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Show MLj0n of Manufacturers in De- -Wdding to Cnt Prices 0lllr tB. subject of Discussion. Peculators apparently m LBFT IN THE DARISS of United Statgs Steel, the fead Corporation, Slumps, and Selling Is Heavy. lr YORK. Feb- 20. The steel SgM'-'i. position was the ono subject of 'jEfon in tue stock market today. fKcjj30tjc condition into which the trade has been thrown by the an-nfcr."d an-nfcr."d determination of the United Steel corporation to modify flEain such wise as is necessary to "Em businosf. is fully equalled by IBbioiuiision of speculative opinion as rfKtk results to be apprehended from " 'Hfciciion. There was evidence in the 1El1 'comment in tbe stock market KVmal confusion as to the motives WK&i prompted the action of tho stool jyje, The excited speculative elo--aCtVas inclined to search for secret feEiifs of action on the part of tho IE capitalistic groups. Jltfilroad' stocks were relatively lit-iKfc lit-iKfc iffted by the demoralization in KL cte'sl industrials, and there was a sttiEisg effort to read only advantage tuHfrtta railroads in the meeting of an jKj nariefc for steel products. tHvsose of the minor steel companies were demoralized and slumped 5E5Ur. The fall in United States uuEpel was more restrained, influenced '"ktie world-wide participation in the tajHrfct for that stock. The flood of JNfctidation in United States Steel was -iKuUnt, however, and its last price of VBTffis tie lowest of the day. KHs break in Colorado Fuel reached jjaLii 7 points. JRepublic Steel preferred JMludtbe common more than 4 points. ' viMfassylvanift suffered a decline of 2 Vmzti, m accordance with the large IjKftirtion of its traffic which is made of steel and steel products. Out-Wmm Out-Wmm of this and Heading's 2-poiut. de-- de-- gB&c, the loss in the railroad list was -Mierate, and at times during the tM&rt session there wore points of Mjflfttsgth in that department. The bank sXstenent declared the strengthening i(A tie banking position had been ef-fBetid ef-fBetid during the week. There was a rwBcttor wide advance in foreign ex--flkuc rates, sufficient to revive dis-jiBitaion dis-jiBitaion of possible gold exports from t'Wl3onU were irrogular, with heavy lSVIiags in" tile Southern raihvav im-grpvergent. im-grpvergent. Total sales, par value, $4.,- mU. S. 2s reg. declined Vi and the MflMpoD advanced per cent on call New York Bonds. ,llS f 2s rcg.,101 Man c g 4s ...100 Wowupon ... 101 ; ilex Cent 4m ... S5 frMSsrejr.. ..1002 do 1st Inc ... 2-J h coupon ...100'i Minn & S L 4s. So o 4s reg ...no ;M K & T 43 ... fi92 Wta coupon ...120 i do 2nds j. ... 7 3 Tob 4s ... 762 N RR of M c -is S3 I b .. ....106i;N Y C sen :rBs 03R Stn 4s ...101j,N J C gen 5s...l2Sg yto adjt 4s ... 95 Nor Pac 4s ....1033 CT s 10ni do 3s 75 cv 5s 107JXor & W c 4s. 00 1U Coaft J, 4s. 87 .O S L rf 4s ... Ooi 'IK & Ohio 4s.l01 Penn cv 31S.1915. 95i ;w31s 033' do consol 4s. .1045 B ;T cv Is . . S3 (Read gen 4s ...1008 Uf Ga 5s.. .lift?, Rep or .Cuba 5s.l02J v J 1st tnc SOijS.L & I M c ds.IIU 2nd Inc .. CO :S L, & S F fg 4s 8fiJ 3rd Inc .. 53 S L S W con 4s 701 9& Ohio 4JS.10G2, Sea. 'Air L 4s .. Cf. Oft Alt 3is.. 758 South Pac 4s .. 013 oQ n 4s.. 05 do 1st 13 ... 051 ..S I & p 4s. 70 South Ry 5s ..112 few col 03 .., . 01 Tea: & Pac Ists.llS U2r? ... 02E To S L & W 4s. 8C2 Kuff'JS4s Mi Union Pac Is ..103? mini I Ss .... 72 1 do cv 4s 103? is. 85 U S St 2m7 5s. 1033 ivif So, 4s f Si Wabash lsts ...11C1 lrLtT,""'lcv 4s.0li Md 4h ... 84 R 0 4s .... IS W & L E 4s 8S9 AP 1 4s 8j!Wls Cent 4s ... 935 t-WEen 4s .... 74 jL Shore 4s .... 05t nhl, 41s 70i Wabash ex 4s. 758 nfaJs S4i South Ry 4s .. 7SB rils, 32 iMo Paclllc 4s S21 sMffv:lo9jp&KGpf5,,al mz Treasury Statement. P-tSw0f, 11)0 lry balancfts In lh BJHM "mt1, exclusive or tho $150,000.-?Wi $150,000.-?Wi scrvo. shows: lAll rM cash balance. $140,794,055. iHmX m 1?land bullion. $34,274,327, gj WiJ cgrtlfloatea, ?30,S33.410. |