Show P PRICES RICES BETTER LESS BUSINESS Small Floating Supply of Stocks in the Market at atc Present Time c MORE GOLD GOING ABROAD MONEY HELD AT HIGHER FIG FIGURES FIGURES FIGURES URES IN CONSEQUENCE ew Tork York March 22 The betterment in prices of stocks disclosed a shrinkage In the tho volume of transactions the total falling somewhat som what below that of at Friday The rapidity and extent of the advances gave an illustration of the small floating supply of stocks in the market which thich supplies the tile present argument of the rte bull bun faction white while the demand for stocks although small outweighed the supply so effectually as to combat the contention of the tho bear element clement that no sufficient vitality existed in the specula speculation speculation speculation tion The lifting UttIng again of the war cloud cloudIn In the Balkans and the ending of the strike of s In France put some heart into speculators in the London and European stock markets a 3 able demand for stocks was en engendered engendered engendered gendered This was passed along to the New York stock market and orders from foreign sources to buy 2500 shares or more of stocks were in n the hands ol of speculators Peculators on the exchange when It Itt t The strength thus imparted ed to tolo tove toie lo ve market had an Ing effect on 01 0 the bear faction and drove droe them to cover Reports of improved d conditions in the copper trade was a factor of strength The adjournment of the supreme court at Washington without handing down a de decision deCISion cion In the commodities clause test case c se was Interpreted as a favorable influence on Beading Reading and that stock held a lead ig place in the days speculation En Engagement Engagement Engagement of gold for London by this weeks steamers rose to oo without making any impression on the rate of foreign exchange so that additional en engagements engagements are Indicated The tone of UK the time money market was firmer In Inconsequence sequence consequence Last prices were about the highest of the day clay and bu buying was in inActive Active progress at the close Bonds were steady stead Total sales par value alue NOO United States Ss s coupon advanced 14 l per cent on call Stock Quotations Sales High Low Close Am Atal Copper 70 og i Sf S SAni 7 Ani C F J OO X 48 43 do rfd pfd ra m Cotton Oil 3 1 51 1 51 Am H 11 L 1 pfd pd 1600 16 41 40 41 n nAm j Am Ice Sees Secs ni 34 31 30 An n fl Linseed 13 1 Am Ate Loco COO 00 0 5 51 51 rl 1 do pfd pM Am Sm 8 Soli f 2 Jo 0 pfd goo 1021 An ATI Sugar Rig 1200 1 IS 11 I J l lAm Am T T l 1 19 AM Ar Tob pfd 88 93 I Im Am m Woolen 00 s 2 Aae Min Mm lin Co OC 45 42 41 42 4 At bison KIO 1 10 ll 1 do ito pfd DoJ 3 I 14 i Atlantic C L 1 1300 11 B a 9 O isoo lK los 0 pfd SOO 91 I 4 34 91 94 9 Brooklyn R 11 T 71 l 1 72 2 2 t Pac 2850 2 1 16 1 t ent Cent Leather Ieather Q 29 it 29 do pfd 10 i cent ent of N J JC JC C 0 O 21 70 68 60 s I Chicago G W TV 1000 10 4 4 4 Chicago N TV W Po 2 liSk 17 4 19 t M I St S1 P 60 Hit lU li liC 1 f U C C C St L 10 1 1 76 75 75 Ti 74 o 0 F P 8 I 1 Ii iM to tot 32 32 32 i t tolo olo Southern o Gri Grido 6 H 02 i iJ 62 do d 1st st pfd 81 81 fil 1 00 co cj pfd 78 4 i 2 73 is isias 9 s J l Lira rJ Products t l 18 8 i In Inv Io In v Hudson a WO 14 lI lID D t R B G 45 43 t 4 4 44 do pfd pM J S K Km Dist Sees aG 16 m 55 35 Erie 53 Jt Ii do 1st pfd pM SOO SOG 35 do pfd O 20 Oren fien ren Electric Gt N pfd 61 11 lU lUGt Ot It N Ore Oro 1500 66 W 66 Il Central 1600 1 34 H HZ Ir h et CO GO COdo 14 4 11 13 11 It do pfd UK i 4 f 4 43 I Paper lap r 0 9 44 4 91 to 0 pfd f fInt 1 Int mt Pump Iwa I wa Central OO 29 23 29 it K C Southern 45 4 Ps i 46 IIi 4 45 47 l do pfd DM 00 7 s 73 73 T r N X MX OJ J i t 19 l 1 Minn St L Ia I 02 52 ii SM 40 4 JI 1 14 Hit 14 Missouri Pac OO 69 59 4 M K T Tco 9 41 40 n 41 do co pfd pM fd m 3 73 ma 7 72 Nat Lead 2100 2103 77 76 6 ff f V Y T Central l 1 l l i N t Y O 0 W WN Y 1200 46 16 4 45 4 N W WN roo SS Sr Si 3 87 Si N rth Am ao Q 79 9 9 79 8 Northern Pac 30 1 Mail Man 00 3 32 I 8 n 32 I Pennsylvania ISO 1388 13 Peo Pee Gas X lU 1124 11 P C C 8 St L Ia 1 sed S C 3 36 f 3 G 36 p P C 10 R p Steel Spring Sprin Ito 11 3 R 12 I IR R Rep Steel 01 do pfd 10 70 71 1 Rock R k Island 23 Hk 24 h 1 pfd 1100 64 i iI 3 S L Ii S F Fd ij Zd d pfd 1 37 87 r rS 37 j S 3 I S W OO 53 22 8 22 22 GO pfd rfd 1 55 51 52 o Ii S S I 72 southern Pae Slaw n 1 Co pfd WO roo 51 3 southern By Ey 24 4 4 24 21 4 do pfd G nn Copper roo 42 U 41 m 41 Texas Pacific 1700 22 Ij r St L 1 8 W 1300 47 47 41 4 dl d pM pfd loo 6 70 73 T Pac 19 19 ISO Isora i do d pfd fd t 93 i Rubber S 9 d t pfd 10 i r C l s teel eel 44 44 44 do pid pfd 1900 Tta T tab tah Copper 1300 43 WA 41 U 41 4 Chemical 2100 42 4 f 42 4 I o I pfd I 1 ha Wabash lw 10 I 19 18 IS 8 17 do pfd WO roo 51 44 41 41 H 44 louse Elec Western Union JOO JOOL 00 60 Oo G W 61 L IJ E 9 WIs s Central Cen OO i w 49 45 49 49 43 Total sales for the day shares |