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STOCK PRICES
TAKETUMBLE
Ylelded to Sharp Attack Late
In Day: Fell Several Polnts.
CALL-MONEY ADVANCED
Tlme Money Held Firmly at Flve Por
Cent. with Little Chnnge for Increaso
in Demand?Market Sluggisli
Before the Doclinc.
(By Aasodaled 1'rosn.) , ,
NEW YORk, Feb. 27.?Prices of stocks
ylelded to a sharp attnck lule In tlie day
to-day nnd woro carrled between l<ii2
polnts btlow last nlght for tho'prlnclpnl
market lcaders. It was reported tliat tlio
banks wero callltig lonns and presumably
forcing some llnuldiition, but tho nctlve
demand from shorts to cover nt tho do
cllno indlcated that short selllng had
played a coiisldorablo part In th'o bronk.
The serious luronds upon bank rescrves,
resultlng from tlie wcek's currency movo?
ment, was the cuuso (>r the docllne. Pre
Vlous to tliat tho market had been
neglocted nnd sluggisli wlth a sngging
tendonov rntlier than actlvoly wenlt. ihe
vlgorous support of tho AVabash Issucs,
some earlv recovery from yesterday s
weakness bv St. Paul, and an upward ten
dcncv by Amnlgnnialed Copper, and n few
other stocks served ns obstacles to tlio
early tendoncy-to decllne.
Traders professed lo bo wnlting upon
the formaf nnnouncenient of the Roek
Island and St. Louls nnd Sj/i Franclsco
project and upon dofinlte Information to
itidlcato the late of tlio. Aldrich .ilnnnclnl
blll for thls session. An uttunipt wns
mado to connoct the Wabash movoment
wlth tlio evldently f-ir-roachlng plin ln
the Southwesfern Rnllrood world. work?
lng out. through t.lie medium of Roek
Island, but the dcallngs In M Wiash wero
by a fow room traders, who ilealt wlth
each other on a very largo scale. With
the surplus rescrves of tlie banks down
to about $9,000,000 last week. and wlth a
loss for thls week Indlcated In cash re
sorves of wlthln half a mllllon of tliat
amount, It wlll be seon what wlll, confront
the New York money market unless off
s'et to the roser.ve sbrlnknge hns been nf
fectcd by loan contractlon. Proparatlon
for the March settletnent Inoroosed tha
pressurc to-dav, so that call loans wero
? forced up to 4 por cent. boforo the close.
Tlme money ls very firmly held nt o per
cent for nll periods. There Is nothlnpt to
indlcate early eessatlon of tho Interlor de?
mand for currency nor of tho sub-'l rens
urv requlrcmonls upon the money market.
The market closed Irregular at the rnlly
on coverlng by shorts.
The bond markot weakened ln sympalliy
wlth stocks. Total sales, par value. $3,380,
000. United Slales bonds wero nll un?
changed on tho last call. -.-? -.-.;
The total sales of stocks for tho day
were 630.S65 shares. -?---??
MONEY AND - EXCHANGE?CDOSE:
Money on call ilrmer nt 3@>4 per cent.;
closing at 3ff3'/2 per cont.;. tlme money
very flrm: slxty days, 4'M@ 5por cent.;
nlnetv days, 4%fl> 6per cent.; six months,
5 per cent.; prlme mercantlla paper, pii
5Vi per cent. Slc-iiin gexchange easy with
actual business In bankers" hllls at $4.87.40
?W.87.50 for demand and at $4.84.2o for slxty
dav bllls; posted rntes, $4.So@4:85V4 nnd
$.4SS>A; comtnercial bllls. $4.S3%fW.S4. Bar
sllver, 4S: Mexlcnn dollars, 3S. Govern?
ment bonds steady; State bonds flrm; rall?
road bonds weak.
THE EDITORS' VIEWS
What the New York Evenlng Papers
Have to Say of Yesterday's Trading.
(Speclal to The Tluics-PlHpntch.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.?Tho Evenlng
Sun says: The stock market
opened with n moderate degreo of
activity ind ahowing Irregular prlce
changes. For the most part, however,
t.he quotatlons record ed were nt a hlgher
level than yesterday's flnal figures.
Amerlean stocks were agaln depressed In
the London market. whlch wa.s gcnoral
ly heavy on the high rates for money.
Little was done in this market for forelgn
account.
Llttlo that was Important wlth a flnan
cial bearing was comprlsed ln thls niorn
Ing's news. Dlscusslon agaln centered
largely on tho prbspeots for the cnaot
ment of the Aldrich hlll, regarding whlch
the mornliifr's publlc and prlvate advlces
from Washington were eneourngln.tr. On
tho other hand, to-day's ilgures of deal
iiiBs between banks and tho sub-Ti-eusury
showed a loss to the former of nearly
$5,000,000, nnd the consequent prospects
for a poor bank statoment to-morrow
served to deter active oporatlons for bull
account. Active features of the early
deallngs were the Wabash stocks, Roek
Island. Atchlson. Southern Rallway,
'Amalgamated Copper nnd tho United
States Stec-1 atofiks.", The local Tractlon
shares wero flrm. ... . '"'
The markot through-the day was dull
and rathor featuroless".
All tho Wabash Issucs wero strong ln'
comparlsnn wlth tho balanco of tho llst,
and showed rather good support on tho
dips.
The Evenlng Post says: AcUvlty ln tbo
Wabash shares, with somo flrmness ln
Pennsvlvnnia and the Granger stocks,
Interrupted tempora'rlly an Irregulnr prleo
movement In to-day's stock markot, eon
trlbutlnK a show of strength at a prltlcal
juncture. Thls tone, however, wns not
well sustainod, and except for the tak?
lng of Wabash on varlous unconflrtned
"deal rumors," the movement wns nnr
row. lincertaln and weak. Londori evlneed
little interest ln the dcallngs. due ln part
to tho imperfeet cable fncllltles whlch
restrlcted the arhllrago .houses to tho uso
of a slnglo wiro for tho trnnamlsslon of
orders.
Declded weakness affected varlous sec?
tlons of ihe llst during tho latr-r trading,
nnd under tho Influence of a heavy sell?
lng movoment soveral notewortny decllnes
resulted. Thls wns followed by a slight
rnlly. whlch wns not, however, ot siifi'l
I'lent strength to ari'esl the downward
tendoncy. After thls tlio markot became.
quleter' and stcadled somewhat at tlio
close.
Tho Mall and Expross says: Spocula
tlon In Woll Street to-day wulted upon
two evenlB? the actlon of tlie Senate on
tho Aldrich blll nnd Uio forthcomlng bnnk
Btatement, For a six-ll during tbe morn?
lng thero wns a dlsposltlon to take a
tnore optlintsllc vlew of the chances ot the
Aldrich blll, und Ihe market hnd a rnlly,
whleh was nsslsted by coverlng of shorts.
and a good dtsplnv of strength lu such
leading 'stocks as St. Paul. New Yorlt'
t'cntral und AVabash preferred. When the
bank Htnteinent estlmntes came out, .how?
ever, with nn Indlcated loss of J9.OpO.OO0 In
cosh, tbe wholrt aspoc-t Of ppeoulatlon wns
rhanged. .. .
A general selllng movement set In thnt
oventuated In th<- lnst hour ln a deoltiio
equal to a point nnd over in thn iiaiiallv
active stocks. whlle Norlhwest, Norlh
'Amerlean nnd Lnckawanna suffored
i-ather severely.
The traders made n drlvo agalnst tho
ninrkf-t t Bucceeded ln brlnglng about
Increased llqiild.-ition. 1/ni'lnn dealt In
nnlv a few thoumind bbaros. owlng to
tho' slow cable servlce nrlslng from Ihe
Jnmago io Brltlsh land llii'-s by tho atorm
ibroad.
Tlie drlft of rnoney thls week has pre
paivd Iho hanking cominunlty nnd tho
publlc for h jarge lor? In cash ln to-mor
row's clenrlng-house loturn. Bank state
rnents, however. aro /-iinrlouHly IneonBist
ent at intervals, aml thls mav posslhly
provo to ho a navtng clauce In making
tho actual lo*s Binaller than oxpected,
Recently tbe iinexpoetcd has hnppencd In
tlie outcome of the cuhIi rcEOurces: In
plain terms tho decwiBe hrm reachod nn
amount far beyond that warrantc-d hy lha
vlslble currents of money.
