Show Bf BOOM IN TOBACCO Sensational Advance of Twent Points In This Stock I WHOLE MARKET STRON HEAVY DEALINGS FOB A SHOE T SESSION Advance I Tobacco Due t a Campaign paign Against tho Shorts Wee H Been One of Advancinj Prices With Waves of Purchasinj Orders Bonds Were Active New York Feb 1The net changes In stock prices for the day were irregular with slight fractional advances preuumin atlng although In some important stock tliu advanc < s was contiuernuie The ueai > lags were very large for a haturaay snort session 700 < AiO bharcb being traueu In London was early a seller and later re purchaea about halt of taat arnoum V more confident beiitlment regaraini the situation at lars accompanied tlii election or the new president or Krance Houses with ashinsion ana Chicago comiectlonb appeared as liberal purctiub ers and the ell was icatierea lt < btanifard share were generally strong white the leature of tno market was the sensational advance in Tobacco nbKit mtido a nci gain of 17H arter 31 extremi advance of almost 2 > i The dealings 1 this stock were of a very stnsationa character the variations between balM running either way from 1 to 4 points The movement was generally considers as directed against the short Interest Various reports were current of absorption absorp-tion or friendly relation being estubilsn ed with the compan most connpipuou rival but these stories were denied In other quarter The market bccstam irregular ir-regular after the opening exhibition of zatrengh realizing sale Delng pttset bj confident buying in others Burlinjrtoi was jammed down two points and the grangers and railways wnich have beot strong crumbled Meanwhile Manhattan which broke 2 points on the order for the removal of the elevated structure In Buttery But-tery Park recovered most of its carl > loss It was the aggretbUe strength 01 Tobacco which steadied the rest of the Industrials mcludfnf Sugar Metropolitan Street Railway and Thin 3 Avenue displayed considerabln strength il k as did a number > f the lowpriced stocks After tho first hour many stocks went up at a lively rate The appearance ol the bank statement which while about as cxplctel showing a decrease in surplus sur-plus and an increase In loans brought about considerable realizing but covering cover-ing of shorts lifted prices again to some extent Tha market closed active and strong Advancing prices like a rising tide toll on the bears this week waves of purchasing ing orders forcing retreats from one position posi-tion to another In the fore part ot the week thjt marKet was highly professional and cautiously manipulated Ijjst the trading trad-ing became too wild and thus lender con servame speculators and investors timid FavoraoU underlying feature were not different from those previously prevailing but tho adroit ones having acquired stocks while the market was semistag neat wished them to adanee and as they lifted them it became follow the leader which this week was Burlington Gra tutously disseminated gossip that a pure Ij trading market was to b expected had tneoiiripi the putting out of short lines but tho rising paper values induced coxeiiif which at time was very urgont The cGntimiaa prevalence of easy maney was the backbone of the price movement Little impression was rnade uuon pricts b y the iirrt see in loans anI decrease in reserve snown by the bank Matemcnt for tltt three catunlas ending today There were various