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Show IgffiEADlOCK STOCK MARKET lotion in Erie Still Remains vJBTa Factor that Cannot Be !' Disregarded. . rCOJIE OF PLAN FOR SETTLEMENT IS UNCERTAIN ithargy in Demand for Credits f points to Slackening in Busi-Jm Busi-Jm ness Activity. i YORK. April 7. Tho .state of sua-owr sua-owr the outcome of the plan for lT financial settlement kept tho market in a practical deadlock to-Oolnlon to-Oolnlon which was on too aide of "n belli made opcratlvo and waa on the nrentlgo of tho names con- , with tho plan as on any positive ce o show prosrcflB towards its L Reports Indicated that dcjiosltij notes In assent were not nolng us the Keneral conviction that ab-cc-mplianco with the terms of the vould bo physically Impossible In mplelo assent of all of the p oul-ijr oul-ijr notes, which amount to $5,500,- which are widely ecaUored. not the country but In Europe. With, ire days' notice of tho mothod to med In tho hottlomcnt It waa point-that point-that profession of a hope of hear-m hear-m all the holder before 3 o'clock, dnesday night inJsrht be regarded iBant. This fact fostered the belt be-lt meann were In reserve to take r uch of the maturing notes an eld out. TIiIh belief again rested apparent discredit that would at- eminent names In allowing the Issue In a (Iosco, rather than on . nilBsIon that could be secured of slenco of such a plan. The whole , in faot, in regarded as confusing triplications of determination to ro-rom ro-rom market operations until It is ly disposed of. 'Die coming- gov-t gov-t crop report was a sustaining in-on in-on prices, cangulno hopes aro .antortalnca L the speculative element of the ercentace of conditions to be for April 1, the dato covered by orts. This expectation waa sup-led sup-led today by roports of rain and ts of rain In the southwest, from the only reports of dotorlorntion uth nlnco tho date of reports of vernmcnt'B agents have come, heso considerations served to somo lo hold prices of stock, they wero ng to awaken any active demand, market, In fact, -waa profoundly roughout. Tho growing lothargy demand for aredibi Is not liked, r, as it dos, to slackening busl-ctlvlty. busl-ctlvlty. Increasing demand for :!h paper la an offoct, but tho ent demand for securities con-ractlcally con-ractlcally llfeletw, ccts of heavy withdrawals of gov-: gov-: deposits and of posolblo gold ex-rich ex-rich might be expected to reduce iply of loanable funds, seems lo no uneasiness amongst borrowers, ireaslng difficulty Is reported In :lng of funds. Tho $12,300,000 do-n do-n the British imports of American for March foreshadows somo in tho completion of our own for-id for-id showing for March from the xcees of exports shown for recent The persistent firmness of for-:change for-:change rates here Is explicable iln development. Union Pacific I a decrease in net earnings for y of $213,416, and Southern Pa-lecroaso Pa-lecroaso of 51,446.730 for tho name But this did not prevent tho 'aclflc assuming the leadership in advance In prices, which showed rest approach to animation that ilbltcd during tho day. wore steady. Total sales (par $2,475,000. I States bonds wero unchanged on I j t New York Bonds. i 8 ref 2s rcg. .1038 Japan 15a cor.. S6 Bl lo cbupon ...101 do 4s 7"i , t to 3s rcg 100i do 5s flj lo coupon ... 101 do is ocr ... S5$ i la now 4s rcg,120J Li & N ujiI 4s.. 551 Qln 10 coupon ....1221 Manh c g 4s ... 92 ; i Tob 4b fiSJ Mex Cent 4s ... S0J lo 6b 103 do 1st lnc .... lfl :h gen 4s ... SI6J M & S Li 4s 80 0 adjt 4s .... 861 M K & T 4s... OfiJ TLi W cv a S7 do Jds S01 jflttj So cv Es 07 N RR of M c 4s 7G u, vCoast L 4s.. 82 N' T C g 35s. .. . S3 Jt & Ohio 4s. 07 N- J C g E3....1233 ' So 2s .01 Nor Pao 4s .... 23 , , R, T cv 4s... G9i do 3s , . 70i tit I )t of Ga 5s ..101 Xor &. VT c 4s.. 8SJ 1ft V o 1st Ino ... 67 Penn cv 3is ... 05 -o 2nd lno ... 46 Read gen 43 ... 05 J 1M1I lo 3rd lnc ... A4J S L & IM c 6s.l03 W0 ! Ohio 4Ja 97j S L & 8 F fg 4s 60 is Alt 31s .CO SL S W c 4s.. 60 ggt B & Q n 4s.. Oil Sea Air Lino 4s. 48 I & P 4o,. 62 South Pac 4s ... Sol - o col Bb .... 65 do 1st 4s cor.. SSi JUp & 8 L g (s. 94 South Ry fin ... 905 JUp Ind 5s a A B1J Tox &. Iac lEfc.104.i Mid 4b B9 To S Ij & W 4n 71 fflV So 4s... 87 Union Pnc 4 .. 90? llWi?0 101J fl ov 4s 84i U R G s. .. 92 U S Steel 2nd c3 05 .Boo 5s 69 Wabash lsls ...107 . i.Mf P 1 4s 81 West Md 4b.... 63J ij!"Bfgen 4s .... 63 W & L B 4a 62 Val 4js...l028 Wis Ccn 4s S2 ltfM Now York Money. SfcfEVT YORK, April 7. Money on call l&Wt!il, Pr c-nL; ruling rate, 15; clos-Mibl(1, clos-Mibl(1, ai' of fired 0 U. Rmo loans dul1 an(l fi"fr: sixty days, 8 Per fnt: ninety days, 3 to Si: 35 'Wjnonths, z to 4 per cenu SKi.mn mercantile paper, lfi'6i per cent. ""Jff exchange firm, with nctual busl-w busl-w In bankers' bills at J.S6.fi0(i?'4.S5.5K X'jlfimand, and at 4.84.10!3!4,84.15 for OMr days. emmercinl bills, 4.R3J. jfoxlcaxj dolhiTs, 47c Sl"11"'"1 nd11 stc01-"' railroads |