Show IN IK WALL m STREET STREETS Speculators S Se Turn an Honest Penny on the Recent Ad Advance Advance Advance vance in Prices 1 MARKET ARKET DIPS DOWNWARD CONFIDENCE UNIMPAIRED AS TO THE FUTURE New ew York YoM March arch 30 The speculative advance came caine to a II pause in ji the stock market today and there was a general disposition to take a survey of ot the position position tion flon and seek light on un the tho sources and motives of or the sudden activity which sprang up on Saturday and continued Under seemingly capable and aM skillful leadership the sales were not riot pushed at the expense of or prices but TV were ere constantly renewed when tho the market strength became sufficient to ab absorb absorb absorb the selling When hen the too realizing had begun to affect prices some influential out for tor a demonstration of ot strength with a view to the senti sentimental sentimental mental effect on the tone of or the market Erie r was as the first for this tills purpose and the th strong statement of ot the roads earnings s for February was to as asa asa a L justification ju for the rapid rise in that tocK The large gain In iii the net earnings for the month corroborated the claims that the road was waR definitely l safe from danger danl er of a receivership whatever th the fate of ot the financial plan under It condl condi tonal lonal approval by the public service com corn commission mission The movement in Erie had the addi additional advantage of conforming to the early arh return to Wall ValI alt street of E ii H t Harriman as he lie is credited with interest in the fate late of Erie St StPaul StPaul StPaul Paul was the next favorite of the sup supporters supporters supporters porters of the market Its Us rise following assertions that the Pacific coast extension extensions 4 s practically completed and capable of early arly earning power commensurate with wih the outlay outa of capital which has hal been made madem in m the building The professional followers of f the tIle market found themselves less able to find tind Ind an explanation for tor the rise in i States Stats steel which came camf next in order although the fact that the chair chairman nan man of f the live directors director board boad together tOl with wt other Influential steel ft l men were reported to have appeared yesterday before the senate on oil finance in Washing Washington ton In connection wih with the Iron Irn and steer steel stet schedules h lule of the bill 1 was pointed to toas toas toas as a coincidence that might explain the Tise Other iron and an steel stocks stock wera wern affected to ta some Home Ime extent In sympathy with the te movement In United States steel stocks The sales were rep pushed shed steadily throughout the te session although the th geneal genel list It at no ne time followed the Ute adva in selected selet stocks in ina a compre comprehensive herve manner The news factors relied rele on to influence stocks were mostly the same samo which were wee used yesterday but with a waning influence nce The Balkan set settlement far instance although of great gat to tu the th financial markets market was fully ful realized yesterday rda and had hd lost part of Jr f its force fore The price rl of copper was marked UI up again a aln yesterday on oi the stock stok stoke exchange e hang In that hat metal in 11 New e York but butth butth butth th ropper op t and ami an smelting stocks were wre hc i tivy The Te estimated condition of the tet whet crop