reasons assigned for the iccritsti In loans among them tne financing financ-ing of man > iew flotations of industrial combinations refunding schemes and amalgamations pending of allied railway Interests The strngt of the market despite the storms hamper1 traffic and reducing railway comings at least temporarily tem-porarily was indicative o increased confidence con-fidence In fact alt unfavorable news in cludinc th denh of thi president l > f France with Its possible complications made but a transltorj imprint on value while favorable news or minors of > en < lIng l-Ing develonments quickly recruited the riiki of the oUlmlsts The weeks bond market furnished a number of features Including I revival of ictivlf in the Central Georgia issues which orrtnnjilv are dull The market generally displayed an advancing tendency ten-dency with a considerable increase inactivity in-activity toward 1 the end United States inw ts and the Cs declined and the old Ac registered and the 1s coupon ls in the bid price 7 The total pales of stocks today were n 7tyo shares including I6G20 AtchIson 277SO Central 1 xil Atchi > on preferred Centrl Pacific 72OO Burlington 13000 Jlasihat tan 7tO Met St Tty 31000 Reading preferred ferred tAJ Missouri Pacific 10OW Northern North-ern Pacific IV W Northern Pacific preferred pre-ferred 1152J Rock Island y220 Vnlon Pacific 74200 St Paul 9i90 Southern Pa tir c 36uO Texas fi Pacific 7000 Union Pacific preftrrod 13SOW Tobacco f puclfe lrfrr Steel 7OV Steel preferred laSCft Peoples ftl S < M Brooklyn Transit I43 Sugar BONO QUOTATIONS V s 3s 106H Nor Pac isi15 US ii 4s r 127 t Nor Pac 3 CSi F S n lfL 1274 Nor I 4siO r S 4s rep U N V C St U S 4s coup11 L is IO V s 2s K f K XV 6slB V S V reg ll sorthw conI I S 5s C01pln Debenture risl ± I Dilnet 3 65s IIS Ore Nay islii DiUl Atchison is 1U Ore Nay 4s lol Adjustment 4s S3T4 O S L 6s l t r 128 > A Can South 2 10 O S U 5s t illl C O 4s M Reading ts SSte Chic Term 4s 95V H G V Is 93 C l ns iMi St Y i M C 11 D l3bl 4V con i10l l l R G Is lOS St L A San F D i I U 4s11 gen 6s 12SU sat Term 1KMW St P eon l3fc Erie Gen 4s 73W St 1 C P 1Hn9 VL W A Den SI P C P obiani is t r 5 iSoiitn Ry as 103 U n Klec isIU i Standard Pl05 C5 Ii S A telOU I Twine 0 SS6 G H S A 2sllO IT 1 1 G Js nn II T iiO flog is il + C Ss lit r f4 1 Ia Cent l t P D G Ii S L t X tr 4s 35Vi AVab 1st 3s 115 Pac on 6s 114 iWab 2s MJi r K T 2s CSS West Shore 4s m M K T 4H 9ivt Vis Celt I 11 X 1 Y C isliCk Cab South 4s SiS Si-S 3 C 310 I S Offered OfferedSTOCK QUOTATIONS Atchison 23HSI L s W 3O3 Preferred CM Preferred 3 B 0 7 it St Paul 131 fan Pacific 9 Preferred Iffl Cen Can Southtrn 6 St P O S5 Cent Puoiic KM Preferred 171 Chtj Ohio 2s Southern Pa0 Clic t Alton171 Southern TJy 13 C B tt i 147 Preferred Mfe C E It c Tex Pac I Preferred 117 Union Pacific 4s 1 C lrerrcd lOti1 Preferred M Ci 1 t I 10 It P D G I R Preferred 4 Wabash 8i C X W 159i Preferred 23 Preferreri 192 I W L E Hi C C C St I Wai Preferred 3 Preferred 4lAdams Express Del Iltid113 Amn Express149 U L V 1WJr S Express S3 U R G Zy + > clIsParjo Kx123 Preforred 75jAmn Cot Oil 3 Erie new 15 Preferred 31 Itt preferred 39 aAmn Spirits 13 Ii Wayne ITS Preferred 31 lit Not plJ 1S2 I Amn Tobacco155 hocking Valley 3 i Preferred 19 Ills Central li Colt Gas 20SH Lake n W 2w Com Cable CoISO Preferred ei Cob F cI 34 Lake Shore 200 Preferred 0 IXJUi Nash ffi nfion Electric 112 Manhattan L 110 how Corn