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Show I I Wall Street Was I Well Supported jir ..Yigorous aiaasures Adopted at tho JJl Opening1 Against Hood of jj Profit-Inking. Ijjj NEW YORK, Oct. 20. Tho reaction in (1 Blocks went lnrthcr today, but the mar- i; kot.gavo proof of tho wardship of, pow- i orful supporters and tho weakness was at no timo autc. Vigorous supporting ' ' II; measures wcro adopted at the opening ngalnBt tho early flood of profit-taking 'f which wan brought on overnight by yes-,! yes-,! terdayrs tiharp break In prices. The ro ll, action Waa then soomlngly allowed to ii tako Its course for a time, and when tho 'I selling had exhausted part Of Its force ,i another movement toward recovery de veloped. ; News bearing on values played llttlo I part In tho movement. The dotermlnod 1 liquidation In United States Btecl stocks 1 1 had aa much sentiment on stocks as any thing ose. and this occurred In splto ) of tho news of the excited buying of plg- Iron for future dollvcry and of very Jnrgo ordors for new freight-cars by tho railroads rail-roads In .expectation of an active revival ! of business. Tho complacency with ', which itho 'reaction was goncrally rc- , garded ,wos duo to tho suppoHltlon that tho .great financial forces whjch have mado the market favored a reaction In ; order to shako off weak followers and . ' give opportunity for themselves to so- curo stocks at a lower level which had ! ben sold at a prollt. ' In accordance with -this' Idea was tho , assertion which found prominence during j tho day that the buying on tho dccllno j was of the best character. As tho nrt of ; concealment of acts Is tho ono most prized , , In stock market operations, It follows that tho Information on this subject Is peculiarly pecu-liarly liable to error. Tho conviction, however, that powerful financial Interests were taking stocks on the dccllno and that a waiting demand existed at lower prices, did , have a stronglInlIuenco In dla-3undlng dla-3undlng 'holders from parting from their , stock and In sustaining the tono of tho I Amalgamated Copper weakened on tho announcement of the regular dividend being be-ing declared and rallied on tho aotual declaration. St. Paul .anil Atchison offered of-fered iiolatlvcly good resistance tp depression. depres-sion. The furious buying of Ontario & "Western nt the last hold the market firm at tho rally to the closing. The day's net changes la consequenco are very smalland showmlxed gains and losses. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par ' value, fl.G30.000. United States bonds wcro unchanged on call. JsTEW YORK BOND .LIST. U S rcf 2s rcg...l04?i Mnnhat'c-g 4s. ..103 U S rof 2s coup.lOI'U Mex Cent Ms..... 7-1 U S 3s rcg J104 1st lnc 21 & U S S3 coup.. ...105 M & St X, Ms JMi 1( IT S n 4s reg 120 Mo K & T Is lfllft, Ij S n 4s coup. ..131 2nds , 'I U 8 old 4b rog.JOaiA N R of at c -la.. 70 u S old -Is coup NYC gon Sl'-a.AiO Atchison gen rls.102-; N J C gen 5s." ...131H, , ! adjustment 4s. 97 Nor Pac Aa 10-Ri , ! Atlantic C X. -Is 9SV Nor Pac 2s 75 f B & O Sj6s 6Vi O S L ,1s & P.... os . Cent of Ga 5s....ll3Vi Pa conv 102 lBJ- incr, Reading ft 4a...AQV'2 UJ? ,9 1B St L & I c 5s 115 Chi & A 3tes 81 St L & S P fp Aa WA B & Q n ,ls.... .OS St L S'west 1st . 