Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-12
COAL ROADS
STOCK MARKET feature
csapeukc and Ohio and Norfolk
and Western Are Well Up
Among TOp-Notclicrs.
1NERAL MOTORS ARD STRONG
cause OF Growing Belief That War
lWil1 Continue Indefinitely, NUM-
ton Securities Furnish Good
buying Demand.
ny nnoaDAN WALL.

NEW YORK, IIurch Il.---AlthouGh
Vding WAS on a light scale tho stock
rkct had Il strong undertone, and
pkcrs said there wNs some invest
nj buying POOL operators who
fried on SATURDAY To cash in recon
cred a..d held the remainder OF their
EckS They arc encouraged b. tie
Esh, Investment buying that has
Fde it's appcara nee. ;.trcnrth persist
\ throug hout the session. but without
+ ekyrockcting. SpeciaItiss were
long. but the Impressive display was
the railroads. This was particular
noticeable in the cOalcyS. Reading
|'chcd the high pon.t OF last week.
fssapcake and Ohio made nc" nigh
ice. Norfolk aud Western and Puts
liz and Wcs; Virginia were we'll
l'ken Of. New Haven acted remark
" we'll. kork island issues were
r! taken. but did not advance ma
Tally.
'obacco stocks were heavy. but there
5 evidence ot good buying in all %
m, particularly IN tobacco products
i American Sumatra. BUTTE ana SUI
Tor. which has bYen bought the las;
days IN expectation of Il favora ble
Iminatlon IL tn" litigation with the
|lernts Separation Company moved to
lew high price. There Is no Official
arrangement in regard 10 q settle
Mt. bur the company is doing we'll
TORS REMAIN STRONG
FEATURE OF 3iAHI<ET
'cneral Motors, Chevrolet and United
tors continued strong features.
,re seems 20 be short Interest IN
sc issues even yet. The insiders
go strong that they can put these
res anywhere they please. and. ow-
TO the constantly Improving out
no iNInGrrN fnEga ,hrya
cks as representative ones arc ~
or with investors.
rooklSn Rapid Transit was strong.
ely bccauuc cf the better proiHect
tho government would facilitate
.ncins OF the coirpauy's notes soon
all due. II - also believed that tho
.ction companies Viii set some re-
In the way II higher fares some
et IN the way OF transfers. AT least
ire Is a better feeling IN regard TO
pubilc-seryice compantcs. The pub
is beginning o. realize that some
II ought - bc e%tcn'ei. c.c inn
tant factor from an Investors point
lew Is the discussion rcsaCatua pup-
uld become L facr. experts say ,hat
n higher prices would have 20 be
4 for the stocks than auy nov
raiiinS ~ The market
rRoLEIM SToCNs ALE
STILL WELL Absorbed
ctroleum stocks continued 10 he
| absorbed. because no& that Ger
Ily is practically IN control II The
u district all Europe must look 10
erica for a greater proportion az
than ever before.
ecause Of the growing belief In "A
OF I--dshn!tc length tnerc Is good
ing again Of all the war stoc Ks.
chile, Baldwin aud Bethlehem steel
q we'll taken. Action % United
te Stec! was not very encourae Tag.
those .vho sold II short round II
cult 20 recover their stock al any
NJ,
oney continues high and difficult,
;e,
~ YORK. March y --Ms-can,i!e papeT.
Sterling s'Sty-day b!l.s. 49,;
HerciGI r,Sty.Gay bills. ti1-s demand
=. cahics, yi.,5 s-is; bar SILVER 30
icsR ic.!aEs. -. goy-:Unca, borls.
y. railroad bonds, .cg. ,4i;tT. 'l!.ns
5, ILroHs s.&.y and ninety days AID SIX
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