Tho Commerclal-Advortlsed fcays: Llqul
datlon on a more cvtentdve scale thnn
haa bften witnenaed in some tlme "cciiplod
tlie closing hours of to-day's stock mar?
ket. Tho Helling wns nor h(*w eiionch
ia cauho ronl demorc'luntl/.n, nnd the ui^
hoarancc of "Hcale" buyinn orders ff a
Kood charactr-r nddud to ihe coverlnw of
? uood-6l?ed B-bort lnteri-jst. nnd afYoi.Hd
iiiough rt-BiBtance to prevent a sorloua
Sreak. In fact, in nearly nll the acil-.-e
? tocks loHsea at the close wore o^rifWd
ln fraotlone. Ncverthclftss. whnt Wnll
Rtre?-t eailH "sneculatlye seniiinent" was
flrtcidedly depressed and diHcnurm-ert from
?U).i io AnUiJ, and the sma.ller pools tnul
THOMAS BRANCH & CO
(ESTABLISHED 1833.)
MEMBERS
Niw York Stook Exchange.
New York Collon Exchange,
PRIVATE WIRES TO
PRINCIPAL MARKETS.
Investment Securities.
ninrgin speculalorB remalnlng ln the mar
Uet Dctrnyed an urgent deslro to get out
on tho best torms thoy could. The mar?
ket, although oxtremoly Irrcgnhir, ro
talned an appoantnco of Btondlnosa ti|> tp
the end ot tho thlrd hour. At thut tlmo
appoared the usual ostlmntes of tho cur?
rency movement for tho weok, showlng a
much larger loss to the local bnnk liold
Ings than had boon generally nntlclpnted.
This started tlio selllng afrosh from all
quart'ers. Tho delay in t.he presentatlon
of the Aldrlch measure, whlch had been
hoped for to-day, also was a potent fnc
tor during tho afternoon. Tlio profos
slonnl opinion stlll held good thnt tho
passage of tho measuro was Imporatlvc
if conlldence wns to ho restorod ln tho
present market posltlon.
Thero wero fow exceptions to thd dc
cllno In tho flnal deallngs. Wabash |s
sues held consplcuously strong, but nsldP
from thom tho market gavo away unl
fornily. A pn.rtlal rallv ln tho lnst n.uar
te.r of hour reflectod the usual prollt-tnk
liiK from tho day's operatlons on tho short
slde. ' ?
72
NEW YORK QUOTATIONS.
QUOTATIONS FURN1SHED THE TIMES
D1SPATCH BY SCOTT & STRING
FELLOAV, BANKERS AND
BROKERS, 1102 E. MA1N
STREET.
Op'n. Hlgh. Low. Cl'o.
Atchlson . 86% SCM 84% 85
Atchlson pfd . 100% 100% 09% 99V.
B. nnd 0. 97 97% 96% !W_
B. and O. pfd. 93
B. It. T. 67% 68 06% 67%
Can. Pac. . 134% 134% 133% 131%
Can. Southern ....,'.., 75 76 75 75
C. nnd O.?.,.... : 60%~ 60% 48% 4S%
Ch. G. W. .....;....;.. 26% 26% 20 26
C. C. and St. L. ...... 94 94 93%'91%
Col. nnd Southern. 2S% 29V. 2S% 2S>_
C. nnd S. Ist pfd pr',... 69% 69% 69V. 69
C. nnd S. 2d pfd pr.... 43% 44'. 43 42%
Erio . 37%' 37% 36% 37%
Erlo 1st pfd . 68V. GS% 66% 6S
Erio 2d pfd . 56 57'/4 55 56%
Illinols Central .142% 143 142 142
L. and N.12-1 124 122 122%
Manhattan . 140% 141% 140 140?'
Metropolltan .180% 130% 136%'130 ..
Mex. Central . 26% 2(1% 26% 26%
Mex. National ....18% 18% lSVi 18%
Mlssourl Pac.111% 112 110% 111%
M. Iv. T. 27% 27% 27 27%
M. K. T. pfd. 60% 61 60 60%
N. Y. Central ./.. 146V. 147% 146% 116%
Nor. and West. ......t 73% 73% 73% 73
Ont. AVost./ 32% 32% 82% 32%
Paclflc Mail.i.-A-v.. ... ... 39
Pennsylvania .......... 147% 147% 146% 147%
Roadlng ..... 61 61% 60% 60%
Readlng 1st . 85% 85% 85% 85%
Readlng 2<1 . 74% 74% 73% 73%
Rock Island. 48% 48% 40% 47%
Rock Island pfd. 80% 80% 80 S0%
S. A. L.. 25%
S. A. L. pfd . '.. 42%
S. A. L. 4's . 83%
St. Paul . 175% 176% 173% 174%..
Southern Pac. 62% 63 61% 62%
Southern Ry. 34% 34% 34 34%
Southern Ry. pfd. 95 95 94% 94%
Tex. nnd Pac. 40% 40% 39% 40%
Unlon Pac. 98 9S% 87 97%
Unlon Pac. pfd . 92% 92% 91% 91%
Wabash . 31 32% 31 32%
Wabash pfd . 63% 65% 53% o4%
W. and L. E. Ist pfd. . 69
INDUSTRIALS.
Amal. Copper. 72% 73% 71%
A. C. 0. 45 45 44V1 44
Amer. Loco. 29% 29% 29% 29%
Anior. Loco. pfd. 94% 94% 94% 94%
Car Foundry. 40% 40% 40 40
Car Found ry pfd. 91% 91% 91% 91
C. F. and ... 73 73 73 72%
Con. Tob. 4's . 61 64 03% (13%
Con. Tob. pfd . 116%
Int. Pump . 43%
Int. Pump pfd. ?;?
Int. Paper. J.1%
Int. Paper pfd . <_?%>_
National Blscult., 46/.
People's Gas .,.103% 103% 102% 102$
Pr. Steel Car. 63 63% 62% 62%
Pr. Steel Car pfd. 93% 93% 93% 93%
Sloss-Shef . 70% 70% 70 70%
Sloss-Shef pfd . ,96
Snuff. ??; -ii l-L
Snuff nfd . 97 97 97 9o
S gar V. ..:......131 131% 130 130%
T C. and I. ........ 66% 67' 65% 65%
U. S. Leather. 13% 13% 13% 13%
U. S. Leather pfd. 91% 92% 91% 92
U S Stoel . 3h% 38% 3S% 38%
U S Steel Pfd. SS SS% 87% 87%
V C. Chom. . 01% 64V. 04V4.?(.
v r* PKorn. nfd. 1*8
Western Unlon . 89% 89% 89 SD
BONDS.
U. S. refundlng 2's, reglstered. 107%
U. S. rofundlng 2's, coupon. 107%
U. S. 3's, reglstered . 107;
U. S. 3's. coupon. 107%
U. S. New 4's, reglstered. 134%
U. S. New 4's, coupon. 1?%
U. S. old 4's, reglstered. 109%
U. S. old 4's, coupon. 109%
U. S. 6's, reglstered . 102%
U. S. 6's, coupon. 11*.%
Atchlson. general 4s'. 102
Atchlson, adjustment 4 s. 91%
Baltlmore aud Ohlo 4h. 102%
Baitlmore nnd Ohlo 3%'s. 93'/.
Baltlmore nnd Ohlo conv. 4's. 10.>
Canada Southern 2(1'b.?. 108
Central of Georgla 5's.^.108%
Central of Georgla 1st lnc\. 7S%
Chesapeake and Olilo 4V_'s. 106%
Chlcago and Mton 3%'s. 77
Chlcagc, -li. and Qulncy new 4 s. 94%
Chlcago, M. and St. Paul gen. 4's.... 110%.
Chlcago and Northwestern con. 7s..., 132%
Chlcago. Rock Islnnd nnd Pac. 4's.. 106
C., C? C. and St. Louls gon. 4's. 100
Chlcago Termliml 4's. 84%
Colorado nnd .Southern 4's. 90%
Deriver and Blo Ornndo 4's. Bj>%
Erlo prlor llen 4's. ?V4
Erlo General 4'h. 8tj%
Fort Worth and Denver Clty lst's..'112
Hocking Valley 4%'b.........;.......108
UoulsvlTle und Nash. Unifloci 4b.... ioo%
Manhattan Consolldated Gold 4 s.... lrciv'
Moxlcan Central 4's. 7/3
Moxlcan Central,ist Inc.......;26%
Minn. nnd St. Louls t'fl (bld).103%
Mlssourl, Kim. und Texus 4 s. 100
Mlssourl, Kim. and Tox. 2d's . Wja
Now York Central gen. 3%'s. 103%
N(!W Jorsoy Central gen. 5'fl. 133
Northern I'arltle I's. 103%
Northern l'aclflo 3'h . 73
Norfolk and Western con. 4'a. 101%
Readlng General 4's. 97
St. L.'and Iron Mountaln con. 5'b.... 115
St. Louls Sun Franelscn 4's. 9?
