Show TRADERS RULED IN WALL WALLSTREET STREET Dealings i in Stock Stock Market Were Nea Near Nearly i ly A All of a Professional Ca Character r SHARES ONLY ONE JUMP FEARS OF MUNICIPAL INTERFERENCE INTERFERENCE ENCE AFFECTED GAS STOCKS STOCKS New York Feb reversal i In the direction of price prices today from that of yesterday does not alter the f ct tat that te the stock market was closely sim liar in character to tat that or of yesterday The dealings were highly professional and limited In scope and developments havig having any actual bearing on values had ver very little to do with the opera ton tion Those development developments in fact were not changed In any essential particular from those yesterday when prices moved upward wit with some aggressive aggressiveness ness Te The retracing today of the course of yesterday seemed due du largely to the fact that te the available limits of the upward movement were r reached ached so far fara faras a as professional operators dared to cry carry them There wa was some luring ad advances advances vances In the early dealings today but this was taken advantage of by yester yesterdays yesterdays days buyers to sel sell stocks The prin principal cIpa cipal news of the day from a market standpoint consIsted in the surmises te to the identity of buyers and seIer sellers and the fixing of the supposed identity of the seler sellers with the most demonstrative tive buyers of yesterday awakened suspicIons of a ruse to make a market for stocks Sentiment showed itself more affected today by sympathy wIth the depression of the New York public utilities The local traction tracton group joined the recent declining tendency in Consolidated Gas Presumably on the apprehension that the public serice service corporations might be subjected to measures of ton simlar similar to the restriction of the price of gas In New ork City to SO 80 cents Con Consolidated Gas showed evidence of sup support por port at the further d Ine and rallied wit with some strength the dem demand nd from froman an short interest helping to that result T The news regarding pros prospects prospects for the settlement of the labor controversy in te the coal trade wa was even more hopeful than that of yesterday Read Reading ng however failed to hold Its advantage on that score and shared in inte Inthe te the general decline lIay Many rumors cr cir circulated of an alleged hitch in the much discussed pla plan for the sale of ore lands to te the United States Steel corporation No authentic information on this al alleged alleged plan ha has been forthcoming at any anytime time ad and rumors of Is its failure were equally without authoritative warrant warrant The price of copper CODer was raised in this market without availing to hold Amalgamated Copper against the downward tide of the market market This may have been due In part to the fact that te the price of copper yielded In London in spite of the marking up of the price here The continued liquidation of Kaffir stocks in te the London market had a disturbing effect In various foreign markets which was aggravated by the contin continued continued anxiety over the tho outcome of the e Algeciras conference The course of affairs in the money maret market offered more substantial baIs basis for te the aban abandonment abandonment of yesterdays attempt to re revive revive vive the speculation In stocks Sub treasury absorption for te the week rose roseto roseto to and the government in institution agin again showed a creditable balace balance at the clearIng house house Some of the interior cites cities are sid said to be withdrawing funds from New York and te the continued advance in silver makes shipments of gold to Mexico for forthe forthe the purchase of siver silver coins a profitable operation Time loans were reported firm and some higher but te the foreign exchange market yIelded The cosing closing was weak and at con conspicuous conspicuous losses for the day Bonds were irregular Total sales par value Unite United States 35 and old advanced per cent on cal call and the new declined per percent percent cent on cal call Bond Quotations U S ref 2 25 Do 4 9 90 1 Do 2nd seres series 9 99 U Cup S 3 reg 10 Luis Luls Nah NasI u S 3 35 coup unified 4 10 u S S o 0 reg Man con g U S o 0 Mex Central 84 U S n reg Ito 0 lt 1st ine inc U S n coup 31 st L L LAmer 9 Ame Amer To 45 8 M I K T 4 1 Do 6 Os 16 Do n s r SO Atch gen 4 45 X R R P of cf Do adi f ik consol s sAt S SAt At C Line 10 1013 1 N Y V C CB sen At B O 0 IQ 3 