Show HAMPERED BUT NOT KILLED OFF Obstacles in the Way of Sus Sustained Sustained Advance in Prices of Stocks MARKET REMAINS BUOYANT CROP CONDITIONS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION New York Aug 5 The speculation for forthe forthe the advance in stocks was hampered again today toda by the disquieting buoyancy of or Vie wheat market Speculative operations are discernible as partly responsible for forthe forthe the speculative Jumps which have oc occurred occurred in the wheat market in the last few tew days anft allowance is made for this tact fact in estimating the significance of the movement as UK an index of or crop con The financial district lias not relin relinquished relinquished Its comfortable faith that pros prosperous prosperous crops for the year are already practically assured The news of the high temperature of the last few days however has not been without disturb disturbing disturbIng ing effect coming at a period recognized as critical for the spring wheat crop Private experts In the employ of speculative houses both in gain and in stocks have added the burden of alarming re reports reports ports of the extent of the harm done to spring wheat by b rust These jr were at work In full force In InI I financial markets With Ith the tem temperature at the excess of discomfort In Inwall wall Vall street Itself the professional profit peculators were more than ever Im Impressed Impressed pressed with the possibilities of burning up the corn crop before it is garnered The government crop report to be pub published published on Friday Frida is awaited With more than usual Interest The sinister import allowed for the rise rl e eIn In the price of wheat was of effect effe t in cur curtailing tailing rather than in preventing the ad advance vance ance Prices in many man Instances in fact rose to new high levels level for the present year ear although yesterdays records were not greatly bettered in that respect t Of the stocks which are favorites with the professional traders this was generally true The group of metal Industries were all notably strong American National Lead and American Smelting especially were buoyant and outstripped their com companions companions in the group Some of the rail railroads railroad roads road running through territory in the southwest took up th advancing ten tendency dency after reaction set in for the spring wheat grades rades The spurt in Rock Kock l land 4 I and nd preferred was given some speculative significance as a u possible reflection of the entry into the movement of the group of capitalists In contort l of that prop property property erty Amongst the factors factor making for re restraint were the preparations making by bythe b the interstate commerce commission to Investigate the proposed increase in freight rates The news new of activity by bythe bythe the department of justice in seeking evi evidence evidence dence to prosecute the suit against the Harriman railroad merger was regarded re arde ardeaR as aR a possibly disturbing factor as nIl it shall develop The resort to flamboyant advertising to incite a speculative furore In stocks was as looked at askance as likely like to arouse distrust rather than to Inspire a following The sustained strength of wheat upon the speculative tone of ot stocks as the day wore on helped to make the closing easy ea Bonds were strong Total sales par value alue United States registered advanced A 12 and the is registered 4 per cent bid price Stock Quotations Sales High Low Amal Copper SO SOAm 9 79 Am C F 40 40 40 4 Preferred Am Cotton Oil 1400 35 34 34 Am Hide Leath pfd 2 Am Ice Sec ec 1200 28 27 27 Am Linseed life 10 t 11 Am Locomotive 57 56 56 Preferred Am S R 94 91 92 4 93 Preferred 1000 1097 Am Sugar Ref Am Tob pfd pM i 93 93 Am Woolen SOO y 25 5 Ana Min lIn Co 49 Atchison 87 87 Preferred SOO 94 91 94 91 93 Atlantic Coast CoastLine CoastLine Line 92 92 92 Bait phio 92 91 91 Preferred 83 Brooklyn R T 53 52 52 Can Pacific 1700 A Cent Leath Leat 1900 It 28 28 Preferred 97 Cent of ot N J T Chest Ches Ohio 2700 44 43 43 Chi G W 2200 7 i G 6 GC 6 C N W 1300 Vi 2 1604 C M ol St P C C C 55 5 Colo 33 33 F I s Colo South 32 3 32 3 i 1st preferred 62 6 d preferred 1500 53 52 52 Consol Gas 1300 4 18 19 19 Corn Products I IDel Del Hudson 1100 liO D R G 26 Preferred Distillers Sees 37 m 37 Erie 24 24 1st preferred 40 preferred 30 O 29 2 29 Gen Electric OO i i Gt North pfd Gt North ore 67 67 Cent 40 Int Mel ret 11 IHs 11 Preferred 32 32 31 n Int Paper 10 01 10 10 JOy Preferred 00 56 55 5 i Int Pump 26 24 24 1 Iowa Central li liK K C Southern 26 20 t 25 58 57 i 57 Louis Nash 4 Mex Central 14 M 11 St L 2 O 30 30 0 29 M St P S Stet Ste M 1400 1171 Mo Pacific 57 55 56 M 1 K T 1 m 32 31 31 n Preferred 00 2 31 31 National Lead SOO 83 78 82 N Y Central 1400 N Y O W 43 42 Ioa Norfolk West o 73 73 th American 1900 rr fir 5 Northern Pacific 4 Pacific Mail 26 2 24 4 Pennsylvania 16 fi Peoples People Gas 9 94 H Wi WiP P C C 72 Presse Car GOO 34 H 31 33 3 Pull Pal Car CarIty Ity Ry Steel Spring 1000 46 45 45 P 7 12 Republic Steel 1400 21 22 28 21 1 Preferred 2200 76 74 75 Rock Island Co IS IS 18 15 Preferred 2700 6 33 35 St ll L S F F preferred 1500 28 8 28 St L 1 S W 17 1 m IS Preferred 41 II 40 40 Sloss Sheffield l eld Steel Iron 1600 63 02 Southern Pacific 95 94 Preferred JOH Southern Ry R 2500 an IJ 29 29 Preferred 1300 51 50 50 W 4 Tenn Copper 1200 39 s Texas Pacific 1100 25 25 T 1 St L W 30 23 22 23 Preferred 52 50 51 Union Pacific 56 5 1557 Preferred 82 S St t S Rubber 33 34 34 31 1st preferred 1000 1 U r S Steel 4 46 6 Preferred Utah Copper 40 4 Chemical 27 o Preferred Wabash 1000 JQ 14 14 Preferred 28 West Electric 77 ii 77 77 i Western estern Union 56 ur 55 V r f L E p 10 It Wis Cent TOO o 21 1 Total sales for the day shares |