St. Louls Soiilliwestern Ist'H.', 97
St, IxuiIk KouLlnvoHtern 2d's. 84
San Antonio nnd Arkansa.s Pass 4's.. 84%
Southern Paclo I'sfl. 91%
Soulhnrn Rallway 5'h. 117
Toxos and Pftoiflo lst's. 117
Tnledo, tS. li, und WeHtern 4's. 78%
Unlon PoClo 4's .'.fi. 107%
t'nion Paolflo I'onv. 4's. 105
Wabash lst's . 117%
Wabash 'Jcl'B . 107%
Wabash l'eh. n'a . 88%
West Shore 4's . 111
W'lieeltng and Lake Erio 4's. 93W
Wlseonsln Central 4s' . 01%
Coiitlnentiil Tobacco 4'h. 63%
Colorado leuoi . 90Vi
I'eiiiisylvanla . 104%
ltoek Island .?. *?%
M. und 0? enll.it.>ral trust 4s. 97%
Central of Gporgla 8d inc. 39
Vu.-Carolina Cheniical Co. com. 03%
Va.-Cundlna Clieinlenl Co. pfd. 128
Hlandanl 01). 699%
RALTIMORK STOCK MARKET.
BALTi.MOHE, MD., Feb. _7.-Soaboard
Air Lino eommoii, .'if.i'; do. preferred, 42%
asked. Seaboard 4's, Kl%.
Ailajitlc Coast IJno common, 132%; do.
preferred, unchnnged.
WAI-L .STRHETOOSSII1
Sleel Preferred Supported In a Weak
Market Tlie Rock Island Doal.
(BperUI to Tlie Tlmo?-I>l?pi<trh. i
NBW YORK. Fobruary Ti.?Tho open
Irjg of ilie stock market Bhowod moie
btrength tlian tho lowor ranjje pf pricos
fioxn Ivondon wouid lndlcato. Tlie af
urnoon resotion of the previoiiH day v,ni4
regarded un largely :he is.'iuit of a pro
fc-fislonal rald, and thoro wus Himo ttsj'ly
dlsposltlnn to cover shorU. Tho condU
dont^eport- on tho proapeotii of tho M
drlch blll from WaahlnRton bad fiom*
fnvorablo effect, _;"_?'?'?_ , ,u, n,?
Thero wns nn early attonipt lo tosthe
oxtent ot tho short interest in M?^W>W
tttn, whleh met tiioderntei sUivms. u
wns doubteil. However. if tbo bonr ac?
count wns ns largo as report wnde "?t
lo be, but lt was thought lhat somo ot
lt could bo drlvoii ln.
The Waldorf-Aatorla crowd were ie
ported on tho short slde of tho iiin*
Commlsslon liouses hnd very llKl t ojders
niid thoro W&5 j.i-iicllonlly no Lui rnd.
ing ln tho nbSBiico of. cable oomniunka
tlon, consequeiit of tbo storm m Jang*
lntid.
COPPER SUPPORTEDl r????i.
Tho support ln Amnlgntnated Copper
was good and It ls clalmcd that Uio
largor trado Interests woro stlll bulllsii.
PENN. ACTIVE: , , ?'- ?,.
Tho activlty of Pcnnsylvanla wtus renlly
duo to tho oxpected good showlng ln tne
nnnual report whlch ls about duo.
ST. PAUL'S SHORT INTEREST:
Thero soetiied to be Bome traders ahort
interest In St. Paul. Standard Oll rop
resentatlons sald that thoy had not been
dolng anythlng in tho mnrket.
St. Paul was used to a conslderablo ex
tent to club the rest of the markot and
a good deal of tlie 8011111* n It lOoke.d
llke the operations Of a well known spoc.
ulalor who has hot boen-ln tho market
"Thero Is a perslslent rumor nfloat that
there wlll bo rlghts on St. Paul bofore
the March dlvldend.
CURRENCY MOVEMENT:
The prlnclpal movements of currency
thls week Indlente that tho banks have
lost thoreby $8,668,000. i
! .Tho.good support In United States Steol
Preferred wns n fehture of the markot.
Tho buvlng on tho expected rlghts hus
been qulto conslderable.
?FHTSCO-ROCK ISLAND:
Offlclal conflrniatlon of tho ?Frlsco-LiV_,
Island story wns not forthcom ng. but t^a
street very generally belloved It. lt seett**
ed to bo trontod ns a bull argument oa
?Frlsco only, and so far ns Roek r??n?
was concorned, was looked nt ,more fry?i
tho point of vlew of the new flnanchas
thnn tho stratoglc value of tho al?
nnce.
LOuisVILLH ft NASHVILLE:
A syndlcate haa been formed to under
wrlto tho now Loulsvllle and Nnsnyille
4 per cont. bonds nt 95 less 2 1-2 per cent.
commlsslon. It Is expected that most of
tho amount unrJerwrltten wlll be called
up. 'llio stock sold off on tho expycted
bond Issue.
ATCHPSON:
An offlclnl of the Atchlson whoso namo
cannot bo dlsolosed, says he understnnds
thnt a complete merger of Roek island
Atchlson Interests ls under contompln
tlon wlth a vlew to obtalnlng miiinten
nnco of rates, harmonlous oporaiion nnd
ellminatlon of the projected coiwti'uctlon
of now llnes. Such a merger wou'd rr.?-nn
many mllllons Ih addeu revenue to both
llnes.
TH'E CLOSE:
The close wns decidedly weak, although
there was Just enough rnlly ln places to
Indlcato tho coverlng of professlonnl
shorts. The advanco In money rates and
uncertalnty as to the Aldrich blll were
tho prlnclpal toplcs of Interest. Some
flrms reported moderate calllng of loans
In the early part of tho day.
AVhlle recotrnizlng thnt some tlghtness
In money wns Inevltable, the s'treet
thlnks It not Imprdbnble that the bnnks
aro willing to emphiisis the sltuatlon.
Ii onlv to Impross upon Washington the
importanee of tho currency blll. The wlp
Ing out of the surplus reservo at thls
tlmn would bo a very lmpresslve object
lesson.
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond, Va? Feb. 27, 1903.
SALES.
Vlrglnla Centurles-$200 at 94%. '
Vlrglnla-Carollna Chemlcal preferred?10
shares at 127.
Vlrglnla-Carollna Chemlcal common?6
shares at C4V4
STATE SECURITIES. Bld. Asked
North Carollna 4's, C? 1910.... 102% ...
Va. 3's, new, C. and R., 1932.... 94
Va. Centurles, 2-3, C. and R. 94% 94%
RA1LROAD BONDS
Char., Col. and Aug. 2d 7'b, C. 116
Georgla Pac. lst O's, C, 1922.. 123
(la., So. and Fla., 1945. 114
Gu. and A ht2n% hehehth heehehtrtra
Georgla and Ala. Con. 6's, 1946.. UOVi 111
Nor. and West. Ry. 4's, 1396? 102
N. and W. Ry. Pocahontas 4's.. 93
Pet. Clnss A 6's, R. C, 1926.... 116
Pot. Class B 6's, R. C. 1928.... 129 ...
Rlch. and Danvllle Gold O's C. 119
hlch. and Meck. lst 4's. 1948.. 90
South-Bouiid lst 5's, 1941. 110
Southern Ry. lst 5's, 1994. 118 ...
S. A. L. Con. lBt 4's, 1950. 83% 84%
S. A. L. Collateral Trust 5's.. 103 103%
Va. Mldland G. M. 6's, 1936,,.. 115
Western N. C. lst 6'e, C, 1914,. 118
RAILROAD STOCKS. Par.
Atlanta and Charlotte.100 165
Atlantlc Coast Llno "A".... 100 132 ....
Atlanllc Coast Line pfd....100 111 112
Atlantlc Coast Line corn.100 132
Atlantlc Coast L. of Conn..l00 310 ...
Chesapeake and Ohlo .100 50 51
Ga., So. nnd Fla. lst pfd....100 98
Ga, .->o. and Fla. 2d pfd....100 70
Ga., So. and Fla. com.100 40
Nor. and West. pfd., 4 p. O...100 03
Nor. and Westorn com.100 74
North Carollna .'..32?, "S,, ?;??
