Show CLOSE OF TE YEAR I IN STOCK MARKE Great Number of Separate Se Securities Securities Dealt in on the Exchange FEELING OF CONFIDENCE EXPECT INCREASED AMOUNT OF PROSPERITY New ew York Dee Dec day ilay of te the rear ear in the stock market an expectant tone ot of good food things to come wan the opening ot of the new yer rather than the dIrect of present favorable In in trading January wIll see seo tie largest Hum um in profits that hus ha over occurred In a similar In Now York ork The stock mar market ket Was vas characterized by the great i number ot of separate securities delt In inA A process ot of price adjustments also I was in progress The most conIO feature ot of the list was Southern Pacific TaUt Talk of a probable Increase In the dividend In this stock In Fob Feb February was made very prominent In dayl days market proceeding proceedings Rock Island made another advance and the fUng filing of the report ot of the in committee of the furry flurry In that stock last Monday made it the subject ot of comment I it was believed that a way would be found to pro proclaim proclaim claim that the Rock Island episode wa vs as distasteful to the sentiment of the stock exchange element Itself as asto asto to the public at large Speculative opInion attaches some Importance to the expression and formulation ot of this sentiment for the assurance it may carry to the public at large B sides the generally cheerful for forward forward ward view taken ot of affairs a good deal Eal ot of strengthening ef effect ct on the was caused by backward purveys of the achievement ot of the last year ear Te The ua recuperative of ef I according to every trustworthy Index and by a feeling of confidence In the substantial character of that progress and is Its soundness as a point ot of departure for tor additional advance made a strong undertone for the stock market Quiet confIdence rather than jubilant jubilant lant was the dominant note The conservative restraint comes from the labor outlook In con connection necton wih with the tho high cost of at living and from the tho questions ot of legal re restraints on corporations which are aro to assume prominence at an early period In the new nev year The expected relaxation In the money market also Is not looked for Imme Immediately immediately next week The slender sur surplus surplus plus disclosed by the actual figures ot of the tho bank statement ater after the close ot of the market goes to justify this view Bon Bonds s were irregular Total sales par ar value United States 28 have declined 1 per percent percent cent In the bid price on call cal since last week week New York quotatIons Sales HIgh Low Close preferred 2 I 51 9 Amal Amai CoP 9 90 9 90 9 O OAm Am Am Agri 1 4 48 Am Beet Sugar 4 4 46 6 Am Can pfd pM 0 O 8 81 8 81 81 Am C F 4 7 I Am Cotton Oil Gs G UZ Am m Coton HIde 01 5 C Leath pfd 1500 5 S 48 4 Am Ice Sees Secs 2100 lc 2 25 2 Am Linseed G CO IS 18 1 im Am Locomotive 5 61 4 W 64 Am S R It 10 ii 10 1 lo Preferred 2 1 il 11 11 p Am Am Sugar Ret Ref 10 LI 1 1 Am T T 23 Hl 14 4 Am m Tob pfd 2400 24 9 9 9 Am Am Woolen 37 3 37 31 Ana na Mm In Co 1 4 53 5 4 1 1 Preferred 0 6 Y Atlantic Coast CoastLine CoastLine Line O UG 13 I I a Dal Bait Oho Ohio 83 lS 18 11 Preferred 12 70 r 9 D Beth h Steel n 31 Brooklyn R T SV SO M Can Can Pacific Sy 1814 8 81 Cent Leth Loath 4 49 4 4 Preferred lO OI 1 Cent of N J 3 Ches hes Olio Ohio 6 S 89 91 hL hI Alton Alon lO 0 t t iL tit G W V 3 3 36 e C N N W 0 my j je e t M St P F O 5 5 1 e 1 C C S1 Colo do F I 10 ry iO 4 Colo Cob South 1900 9 5 5 My 5 fj r 1st preferred 3 8 Sl 81 Sl d preferred 80 SO ConoL onset 50 r no 1 19 Cor Corn pr Products ducs 2 z 23 2 Del DeL Hudson OO 1 1 1 8 D I R B G l 1310 3 51 51 Preferred SI SI 81 Peed 10 See Sees O f 31 I 3 31 3 33 3 1st preferred prefer l 1000 0 51 6 6 6 50 d preferred 40 41 1 41 I Gen Ceu Electric 9 OO 1 5 Gt North pfd Gt 9 13 Ot it North ore crts 8 S1 81 Si 81 Illinois Cent 17 1473 11 Jilt Met et 6 24 1 Preferred 2030 W 6 61 6 61 Int ml 0 u 11 1 Int mt Marine pM 4 4 2 i 1 jut Int Paper 25 Int mt Pump 31 O 2 e Iowa Jowa Central 3 r 3 30 29 K K C C Souther Southern 91 44 4 43 Preferred 10 70 0 Lui Louis Nash 10 j US 1 17 M St L tl 6 M 64 6 3 St St P S SSt St Ste M 10 H n 11 Mo Pacific 4 71 7 71 7 71 M K K T 17 SR 1 S 50 II l Biscuit 15 L Lead ad My S r 0 00 N i Rys Rye ot of M x 1st preferred 20 J II 61 t l 61 N N Y Central 2800 88 15 12 12 12 N Y 0 W 8 4 40 49 49 Norfolk West West 40 9 00 9 00 9 North American 4 84 SY 81 84 Northern Pacific 1100 1 4 15 PacifIc Mal Mail 0 41 43 4 Pennsylvania 13 U IZO 1 Peoples Ga Gas 1 iSoo 16 16 11 P C C SLL 30 9 50 9 98 9 09 Pressed Stel Steel Car 3 ZOO 5 51 51 PulL Pa Pal Car 18 Ry fly Steel Stel Spring 70 00 52 51 61 R 7 1 17 Stel Steel r 46 46 45 5 Preferred 3 Q 0 lO Rock oc Island Co 5 55 6 5 51 Preferred S 93 91 91 Sl L S F Fd d preferred 1 0 GO 59 r 59 St L S W V O 3 32 32 3 33 Preferred T Sloss Sheffield Stel Steel Iron 0 S sr 87 8 S1 Souther Southern 3 3 souther Ry By 3 33 33 3 33 Preferred IW 7 7 74 Ten Cop 5 4 40 4 40 40 O Tens Teus Pacific 10 1400 37 Wi 30 36 T 1 St St L W 6 6 53 5 53 i Preferred 1 7 72 7 71 7 71 Pacific 3 O H 2 0 2 Peered Preferred r 01 u 15 S S Realy Realty 40 81 SI 84 oY St 84 StU U Ti S Rubber 19 1000 m 33 s 5 U 1 S 5 Steel 9 91 90 03 00 Preferred 13 13 18 12 l tah Copper 2700 6 61 r 1 Gy Chemical 53 5 4 5 51 27 2700 26 21 21 26 Preferred 6 61 O 60 60 West Md d Wet 5 5 5 WeSL Ves Electric 10 83 83 j 0 s 5 Wester Western Union 1 1000 77 T 77 sy 77 T p W L E 22 2200 io rn 10 Cental Central 2 49 4 40 48 Coal 25 2500 21 2 28 37 I Am Steel 26 2600 6 65 6 4 1 Dr Dry Go Goods 10 1 2 I 1 ii 63 Total sales for the Ule dy day 84 shams |