Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-05
NERVOUS LITTLE PEOPLE
ARE, FRIGHTENED AWAY
Events OF Past Week Too Dramatic
for Those Not Sure of Market
Position.
STREET TECnNiCALLy STRONG
stocks Stand Up Well Under News
Which Ordinarily Would Have
Caused DisnStcr-'rhcrc Should BE
Improvement in List OH Monday.
10y I,HoADAN WALL.

10y BHOhDhN WALL.
SEW YoEN. March 4-St"cts wero 'uiic'
today without decisive movement III either
sold the market and substantial investors
have ovcrbonght it Conditions nr" such
that very nttlc good .h"uld result
In Improvement ON Monday. while - would
take some dcoisiv"ly bad news to cans"
rr"ak.
Ranks report brokers loans in good con
dltion. ana brokers say there 81" p'"c.
The ricrvous ut,le pcoplc have bee, fright
oncd out by tic dramatic events OF me pas
week.
During the wccI, the market has stood UP
under news that would have "'n-"d Us
.stcr II thor" had been ANY TO- n",'", "' ~.
sion IN, C.ou-r... az The possibility Of actual
participation by This country In tho wax.
Old market operators scent :" l." az the
oninion maj m. country ana inyostin. pub
lic have become familiar with wa that
actual participation hy niS coGnrS N,"uih
not frisht"n cnri''l. amn ,his !. one o. ,'i+
weak fcatu'" s. possibility of carly hpi!d"-
ton OF the ,cDncCb sharr- "f American 90
cnii;lcs accumulate" hy ihe H'losh S"'
"riipcut.
Amons nc strong ;ea'er"s in ths s'" 49,.
sugar shares ana tobacco st"rl's. IN" mrs.
named continued its rise because rs new
o,,irc mid continent ncid ~ the United
Statesmen than the entire state Of cali
sugar s,o,Es w"rc strong hocause ~ thu
.haip adyairo in N price 81 nat go
80 y" earning more than - p"r cent on ~
stock. That irsuc wa" up poi't- today
can sugar. on" Of IA" Spo'u'ai'E" f2F"rl,cs
u Wall street. sh"Wcd some AZ" ipr :hc
rossi,i. ,hai spe,tla,"r, may raily arolna
ihoir Oh favori," and, u ,hey do ""N
Sor so w ,r, g% ,Ic Io,,ca vt,n none
'roharrn stocks were active and ,d.anceG
sharny 3. r"rt Of eamEaE t,, an"G,.'e "a "a
liuuiJate ou rising marie; because profits
In tho hu.inc-s ~" being reduced ly me
,ouacr" movement therefore must hc 70
.ordcd 49, highly sp"'u'ftiNr although
operators ncil"N" n Nul Doe pr'''nh." VIM"
RAILROAD .arntns. &c no, only showing
:hose 90 last year bu' arc ac,un''y making
nov high records for volume rhoy do
ng this Ia spite 81 the fact that To" rril
roads arc unaLlc 20 So fco moyemcn; Of
ell tho stum oaoIcI il vns reported To
day that rhr roads ar" ciu,,ered M win
mircu. OF tons Of freight ,hnr canu"t 10
uncndod and rrer="d f"~ heCur~c ~" r"1ds
ARC unable 10 ,f,or u@r terminals THis
moss tor 'uc ,sroio -ouutrN 8. waking up
and busiu- goods ou a nc,,y s.are
'rrc Corm irodur,. conir.a ly- Is .alf "a 10
rnabiuE -" arijrlrs ont of corn. Som" 81
,hern 1rc uscf.' in tho wa aud arc hc,n.
1hc r"v,rnmeu' gave UP hope II Iec.!"d
victory aran-' IT." 'omrH'E in ~" Sh"'
had h"eu nal" a. 'he fas'oree
Stree INC Stand'r. ~ r"@ri" cot ,""''9l
tho pur.hHsc of the shares heId uy 40" i'iF-
I! iiiio-a Corporations '' b. s'id '.'' SOM" 70
SAcohol uE" rotr"rUm. IS rarabic Of
8mu'!plieiv az manipulation. several urod.
/ p, fancy r,tcos Tor war material and the
. 'oh"l :, l"', hc'icr for hc!r 80. ,i".
scu.,omcrs 81 ,,c ,lronoi company
gw yog'l M.,n nprins ,", .,...,,
4 3, orc under tn" uncertain influences result