Seaboard Alr Llno pfd.100 42% 43
Seaboard Alr Llno com.100 25% 20
Southern Rallway pfd.100 9o
Southern Rallway com.100 3o
BANK AND TRUST COS.
Amerlean National...,.100 125
Clty .26 3i ...
Flrst National ...............100 200 .-?
Metropolltan Bank of Va....25 ... 27
National Bnnk of Va. 00 0 ???
Plantera National .100 330 ...
Stato Bank of Va.............100 168 102
Unlon Bank of Richmond....50 lt>0
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Va. Flro and Marlno.25 37
Vlrglnla State .25 30 ...
M1SCKLLANEOUB.
Amor. Tob. Co. pfd., 8 p. O...100 140 150
Amerlean Looomotlvo pfd....100 1*5 00%
Amerlean Locomotlco com?100 29
Consolldatod Tob. 4's bondH.,100 64
Old Domlnlon S. S. Co.100... 130
B. I. and S. Co. Con. 4%'s, 1918,, 84
S.-S. S. nnd I. Co. pfd.100 90
S.-S. S. nnd I. Co. com.100 70
Vn,-Caroll)ia Chem. pfd....100 120% 127
Va.-Carollna Chem. com..,.100 H4W 64%
V.-C. C. Co? Collateral T. 6's.. 99% ...
RICHMOND PRODUOE MARKET
(WUOLESALE.)
Prlcea corrected dally by E. W. Evans &
Company, 1313 E, Cary Streot,
Frlday. Feb. 27, 1903.
LIVE POULTRY.
Wlth continued light recelpts the mar?
ket closed vory nctlve to-day and outlook
good, for balance of tho week.
Turkoy hena per Ib.$ 16 $
Turkoy gobblers, per lb. 12 & 13
Ducks, per lb. 12 ? 13
Hons, per lb . 11 ? 12
Chlckens, brollers, per lb. 20 & 80
Chlckons, wlnter, por lb. 15 (ft 20
Gulneas, each. 20 ? 25
Oecso, each . 60 it 75
RoostorB, each . 80 @ 85
DRESSED POULTRY.
Recelpts llght nnd prices hlghor than
thoy wero flrst purt of ihe weok.
Turkey hena, lior lb.$ 18 m 19
Turkoy gobblars, por Ib. 14 <cT 16
Ducks, por Ih. 15 & lfi
Chlckens, Hmall, por lb. 17 n 18
Hena, por Ib . 12%j| H
Chlckons, large, per lb. 13 ? 14
Goaso, per lb. 12 w 13
EOCIS.
Recelpts not qulet bo hetvy to-day nnd
dr-maud ruilier better.
Eggs, nearby, por doz.$ 13 @$ 14
Other sectlons, per doz. 13
Hnrrels nnd boxes, per doz.. 13
ULTTTRR.
Prlme tnhle butler rather seaicer und In
good demand nt quotatlonH. Medium and
iint'lglitly grades very dull at any reaaon.
ttble prlce.
Cholce swoet rolls, par lb....$ 18 ?$ 20
Medium, por lb. 15 & 17
Common to fair, per lb. 12 ? 14
LIVE STOCK,
Veals moro plentlful, but notlve at quo
tailons. Cattlo ln fair supply and in good
uleady demand. Cholce lambg, Bheep atid
hogs alKO wanted,
Reef cnttle, per lh.} 8 ? 4V
Beef cattle, very poor, per lb lyjft 2%
Vc-als, per Ib. t%W 6V
Lambs, por lb. 3%? 6
Sheep, por lb. 2%# 4%
DRESSED HOGS. 7
There ls an active market on all cholce
choico hogs at prlcos quoted.
Cholce, per lb.t 7%S$
Large, por lb. 74
Rough stoek, per lb. ,-, m 6%
FR.U1T8 AND VEOETABLKB.
Applos (as to quallty), bb|,,,11.60 ?$3.00
Oranges (Fln.) box. 8.60 ?4.00
Orango* (Cal,), box,,.,,,,2,26 St 3.'-0
Loriioim, por box.2.00 Q S.TS
V-Abbas-fi (lifurtf.h}. v<*v i" ? >ao? W ?'w
YvMTel ,u?,-.,u.?.,...
1IAV- , ?
No. 1 Tlmolliy. ?JS'W
No. 8 Tlmolhjf.. '"> CT.nnii
No. 1 clovor, mlvM_ $?? <rf 10.00
No. 2 clover, MIKM.???>?> li'JJJ
No. 1 cliw?r. $.?)
No. 2 clover .v,..,.}<w
Va. Tlmothy. Ni\ 1.}$S ?4frji
Vn. Tlmothy, No. f... .. iT.W ff M
Vn. Tlmothy, |Wl\"*iA. VJ Jf Im
Vn. clovor ......W.W ftf H.00
WOOL- ?. ,, ..
Tiih-wnslved, free of hurn. II W 25
Unwnshed. V ?X |S
Morlno, unvrnnh . ? , h)HO l*
Buri'v, 8 to Bo, per flOii"v' IcM.
ROOTS- , .. _ .(?
Glnseng root*, per U> ?? 1<K},,M 4'!?
May applo. ?V4V .?
Senlca . ? 2 . }''
Virginla snnko . Vi ?J . ?,
Truo plnk . 10 g 12
Wlld glnger. free nf fibre. 9 $ .18
Wlld glnger, natural . ? w <
SEED_
Clover (wholesnle), hu?... 6.N ft 7.M
Tlmothy . }.B0 _ }?<?
Orchard grnas ....,. LgO <ff liSS
Buckwheat, por bu*. 85 ?f 1,00
Gorman mlllet. eS tr W
lrottfr......i j.w ftim
Beavcr . 200 $? &.p0
Mlnk . 28 6 1.75
Ruccoon . W fff 85
Muskrat. 12 4f 15
?Opossum . 10 & l.lp
Rod fox . Miff l.K
Gray fox . 2,i g .o
Wlld cat. 20 ? 90
Sfclmk . }f g 78
Itabblt sklns, per lb. 11 ? 12
I'V^r sklns, per lb. ?> _?'-_ ?
ST RAW?Comprcssed .11.? ?J J.J
t.o*s pressed, iargo bales. 11.60 Ut 12.00
Shlpsluffj per ton, In biiik. I?.W
Brand. per ton, ln butk.. M.O0 _?"?;_
SHUCKS-Baled . 11.00 ?11.50
' MISCELLANKOUS.
Beeswax. per lb.I JS Q% 26
Walnut fcernols, per lb. 1? w j-%
Wnlnuts, per bus. 40 v _\
Glngseng, per lb. *?* W S.fO
Hldos, green, por lb. 6
llldes, greon salt, per lb. b%
Hldes, dry fllnt, per lb. 12 _ ?
Hldes. dry salted. per lb. 10 ff 11
Monoy, strained, per lb. f jj 10
Tallow, per lb. 5 <? ;}?
Pennutjs (Va.) per Ib. S & 8%
COTTON MAKKETS.
(Spectnl to The Tlm.s-Plsp?teh.> _
NEW YORK, February 2T.-The cotton
markot opened easy nt n derllne. of 4
to 6 polnts, chleflv ns n result of un
londing by room iongs .ind some llttle
selllng for the short account, based upon
tho dlsappolntlng cables whlch wero. due
to come about 4 to 5 polnts hlgher in
order to fully reflect our market of yes
terduv, reported a practlcally unchanged
mnrkot at the tlme of th-> local openlng.
Followlng the call, however, there was
a rally by tho bull cllque supportlng
vnlues. There was also a very gen?
eral deollnatlon among ror.servatlve op.
erntors to go short whlle the movement
contlnuas to present unfavorable eom
parlsons and to-day's port receipts were
agaln conslderably below last year's.
The weather South conttnucs bad for
the movement and It wns r.oted that New
Orleans was Telatively steadier earller
than was the locnl market, The rally
carrled prices up about 4 to 5 polnts on
the active optlons and at thls level pror
It-taklng ngnin became a factor, pricea
working steadlly downward, a matter of
somo 6 to 0 polnts below the closlng fig
ures of yesterday. This reactlonary ten?
dency was encournged bv rather heavler
estimate3 lor to-morrow\s movement to
leadlng polnts, but in tne mld-afternoou
gavo way to an itlier way of nullfshne.'s
as a result of tho bulllsh week-end flg
ures tnd continued flrmness of spot nuir
kets, with tho bull clique agaln support?
lng valuos.
