Show FISH IN FULL CONTROl Heavy Operators Have Rave Dropped Out of the te Market for the Time I Being B SALES SHOW FALLING OFF CLOSING CLOSI NG WAS EASY AT LOWER PRICES New York Feb 6 The stock mar market m market r ket gave further evidence today of its lapse into the hands of professional operators of the smaller saler class It I is isnow isnow ISnow now evident evid nt that the transactions or originated orIginated for the te most part within the walls wals of the exchange The Te inclination inclination transactions dur dun during during duning tion ton was wa to close up ing the day the result being a later retracing of earlier earler advices The Te sales for the day agai agi fell fel below the million share mark mak thus putting an end ed to a series of one Ole to one and ad a half million nilon share days extending without inter interruption interruption back to the first week in De December December December cember This is claimed as a record period for tha the maintenance of such great geat activity exceeding by several days the te great geat bull buH market of the sprint sprin of 1901 19 1 and also that of 1904 although the great geat record days day of these movements have not been ap preached at any time tie during the move movement movement movement ment now culminating The dimensions of the narrow mar market market market ket deprived deprive it of any great geat significance significance cance in Its is bearings bearing on larger con conditions The Te recovery which set in during the latter part of yesterday was fas extended in the absence of obstacles des cles ces in the te shape shap of renewed liquida liquidation liquidation tion ton But the demand became more languid as a the advance made progress and a hesitating tone developed at the higher levels Such activity as a there was centered largely in special stocks and the strength shown by these had hada a notable sympathetic effect on the general gereral list The Te Hill HI railroads once more rose notably upon the repetition of long familiar rumors of the disposal of the Great Northern iron ore lands landson I Ion on advantageous terms to the United States Steel corporation the common stock of the latter sharing in i their theli strength Union Pacific showed its it usual bene benefit benefit fit ft from a rise in prices from Great Gret Northern preferred It I was also als af affected affected affected by the te conspicuous advance in ir t Illinois Central Cental which was ws attributed t tt to the rumors of absorption in the in interest Interest terest of Union Pacific A widespread effect In the market resulted from L these tese prospective movements movement Read ing was wa another conspicuous feature and its is sharp rebound was wa due to some som I subsidence of the acute apprehension felt yesterday regarding a general genera 1 strike In the coal trade Sentiment on or 1 this subject today took upon the form forn 1 of ot uncertainty and uneasiness rather rathe than the te conviction felt fel yesterday that thai L the strike was inevitable Some of the tile earnings reported by bl r railroads made a very favorable show ing partly party owing to the fact that the th first week of January this year has ha only one Sunday compared with two tw in the last las week wee of last year yer Southern Railway reported an al in increase increase crease crese in grosss earnings for that tha t period of 31 per cent Chicago Great Grea t Western 26 per cent Colorado South Southern Souther era ern er 21 per cent for the month mont of Jan January January an anuar uary Great Northern Norther 23 per cent and am I Illinois