fr m private f f c pert ert gave gaye ga a percentage disappointingly low fow but the reservations res ns accompanying at the estimate left lef confidence unimpaired in int Inthe the t e improving condition nor of that crop Stocks Stock were showing less lees response to tote te support at the close clO of the day than at any other time time Bonds Bends were steady Total Tot I sales par parale ale alue SI gOOW OGO United Unit States State bonds were wr PI unchanged on call cl Stock Quotations Sales Sal High HI b Low lw Close 1111 Pr Il 11 71 i iAm 14 Am C A F W M U 56 ij Preferred Pr An Oil i i iAm Am HI Leath pfd e M 3 a aAm t 3 S Am Ice Sees 3 33 s 32 3 22 Am A Linseed UK ISO J 1 IS 13 1 Am Locomotive mo moMO 1 O 54 i 4 4 Preferred J MO 11 IH Am S 8 R fl ssu I E lS 81 Preferred 1 l u l MS 19 ij Am Sugar Sur Ref Pet P f 10 1 11 IIa lI 13 Am Ant Tob pfd pM pfd SW t O An m Woolen Wolen 2000 0 OJ I 3 3 aAna 3 a K Ana Mm ln Co 2300 J 44 44 Atchison l ie le I i Preferred Cf O 1 1 i i Atlantic Coast CoastLine Cost CoastLine Line 8 WJ l lO bait lal Ohio 11 17 G 11 Ul 1 Preferred Peer soa U 94 91 li 4 Brooklyn R R T 11 7 fan CI t IL Pacific 1 1 11 f nt Leth Loath t 9 2 li a Preferred Ml nt of N J 1 V X 2 23 hes lies Ohio W 61 e Wi W Ohl hl G C W Wi V Ohi 2 Ii S Se i e N W WM 10 m Jl V M I St P Pi 4 IS Hl 1 i C C t C C t SOD 1 IS Wi 74 7 Mo lo F t I 40 W 1 Ji 3 3 1 3 Polo Cob South aeo 6 iii i G 1st 1 preferred ed 2 S I 53 d preferred epo iO 7 IS I 5 onsol Gas 7 J 13 1 a orn T ra Products K 3 18 1 4 2 tel DI Hudson Ius O lr 16 1 17 Di D T Preferred t R It G 1 44 m 7 4 lT i S S sra M 1 J JErie Erie s 26 1 27 6 1st preferred 45 mi 46 I Id d preferred w 70 W as I 33 i n 34 nT T Electric 1 5 1 1 7 O t i North pfd pf 73 81 14 Im Lit fit f t North loth ore crts arts ert 1 6 67 Wi Illinois Cent eat 1 H mv 1444 14 Int Jit Met Iet 2 t w 13 1 12 l 1 Preferred 45 SS SS hit int t Paper J Preferred i Int Int woo J 99 11 a S I S towa Central SW I IK 29 i ii K i C e southern 44 a 4 Preferred 1 74 H 4 ouis Nash lash 1 IB 1 11 13 M 1 St L LM L fO 57 5 5 5 I M 11 St 1 I S Ste Ste te M f ICO 0 1 His lUI lIl IH Ito to Pacific 7 IT 2 71 t V K J T 10 4 41 U 42 42 referred 74 it National rde Lead h Zt 52 a S 1 SHI SHIU 81 I V Y Central V 3 ui ll V 1 1 U 1 tt N Y V O 0 W ro 47 41 7 4 44 40 4 Norfolk k West iVest 33 si 91 sim l 1 son O tio North American m so 8 79 Wi ic Northern Pacific li l 14 U 4 Mall Mal S 4 II 21 SO l 1 1 11 Peoples Gas GasP 2500 8 1 U 1 ii 1 P C C Su r O M 2 32 Pressed Steel Stel Car 37 9 1 H Pull Hull Pul Pal Car 11 Hi h y Steel Spring S St 35 3 38 3 Heading 92 9 00 1 11 1314 Republic Steel J 31 J l fla 3 1 7 1 74 7 71 Hock Co 1 i 2 Preferred 8 S SO 00 V 01 64 6 St I k S F P L d preferred 33 St t L 18 S W WV SO S 34 24 24 4 21 t I 7 r Preferred Prefer 1000 10 6 57 V S 5 Sheffield Steel Stel Iron SOO S tK 4 73 i fl Southern Pacific Pa i IS I 1 s Preferred 1 15 IX IS 1 14 1 Southern Ry fly 36 26 2 5 5 5 Preferred V 15 em 64 61 T r nn Cop O 4 UY 41 Texas Teas S WV 35 w i I 53 a 35 aT T St St L 1 W V iO JG 52 5 sr 5 SI Preferred tOO O 4 mi Pacific 76 ll 1St ISau lS Preferred U I Bi I r t S Rubber 11 3 t 1 3 1st preferred i l l U r S St Steel el O S 46 tS 45 Preferred 11 40 13 11 1 Utah Copper 1800 44 4 43 4 Virginia Carlna Carolina Chemical 1 ti 4 42 S H 44 Preferred 10 lG lS lw ILi Wabash V J 1 1 18 Preferred 43 4 4 46 44 West West Electric 1110 82 8 Western Union 0 6 67 6 67 66 E 9 1 Wl Central 10 4 43 Am m T T O 1 1 1 Total sale sales for the tho day 80 sars shares |