Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
DULLNESS CHARACTER|zEs
STOCK MARKET ALL DAY
Activity Seen Only IL Central Lcath.
err and Atlantic Gulf and
West Indies.
RALLY COMES TOWARD END
Feature Of Money Situation Is Com
slant Withdrawal OF Funds to In
tcrior-Isank ClcarinEs Heaviest
in Central Cities OF Country.
ny nRoAnAN NALL

NEW YORK. February 2i-I;vcry ,,cm in
tho bank statement to-day showed in
creasc. In tho actual statement reserves
wcrc up 1i.73'.7co: loans. si5.on1o1o and nc,
demand deposits, 1!0.!D5.Oo0 IN tho aver
aS" statement reserves up Sl3.G1i $50:
loan. i2s,s,i.c'o and MT demand deposits.
This statement suggests that there wa
III" M.rt McnT l" E"wa,1 ,nF 'nn @
t TO-, na1kS ,, factor 1T The n",non, Stock,
margimed that any selling don" is not com
Tho marke, MAS dun anh heavy an OF
today. about tho only activity was sc"n
IT, Central Leather and Atlantic Giir and
"'St indies. The" reports really bot
ter han expected. and both stocks do
eo"nt"d item. tic former "o,1nsny N, We'd we'd
an and i h .In, " =. on It's common stock
II central Leather had earned Tor tho
whole year at the rate attained In the ld-,
per cent. .rh" f"atur" GA the Atlantic Gulf
and Wont Indies report was m" strong cash
fi,Dn',"o In .pot cash on hand
among ,hs ' being e'I!i snTrEn car aaTse Witch
was expected I" show .b"vc 10 per cent
TOWARD THE CLOSE
announcements tina, IA. -li.- lad planned
TO ronvoE a gigantic nc"t FROM N"w York
, tn nee' YIN, oscord,nE to report, no
being draw. for That purpose from o,uer
n hi c OF tn. e %2r H. port :, HsY:" Win
I",i"Ec - "ne @atlinE IN" congestion hat
.sso .he .i,,.,ion ~ " Ii ~ ono '"f 49,,
iLoSd ''""rE" sp"k" e" bitterly. hut. III"
~ msiy cr"at ships would put tho sub,ma-
nm" commanders on IN" net'". I'D tho
because NJ th,. Wall street traders would
rot hccomo n,l.riou.iy hulli.h Ola the an
n"unrencn'. nl'housh some did cover their
genuine short Interest 4, not OF great PRO
portion. ~ unusually larS" r"rccn,.r" OF
much attention i. for the a~coun, OF i'm
r?-'ant person. Who never 10, 90 ,hc ccr.
NEW HAVEN STRONG
On SHORT COVERING
~ ma.1n NJ .ircns asain. chiefly on
wsst'mrhous" L., i, 30 known au'hori,a-
had h""n mad" with the iuss'.n govern
on H.. ] 80 !, IS ~I.nf"d .Sr'in pront
u" disaDp"ir'inrly email Announcement ~
lchc,n s;oei COMPANY iu~, n.roro IN. 81.
ith not" issu" w"s disclosed. and Wall stree,
mirh, no, b" .pie to mae some nnnomn"e
mcn, o. i'nnnrta2c- r.Ear!inr nov financing
81 ,"m" nm!tncial a'ranecmen, wor" in cir
'cniatinn rho company Il rnaAinE remark
f.a,ur" OF n" money ,narte, Is Tho
terror Rank ci"nrinrs arc hc.vie, IN cen
h-i cttics Tho' explains the soiicitudc
inrs OF short torn no,eS i, ''e 1n nd
that determined effort Will bc made I'm
m, near future TO induce Chicago bankers
"a Join more freely with New Yor, bankv
IN foreign under':ritings Tha; is the obiec,
"f The Lamont dinner. that IL TO he given
IN Chicago Much Of ,hi~ westward rlovc-
lncht az inou"I ais" mag l." due plans
:" organize Federal land banks.
NEW YORK. Febiuary eth. moro dra--
tic measures taken by the British govern
'n"nt excited some apprehension in tho
stock market to-day and CAV. an o-c,isn
,or an CARY setback. which ranged from
industrials and Sp"cialti.s that may hc ar
:e"t"d by tho British EMBARGO
nero was som" activity ~ tho oDnuirg
hut dealings Gwindicd steadily thereafter
United states steel which yielded a poin,
At its worst aud the metals furnished their
usual l"rE" quota 10 the m"ar.r turnover
Rails wcrc utterly neglected, cSccp, for "a
moderate reversal IN linton Pacific and a
inrther recovery ~ New Haven Short COW
,r'nS; which b""am. general IN The las,
Iecovcrics: with substantial gains in PITTS
burTh Coal. Gou"ral Motors Ccntra;
leather. Pressed stool Car. Butte and SUI
pcrior and Utah Copper
out 81 linc with forecasts actual Loans
'howing only nominal increase with :.
smal gain IN rescrvcs
bonds we're Irregular Total sal"s. mar
rni,ed s,a,os r,sis,srea Is and Panama
week.
NEW YORK, ,rebraary a'-Nsrcan,ire
nsnc1 tT. s,or!inF styty.day bills So:
:cmmerciai sixty-day hiIls. sans: demand
$3.50: cables. st7G 10 bar silver -.
Mexican dollars. 80. Government bones
weah Railroad bonds. irregular