Central Cental 9 per cent cent The regu reg lar dividend on Canadian Pacific dis disappointed disappointed appointed ted some spec speculative holders holder S who sold the stock with consequent con quent t weakness The price of copper was wa lowering in ft London and here but Amalgamated Copper was wa in concert with the rest of o f the market The con to take funds tk from the money mona r market which was firmer for time tim S loans today Prices Prides of stocks yielded easy to the professional of the latter later part of the day The Th e closing tone was wa easy eay and the earlier earlie earler r advances were unchanged Bonds were steady Total sales par pa r value OO U S bond bonds were unchanged on call cU Stock Quotations Sah High Law C Close Clos Sa Adams Ad D Exp E 24 Amal Copper a 6 JS 1156 Am C F 1 45 15 41 44 45 5 Preferred r Am Am Preferred m Cot Cot Oil 01 1400 14 39 3 33 3 39 32 3 3 Am m Express HO HOA A Am H n L pfd u V S Am Am m Ice Ic 1000 10 41 45 43 4 44 An Am ni Lin Lin Oil on 2 24 Preferred Am m 76 74 76 Preferred Prefer 2 1171 11 lU 1101 H Hm Am m S R Preferred 1500 15 96 1 16 12 A Am Sug Reig 14 1400 14 16 Am Tob pfd ct 10 lO 10 10 A Ana Ata Min ln Co 21 26 2 Atchison 93 91 4 91 Preferred 10 10 10 At Ait A C Line 3 16 16 B Ohio 2500 26 14 Preferred 10 98 9 91 98 0 B B Rap Tran Tra 85 8 86 Can Call C Pacific 17 17 C of N 24 C Ohio Oho 59 59 59 C CAiton Alton Preferred 75 C G 0 We 2900 20 23 22 2 21 2 21 2 C N W Y r 1200 12 2 2 m mC C M ir lL SL St St P r 15 C T Trans Traus 1354 l Preferred 37 C C C St L 10 10 lO C F Iron Irn 75 7 73 7 73 Cob Colo olo Sout 39 34 34 34 First Firt pfd pM 20 71 71 WA 71 7 71 7 Second pfd pM 52 Cen en Gas Ga 10 17 I 17 Corn orn Products 5 19 1 19 18 Preferred 57 Ii Del Hudson 2300 27 23 24 D L W WD 4 D R B G 2000 20 48 47 Preferred 10 89 89 81 SOk 89 5 Dis Securities 19 55 5 32 52 5 54 5 Erie irie 47 46 46 41 First pfd 70 79 71 J 79 7 Second pfd 1200 73 73 7 72 Gen Electric 1670 1600 16 17 1744 Hock Val Va 1151 Ils Ills Central 13 l 4 14 17 Int Paper 10 24 M 24 2 24 M Preferred 87 8 Pump 6 36 3 3 So 3 5 Preferred 10 So 85 S 85 Iowa lawn Central fOO 00 32 3 31 S 82 32 3 Preferred 10 59 50 r 56 50 6 59 K C 31 31 30 31 Preferred 3 62 61 61 L Nash Nah 1690 1600 16 Kl 15 L 1 10 1604 6 Viet Met et Securities 1400 14 72 71 71 Met SL St St Ry By 1100 1 12 Mex Central 13 26 26 26 Minn rinn SL St St L 9 79 78 73 77 Minn lInn SL St St P S Ste Ste M Id 5 15 15 10 Preferred 16 Mo Pacific 10 10 M K T 5 37 36 35 37 3 Preferred 71 7 1 71 7 71 7 N Lead Lea 70 70 86 8 S1 85 86 S Nati R B R R H of Mex lex pfd 4 38 3 3 3 39 N Y Central 2600 20 HD 19 19 N Y O 0 W 54 64 i 53 5 53 N Western 37 90 90 89 8 89 9 Preferred 9 No American 1300 13 10 lOl t Pacific Man Mall 10 48 4 48 4 48 Pennsylvania 11 12 12 1424 Peoples P Gas Ga 2800 10 S1 9 P C C St SL L 2 81 S 81 8 81 Si 8 SiP P Steel Stel Car Ca 1700 63 5 61 Sl 61 62 Preferred 1100 10 10 10 1036 Pul Pal Pa Car 24 Reading Pul 1404 37 13 First Fir pfd 20 94 94 93 Se ond nd pfd Z 00 OI OWL 1 s Rep Steel 1000 10 35 3 35 3 35 3 Preferred 1800 10 1073 Rock Rak Island Co 24 28 26 27 Preferred 62 67 66 6 6 St L S F Preferred V 45 51 5 49 50 5 St L S W SOO 8 24 2 24 2414 24 Preferred 50 50 57 5 55 o 56 51 So Pacific 68 6 68 6 68 Preferred US 18 So Railway 26 41 4 40 40 41 4 Preferred T C Iron 1000 1 10 11 T Pacific 36 35 3 35 35 3 T SL St S t L W 5 36 3 4 36 26 3 36 Preferred 6 57 57 57 I Union Unon Pacific 15 Preferred 97 97 96 6 U S S Express 12 U S 8 U I S Reat Rubber Rubb I 9 53 1 52 52 Preferred 10 no 10 l U S Steel 45 44 44 iio ilO Preferred 2 o 1104 10 Va Va Caro Chem Cher 2200 50 56 49 50 6 Preferred 