Show PRICES PRICE SETTLE I ITO TO DEAD LEVEl I I Millionaires of the Wall Street I Crowd Drop Out for the Present RECENT RAILWAY REPORTS CUT UT JT IN N MAINTENANCE TO IN INI INCREASE INCREASE I CREASE NET EARNINGS New Nw V York Sept 29 Tho tendency of prices to settle setU to a dead level was WIS still manifested In the stock market today oclay The professionals confined them he to what they tho call In and out floating There were Intervals of ot sev ev flat Tal minutes during the afternoon whon when Tip p transaction was yas reported from Crom the floor of ot the exchange a condition of dull ACM rarely seen cen The stagnant condition convinced the doubtful ones that the Wealthy capitalists who were credited with responsibility for tor the activity of or the KUmmer dealings were abstaining from Crom dealings in stocks for Cor the present This fact act constituted the news of the mar marBet marr r Bet Nothing else received much atten attention attention tion nor was there anything in fact Which ich seemed to merit it Published reports that Harriman had been in consultation with a n t medical specialist were seized upon by hy the room trad traders trader ers er rf in an attempt to make food for a Speculative movement The small effect produced was evidence of or the lack of or ba for reports of ot impairment of oC condition That the sus sustaining SU force Corce of oC the stock market during lunch of oC tho the past summer has been cen centered ered In Jn the power of ot the Harriman name flame there can be no doubt So much was this the case that disquieting con considerations of oC how much rested on the theIL 1 Welfare of or one life often otten crept into the IL market discussion The fhe appearance In succession of tile the annual reports of railroad systems systems systems have a z rather chastening effect up upon upon upon on enthusiasm In the speculation peculation al although although a though they relate circumstances now no ri past history As an example of ot orth the th depths from which complete recovery cry ery must be made however tho reports Covering the late fiscal year ear still have fore force The Tile progress of oC that recovery Is ts illustrated In the August net earnings how coming to hand For 01 Instance the Southern Railway Hallway S sy S In III spile spite of a falling of 1671 per pr cent In gross ross earnings compared with August t of last year has lias established an actual Increase In the net revenue of no less than 2383 per cent This result was obtained by b a drastic cut of oC 28 S per cent III in the operating cost So strong stron a con eon contrast oven considering the comparison with last Int years cars period of ot enforced ex extravagance extravagance extravagance In cost of ot operation to ac ae accommodate accommodate pressure of oC traffic does not hot escape criticism as reflecting a starvation of maintenance expenditures J The he ease cas Is III shown in magnified form In InI inThe The I Southern Railway showing but the th tendency Is fairly representative Soni Som repressive Influence nes on un the speculation was ascribable to the preparation for the quarterly I 1 disbursements dl on he hl first of ot October which are estimated to require about Money rates were a shade firmer on this account but no actual pressure on the stock stacIe market resulted The surplus reserve of ot the banks remains of ot such really proportions as to leave no room for tor actual money mone market dis disturbances The Tho cool wave was still ig ignored Ignored nored noted In the grain rain markets and so 80 was without effect fleet on out stocks The break in Westinghouse Electric was due duo to tilt tie reservations rt which still obtrude on the proposed reorganization plan Net price changes chang as shown at the end of oC the tho day da are almost negligible n Bonds were heavy Total Tota sales par value United States bonds were unchanged on call L Stock Quotations Sales High Low Close Amal Arnal Cop 73 34 72 T 7 i iAm Am C F 00 38 S Preferred liX 1 Am Cotton OU Oil 50 5 31 34 It ItAm Am Hide Leath pfd pM I 23 23 3 24 Am Ice Sees 26 6 Am Linseed 10 10 10 Am Locomotive 1600 16 46 4 43 43 47 Preferred lUl i 1014 Am S R It 83 s 82 s 83 3 Preferred Am A rn Sugar Ref 18 1 12 12 Am Tob pfd 00 94 9 94 33 93 Am Woolen 3 2214 2 Zi ZiAna Ana Min Mm lIn Co 1100 43 42 42 