Show HEAVY SELLING TO TAKE THE TH PROFITS Rush Hush of Buying Orders Pre Prevented Prevented vented Big Decline in Prices STEEL STOCKS BOOSTED I BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON tHE REST OF THE LIST New York Jan was a dispo to press stocks for sale to take pro profits tits fits on the stock market today Even where there was a further rush of orders they were met by orders of that character with effect on prices The coming dividend action by United Steel at next Tuesdays quarterly meeting absorbed a large share of spec speculative specUlative surmise The rumor that showed most vitality and persIstence was that an extra dIvidend In addition to the regular 1 per cent quarterly would be declared tt J sufficIent to brIng the distribution for the calendar year up to t 4 per cent This would call calI for ot of 1 per cent besIdes the regular dIvidend The prevalence of this rumOr proved a powerful Incentive to speculative buying of the stock and carrIed the price up to 89 a rise of H Hover 7 over the low price touched In the slump on Wednesday The force of at this move movement ment pulled prices up from the depres depressIon depression sIon caused by the heavy selling of the earlier part of the session Foreign in were helpful to values the Ing money markets abroad and the In IncreasIng increasing creasIng satisfaction of at financial London I the course of the tho English elections having a beneficIal effect Belated cover Ing of shorts put out durIng the period ot of the market earlier In the week was II a material factor In carrying prices price upward the close of the day The abrupt Interruption to the rise In States Steel whIch caused the stock to over oer 2 poInts wiping out its rapid advance made the closIng tone very unsettled The surprise In the bank statement was the loan expansIon reported 1 ty y the clearIng house banks ThIs show Ing Is a revelation to the heavy requIre requIrements ments of syndIcate subscrIptions durIng the week In the perIod of rapid curtail curtailment ment ot of stock market loans fonda Bonds were steady Total sales par value States s have declined per percent percent cent on call during the week New York Quotations Sales HIgh Low Close Allis Chalmers preferred tS tS 43 47 Ama Amal Copper St 83 Am 46 46 45 Am Beet Sugar 1300 43 43 43 Am Can pfd pM 79 79 79 Am C F 2900 66 66 6 Am Cot Oil IH 64 IH 64 63 Am H L pfd 4 4 U 4 Am Ice Sec 24 23 23 Am Linseed d 15 15 i 15 Am 65 55 51 1 54 51 Am S R 1193 95 94 94 1094 Am Sug roo 12 Am T T Am Ar A Of S h 0 I Am Ara Min Mm Co 51 50 8 lilY 1 I AtchIson 11 j j At C LIne B 13 OhIo 1000 Preferred 93 Beth Steel 32 32 31 Is Rap flap Tran 75 73 74 Can Pacific OO Cent Leather U 44 43 43 Preferred C at N J C OhIo 85 87 C Alton 2700 63 59 00 0 C C G 90 32 32 C N W 1594 C M St P C C C St L I 79 79 79 C F Iron 1000 45 45 45 Cob Colo 60 58 55 59 FIrst pfd 81 S cond pfd SO Con Gas Corn Products roo 20 0 20 20 Del Hudson 17 D 8 R It G 1800 45 45 45 Preferred 81 51 SO 80 80 Dis Sec 34 34 14 34 ErIe lm 1700 31 31 31 FIrst pfd pM too 48 48 48 Second pfd 00 37 j 37 37 Gen ElectrIc 1544 Gt Nor pfd 1351 Gt at Nor ore ora 1600 1000 76 75 75 Ills Central Int Met 23 22 22 Preferred toro 59 68 53 58 mt Int mt Int MarIne pfd pM 21 IntI Paper 14 IntI Pump 50 50 50 Iowa Central 35 26 24 25 s X K C 1500 4 40 40 40 tos Preferred CS 69 L 8 Nash Soo Minn St L 47 47 ts 43 Minn St P S Ste M isoo 1300 US Mo Pacific il 71 7 70 11 1 K T 4 z 45 45 Preferred 00 73 73 72 Nat NatI BIscuIt lU NatI Lead 1300 8 sc 85 8 86 NatI Rys Bys of at Mex 1st pfd 62 N Y Central Lo 1 N Y L O 0 W 00 45 45 45 Nor o 97 j 97 97 No American 30 80 s 79 79 Nor PacIfIc 1 Pacific Mail 20 34 34 3 33 Pennsylvania 14 i Peoples Gas 20 11 p C C St L SOO 93 98 93 p Steel Car 44 4 46 46 46 Pul PaL Car 19 Ry Steel Sp 47 47 mil 47 ReadIng 16 Rep Steel 40 29 39 Preferred lo Rock Island Co 44 48 43 41 Preferred 86 ss 85 St L S F u pra pIa iU 6 5 56 1 55 St L S W 31 30 30 Preferred roo 74 74 74 S S S 82 81 So S PacIfIc 1640 io So Railway 31 31 i Preferred 68 63 Tenn Copper 36 36 61 T PacIfic 1000 33 32 3 2 T St L 14 W 4 49 49 48 Preferred 68 67 67 PacIfic 19 Preferred 1 p T S Realty 80 V r S Rubber 47 46 46 U S Steel 89 86 86 Preferred 1100 4 tah Copper 52 2 52 6 52 Va Caro Chem Chern 2000 59 55 54 1 I I Wabash 1200 2274 22 2 22 Preferred 3 51 51 60 50 Md 1200 50 50 50 West Vest Elec 70 75 75 73 74 20 OO 73 73 72 73 W v 8 L E 6 6 6 Wis Vis Central 47 PItts Coal ConI 2400 23 23 23 Am Steel pfd IH 64 64 63 62 tn Dry Goods io Laclede Gas Total sales for the day shares |