10 14 14 lii 11 Wabash 65 24 21 23 2 2234 24 Preferred 46 4 44 4 46 4 W F P Express 2 West Electric 16 1 i Vest Union 10 93 93 93 w L E B 2800 38 21 2 21 2 21 2 Wis Vis Central Cent 3 29 2 29 29 25 Preferred 57 Nor Pacific 24 W Cent enL Leather 46 46 41 45 4 Cent Preferred 1 10 17 Sloss Sheff 5 89 8 89 S bS S Total otal sales sale of the day shares Bond Quotations U 7 S ref 2 Do 4 series 91 9 U IT S ref 28 Louis Nash Nah coup l 3 unified U S S reg res Man Ma con g U S 35 coup Mex Central 89 0 U S o 0 45 s Do 1st inc 25 2 U S o 0 45 M lL SL St St L 98 9 U S n IL n reg M 11 lI K T U S n 46 Du D 90 O Amer To 4 80 r N R R R B R of Mex Me Do 6 17 consol con sol 45 87 S Atch gen 4 1 N Y C gen genDo genDo Do adi ad 95 96 9 35 98 98 AL At At C Line Lne N J C gen B O 0 10 No Pacific 4 Do no D 94 91 Do Ss 5 76 7 i B R B R Tr cv 45 98 N W con C of Ga 55 11 O 0 S 5 L 4 97 9 Do D 1st inc 95 Pa Pa cony 10 Do D 2nd inc 85 Red Rd gen 11 f fD Do D 3rd inc 80 s SL St St L I I M si siChes dies Ches Ces O 0 consol 53 1 f Chi Alt AIL Alt SO SOC S St L S S F FC FC C B Q n fg 4 e e S SS 83 C R B R I P PR St L L Sw con conE E R R 81 31 8 8 Do col os Ss 92 Sea Air L L 91 9 9 C C a C C SL St St L So Pacific Pa s 95 gen 48 1 Do 1st 97 9 Colo Cob Ind Lad 55 ser serA serDo sera So Railway Ss 59 1 Ph PhA A 81 8 Tex c Pac Do ser B 79 T SL St S1 L L W TV Colo Cob Mid 48 77 84 S Colo Cob So 94 Union Pacific Cuba Cba 5 Do cony 1 D R B G U S Steel St el 2 09 Distil Dit 55 37 Wabash 16 Erie pr pro lien Hen Do del deb de B 78 7 Do D gen gen 92 West Md lId 88 8 Hock Hok Val W LErie L Erie 93 Japan apa 65 lot Wis Vis Central 93 Do D 2nd Japan apan 47 Do D cerU 94 Treasury Statement Washington Washington Feb 6 statement of the te treasury balances in the general gener fund exclusive of the gold re reserve resel reserve serve sel e shows Available A cash ch bace gold sold coin and bullion bumon gold certificates Money Silver Siver Etc New York Feb 6 Close Money on call cl easier highest highes 4 per cent lowest lowe 3 31 per cent cen ruling ring rate and ad last lat loan loa 3 per cent closing bid 3 per r cent of offered offered offered at 3 per pr cent time loans firmer frer and ninety days and ad six months 4 04 4 per cent Prime mercantile paper 4 per pr cent Sterling exchange firm fir with actual business In bankers baner bills bUs at for demand demand and ad at 4 48 for sixty day mercial bills bis bills posted 48 rates 18 corn com commercial cm Bar silver siver 65 6 Mexican dollars 50 steady Bonds Governments 57 and ad railroads Metal Markets Markes New York Feb 6 There was wa a severs severe break in the London tin Un market where wh re spot closed at lOs 10 and ad futures at 16 Cd C The local market was wa weak with wih spot quoted at 30 There here was a break brek of over oyer 1 In the English copper market markeL maket with wih spot quoted quote at 77 7 and futures at 75 73 7 lOs 10 in London Locally the market is unsettled Large producers are still said to be holding ai at 1850 5 but there appears appear to be no doubt that supplies are obtainable under this figure and lake is at electrolytic and casting a at Lead Lad was Is lower at 16 Ss in London Locally the market was easy eay but unchanged with wih spot quoted at 56 3 I a Spelter was wa higher at 26 Gd In Lon London London London don but the local market was wa easier a aIron at Iron Ion was easier caster abroad with wih standard standart foundry quoted quote at and Cleveland Cleveand j M Sta la pa j c was ws w as unchanged No 1 foundry northern 18 No 2 foundry northern 1800 1885 18 56 No 1 foundry found southern lO 75 No N o 2 foundry northern 17 |