building ~ l"a4e-;ui
reserve that sooner "r lator viii have ir
\.
" hitn pTota.'y VIII not b" permitted 10 49,!
4 divi.enu a. long g the >we-i,at. Tele-
phoae ana Iel,Eraqh Company : aAiou.
.vu!iaile icu-es tie American rsf,phor..
hIt T.ieGtdph company owns NOR. ;htn
one-hai: Q: tho Stoek
Franz i.emsl 4 ne consola-,ed -.
aerwr!t'eu $4,000 par o! the california ship.
rti .Hlhs IoIHp"n! per cent cu:0ulatiI"
ne tonpan! has IA, exclusive paci.C Coast
ncensoa FOR laLe submarine Don;s
~" loHK. February :-DeaAnc, IL. 70.
n%y rs:i.nci - stock marie, We're ,h-
sn't!'sI .! nnS session thus far tr,s year.
Ic.mc,:ows holiday romu; 80 soon after
@; tn professional clement ana public in
20. ~ Mas wholly Lacking international
'rhslFs served a. an additional deterrent
OrPosiilg prices showed q number Of IT,
I"HH!Ar gains mostly trivial followed bv
:ctricF"d !ht"r sugar shares scored sub
Stnaua! gains American zinc was modct-
y m.F'San Sine'i!"E we're relatively pronI-
Went anG hrnh Mercantile Marine issues
iHW arc !niu"utth! interests IN the proposed
'coESHnta"ts"u suggesting an carly settle
m,nl % long pending 4initul;es
nut Sia'vs Steel Mas yer, inactive. de
spite bni!'Sn gossip rcsar,liu" earnings Tor
ui' current quarter War contract share.
',..i, MI .,Gidsa 20 points from Us;
~ h's"mtS s.;aEua't"n prevailed during the
co ' i!.ti Of 'ns Session rails falling '''to