Show COM AND AD FINANCIAL WORLD Operations OI ions on Wall Vall Street Are by Professional P Traders MARKET HAS FIRM TONE WERE WEBB T DORMANT AND Ly MEI STEADY New Aug 21 The days mar market marJee marRot Rot ket c f the t stocks was practically a duplication of or yesterdays ye except that th the final reaction on traders profit i I taking was rather more mor marked mar with the result tt that the table of net changes te is more mixed between small sma gales gains and losses than yesterday ye The prevailing tone tons ot of the tha Market was firm to strong I up to the t e on Oft the reaction relICtion The character of the buying made de it very evident ent that it represented the opinions of professional traders trader aa as to future val values values ues ass rather uma than the convictions of gf int In Investors Investors There was some evidence also of operations by pools formed by the larger class ela s of ot traders What motives actuated these operations the public watt was not to learn There was an active demand in Wa Wabash Wabash bash securities which lifted them at atone atone atone one time to 1 There was contin continual continual ual ital buying of the which was based hued on the showing disclosed dl by the Eries annual report which shows a substantial increase e in gross earnings notwithstanding a considerable falling off Ott in the tonnage transported A demonstration of the greater stability of 01 rates was W maintained among amonA the anthracite carriers by reason of or the extension of community of Interests The coming monthly increase of 10 cents on a ton of anthracite also count counted counted counted ed The Erie stocks themselves sold off oft on account of some unexplained re a remarks marks of the chairman in his report regarding the approach of a time when arrangements for tor capital can be made madeT There T ere was some continued buying froU western sources of the grain carrying roads roade which was apparently for short account Some revision of pessimistic views regarding the corn crop seemed to be the cause of this cov coy covering covering ering The United States Steel stocks were almost almot dormant and were merely steady These stocks have apparently arrived at a stage where they are un an unaffected unaffected affected by toe the strike news The ster star sterling sterling starlIng ling market resumed its downward course again today and offerings of bills against grain export were re reported ported in increased supply with a sprinkling of Colton bills The contin continued continued continued ease of the London market for money and the further drop in call loans loas there today to 1 per cent gives ground for some seine expectation ex that the Bank of ot England rates will be reduced tomorrow The railroad bond ma et was de decidedly decidedly more active today ElY to but the tone was wa steady to firm Total sales par value United States bonds were all aU unchanged uncha ed on the last Jast call Bond 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W 18 Wis Cent Is isN I 2 N Y V Cent Va Centuries IH 91 i Stock Quotations 7 So Railway 32 32 96 Preferred 87 a 11 o 0 Tex TeL Pac PacT 42 12 12 91 T St S1 L W 10 Caa Can Pacific Preferred 4 Cam a Southern 70 nion Pacific M 99 Cues CIa Oulu O Io 4 Preferred 10 i Chic Alton 18 10 Wabash m Preferred 77 77 Preferred J C I L 39 10 W 4 ft h L 1 H E 18 1844 Preferred 72 d preferred 22 32 C B 1 Vis is Central 20 30 2014 iC C G q W IV fl Preferred 42 2 Preferred A 2 P C C St L 70 0 l Preferred fJ B 44 40 1 Adams 8 Ex press m mC ITS C N W IV Express C G R It 1 I P U S S Express s 97 7 C T ite T 18 1 Preferred 13 Amal Copper US C IC C C St SU L C F 2914 Cole Goto Southern l 13 Preferred 84 1st preferred S iP 54 Lin Oil 21 n nId U Id preferred 3 30 Preferred M DeL Arnn S R It RD 52 14 D I 1 W Preferred M D B B 13 G 0 ii 42 Ama 1 JI Tobacco 1344 4 f Ana Min Mm Co 45 Erie Brie 13 Brook Rap T 74 1st t preferred Pl Cob Colo F I 96 24 preferred 51 Con Gas Gt Ner r fd Cont Tobacco 67 Hocking Valley Valle SO 50 Preferred Preferred Pret 76 15 Gen Gee Electric lUs Central luco e Sugar B Ii Bla la IL Central 39 Hocking Hockins Coal IS J Preferred 74 il Inter In r Paper 22 Lake e B 13 W TV 82 8 I Preferred 77 Preferred 14 inter Power 8 12 Louis Nash Laclede Gas Gag 71 Manhattan L 1174 Nat Biscuit u 44 t f l Met St Ry Mi Nat Lead 39 10 Max ex Central 25 sat at Salt 42 a al Hex Mex l x National 11 11 Preferred 75 73 Minn nn St L North 87 VT Mo Pacific 1234 Pacific Coast Coset M 14 ML K 4 T C 27 T 1 PacifIc Mail 40 Preferred 04 I Peoples Gas GasK N K J 1 Central Pressed S Car CarN 40 I iN N K Y Central 14 1 Preferred 1834 Nor Kor West Wast K U Pull PaL Car i iP Preferred P terr d K 99 I Rep Steel 20 Nor Not Pae Pie pfd 34 i Preferred 75 73 4 Ont Out West M Ie Sugar K Pen H Tenn c a Ip I 63 Reading 42 Union B P 16 16 1st let preferred 73 J Preferred 73 Id d preferred A 13 IU U S Leather 13 1 St at IJ L L S San tt F i Preferred 81 tat 1st preferred 18 11 I tL U S Rubber M 18 1 Id d j Preferred 56 66 St I Ii 4 S B W IV 10 iU iL C S Steel 42 4 Preferred 11 i Preferred 82 St S Paul Western Wertera We Union Unton 83 12 Preferred ref 13 So l 67 Total sales |