Show I MARKE IS HBERNATING < Vanderbilt Stock Acts as a I Miid Tonic ERIE MAKES A SLIGHT DROP I Yearly Lake Shcro Statement Causos Surprise I Far Est < rn Vrr Cloud Is 1 Persistent Persist-ent Shtilow Over the Worlds flnanqial Markets l Now York Dec ZI To tslock market br the must part contlnUJb in a state of hibernation Practically all 1 of the cir eulsiien in todays market was vilhln the cLock cxehnngr body Itself without any perceptible share Ironi outside sources t The feature of tho days news waa tho In crcae annoujiocd In the Lake Shore semi anuunl dividend from f to 1 per cent Tho I other Vondcrbllts responded to this news nivl I had n mild tonic effect on the general gen-eral market The threepoint drop in Luke Erie Western was a marked exception r ex-ception among the Vandorbllts As a Lake Shore controlled company the LakeShore Lake-Shore dividend Incrense seemed without encouraging effect on Lake Eric West frn stockholders on the supposition that ill beiiuill from operation to tho controlling con-trolling company would be a llrst coysld iTitlon t 1 The yearly statement of the Lake Shore eirnlngs was the subject of widespread S coimient in connection with the dividend 1 < leaH the surplus after charges and dividends partly estimated falling to 752013 compared with J32705G for tho previous year The movement In the van Urbllta and the nipn mace of the earnings earn-ings statement of the various Vanderbilt mads revived discussion of the necessl Lies of the I New York Central to be financed In connection with the cxtenslvo urmlnal improvements projected in this city cityThe subject of future railroad bond Is ruis was kept alive by the suppositions as to the disposition of the proposed Rock Inland I ronsolldafid refunding issue of lc S2X000000 Any rumors on this subject I won various and conflicting as between th adopllon of the plan IL complete rejection re-jection and the I Issue of n separate mortgage mort-gage on bonded properly of the system for moru immediate needs The general con tcniloii ihat heavy borrowings H by various railroad systeiis for the purpose of refunding re-funding temporary loans fund for other purposes are ahead of the money market Is I a prime actor In aggravating the hoI duty ho-I dullness of the trading Another Is l tho far Eastern war cloud which Is a persisting shadow over all the worlds linauclal markets The opinion holds In llnnnclitl circles that with n possibility of n peaceful outcome the chances arc on t the side of war Much speculative activity was diverted to tin cotton market where heavy roalhi hug of prollls was effected in tho desire to I o reduce commitments for the approaching holiday Interval Sterling exchange weak pinjtl further todoy and the demand for remittance re-mittance was light the period available for riinillance to cover January 1st obligations obli-gations having practically expired The bond market was llrm Rock Island Is and Central of Georgia Incomes being bought up to a higher level Total sales par value 2075CCU Government bonds were unchanged on the last call NEW YORK BOND LIST I U S ref 2s reg 100 L N unl Is100 1 S ref 2s couplOiiC Man c K ls12 U S ifi u reg 107 = i Mex Cen Is 70 V S s coupl07 do 1st Inc lPt I L 1 S a is rcgl33t M St L I Is Dir Di-r 1 S n 4s coup i31h M 1 K T Is OGVj U S old Is rcgJCJli do 2nds 7S V S old Is couplO1 ½ N of Mex c Is 75 r 1 S Sa reg 101 Vi X V C g Ss OJi V S on coup lOli N J C J 6s 130 Atch g Is PSlS I Nor Iao Is 1 102 do adj Is S7j do 3s fO Atlantic C L Is 93i Nor kt W u Is OGi 1 JJ t 0 is 101 0 S L Is nnd p Hlv do Ills 9G Penn c is I 0 Cen ofGa us03ri Reading g Is Mn do 1st Inc 70 SL r I M c 5s11IL Chcs SL 0 PS102VI S L S F fg Is SiC r Si-C A il6s i 73 > < St L Sw IslB 0 2 C U Q n Is t f2 Sea A r Is 71 I < J M St P g 4511014 So Pac la I SS C Nw e 7siUtt So Ry Cs lHt C I I it P I Is CSU T t P Isls llGi do col as 71 T Sll < W Is CS C C C St L g Is 9C Un Pac is 102 s Chi Tcr 4s 771 do