CoMet Co-Met St fly21t Raii T Co lich Centrai41S tInteriil Paper W i I2egr L Ili jreferred g l < t preferred SS Ice o Gas 54 Mo Pacific 1 Lea 1 35 M 0 40 I Preferred 113i M K T i4t Nat Linseed Oil 64 Preferred 3 Pac Mall 5 N J Central 104 Pimples Gas 114 iM W 1 V Y Central i 1i9t Pullman Pal linN lin-N Y C St L1 Silver Certs L1 1st preferred G Standard Rope 2nd preferred 31 Twine 1U4 Northwestern 19 Sugar ISHU Nor Amn Co S ½ I Preferred 113 Nor Pacific44 Tenn C 1 43H Preferred SOJ4 jUp S Leather 7 Ont er West 22 f elle 72 O P N 47 jU S Rubber 5 O S 1 42i Preferred 117 Pac C 1st pfd S lAVestern 1 Union 95 2ad preferred G4 We Steel Co 51U Reading t H Preferred S 1st referred G Ore Nay 73 B G W 37 Pa Coast 48 CSafh Preferred 75 i I < Southern 7 Rock Island 1 let preferred 5 St L S F 3t 2nd prefcred It Srst preferred TSiTIttsburg 1W Sad p eferrd i 1 t < t NEW tIN1NG STOCKS I Chollar 25 Ontario 573 Con Cal a 220 Ophlr 32j Deadwood 43 Plymouth > WI Crown Point QuicksIlver 125 Gould Curry 1IQ Preferred 4M Hale Norcross 34SIerra Nevada l O Norcrl 3Slera Kevaa Homestake 5000 Standard 2 40 Iron Silver 7 Union Con j 5 Mexican 75 Yellow JacketS CO Jacket-S FKANCISCO MIXING STOCKS San Francisco Feb 1SThe official closing quotations for mining stocks today to-day were as follows Alta OSiKcntuck Con 14 Andes JSIMexlcan 5 Belcher 2SOccldental Con 3 Benton Core 03Ophlr 1 301 r rg 12 I Best Belcher 71 Overman Bullion 0 Potosi 34 I Caledonia 44 Savage 33 j g I 03 I Challenge Con 31 Scorpion r Chollar 44 Sag Belcher 04 I Confidence S3 Sierra Nevada 130 Con Cal Va 225 Silver Hill 05 Crown Point alStandard 2ia Exchequer 02 Union Con wl Gould Curry KLUtah Con 271 Hale Xorcross sqYellow Jacket 39 Justice 21 BOSTON MINING STOCKS Allduer 31 Co 10 Qulncy lSO Atlantic 41 ITamarack 250 Boat Mont 374Wolverine 4tt 34 Butte Host 73 Parrott 42 Cal A Hela00 Humboidt 02i Centennial 30 Union Uind itt Franklin 2S tJt Adventure 14Ti l Old Dominion Ai WInona 1 Osceola ilOS Stocks at London New York Fell 18The Commercial Advertisers London financial cablegram r The markets here opened fairly active and firm closing strong Americans were prominent and their finish bouyani expecting ex-pecting a good bank statement Several favorites were oer parity St Paul Cen tial Pacific Denver and Atchison preferred pre-ferred being tne chief features Dealings however were practically confined to a few professionals Coppers were strong Tlntos 40 and Anacondas 9U Discounts dearer Dis-counts were firmer and money a shade I Loans Exchange and Silver I New York Feb IS Moaey on call steady at 2JJ2 per cent last lean 27 percent per-cent Prime mercantile paper 2a2U percent per-cent Sterling exchange steady with factual business in bankers bills at 4SC f 4Sfiii for demand and at S1648414 for b days I Posted rates 4S5tlb7 Commercial f bills 4S3 < fMSJi j Silver certificates nominal 59 H > 6 f Bar silver 3t Mexican dollars 47i I Metal Market New York Feb lThe metal exchange Isjued no report today customary on a I I Saturday half holiday Brokers price for I lead Is i3 and for copper 1SO1S25 IOI8 Imports and Exports New York Feb 18The imports of dry goods and general merchandise at New York for the week ending today were valued at 5709341 Exports of gold and silver from this port to aV countries for this week aggregate 340SiC silver bars and coin and JllOOO gold The imports of specie last week were JS20G01 In gold I and JSS34S silver |