Ys 9 Do n 9 94 N J C gen Bro Brook k 3 R B T cv No Pacific 1 45 9 9 rDo 3 77 4 C of Ga Ga 55 1 N W con Do 1st inc 9 95 O 0 S L L W D Do 2nd inc S Si Pa Pa cony 10 Do 3rd in inc St Si Read gen 1003 C Ohio 10 81 St L L I M Chi hI Alt Alt 3 Wt consol Ss 05 1 C B Q n S1 St L L S F FC d C B I P R B fg 80 R B I 7 70 S1 St L Sw cn con Do 1 55 91 Sea Air L 91 c C C St St L S So PacifIc 93 gen gee Do 1st 9 Cob Colo md Ind Ss ser S So Ry By 5 Os 18 US USA A 7 T Tex x Pac Pac Do B 77 T S S L Ii W V Cob lId Mid Clo Cob Colo So 4 9 94 Union Pacific Cuba U Do cony 15 D R B G 4 m U S Steel 2 Os 55 9 99 Di Distil tl cur Ss 55 Wabash 1st I Er Erie e pro pr lien en Do deb B 8 54 Do gee 9 Wet West Md Id S Huck Hock ge Val 4 s W 1 L Erie 4 92 Japan lOl WIs Central 99 92 Do 2nd Japan apan 4 S 57 Stock Quotations Sales High Low Close Adams das Express u Aal Amal Copper 50 1 10 Amer Car F 2 43 43 4 43 Preferred 10 10 10 10 Amer Preferred Cot Cot Oil OB 1100 3 31 3 33 3 92 Amer Express 2 2 2 22 I Amer Hide L L preferred 10 38 3 35 31 38 American Ice 47 46 4 46 30 46 Amer mer Lin Oi Oil 21 2234 Preferred 4 44 Amer Loco 20 2000 73 71 11 71 Preferred 10 n 1 16 Amer S Re 29 16 5 Preferred r 1 1 1 Amer Sug Suga 14 1 II Amer To o nu 20 2000 11 Anacon M IL Co 12 2 2 21 Atchison 9 91 S S 89 Preferred 10 10 1 At At Coat Coast Lne Line 40 16 10 15 Ba Bal Preferred Ohio 1 1600 r 11 1 97 91 Brook Brook Rp Tr SW 80 S 81 Can Can Pacific 38 17 i Central of N J 25 Ches 8 Ohio 22 2200 57 5 56 56 Ches Ohio r 5 57 5 Chi r 30 Preferred 7 77 Chi Grat Great West 70 2 2134 21 2134 2 21 Ch 2300 9 C 11 sir 8 St st P U 18 IS iso Chi Ter Tei 8 T Ti 1 12 Preferred 3 33 33 33 C C c c C St St L 4 lOt Cob Colo F Irn Iron 63 Colo Cob South 3 35 n Fir First t f 9 m 73 7 7 i Send Second pre d 16 1600 5 5 52 52 Con Gas 15 Cor Corn Products 17 j Preferred 3 5 5 6 Del Hudson 7 r xe 20 D L L W West st 10 46 4 4 2 D H G 2500 46 44 R 5 4 4 Preferred 10 1000 s S1 87 8 DIst Distil Secure n 20 2600 5 5 IMi 5 Eie Erie 50 43 43 43 FIrt First pr Cd fd 7 18 Scon Second Ir 1100 70 0 69 6 Qi Gen Con Electric 1100 1 lr Hoc c Valley VaHey 1 Illinois Central 2 17 17 Paper 6 Zi i 2 2134 2 21 Preferred 7 8 8 84 Preferred Pump 3 33 3 3 30 u S Iowa Preferred Cent Central 10 3 32 32 3 Han Kan City So 6 3 3 1 I Preferred 1700 G 5 59 e LUis Louis Nash Nash 3 14 1 Manhattan L r 16 11 15 Met Met Securities 6 68 r E 6 6 Met Iet St St Ry 16 1 1 Mex Central 25 24 2 24 l 2 S1 St L 76 6 76 6 7 70 sr St st P S Ste M n 10 16 I K Preferred 17 Mo Pacific 85 10 M K T 44 3 34 lv 3 3 Preferred o 6 National Lead 56 8 83 8 SO S N R R R B of Mex preferred n nN 2934 31 30 N Y V Central 2500 i H 18 N Y O 0 W 3 6 57 5 f 6 f Nor Kor West Vet 2700 8 Z f 57 59 Preferred 9 90 Norh North Amer n 0 10 m 99 9 99 Pacific ran Mail 4 44 4 44 16 13 13 1 Peoples Gas 43 91 9 9 P c C S1 L 8 Preg Preferred Stel Steel Cr Car 10 1600 n r n 6 9 6 Pull Pal lal Cr Car Reading 11 13 laS First n 10 DY 9 92 Second end 10 Steel 30 32 30 Preferred 10 1000 10 1 Roe Roc Island Co 4 47 Z 27 26 Preferred 38 05 65 2 69 S1 St L L S F 2 6 preferred re 31 vii 4 4 46 46 St St L r 2514 21 2434 Mr 4 Preferred 3 5 58 5 56 South Pacific 50 61 66 J Preferred r U South Railway 10 ni 3 38 11 38 i Tenn Teas C Iron 7 15 1 16 0 Texas Pacific 16 1609 3 3 31 35 34 T St St L L W 37 3 37 Preferred 2 55 o 1363 Preferred n 9 U S Express 1 1 U S Realty S 84 US U S Rubber 4 50 5 50 iO i Preferred 10 1 l U S Steel u 60 4 42 41 41 Preferred 14 1 1 1 Va Va Preferred Cao Caro Chem 25 2500 f 50 6 50 lU 40 Wabash 13 23 2534 2 24 3 2434 Preferred 53 5 5 Ex Ex Elec un 16 2 West West Union 0 03 9 W V Lae e Erie 0 21 3 20 9 r 30 Wis 27 2734 27 10 2 Z Z Preferred 10 56 f W Norh North Pacific 10 26 Cen Lathe Leather n 65 4 44 4 44 q 43 Preferred 40 1 10 10 Sloss Steel SteAl 6 8 85 8 r Total sales for te the day 80 share shares J Heavy Dealings in Wool Boston Feb block blocks of wool have been sold during the pat past week Te The market held interest from al nil sides fir firm prIces obtaining Scoured territory wool has ben been a feature one big consign consignment ment going to a Philadelphia house Al All gae grades of territory are now wel well exhaust exhausted e ed after tle the steady and Increasing de demend mad mend The new foreign wools both Aus Australian tralau and South American are attract leg Ing considerable attention Supplies are aro being steadily decreased Pule Pulled wol wools are arc quiet quiet Territory Idaho fIne heavy fine c fine fino medium medium low medium 2 x Wyoming fine heavy fine 19 c fine