conv Is 05 Con Tob is Gi lj U S Steel 2d 59 COjfc C it S Is SJiM Wabash Ists IWi D n G Is Mj do deb 13 lath Eric l len Is I 1J S W X L K UL S7 t do gen Is i05i I i WIs Cen 4i 01 V W D C JstllllVt Cob F C f 1 Hock Val IS100 NEW YOI11 CLOSING STOCKS Salcsi Hlfli Low Close Atchison H00 > S i C7 A OS pruferred Yd WVi PEI 02 Baltimore t f Ohio 3400 7Si 78 7SA preferred J ni Cariadlrr Pacific 1105 1 US6 HSVi llSij Central I of X J M 10211 1l Ui 12 Cues S Ohio CO 334 12f 1 33 C o t Altcn W 3ITi 3Hi 2Hi p < itorrid 200 CtA Cjj COVi Chi u ca Wtclcrn ICO lof 15Ti 15w JJ prrtCerrcO 2701 Cii l North wettorn UCCO 10S ICCvi 1GH I Chi T rm it Trunn < Su preferred I i 17 = i 17u l7fi C C r St Louis 2400 70 i 77 > 2 77 Cclo Southern 230 11 13fe II 1 t vre oncd 130 r > 2 y ra fis Sad preferred UO 23 > 22Ja Del l t IluIfOn 41W 10SX 5RSj 157j jicl Lick t Went 1OW 233 KCOU 252U Dvncr H CI h i 20 rrcfnitd i 72 1re rx 29fI f 1 1 t 1st preferred 1 1Xn to1 I fi7 i G8a 2nrt preferred M 501 R4 r0ii4 vlt North pre r Jiotiilng valley 72 yrMon d M SI 31 I M Illinois Central lao 1 < 130i 1 > t 130 I Iowa Ccntrul 20 21 20A 20 prefer eU W K C Southern 1J > preferred U I I I lctrrr Nashvlllc lJW 107i 1W 107 11 Alanhsan I IOK0 1414 H2 143 MeiropoUan St fly BtOO 21v 12ri J24 i I S > Ilnn t SL Louis CO lis30 rl Pacific fl2nO CMi 3rt Oi I Missouri K < fc T 10 17 d 1T 17i vreforred 200 JJ 3Si SSd j Nut I U of Mox pfd TiOCi SJ J5 j iyj N V ontrnl flPOO 120 HSVi i UPVi Nilfolk t Ht 1WO 57 tO i 57 1J preferred JM Oriurlo Western 2tj 22i 22l I 22 i PonnHVlvanla 210 IISK llTTa HSVj P c I t Ht Louis CO Ha3lng 12 I tjQ 15 3 U iWi IlIl preferred 70 iul pruferred IvO f0 < i COVt C0ii HOt U Island Coil0 W3i I 3i I 1V imrefeti1 2t t 5 93J 5Sy j ud I SL c si 1st pl I t 10 2nd referrd IJ 4t4 i 5U4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + SILVER + + Nvv York 5C + + San ranclsco uoVic + f Lon ol W7id + 4 4 LEAD + + New York exchange M371 + + COPPJ3R 4 + New York exchange 112 ½ 3323i + + STOCKS AND BONDS + 4 Stock market continues In a stale + + or hibernation 4 + GPAIN AND PROVISIONS + 4 Wheat market a oneman aaalr + 4 Corn clmc firm + + Oats llrm + + Provisions ruled strong + + LIVE STOCK + 4 Caitlcllleber 4 < Jtogs Closcil easy 4 4 Sheop Strong to higher 4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + St t TJ Southwestern 33Va preferred rOO S2i 32 32 St Paul llSOO U3i 1I23 1437s profcrreu 200 172 > 5 liW t 172i Southern Pacific 51500 JSI 47Vi 4S18 Southern Ry 1900 fl 1 P s 20i preferred 300 78 78 < 7S Texas Pacific COO 25 1 2lTi 1 23 foE St T it Weal 1P09 23 211 i 22H preferred Gel 3Bs rr 15 Union Pacillc 180 > 7Si 78 7S j preferred 2fiO S9 MU SSV J Wubnsh 100 20 20 0 preferred SOO 31 SOVi 37 Wheeling L E IGs WIs Central 100 17 17 17 preferred OD Is 37l 3S Kxurcsu Cos Adams 223 American SCO 1S7 185 1S3 United States 101 Wells Fargo 207 Miscellaneous Amal Copper r 22400 IS 485 4SjB Amor Car Found 1100 20 13ri lfll S preferred 150 C5i CSft G7J2 Amor Linseed Oil 11fJ preferred 21 I Amor Loco 17W 1S IS 18U preferred 7CO 7Si 7S 7S Amcr S it Ti 1700 495 4nVi 40 preferred iiOO 93ii S2i S2U I Amor Sugar Rfng27SOO 125 123 125 Anaconda M Co 200 75f 7o 7 Brooklyn R 955500 5314 niA 53 Colo Fuel it Iron SCO 20 2G 2GH Columbus it II Coal 1GO ll 1 t 14 14 < 5i Con Gas 7700 19511 192 IfciVfi Gen Electric 1900 llTJi 1 1C3 1CS Intermit Paper 02 preferred 1003 fill 03 Internal Pump 20S 28 27 preferred 7 0 National Biscuit 100 3716 3714 m National Lend 600 W llA 14 t North American 7 Pacific Mall < > Peoples Gas 4000 99 I 97j 9SU Pressed Steel Car SOO 2S4 23 2Sr preferred frj Pullmnn Pal Car 215 1 Republic Steel H < preferred 200 40 40 40 Rubber Goods 300 17T 17 171 mureforrcd 7H Tcnn Coal Iron 7800 3Tw 83 1i1 U S Leather GOO 7 > i 7 7 1 preferred 200 7o 76 751 U S Rubber 10 preferred m U S Steel 3100 lOTi 10 10i preferred 3310 T5 1 5114 l 5514 Western Union 100 Styi S5 2 85 N Securities SSa Total sales for the day 3S5000 shares |