Under thls buyi.ig prices crossed the
hlgh point of yejtcrday, notably on May
and March, whlch sold at 10.12 and 10.14,
rospectivoly, and the market flnally was
very steady, net 2 to S points hlgher, tho
sales, futures estimated, 300,000 tuJes.
Cotton futures opened easy; closed very
steady:
Open. Hlgh. Low. Clos.
February . .... .... 10.12
March .10.00 10.14 9.97 10.14
April.10.00 10.10 10.CO 10.11
Mny . 9.99 10.12 9.96 10.10
June . 9.88
July . 9.81 9.90 9.77 9.88
August . 9.47 9.56 9.44 9Ho
Septomber .... 8.S2 8.96 S.S2 8.93
October . 8.63 8.63 8.52
Spot cotton closed steady: mlddllng up
lands, 10.26; mlddllng gulf, 10.60; sales,
1,930 bales.
Cotton, steady; mlddllng, 10.25; net re?
ceipts, 27 bales; gross. 1,663 bales; sales,
1,930 bales; stock, 126.777 bales,
Total to-day at all seaports?Not re?
ceipts, 27,607 bales; oxport to Great
Brftaln Britaln, 2.SS3 bales; to France, 930
bales; to tho Contlnent, 2,857 bales; stock,
850.281 bales.
Consolidated at all seaports?Net ro.
celpts, 143.307 bales; export to Groat
Britain, 7,088 bales; to France, 1,150 bales;
to the Contlnent, 91,132 bales.
Total sinco Septomber 1st at all sea?
ports?Net receipts. 6.570,640 bales: export
to Groat Britain, 2,105,377 bales; to France.
629.606 bales; to tho Contlnent, 2,256,215
bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27.-COTTON?
Tho Bpot market was qulet; quotations.
unchangod.
The futuro markot was qulte actlvo.
At t.ho openlng prices were 2C3 points
lower, but bad weather reports and light
rocelpta carrled prices up a'few polnts,
tho May optlon selllng at 10c. At the close
prices were even to 3 polnts hlgher than
yosterday's closinR figuros.
Cotton futures steady: Fobruary, 9.90
nomlnal; March, B.90?9.91) April, 9.95((70.90;
May. 9 98?9.99; Juno, $10.01?3'10.10; July,
10.or.iei0.06; August, 9.65(09.66; S.eptember,
8.9909.01; October, 8.57@8.68.
The followlng are the total net receipts
of cotton at all ports since Septomber 1st:
Galveaton, 1,839.434 baleB; New Orleans,
1,859,245" bales; Mobllo, 189.139 bnles; Sa
vannuh, 1.161.151 bales; Charleston, 20o,102
bales; WIlmlnKton, 311,658 balct; Norfolk,
427,828 bales; Baltlmore, 28,605 bales; New
York, 45,497 bales; Boaton, 63,507 bales;
Newport News, 13,637 bales; Philoadlphiu,
19,046 bales; Brunswick, 84,610 bales; Fer?
nandlna. 3, 134 balos; Ponsacola, 116,319
bales; Port Arthur, 53.026 balos; Port
Townsend, 82.919 halea; San Francleeo, 30,.
631 bales; Portland, Orc. 1,641 IiiiIob; El
Paso, 1,238 bales; 19agle Pass, 10,216 oales;
Ijiredo, 12,12fi bales. Total, 6,570,640 bales,
THE PRODUCE MARKET.
Richmond, Va., Fob. 27, 1903,
QUOTATIONS
WHEAT
Longberry .? "S
Mlxed .? ?88
Shortberry .84 ?85
No. 2 red .?. 85
Virginla (bag lota). 75 ?B64
CORN?
^Tilto (Va. bag lots. B,2?,@f;5
N. 2 whlte . W%
No. 3 whlte .i.????? w?
No. 2 mlxed . ?3%
No. 3 mlxed .?. M
No. 2 rnlxed . <J%
No 3 mlxed .?. *1 ,
No. 2 whlte.?%
Wlnter Beed . ^ ??5
RYEJ.. 68 em
NEW YORK. Feb. 27.?FLOUR?A trifle
more actlve and steadler with wheat.
Rye Flour-Dull. Buckwheat Flour
Nomlnal. Corrirnoal?Steady. Rye?Flrm,
Barloy?Qulet. _ > ??_?? _
Wheat?Spot drm; No. 2 red, 81%c. Op?
tlon. had a brlef season pf depress on
at the aun. followlng bearlBh Argentlno
whlprnnnts, bul Bwung into a Btrong posl?
tlon before noon; continued flrm all day,
The upturn won based on ralns through
the Wost, export rumors, Bmal! Interlor
receipts, tho corn advanco and coverlng.
I/nst prlceH ihowed %?%?- ?fl Sdvanoe,
March closed nt 84%c; May, 8%lc; July,
7K%o.; Septomber, 770. aA ,, ..
Corn-Hpot duil No. 2. 80c- Optlon mar?
kot nctod very flrm all ?ay. J.1 waT? ln/
flueneed by continued bad weather ^ est.
erport talk, strong support at Chlcago,
beftor neaboartl clearancw and coverlng.
Tho close was %ft%o. W?her. March
cloBon at O.r.; May, 63So3%c.; July,
MOal?~Bpot Bt'-ndy; No. 2, ?%o. Optlons
hlgher with corn. _,.__ t --^
Beef-Dull. Cut Meat4?-Flrrn Lard
Qulet; we?torn Btoumed. HPiSpj?rc'l?}?3'
oasy. Pork-Klrm. Tollow-FIrm; clty,
6%c;| country, fxBflV.o, goeln-Flnm. lur
pent ...._?.
; country, C_W.c, ROflln
Ine?Dutl at i?,%?4V)oVio
ffee-Tl>? ,T-iR.rUol for o
Coffee-Th. ^rr.r.rkol for oofroo 'utu",
oi^ned Htwulv an.l not ve H.J" v,?^na"cr?
of &?10 polnts. Irnportew *o f'_h?W9V?r'
dericj', whloh clo?d4 ?w i-**M ?t??<V ?*
i
it tmrtlal deelljio of B polnts. Srttos, 02,600
intts Bpol Rlo. stoady i No. 7 Involce,
ril-ioci inlld, fiwnt. SttRfir-Riiw, nrrrt!
rolltit'ii, iriogulnr. Rlcc-Flrtri. ? Molasses
' iVnUer-Flniii exlm crearnory, 28c.t
Bfnlo dalry, U__to. Choqae-F Irtris Stato.
full oroam, fanoy small. colorod, fall
tialo, 14%c.; small whlto. fa made, l-IVic.
Eggs-Stmuly; State nnd,, PonnsyIvanla,
avei"uto best, MWo.i Southern, M%c. Po;
Uuooa-Bloat yj oyrsoys, *1,76?3|-BlMCaftJ
Wosloi-n, Jl.ftW2i ^6?K^lMand^?M.26j
South Jorsoy swcols. ^?%*A_,_ifeAhr fc
ICimy; fanny liitnd ilokotl, 4%<fl>4%o.i othor,
do.nVstlc, 3?t,%o. Cibbngo-Qulet! do
moFlli), por luirrol, whlte, 7oo.?$l; rott,
flttfliBa' Cottoii-By stonbior to. Llvor
ptldl, 12(1. |
CMICAOO. ILD.y.Fdb. 27.-T110 corn plt
wns agnln llio contPi; of altraot 011 on tho
Ilonrd of Trmlo to-day. Tho strongtb ln
thnt mnikot alded othor gralns, nnd
Iilghov prices woro renllrod, May wheat
closing %c .Ulgherj May corn up %o.V and
onts fdltfoVi. Iniprnved. Provisions closod
flrni wllh May products from 2%o. lower
to IKu, lilgbor.
Tlio leading ftiturea rangod as 'ollowa.
Open. Hlgh, Low. Cloa^.
WUEAT-No. S.' ?t/
May::::... *? 77% m m
Jilly . 73$ 74 73% 74
Kiny::::::::: | m \<& $
July. "H'jrH ? 44% *
OATS -NO. 1 H 35T4
$ ::: Il S* R -*
fig v.v/.'.v.& $tt _ftW %
1, \ nn-Por 100 iiis. ? _.
