Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
WAR PROSPECT MAKES
WALL STREET BUOYANT
Great Bull Market Expected to De-
yelop as Result OF Threat
encd Conflict.
PUBLIC IS COMING BACK
Banking Interests Making 1t Agree
able for Those Who Are Gradually
Finding Way to Stock Exchange
Again-U. S. Steel Celebrates.
BY BROADAS WALL

NEW YORK. March ip.-rhe report OF the
United States Steel Corporation that untitled
orders on Its books had Increased 1888
tons I'm February. and the report by tn.
creased s.i.6s,T;o in The past weak came
r. T.. thn snd OF am ntuy" session OF IN" stock
ant:
Increase In loans OF $4I.GS1.reo. in net demand
deposits of s..too.ooO, and decrease IN
Tn. actual statement showed the loans
Increased So ;sai.oc". and net demand de-
In connection with the statcmon, OF the
sy Rr 'h. IS ,he %stu ou %"S,
WAS materially legs han expected, but that
AIRY earnings were record breakers for that
month; In view Of ,he freight tie-up which
therefore. partially tn" cause Of the IN
inss Suggest renark.ni possin.liias for '' The
coming month which VIII see free move-
r"rdngly. Counting tho dividend OF 81 "a
share. steel common to-day reached the
in D"ee,nb.r Sine" i, .oid at INC eautvase .ni
u %i.,c nIy rr',I sI ,r =, has n"h wo
the second on Ia. fear Of war.
MADE BY SHELTERS
Shelters mad. new high record in the
NOV, In anii.ipati"n Of bomanza earn
Eis",s prar,i"aIly ""nroInS'ivo rhs s.rc"'
Of di3i,.ua d. " ET TsS"s q ''
Mosr n G %n an,,o M's ns %s ;e1%
all higher. Hogs u, chicago sold a, sl5io
rer l". which IL tho hirh"s, price ever
hu2y%ney ~ tho market. which prevailed
the announcement of President Wilson th.t
h. , w@nld arm A";.rSan ships and that he
.ccn,ch as tho first rnove IN war With
great huh marie, dow lop ., a result rho
,moiir Is coming back I" Tho street. end
accounts ou'e,nnd!A. aud ,hese o1v.roI,
NOR mar p"in'4 sni A,in"' NIL ,:a n'" and ID
Wet inht"; advanced ~ Roth sold on
Stool aud Smci,ers; Tho i.,i"rr ,w@, how.
ever. hold frm. tn. recession being only
,d II %.gernl Motor N" onsm!ns grIee
lany Ia cKp'c,gi to prent from nlo manu-
n ' Of , sh" wh b%rp@sn, ST
!l*i; ana particularly OF those conp"nio.
~ tho market rlosoa heavy profit taking
II n;,ar nal. s IT, ,,, nas"G mr., ,c, ,
lat ,ntnut" ~ i-taing under tho leadership
Tho South ru Ta.iic.,'en,rai ,,.rtrc d.,
.tsion VS. announced after tn" close OF
tho market,
Me-" YORK. MARCH lo.-rho ,atcs, meas
guard A'ncr,ran in,ercS'S rsuard an nu-
nsnally, heavy turnover today. and !, gen
rni'rh s,a,es stcrl. bc,hichcm stool AMI
with ; for CUR states steel shipping,
gained 10 ~ uotrts, c"pper- at one time
.lo~cd aNcraS. advances OF point. and
hpcrinltiee r"s" ! to points. win an ,d
ditionAl points for General Motor. ,nutinc
an extreme advance OF 10 points for that
stock In two days.
Tho course OF rails w.,S again .fsapppint-
ing. the only noteworthy movement h"iul
% gain 81 H.. points for Southern Pacific. III.
"iFiou fayorahl" l." n" company IN tho
c: Ts1isr. rssiag R s1gssyy
manifested by Industrial Alcohol. T.tx.s
company, Utah Copper and other loss prom
in"It issues. Tho rntr" list solid on ~
regularly hcfor" the close, partly Inv con
sequence OF extensive realizing for profits
Grn"r"l news II tn" dny including tn"
United static Steel tonnage stat"uz.n, a..
r",ru.ry showing unhllcd ord"rs Of HISS
80. almost 3""o tons above AL previous
records,
rne ranll sta,cmcn, was interesting ch!"Gy
Tor tho fairly large expansion In actual
leans.
Bends wore irregular the slight re-
Nrr<als recorded ~ tho International di-
vision Total sales. par value. aggregated.
tt,it.d States registered - gained ), per
cent. and tn" coupon Is and Panama coupon
-: ~ per cent on call during tho week..
"h!tc the coupon 2 lost II. per cent
"a ~. Sterling. siNty-day bills. .,7!; com.
s.1t 10. cables s45G lis. Bar silver 3h,..
Mexican dollars E-4 Government bcnd5
steady. Eaiiroad bonds. steady.