13 43 4 I Atchison 1700 87 6 87 Preferred 0 o 93 9 94 9 Hi Atlantic Coast CoastLine CoastLIne CoastLine Line OIl SS S1 87 f Bait Ohio 96 36 95 96 6 Preferred 90 00 Brooklyn n R T m 47 46 4 Can Pacific 14 15 Cent Loath Leath 40 2 1 23 25 24 2 Preferred t Cent of N J Ches Ohio ZOO Oi 40 40 40 4 Chi GW CW Gt W SOO ifO 7 3 7 w 7 71 C O N i W WI 50 Wl 16 l 61 16 C M 1 St P Hl 1 1 I III C C C 56 55 II Colo Cob F I 1 2200 2 34 It i 4 Colo Cob South 2000 SOVi 9 21 S S 1st preferred 63 61 preferred 57 Consol Gas l US Hi Corn Products 17 Dl DI It Hudson 16 16 U D R G 27 7 Preferred 65 i Distillers Sees 1300 30 3 i I 30 Oh Erie 1100 29 Z I 29 29 9 1st preferred 43 4 42 42 12 preferred 30 0 0 34 24 34 t 34 4 Gen Electric 00 16 Gt Gr North pfd 1000 13 1 Gt at North orth ore crts 13 1 i 5 S 57 37 Illinois Cent SOO 13 li 13 Int mt Met Iet 00 11 n 10 l Illy Preferred 31 a W WInt Int tnt Paper 9 Preferred 1000 1010 56 66 M l 55 5 Int Tnt Pump 2114 21 21 If Central Centra 00 18 IS 18 6 Th Vi ViK K C Southern 27 Preferred 2 2110 JO 6 62 2 61 Gl 4 62 6 Louis Nash ash 1100 10 I M St L U S 27 27 M St P S Ste M 1000 1 1 Mo Io 10 Pacific ID 53 51 52 32 53 33 5 M I K 1 T SOO 00 30 29 9 6 SOVi o Preferred 63 National Lead Leall 83 s Sl 8 N Y 1 Central 1300 i 10 10 N X Y O 0 W 40 30 1 33 Norfolk West W t 71 l I North American 00 61 61 61 Northern Pacific 1240 Pacific Mali Mail 23 25 Pennsylvania I 17 21 i 1211 j Peoples Gas Ga 94 41 H 14 P Ph C C T St I 75 jj Car 31 In i 31 I 31 n Pull Pill Pal Car CarRy Ry R Steel Spring 37 3 37 37 r Reading 1 1 1271 Steel 21 H I Preferred J s snork Rock flock Island Co UM I 19 I 19 Preferred 1900 40 33 3 40 St 51 L S F Fd Fd Ld d pr 27 21 St U I S W V 17 Ii Preferred v 44 Sloss Sheffield Steel Iron Tron DO W fO 0 an M m 01 Pacific 11 11 OH H W Preferred 11 UK II Southern Ry fly n OO i 20 0 4 20 4 20 Preferred 1100 10 52 51 51 51 l Tenn Cop 30 39 II i s 39 33 I Texas Pacific 00 25 23 25 24 14 T St L f W V 0 6 26 23 25 Preferred till rm r 9 4 59 39 53 Union Pacific l S 1571 Preferred KG RG U L S Rubber SO 2 30 3 9 1st preferred 19 9 U S Steel 44 43 44 Preferred 00 IOS lOSi lOS Utah Copper 00 11 41 n W 41 Chemical SO M 4 0 29 20 h 29 r Preferred no no Wabash 12 1214 12 12 32 Preferred 00 26 23 25 26 20 West Electric 63 72 Western estern Union 61 61 fil 62 6 W L I E 00 S S 1 S Wis WI Central OO 27 m 27 27 Total sales for or the day da shares Metal Market New e York Sept 29 The London tin market was tower lower today loda with spot dos clos closing dosing ing InS at Jl and futures at JI 6 The local market was as weak and aid lower at 12 Copper was waR a shade lower at 59 for spot In liv the London market but futures there were unchanged at 60 OO lOs 10 The local market was dull dun with lake lak quoted at 6 electrolytic at and casting at 1312 1112 i Lead advanced to tn 11 13 In Lon London Lonton ton don The Th local market was easy cas at Spelter Was as unchanged cd at 19 62 In London and at locally Iron was unchanged ed Treasury Statement Washington Sept 29 state statement ment of tho treasury balances shows shown Available cash balances gold goldcoin goldcoin old coin and bullion gold ates 3 o GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Jo Sept i Sentiment nt in tn the tho wheat pit was very Ye bearish all 1111 day and the market was under heavy selling pres pressure pressure pressure sure the greater reater part of ot the session In by b declines at alt all the leading markets the local market opened weak with prices oft off U 4 to t compared y e t rda 80 clos doss When the visible supply statement was given our later ater in the day a It fully justi justl justified tied fled the early selling pressure as it showed an Increase of bushels for the week which is the th largest gain ever eer recorded l Minneapolis reported report an In stocks of 1520 1320 1 tor the past pa t days lars Cash gain prices at Minneapolis and Duluth were more than 1 I cent below yesterdays close clos Ex Export Export ox port business for Cor the day was reported at fifty boatloads aria and prices gave gae prom promise promIse promise ise of ot much larger business The mar ket failed to rally from its weakness and at about the bottom Corn was weak with Ith prices off ott 4 to Oats Oat were i lower for the cash gain aln The market closed weak for fu fit futures futures tures but firm for