E& .I'gji 9"f% *& 9:02%
} > . M7t? 0CT? 0?2Vi 9.67%
Sent '.'.'.'.'.'.'... 0.57W 0.r,7^_ ' 9.62% 9.5 S
SHORT HIBS-Per 100 -lb^
* }> . fl'm"1 0.'B5 9.57% 9.62%
iep't ".::::::: mo im 9.50 9.52%
Cnsli quotntlons were ns 'PHowauTlOjU*
Binn.lv No 2 mirn gwhoat, 78%?'79%c.,
No i?"nCWe.i No- 2 rod, ' 7?M8TOV4o. No.
'corn 44X40.! No. 2 yellow, 44%o. No. 2
ortuf S5%c^!<No. 3 whlto, 34%c.. No. 2 ryp,
i 0. Good 'oedlhgvbarloyj 43#46o.; fair
to choico maltlng. 48?63.%a No. 1 ta
seer, $1.12: No. 1 northwestorn. $1.16; prlme
Timothv seed, $3.8593.90. Moss pork, por
IxVrrol $17.S7H91S; lard, per, 100 pounds.
tSSmwi short rlbs sfdes (loose). $9.h0g
m\ drv salted shouldors (boxed), g.87%?
S.60 short clear sldoa J30*^}-?-*^
10. Whlskey, basls of hlgh wlnes $1.30.
riover. contrnct grade, $11.65. Butler?
Steady: cronmcry, 18?27%c.; dalry, 14?
24o EsBS-Firmer _at markA^oae'es, -ln;
cludedTlA%?14%c. Cheese?tScndy at 12%
?12%. to 14%c. __
BALTIMORE, MD.. Feb 27.-FI.OUR
Oulet and unchanged. W.heat?Stoady,
si ot sYid the month, Mtt _60%c.; South?
ern bv sample. 78?Slc: Corn-Spot weak:
i...\.-L ?i_nAv- ?nnt and the month. o3?
NEW YORIC, February 27.?BEEVE3?
p&MN, Kieudy t, 1. ' nt.. hig'.er, cowM
nnd bulls, steady to strong; al sold.
Steers S4.25'(!6.S5; oxon, S3.503>..76; Duils.
j:;40t?l.35: co^ws.' *2.SS?.M: few extra
i>rlime fat cows and helferB. $4,405^1.20,
calvea steady; veals, $6rtJ9.50; tops, $9.75;
uulo ci.lvos,y$l?4.W; city dressed veals.
1 SheopCIand Lambs-Sheep scarco and
flrm: lunb, flrm to 10 conto hlghor; me?
dium and common, steady; sheep scarce
and flrm; good lamba, flrm to 10 ccnti
hlgher; sheep, almost nomlnal; lambs
$rHogsi?Flrm; Stato hogs, ?fl.4O?7,(!0; lat?
ter ? llICHl'J.
CATTLE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL., February 27.?CAT
TLE-Recelpts, 2,500, steady; good to
prlme steers, $5.00?e.76; poor to modlum
s.'i 25?4.75; stockers and teeders, $2.353-t-70.
cows, IU_*'M: helfers: $2jOO?4.75; can
ners. $1.4092.60; bulls, $2.0O?4.?; calves,
$3.2597.50: Texas fed steers, i3.50?4.23,
Hogs?Recelpts ,to-day. 2T.000; to-mor?
row. 25,000: left ovor, 0.00O. Ten to 15 cents
lower. Jllxed nnd butchors, S0.80?7.20;
good to cholce, heavy, $7.25?7.42 1-2; rough
hea%-y, $6.85@f.E0: light, $6.60?*.86; bulk
of sales, $r,.So(ff'7.25. ?- _u _ V.^vl
Sheep?Recelpts, 8,000. Sheep,and larnba,
steady. Oood to cholce wothors, $5.00?
E50; fair to choico mixed, $4.00?4.76. Na?
tlvo lambs, $4.75fi.6.85.
EAST BUFFALO, N. Y., February 27?
CATTLE?Demand good. steady to
strong; veals, 25 conts lower; tops, $9.00?
9.25; common to good, $^.WU^.7S.
Hogs?Actlvo and Jtoady; heavy, $7.46?
7.75; medium. $7.35ffl7.45; Yorkers $7.20?
7.30; plgs. $6.90?7.0O; roughs, $6.4000.00;
stags. $5.609'?6.00.
Sheep?Steady: lamsb. 5 cents hlgher;
top lambs, S7.0O?7.15: culls to good, J4.S0?
6.90' yearllngs, $6.60?6.00; owes. $5.0006.26;
sheep. top mlxod, $5.2596.50; culls to good,
$2.75?6.15.
CINCINNATI, February 27.?HOG8?
Steady, $5.769'7.30; cattlc, steady, $2.00?
4.75; sheep, stoady, t3.0O3-l.85; lambs, qulet,
?4.50??.60.
TOBACCO MARKET.
RIohmond. Va., Fob. 27, 1903.
Tho tobacco markot for tho weok ond
Ing February 27th closed for tho month
ln very good shape,
Bright sun-cured lugs and wrappers
wore very strong throughout the week,
whlle low gradea kopt up at Uflual prlcos.
several crops averaglng from $S to $11.80
around, and selllng ns hlgh as $18.50 por
hundred for the best wrappers.
Dark ntommlng and bright tobacco are
selllng at about tho samo flgures ns last
week's quotntlons.
Total amount sold at tho four wnre
houses-thls week, 427,S95 pounds. Total
amount of loose tobacco sold during the
month of February, 2,123,554 pounds. To?
tal amount of loose tobacco sold dur?
ing the season up to date, 7,229,038 pounds.
Quotations aro as follows:
SUN-CURED TOBACCoa
Prlmings .$ 3.50?$ 4.60
Lugs, common . 4.50? 6.00
Lugs, good to prlme. 6.2B? 9,00
Leaf, common . 6.50? 8.60
Leaf, medium . 8.50? 9.50
Leaf, flne . 10.50? 13.00
Wr?pper? .;.14.00? 10,60
BRIOHT TOBACCOS.
Smokers, common .$ 4 509$ 6.50
Smokers, medium .,. 0.60? 8.00
Smokers, flne . 8.5(1? 10.00
Cuttera, common . 8.00? 10.00
Cutters, medium . 10.00? 12.00
Cuttnrs, flno . 12.50? 15.00
Cutters. fnncy . 14.00? 17.00
Flllers, common . 6.00? 7.00
Flllers, medium . 7,00? 9.00
Flllern, flne . 9.00? 12.00
Wrnppers, medium . 13.000 18.00
wrappers, nn? .20.00925.00
Wrappers, fnncy . 30.00? 40.00
Lenf. medium . 6.B0? 6.60
Loaf. good . 6.50? 8.00
BROWN SHIPP1NG TOBACCOB.
Lugs .$$4,609$ 5.60
Leaf, medlu m. 5.75? 7.60
Leaf, good . 8.00? 8.50
W. D. CUSHMAN,
Suporvlsor of Sales.
LYNCHBURO TOBACCO MARKET.
Lynchburg. Va., Fob. 27, 1903.
Tho Lynchburg tobacco market shows
no material chango as compared wlth
last week, wlth tho excoptlon of n de?
clded Increaso in tho amount of bright
tobacco that ls bolng offered. Tho In?
creaso in tho offorlngs of brlghts Ib ox?
pected to continue. Prlcos romaln about
Btntlonary, w.hllo the quailty of the
breaks kIiowb h tendency to Improvo.
Quotntlons aro ns follows:
DARK ORADES,
PRIMINCS .,....? 1.60?$ 3.00
LUG8
Coinmon and dnrk lugs. 8.00? 4,30
DARK STEMMING TOBACCOS.
Lugs .$ 3.50?$ 6.00
Medium dqrk lugs. 4.00? 4.80
Good dnrk lugB. 4.25? 6.00
LEAF- *? ?
Common dark leaf..,, 6-00? 6.00
Medium dark leaf. ?.50? 6.b0
Oood dark leaf. .I-59S .5-5?
Flne dark leaf.....'... 10.00? 12.JJ"
Extra flne dark leaf. JJ-55S ?i'9S
Blnck wrappers.^a'A'c15,00? j0'1*
BRIGHT TOBACCOS.
'Sn4 . B.0MJ 6.00
?li^^b^..:::::::::-^' ?$ *?'?