medium medium c low medium 2 Uth Utah and Nevada Nevada fine fine c heavy fine fine medium 1 m me 9 1 um low medIum Montana fine choice 2 fine aver average average age age fine medium choice average staple 7 c me tum choice c Metal Markets New York York Feb London tn tin market was unchanged to Sc bC higher wit with spot closing at 16 10 los and futures at 16 lOs Locally the maket market wa was a shade higher with spot quoted at 3 3 Copper was Irregular in London with spot quoted at at 78 and futures at 76 6 Locally te the maket market showed a continued firmness wit with Lake quoted at 1 ins ing 5 electrolytic 1085 ct cast castins Led Lead wa was unchanged but spelter was i s sup 25 Os in London up at 2 and remane remained quiet at locally Iron closed at 6 Sd for standard foun found foundry d dry ad and at 4 for Cleveland warrants in te the English market market Locally no change was reported f l d Money Siver Silver Etc New York Feb Money Ione on cal call fir firm 45 per cent ruling rte rate 40 4 per cent closing bid 4 offered at 5 per cent Time loans firm sixty days 5 per cent ninety days 5 55 per cent six months 5 p per r cent cent Prime mer mercantile cantile paper 5 per cent 1 Sterling exchange C easy with actual busine business In banker bankers bis bills at for demand and at for sixty da day bis bills Posted rte rates 48 84 and Commercial bills 4 Ba Bar silver 6 66 lre Mexican dollars 51 lar Government and railroad bonus bonds y Coffee and Sugar New Feb tIo No 7 invoice invoice 8 mUd mild steady Cor Cordova Cordora dova dora 9 fir firm centrifugal 3 refine refined quiet quiet molasses sugar 2 20 1116 The maket market for coffee corree futures closed steady at unchanged price prices to a a doUn decline of 10 point points Sale Sales 5 bags including March April 70 May 71 73 July September 7 De December Januar embr r Butte and Eggs New York Fob street prices Exta Extra cemer creamery T official prices Creamery common t t extra 16 creameries held 1 wester western factory common to frt firsts 1634 wester western imitation creamery extras 2 wester western imitation firt firsts 18 IS Continued 8 on Page PageS ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL Continued from Page 6 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Feb the early part of the session the market was barely steady on lower cables bles large northwest receipts and an exceedingly slack demand for flour at MInneapolis The market ral rallied rallied lied several times during the first half of the session because or of a fairly active demand by commission houses but each time selling by local longs long forced the price down again During the last half of the session however the market be became became came firm on reports the southwest of damage to wheat by severe wind and sandstorms In addition primary primary mary receipts were less than for the cor corresponding corresponding responding day one year ago The mar market market ket closed firm May c higher at S1 The option opened unchanged to 4 14 lower at S1 81 to 81 and sold between S1 and 81 82 The corn market was a trifle easIer at atthe atthe the start but became firmer because of covering by shorts and buying by cash interests and commission houses May lIay l higher at Oats held steady May closed 4 up at 30 Provisions were easy early in the day dayon on by local holders Later however the market became firm and at atthe atthe the close May pork and lard were each up 7 Ih and ribs were lOc lOe higher The leading futures ranged as follows 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Co CoMay May July 81 80 81 2 May lay 43 13 H 43 43 July 44 43 Sept 44 u 44 41 I Open I High I Low I Close Cloi 2 May 30 30 30 S July 2929 t 2929 9 29 Sept 28 28 28 MESS barrel I Open I HIgh I Low I Close May 1535 1533 1537 1525 1537 July 1515 1515 15 1515 pounds I Open I HIgh I Low I Close May July 75 Sept SHORT R pounds I Open HIgh Low I Close May July 81 Cash Quotations were as follows nd easy Spring 2 No 3 76 No 2 red c 2 wc No 2 yellow 2 OO c No 2 white SI c No 3 white 2 feeding fair to choice malting Flax 1 No 1 1 north northwestern northwestern western Timothy 3 Mess bbl lbs 1 Short loose sort clear boxed of hl high h wines gra e 1400 I Eec Ree IShip Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye Re bushels Barley Barle bushels Butter and Eggs Chicago Feb the produce ex cx exchange change today the butter market was firm creameries 1 1727 y dairies at mark cases included 13 firsts 13 prime firsts 14 ex cx extras tins tras 16 |