September Provisions were ere steady early earl In the day da but became weak on renewed liquidation of pork por d at net losses eS of ot j tr J 10 to 33 35 The Tho leading futures ranged as follows No 2 Open I High i Low Close sept ept 19 v Dec 1001 99 May 1103 13 1102 IIO 1102 CORN COR No NoI 2 I Open i I Low Close Sept 79 9 J 78 7 Dec 6 I 61 GH Ma May Ia 6 64 64 OATS No 2 i Open i i High i Low Jw Close Sept 1 49 9 43 49 i 48 S t 43 49 4 Dec 49 4 I 19 11 49 9 May Ia 51 lo lot 31 51 t MESS barrel I Open I High I Low Close Sept I HJ I 1490 H I 1190 Oct 1152 I 1523 1525 1523 1325 J I H 14 Jan i j 1690 1660 pounds I Open I High I lx Low ow w 1 j Close Sept I 1020 loat 1011 1020 1020 Oct J 1 1030 1030 10 1017 4 1020 Jan I 9 92 t I 9 97 95 SHORT SHOR RIBS Per Pez pounds I Open I High flight I Low I Close Sept I 9 y 1 I 9 I 92 Oct I 1 I 94 92 9 Jan 4 I I I f I Cash ClIsh quotations were as nil follows Flour Firm Wheat No 2 spring No o 3 No Xo 2 red H Corn No 2 78 No 2 yellow 79 i ij gW Oats No 3 white 4 i iKye Kye No i 2 76 6 Barley Barle Good feeding ceding 53 w fair fall to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 northwestern 1 2 Timothy Se S d Prime ito SIO Short Ribs Sides loose 1 Mess Pork Per bbl Lard Per lbs Ibs Ib 1022 10 Sides Short clear boxed 10 Basis of oC high wines I Rec flee I Ship Flour barrels I 1 O Wheat bushels I Corn bushels SOno Oats bushels 10 o oRre Rye bushel v Barley Barle bushels lO 59 J LI LIVESTOCK MARKETS ETS South Omaha Sept 29 Cattle Market steady tead to strong trong Western steers Texas steers OO range cows and heifers 90 I stockers and aud feeders calves bulls and stags 22 10 Hogs Receipts 2300 Market for best h lt steady stead others Sc to lOc Oc lower Hav Gi mix lI ht i pigs pI bulk of sales 6 Sheep R Market Be Sc to tOe tOc higher hl Yearlings Y Tethers 32 3 a ewes 50 lambs Kansas City Sept 29 Cattle Receipts 2501 Market steady Stockers and feed feeders feeders feeders ers SO bulls buUS 2 calves 3 50 Gro western XI western cows Hogs Receipts Market steady stead to Sc lower Bulk of ot sales heavy packers light pigs Sheet Receipts Market steady stead Muttons 90 lambs range 3 32 1100 ed red ewes Chicago Sept 29 Cattle Receipts about Market steady stead Beeves 37 Texans westerns wp terris 34 stockers and feeders tO cows and an l heifers l calves Hogs Receipts about Market steady stead Light ht mixed heavy heay rough good to choice heavy hean pigs 4 bulk 1139 Sheep Receipts about 90 Mark Marki weak Native 2520 western t 4 yearlings 4 o lambs western 40 Wool Market Boston Sept 29 Tho activity In ID the local wool market continues with good hood demand and firm prices The domestic wool consumption Is reported to be great greater er than a year ear ago Quotations California Northern 42 43 middle county eu t 38 S l W southern 61 68 fall faU free Cree e W 63 7 Oregon Eastern No 1 staple m eastern No Xo 1 I clothing 4 O valley valle No Ito o 1 I Territory Fine staple fine me nie medium staple r 5 6 G fine clothing fine lne medium clothing thre Sro quarter blood Pulled Extra fine lne 2 A su supers supers pers pets 42 45 Money Silver Etc New rew York Sept 29 Money Ione on call cal steady tend n I per cent ruling rate 1 14 closing bid 1 offered at nt 1 Time loans vary ry dull dun and steady sixty days da s 2 21 per cent ninety days da s 3 six months 3 f Prime mercantile paper 14 Sterling St exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills at t for tor day bills and at for de demand demand demand mand Commercial bills bilU Bar silver 51 Mexican dollars 45 5 Government bonds steady railroad bonds steady stead Butter Cheese Chee e and Eggs New York Sept Butter Butte and cheese firm ed Eggs Steady unchanged j Chicago Sept 29 On the produce ex cx exchange i change today toda the butter market was wasi firm creameries 2026 dairies IS O Eggs Firm at mark cases cascI included 16 19 firsts 22 prime firsts 23 Cheese Strong 1213 12 21 Coffee and Sugar New York Sept 29 Coffee closed quiet net 5 points lower to 5 points higher Sales were reported of oC bags In Including Including eluding October at December 5 i March and May July Juh W Spot coffee cortee steady stead Rio No 7 6 Santos No 4 SV S 8 Mild coffee dull Cordova 9 V 12 I Sugar Raw steady stead fair refining 34 4 J centrifugal 96 95 test molasses sugar SUb l 1 S Refined Relined quiet j |