Common ' outters. iI'a_IiV_1
Oood outters ..???? H'rSlJJrS
Flno cutters ...?????.,14.00? lo.W
BRIGHT WRAPPERS
Common . s rivs? looo
?m ?.-;::::;::;::::::::. ?ll
Flno ".'.'.'/.{; !IM.'..!.15.00(_) 20.00
Common .,.,,,,,,,.,..,.,. ASSlU'si
Mfdium imi|imtiiinriimi|i w,wW4('0M
Flincy .,.35.00?6..00
. Report of tobac-cTfltild on the Lyitch*
bttrg tnnrkctliy Mr. John L. Oglesby, of
Lynch's Warehoupe, for tho two weeks
endllig February 21. 1003: ..,, :'.u
Boldweek endlng Febt'tinry 14th, 1.317.
100 pound.; week endlng February 21st,
748,300; decrenne for weok cndlng Feb?
ruary 21st, 568,800 pounds. Bold from Oc?
tober 1, 1902, lo February 21. 19(0, 13.064,
200 potmdRj from October 1 1M1, to Feb?
ruary 21, 3902, 11,023,800 pounds; lncreuso
for 1903, 1,440,400 pounds. '
Receipts Ihls week "hnve "been mtiqh
lluhtor than laBt, cauaed hy.tho very cotd
woathor nnd tho bad conditlon of tho
ronds, whlch, Ih mnny places, nre almost
lmpnsalblo. Recclptfl' of hrlght tobacco
much henvler thnn for some weeks pa?t.
PrlcoB on nll grndes qulto well sustalned,
DARK TOBACCO.
Common lugs .,.I 3.00?$ 4.50
Medlum lugs .,. 4,50? 5.00
Good lugs ..,.. 500? 6.00
Common leaf .'...,,..,,.. ..00? 6.50
Medlum leaf. 6.00? 7.60
Good leaf .,. 8.00? 10.00
Fino leaf . 10.60? 14.00
Wrappers. 10,00? 22.00
BRIGHT TOBACCO.
Green lugs.$ 2,Wffl 4.ot
Grcen lenf .,..-. .00$ 6.50
.Common brlght lugs. 6.00? 7.50
Good brlght iilgs. 7,50? 8.50
Fino brlght lugs . 8.50? 0.50
Common cilttors . 7.00? 9.50
Good cutters . 0.50? 11,00
Fino cutters . 11.00? 12.69
No wrappers offered.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
Potorsburg, Va.,, Feb. 27, 1003.
Market "vory actlve and p'rlcea are hlgh.
Quotations nro as follows:
Common lugB .$ 3.60*?$ 4.00
Gbod lugs . 4.30? 6.00
Short leaf . 5.00? 6.00
Mcadlum leaf . 6.60? 7.60
Good to flne shlpping lenf. 9.00? 15.00
Good to flno wrappers.12.60? 21.00
MISCELLAHEOUS MARKETS.
DRY GOODS MARKET.
FALL RTVER, MASS., Feb. 27,-Trad
Ing has been light In the prlnt cloth mar?
kot thla week, the ealea amountlng to
about 125,000 pleces and pricea conllnulng
unchanged on a basls of 3%o. for regu
lars. The continued upward tendency of
the cotton markot la caustng aomo anx
lety. The mllls are all runnlng to thelr
utmOBt capaclty and are booked with or
dera for a few months ahead. Manufact
urorB doclare t.hat of they aro compelled
to pay 10c por pound for cotton they
must ralse the prlce of the|r product In
order to operate their mllls at a proftt.
NEW YORK, Fob. 27.?Values aro on
tho up-grade in the dry gooda market
with many llnes held _t value. There Is
a dlfforence between buyers and seltera
on the prlco queetlon, whlch makea trad?
lng llghtor, Stocka are wcll-BOld and a
good many offers are belng refuaed.
NAVAL STORES.
WILMINGTON. N. C, Feb. 27.-SPIR
ITS TURPENTINE?Flrm at 65c.: re?
ceipts, 180 caaka. Rosln?Flrm at 11,90: re?
ceipts, 074 caske. Crude Turpentine?
Flr rhat $2.40?4; receipts. 30 barrela. Tar?
Flrm at $1.95; recelptB. 183 barrela. _?
SAVANNAH, GA., Feb. 27.-TURPEN
TINE-FIrm at G5c; receipts, 8 caaks;
Bnles, 78 caaka; exporta, 89 caska. Rosln?
Flrm; receipts, 1.134 barrels; sales, 1,583
barrels; cxportsv 1,274 barrela.
CHARLESTON, 8. C. Feb. 27.-TUR
PENTINE?Flrm at 63c; aalea, nono.
Rosln?Flrm.
COTTON8EED OIL MARKET,
NEW YORK, Feb. 27,-Cottonaeed oll
dull. Prlmo crude -here nominal; prlmo
crude, f. o. b. mllls, 34@34%c; prlme sum?
mer yellow, 40(S*)%c.; off summer yellow,
39c; prlme whlto, 45c; prlme wlnter yoi
iow! 45c; prlmo meal, ?27.50@28 nominal.
PEANUT AND PEA MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA? Feb. 26,-There^ haa
been no change In tho dul nesB of the
peanut market. but the pricea of peas
have fallen from laat week rapldly. Tho
quotations aro aa follows: -?_-.__ ._
Fancy. nulet at 2%c,; atrlctly prlmo.
2V,c ? prlme, 2V4c; low Rrades. 2c: ma-.
dilne plcked. l%?2Vic; Spanlsh. 7ocper
bushel. Blackeyo peas, $2.26 bag: black
and spockle peas, $1; clay and red peaa,
80c Peanut baes n balea-68 in., 7 4-10c.
PETERSBURff, VA., F,^. 27-PEA
NUTS-Spnonlsh new, actlve at 72c. Vlr
glnla'B, new, actlve at 3c.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, FEB. 27, 1903.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Brandon. Rhodes. Norfolk;
merchandlae^nnd paaBengera, Old Domln
lon llno.
BAILED.
Steamer Wlnyah, O'Nelll. Fhlladolphln.
Pa., merchandise and pimaengera, Clyorf
steamor Brandon. Rhodea, Norfolk,
merchandlso and.passengers, Old Dornln
?_teamer Pocahontaa, Gravca. Norfolk
tind James Rlver landlnga. merchandlBs
and pnsBcngors. Vlrglnln Navigatlon Co.
Schoonor John S. Bencham, Morgan,
James Rlvor, rallroad tlea.
Schooner Mary Curtia, Makor, Savan
nah, light.
PORT OF WEST POINT, FEB. 27, 1903.
ARRIVED.
Steamor Charlotte, Murphy, Baltlmore.
PSStoa^%^arygWear1. Ha^?es. Mattaponi
Rlvor lahdlngs, passengers and general
cargo.
SAILED.
Steamer Charlotte, Murphy, Baltlmore,
passengers and general cargo.
POR TNEWPORT NEWS, FEB. 27, 1903.
ARRIVED.
Schooner Jennle Thomas Baltlmore
Schooner Oeorgo E. Walcott, Provl?
dence. _ .
Steamer Alleghany, J,'onno"i1?._.
Steamer Berkham, Now Orloana
Steamer Lord Lanadowno. New lorK.
SAILED,
Schooner Governor Ames, Boston,
Schooner Joseph Olavorrl, Savannah.
Schoonor John Twohy, Providenco.
Steamer Berkham, Rotterdam.
tSeamor Almora, Norfolk.
PORT BERMUDA"HUNDRED, FEB, 27.
ARRIVED.
Schooner Scrlbnor. Dodd, to load lumber.
Schooner J. J. Pharo, Armund, to load
pine wood. SAII. ED|
Barge Cnrroll, Redman, loadod lumber.
Claremont, Va._
DUN'S RilVIEw'
Forelgn and Domestlc Trade Equals
and Passes that of Last Year.
(By AiBoclated PrcM.)
NEW YORK. February 27.-R. O. Dun
and Company's Weekly Revlew of Trade
to-morrow^ will aay: ac-elerated
Mllder weather not ?my ?
tbe demand for many llnes of merchan?
dise, but rellevod tho pressure for fuel,
whlch throatenod to become a serlous
mltter and incldentally facllltated efforts
?i reduco the frolght congeatlon. With
IfvlmT rotardlng featuro than the hol
Ti^v buslness "fly maintainB Its gratl
ytng nos R R?turns of both domestic
and fo?elgn trade are fully equa o those
Sf tho same month last year, and In many
casos thoro are marked galns. Tho people
are consumlng on a sea le never before
ftoualled. as cvldenced hy the enormous
dlstrbutVoii and contlnual Inqulrles for
monipt shipment. Flrmly held quotations
,, bear'testlmony to tho fnct that de.
mand Is often greator (han supply.