00 i , St P (p Hs.l01 Seaboard A L. 4s SI Chi t& . con 7s.l2S So Pac rls JHi , J C R T & P R As. 75 So Ry Es njw ' o c21 V Tex & p Ists 122 S,n3 7 48 P conv -Is 109'$ I' U S Steel 2d 5s.. S7'j D & R G 4s. 101V Wabaah Oats ..v.115 Er o pr,Ior J ;te..Jl00 Wahash deb B.. 63 ! son 4s. W & L E 4a. f." "I fx i r'D, Cwl3t.jU0Vls Cent 4s.... 02 Hock yal .4Jfa...is ,CoIo F & I... . sig L, & N Unl 4s 102JA1 -, , QLOSLNG STOCKl LIST, i 'A'tch.pnn 'Snld1,3'. Low. Close, I Rnlt&Ohlo-. 11,500 ftl 031A &(. I . preferred J00 cil j preferred ' I ; Chlc & G WcJHt ... 2L3M i'st oAi' 1 chl i S. VC3t :-: I Chlc T & Trails 353 1S5 , ,., preforjed i i ' niU C.G .C. St J : K Ii'u life Colo tSouth ' & g I 1st preferred !goo St? fJH j , 2nd .preferred ..! .S00 Dcla & Hud 2KO 175? 174U ia' d Sffcf WQSt - 1 preferred iiW0 83 2 1st proforr.ea O.ffiO 72U 7iai 721? ! 2nd .preferred! J 000 C0U 49M S 6 Hooking -V-al 200 S3 82 8 preferred 100 90 Mit Ilfinote Cent 4,6$ i iy. jSJ Iowa ,Cwt soo a(2 T;preferrcd ... 00 r 1?S 5o.l Kan City So 27Vi 27 " 27U profcrrod ,500 jpg .7i 43 - Louis & Xash 8.300 iS 10.' 1 Manhattan I. 3-WO lint' 1 JSJ? stirs?110 Mtst p & s s m..' ? 1 Mo Kan & Tex .. . ,-700 sny 'g,- ,;' preffei'red .100 571 rlfi tfj ! I1 Nat R R of area: x M ,j; .preferred A.:..m jvE00 411 41 41 1 Norf & V.cst E.3W) ,73 .TiaJ ' preferred ....... A I -Reading .... ! io,860 75 74 Oet preferred .... CM 1 Snd preferred . ... A00 SI si sau. .preferred -'400 73'51 n j St L.S SVleat 400 22 22 Tu rffl , i Southern Pac 40.0CO w& Wz , Southern Ry . i7,S09 U sgk 'SiP Tpl St L. & W 2fj0 SOV Si? preferred 200 49 w jS rH protored, i 35 7? TO I Wabash .2.50o 2iu 21' I, Eric 700 Ki is ie'- , TVlsconRln Cent COO 55 'f ,,a; iS" :' I preferred wwo 4 v. a "i fM IJ Mpxlcan Cent , . . 7.0 & ! " Express Cpnjp&njea Adams ....... . xco 240 40 53. l American , . SC-' :i United States ...... " f.t fffl "Wells Faro ;;;; JJi L Mlscollanc-Oiis a2J1b'0oP''-'-oc, 16 2T4 GUI ill AKfed.?:.r.r. 'm P ApTerfeSao:!.::::::; u Amerlco 400' "sii Si; f Amoii-::-::: 5! preferred". . is?? Am S & Rcf 1.700 otit nu preferred v '200 jw(J I Am Sugar Ref 18.4M iit Anaoonda M.C.0 .... l.o Colo F &. Iron ..... 13.500 40 35 i? f Con Gas 11,50) 219JA 2LS 21Sn -f-- ---r--- -- -t- -r--f--- -r- SILVER. -f New Tori: 53c -f San Francisco uSc -f 4 LEAD. -f Now York exchange 51.2034.JS COPPER, 4. 4- ICow, York exchange,.,. JlS.STIJia.OO 4- ) ' Corn Products 400 17U 17 17 preferred I Dlstllloi-s' Sccurs .. 3,000 33 33 33 Gen Elec 11,000 17G 17514 17CV1 Interna Pnpcr 2,400 17i ISi preferred SOO 7S 77 77 Interna Pump 37 preferred 100 79 7S 79 Nat Lead COO 2. 