Show V COPPER GROUP OF j STOCKS STRONGER V Market on the Whole Spotty j f and the Price Movement A Irregular WALL STREET CAUTIOUS x r PUZZLING ENGAGEMENT OF r GOLD FOR SOUTH AMERICA AMERICAN 3 N w York April 16 The demand for fortock Stocks tock today proved somewhat spotty and the J price movement Irregular but sus sustained by the strength of special stocks notably bb the copper group There was the usual disinclination to enter on extensive bw commitments at the week end The weekly letters sent out by b commis commission sion houses the news reviews of the weeks events often of ton serve to determine a now decision in th market operations on the V part of the speculative public at large Jage l rge as d distinguished from the more limited cir clr circle cle do Ie of Qt professional traders who seek to V Initiate stock market marl et movements Since SInca J the supreme court announced the reas l I I alignment of the antitrust cases on Mon Monday L I lay day dl the preliminary step of such a move movement ment mont have been traceable In the market Next ext week Is expected to show whether encouragement is offered for pursuing the campaign tl An engagement of gold for shipment to South America proved somewhat puzzling 5 on account of ot the claim that the trans transaction transAction action was not for European account as asis asis asIs is usual with shipments from New York to that t nt destination In the longer outlook the tile whole money prospect is by no means clear The copper stocks were vere affected by re reports reports reports r ports of large Jarge sales sale of the metal at the weeks week low prices but the reports lacked authority The material strengthening of the th V condition of the banks disclosed by actual changes both by b gains In cash f and reduction of deposits liabilities through loan contractions explain the V j manner In which the money market eased towards the close of the week V Bonds were steady stead Total sales par U value 1000 k United States bonds were unchanged in inthe v the bid price on can call from l last week STOCK QUOTATIONS L Sales High Low Close Allis Chal 39 Amal topper Copper iS 6 78 S SI I Amor Ag 47 41 47 Am fleet Beet Bug Sug 1100 SM 93 Azer Alper Can ll 11 llAm Am C F F IX 06 64 L Amer Cot on OIL Am H L pfd 38 Amer Ice Sec 21 2 2 f Amer Lin ii 15 16 15 Amer mer JOO 53 2 5 Am S R P 86 84 81 86 Jo pfd V lul 1 Steel St 1 63 cc V J An Am Sug Ret Ref An Am T 1 r I giG fOO 1 1 33 V Tob pfd iS 98 98 93 97 91 Amir WOOl 1 38 Ana An MIn Co 4 46 4 Atchison V 1800 Uta do pfd 1 V At So 5 Line V B O 0 11 Beth Steel 1800 3 32 31 31 n B R T soo SI 81 SOY SO ean Cn 1410 la 13 1 Coat Cont Leather 45 do pfd lo I Cent N J Ii Ches O 0 lo iIo 89 s SS SS 4 1 Mt AU it 4 St 54 54 51 3 tIk t C N 1 5 e C M I St P 4 V HH H lm JJ c c C tOO S 1 88 65 l 8 81 I Colo F I roo 4 2 42 41 ole So 61 61 It Con Gas fro U HSIh IU Corn 17 17 11 17 I DeL Hud In InD 11 D H B G 90 43 42 4 V U do pfd fd ali ic DI Seo u l Erie 31 S 31 IV do 1st pfd 49 4 49 do pfd 38 Gen Gt at No 1100 1 1 do Ore lr 1600 OO IO V 70 Ill Gent Gont lW 1 HI 1 1 4 3 U do pm pfd 3 I S1 r II T Wi 94 TaLMar pfd O mt Int Paper i Tnt Pump 1300 47 47 I Wa Cant P 23 22 23 KC So P iS 31 37 do pfd pM Gas Gail 1034 1 r Louis LotUs Nash eo lily IiI 11 1 St 1 L 37 16 6 36 6 V M 1 St P M K T 10 44 I HY 44 4 41 do 74 74 73 Mo Pac 2702 7 70 70 National Bis k aU l Ld lOO 81 81 83 N Rye Mox elo S 23 s sN N y T Cent 2900 Ui 12 14 14 N Y O 0 W 0 46 45 4 N W 2900 lot North Amer ii 77 77 77 h North Pacific 13 1300 E Mall ro 30 Penn 1000 Peoples Gs P C C S L 1300 1100 lOG lIB 10 i I Pitts Coal 21 21 21 I Pro Er Steel Oar 43 43 41 i 4 Pull Pal Car 1 Ru Rn u II Reading RodIng R g iGi lr Rep Rs Steel SOO 38 33 e do pfd 10 I Island Co Coda 2460 2410 4 48 is 49 43 g do da pfd 91 St L S F im 11 II il 51 il 1 V St I S W V GOO 00 31 31 do SOO 00 WA WAS S Slier Sher S I ISo 75 So Pacific 1131 4 So Ry fly R 23 28 25 S V do pfd fd SOO 61 6 G 65 i k Tonn Tona Cap OJ 00 32 2 31 31 V Tex Tax Pac Pae 1100 33 32 32 TO 1 T St t T i L JP AXT W 4 43 43 I do j Pfd to 61 65 88 Union Pacific 1433 1 lo D pfd 97 U S Realty 73 it itU IT U S 3 Rubber V 00 44 44 43 U S Steel Stool 85 53 Sitt 87 87 do pfd GOO roo 1 12 2 A 1214 Utah Copper 49 4 48 Va Car Chem Chern 1300 1000 60 60 oo 60 Va basil 1000 22 2 23 do pfd pM 2100 49 9 49 4 Md I 49 West 68 68 65 ts 6 West Union 71 4 W v L H B 4 |