Increosod interest has been dlsplayed by
ourohaaers of ail products of iron and stoel,
slvlng a. decldedly flnner tono to the mar?
ket and In many Instances quotations
hnvo advanced. One of tho deflnlto
ohangea wa? a rise of ?3 a ton in wlre
produots, whlch was not a surprlse, and
a now schedulo avoruglng ovor twenty
flve cents a ton hlgher. Thls makes overy
step of the procoas more oxponslyo to the
Indopendent producors, Few addltional
advancea have occurred tn quotations of
cotton goods, the devolopments of bhe
week, belng ehieri)'. ln tho dlrectlon of es
tabllshlng the m-rlt?t on the hlgher basls
tbaVweis ou?ge?to4 by earller ,?pa_modl<3
FINANCIAL,
?rfMWWMlM4WMM^M>4??4WU?<k*<>?'?i>***?W*?^*^*?^*' ********
G. W. Branch & Go.
BANKERS and BRQKERS
Members of New York Cotton Ex*
change and Chlcigo Board oF TraJ j
New York Correspondonte?
LADENBURQ, THALMANN St CO
PRINCE & WHITLEY,
LEHMAN BROS.
( NEW YORK,
PrlveleWlreHo^BOSTON.
.OHICAQO.
JOHN L. WILLIAMS & SONS
BANKERS,
Dealere In RICHMOND, V^
SOUTHERN INVESTHENT
SEGURITIES.
MUNICIPAT, BONDB A BPBCIAI/TY.
Corrospondonce Invlted,
advanceB. There Is moro conaervatlsm
on the part of buyers.
FrulluroB?211 In tho United SUtte^
agalnst 215 laat year.
BANK EARNINOS
Table Showlng Flgues for Chlef Cltle*
of the Country.
(By AMOClntcd Press.)
NEW YORK. February 27.-The follow?
lng tablo compilcd by Bnidstrect, showlng
the bank clcarlngs at a riumber of the
prlnci^al cltles for the week endcd Fob?
ruary 20, wltb the porcentnge of lncrease
and docroase as comparod with tho cor
rcspondlng week lost year, Slxty-flve
other cltles nro Includcd ln the totajs: ?
New York, 1,090,843,850; decrease, 14.3.
Chlcago, $149,9CG,023; decrease, 1.7.
Boaton, $112/398,021; decrease1. 3.0.
Phlladelphia, $101,701,470; Incronae. 40.3.
Bt. Louls, $11,353,242; decrease, 20.9.
Fittsburg, $40,612,093; lncrease, 18.2.
San Franclsco, $23,821,000; lncrease, 23.8.
Baltlmore, J17.39t5.S2S; lncrease, 1,9.
Clnclnnatl, J19.S01.CO0.
Kanaas City, $17,338,224; lncrease, .4.9.
Now Orlenns, $13,787,770; Increaso. 15.6.
Lotilsvllle, $3,541,002; Increaso, 9.4.
Richmond, $2,969,498; increaso, 7.8.
Washlngton, $3,020,121; Increaso, 1.7.
Soivunnali, $3,174,214; lncrease, 36.3.
Memphls. $3,017,309; Incronae. 42.0. <j
Fort Worth. $2,-72,875; increaoo. 28.0.
Atlnnta, $2,698,756; Increaao, 23.0.
NoHlivllle, $1,971,683; Jne'rea>o, S9.S.
Norfolk, $1,639,956; Increaae, 23.6.
Augusta, $2,292,321; increaso, 168.6.
Blrmlngham, $1,269,837; Increaso ll.O.
Llttle Rock, $925,037; lncrease, 1S.0.
Knoxville, $1,042,923; Incroaao, 36.3.
Macon, $SS8,000; increaae, 1L6.
Chattanooga, $720,9*3; Increaao, 69.8.
Jackaonvllle. Fla., $3S2,C22; lncrease, 12.1.
Houston, $13,414,990; lncrease, 34.8.
Galvcaton, $8,237,000; increaae, 8.8.
Charleaton,. S. C. *l .070.265.
Total. U. 8. $1,814,025,829; .fiecrease. 7.0.
Outslde New York, $724,781,978; Increaso.
6.4.
Totala Canada, $10,602,830; decrease, 6.1.
?
Contlnental's Big Dlvidend.
(Speclal to Tlie Tlmei.tHtpatch.)
NEW -YORK, Feb. 27,?Tho declaration
of a 4 per cent. dlvidend on tho common
Btock of the Contlnentul Tobncco Com?
pany Is rather remnrknblo In view of tho
fact lhat for some tlme past the com?
pany .has been paylng dlvldenda on thls
Ibsuo at the rato of 10 per cent. por an
num, and there were but few who ex?
pected a. further Increaso In tho diu
d Although the dlvidend is not statcd m
a quarterly dlBbursoment. lt rnay be snld
that oven when tho company was declar
ing VA Per ?ent. quarterly they were not
announcc-d as coverlng any speclal perlod.
It ls Intlmated that If the presont busl
noss of the" company contlnues a rate or
4 per cent. quarterly wlll be malntained.
It la slKnlllcant thnt all the common
Btock of tho Contlnental Company ia own?
ed by the Consolldated Tobacco Corn
Panv and, of eourae, the dlvidend wlll bo
pald entlrely to tho latter company. As
tho Contlnental common atock formi ?
nart of the Becurltloa behlnd the Consoll?
dated tobacco 4 per cent. bondB, the ln
creaBe ln the dlvidend on the Contlnental
.Jook flhould wlden tho margln of safety.
W&o&t oTtti Contlental Company
snvs that buslneas is extremely good tho
volume belng conslderably n oxceas of
the correapondlng season laBt >ear.
Richmonders ln New York.
(8peciel to The T!raes-DI?potc_.)
NEW YORK, February f'-?*'d?'*-"
E. O. Lelgh. Jr., C. W. Branch; Fifth Avo
nuo-J. D. Crump and wlfo; ?twSr?'j?_
Atlanaer and wlfe; Crltcrlon-H. G. CJirle
tlar. and wlfe; Grnnd-A. Plzzlnl; Ever
eti-G A. Smith, F. Atwood; St. Denls
W. C. Davls; Vtctorla-G. S. McRae; N*.
varro?O. B. Morgan.
LEE AND TAYLOR
THROWBOQUEJS
Distlnguished Virginian and
Tennesseean on Same
Plalform.
Ex-Governor Bob Taylor entertalned *
reprosentattvo Richmond iiudienco at the
Academy last nlght In hls own cntranc
Ing manner. A splendld audlence 11s
toned with nlmost bnted hreath to .hls
word pictures of muslc, llfe und lovo,
mlrth and nature.
General Fltsslmgh Lee Introduced hlm,
and the ex-Governor of Virglnia tossod
houquets at the ex-Governor of Tennes
aee, nnd tlie ex-Governor of Tennessee
hung wreatlis ot beauty around the
name of Lee.
General Lee spoko for five mlnutea ln
a humorous strutn, and told tho hlstory
of the old remark of tho Governor of
North Carolina to the Governor of South
Carolina, and declared that lf the ex
Governor of Tennessee had mado tho re?
mark to tlio ex-Governor of Virginla hi
had not hoard it,
General Leo spoke ln eloquent straln
of the tios hetween Tennessee and Vir?
ginla. Ho declared that when ho wua
Governor of Virginla ho appolnted a
commlsslon to nscertaln the boundary
line between Virglnia and Tennessee, but
they could not flnd lt. and ho nnaliy
Concluded that thore waa no dlvidlntf
llno between Tennessee and Virginla,
and gave lt up. .
Spontaneous applauso greeted the com
pllmentury remarks of each, nnd it was
a hiippy prollmlnury to the dell.htful
hour and a half of word palnthig, beauty,
mlrth, Bong and pathos ibat followed.
The lecture, "The Flddio and thn
3o\v ' was under tlie ausplcea of the
Y M. C. A., and the audlence was a
aplendld one. General and Mrs, Leo
occupled the proscenlum box on the
right, and Mr. John P. Branch, Dr. Geo.
Ross and other friends tho second boz
on the aame sldo. Mr. S. W. Travers,
with a party, occupled the forward bo*
on the left. The other boxes were atso
' Ex-Governor Bob' Taylor mcllows with
age, and hls (lio'Wer' to dellght a? ft?
dieuWWM $iever "greatw.
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