24 25 North Amor 200 97i 9-3i 9G lac aiall 1.600 39 37 39 Peoplo's Gas 6,5M 107V 1W1 107V 1? Stool Car 6.GM 41i -iO't, 404 preferred 100 S2 S2 Sli I'ullman Pal Car 227 R'.ep Steel 3.100 121A 11 HTfc preferred 1,300 52 52 52Vi Rtlbbor Goods 1,500 22-6 22 22 jp referred 100 So 85 S5 T(Bin C & Iron .... 5.100 5C 5314 5SU U iS Leather 19.700 13 12 13v preferred 1.50) 92 WA 91i U 65 Realty 400 (3 03 Cl U 15 Rubber 700 2S 2S 2Si pnifcrred SOO S2Vi S2 S2 U S Steel &9.0CO 21 20 21 pr ferrcd 129.400 81 0 Sl Wosil lnghouse Elec. 1,900 172 170 171 Wentern Union .... 400 92 31 91U Total sales for the day, 1.499.S00 shares. Silver and Drafts. NETv" Y'ORTC. Oct, 20. Bar silver, 5Sc; Slexlcan dollars. AC,lc. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 20.-SUvr bars, GSc; .Mexican dollars, 4&ff46c Drafts-Sight. Drafts-Sight. 7c; telegraph, 10c. Money and Exchange, XITW' YORK, Oct. D). Closo: Money on call steady at 1&32 por cent, closing bid offored at 2. Tlmo loans steady; CO days. 3jKltt per cent; 90 days and Klx months,. 33?i per cent. Prime mercantile mercan-tile paper. 4fiG per cent. Sterling' exchange ex-change firm, with actual business In bankers' bank-ers' bll.'s nt J1.S5.K5 lor demand and at U S3.C0 for CO-dav bills; posted rates, JI-ISi l.Sl; commercial bills, $1.S3. New Tork Metals. NEWr YORK, Oct 20.-TIn was easier Sn tho London market, closing at 131 12s Cd for spot and 130 2s M for futures. Locally, Lo-cally, prices were affected by the Indications Indica-tions of an easier situation abroad, and spot closed at $2S.G752S.S7, somo dealers quoting S2S.C2 Copper was unchanged at 00 Is 3d for spot and C) Ga for futures In tho London mnrkcL Locally, lako Is quoted at $13.12 QVlVi, electrolytic nt fl8.005M3.25, and casting at S12iS713.00. Lead waa unchanged .it 12 5s In London Lon-don and at S4.20J14.S5 In New York. Spelter also was unchanged at 23 2s Cd In London, but ruled a llttlo higher hero at 5.2575.30. Iron closed at GOs 4d In Glasgow and 43s 9d In Mlddlesboro. Locally. Iron was firmer; No, 1 foundry Northern, SH.75j 15.25; Xo. 2 foundry Northern, S14.2Tygl4.76: No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry foun-dry Southern ooft, $14.50g'15.00. Coast Grain. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 20. -Wheat-Easier: December. $1.47; May, $1.4911. Barley Steadier; December, S1.0S?i-May, S1.0S?i-May, $1.09. -u. St. Louis Wool Market. ;ST. LOUIS. Oct. 20. Wool-Steady; medium me-dium grades combing and clothing, 2(KT 26c; light fine. l&gOOc; heavy fine, ISJPlGc; tub-washed, 22g3Cc. New York Sugar Market. .'NEW YORK. Oct. 20.-Sugar-Raw steady, fair refining, 3lc; centrifugal .9G-fest. .9G-fest. 4ic; molasses sugar, ac. Roflned Is unsettled; crushed, ?5.C5; powdered ?5.05; granulated, SI.95. ( Butter and Eggs. CNEW YORK. Oct. 20.-Buttcr, cheese and eggs unchanged. |