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Show ILMCTjTACUlT IJjiasaal Condition of Dullness KpflioffS Abnormal Activity ft of a Few Days Ago. Ktf0R OF HARRIMAN'S M ILLNESS IS SEIZED UPON It Discredited, Nothing in Knots f Da? Develps to T Arouse Speculators. JEjnc' yoRK. Sept. 2P. Tho tendency RLti to settle to a dead level was still Rmanlfested In the stock market Hl rj0 professionals confined thom-E, thom-E, to what they call In and out dcnl-EfSjiiero dcnl-EfSjiiero were intervals of several Ibta during tho afternoon when no Eglon was reported from the floor Htrchanse; a condition of dullness fiten. The stagnant condition con-the con-the doubtful ones that tho wealthy Hkta who were credited with respon-Efnr respon-Efnr the activity of tho summer Ktvcrc abstaining- from dealing In the present. This fact con-Ftho con-Ftho news of the market. Bic else received much attention, there anything, in fact, which Hg to merit It. Published reports that Ki&n had been In consultation with Htc&l specialist were seized upon by Ktra traders in an attempt to make Bjor a speculative movement. The tffect produced was evidence of the Kf basis for reports of serious lm-Kgt lm-Kgt of Mr. IJarrlman's condition. IHtbe sustaining force of the stock iKt during much of tho past summer IBWen centered in tho power of the jHfesn name there can be no doubt, tach was this the case that dlsciuict-Koslderatlons dlsciuict-Koslderatlons of how much rested on IKelfaro of the one llfo often crept Into .Huirkct discussion. 6 appearance In succession of tho an-reports an-reports of the great railroad systems a rather chastening effect upon cn--Knn In the speculation, although they il'p circumstances now because past Cpy. As an example of the depths MM!,hich complete recovery must be "fchowevor, the reports covering the iMwcal year still have force. The prog- IHrf that recovery is illustrated in the .learnings now coming to hand. Instance, the Southern railway sys-mn sys-mn spite of a falling off of 10.74 per ..'in gross earnings compared with Au-cHof Au-cHof last year, has established un ac-UHacrease ac-UHacrease In the net revenues of no JHban 23.S3 per cent. This result was (iWaed by a drastic cut of 2S per cent w operating cost. So strong a con-em, con-em, even considering the comparison ,Blasl year's period of enforced cxtrav--Ace In cost of operation to accommo-MPrfissurc accommo-MPrfissurc of traffic, does not escape Bprii as reflecting a possible starva-mm starva-mm maintenance expenditures. Tho p. shown In magnlilcd form in tho fern railway showing, but the tend-HKk tend-HKk fairly representative. Some re-re re-re Influence on the speculation was wte 10 tne Preparations for tho yPny disbursements on the lirsl of wBHi-Wnlcn arc estimated to require JE&'' rates were a shade firmer on this IB1! but no actual pressure on the WMWiarket results. The surplus re-LiKthe re-LiKthe banks remains of such really glMry proportions as to leave no room gMKiial money market disturbances, gtol wave was still Ignored in the 'naikcls and so was without effect 7Wks. The break In Wcstlnghousc Zjf- was due to tho reservations which flWtrude on the -proposed reorganlsa-MmOp. reorganlsa-MmOp. ?et prlca changes ha shown at StflM1 of le day are almost neglible. Sp2lo"l(rooo.hea- Total SH,CS' par ftd States bonds wore unchanged on New York Bonds, 23 ree--1033 .Tapan 4s SOU 'IfPO" - 10'il do -IJs (iOl ""to reg 101 do 2nd ser .. SO J -npon ....101 TJex Cent 4s ..81 .tlimoupon ... .121 Minn & SL 4s. 75 pfflWob 4b 32 M K & T 43 .. 09 e...; -Jll tl0 2nds .. .. 84 fcpn 4s ...10U m r R0r M c 4s 83s 46 ?3. N Y c Sen 31s fl3 "pMs N J C gen 5s ,.1235 Act os ....103 Nor Pac 4s ..103 WW : Ohio ls.101 N-or & W c 4s.. 0DJ 35 O S L rf 4s .... CMS gtfll if Ga 5s..lOSi Re-ad gen 4s ... 092 . iMno ... C4 ,RCp of Cuba fis.lOSa & 00 bOhlo 4is,101 s L & I M c 5n.llla . , ; Alt 3jB.. 71J.S L, & S F fg 4s 74 Sjffl : Q n 4s.. OjSlS L S V c Is.. 74 4s.. 71g(Sea Air Line 4s. 55 iJSB Si os. 70 South Pac 4s 01S W8" Us 4b ... SSJ; do lst 4h ... 045 Aifit g 4s 9S South Ky os ..101? JPT ind os ... 745 Tex & Pac lsts.llOj ild s .... 66 To S L & W 4s. 773 iik -tt8!5, ls f'4 Union Pac 4s ..1022 flfl' Hud.cv 4s,100 do cv 4s 072 W 91 4b .... 87 Wabash lsts ...108B SSA" 71 West Md 4s .. 7fiji Val 4Js ..105i'w & L E 4o ., So ft 4ts ... 6Sl.WIs Cent 4s .. S5r . S 4s ... 09 .ML New York Money. BP'Bi' TPRK SeVl- 29 Closa: Money u M steady, U(g;l: per cent; ruling . V:i c'0Blne bid. li; offered at 15. iTns vory dul and steady; sixty JWS per cent; ninety days. S; six Wb mercantile paper, 445. iiHW?? exchange steady, with actual il'' !.,n "ankers' bills at 4.85.104.55.20 l-aay bills, and at 4.S6.35 for do- 3ltfHErcIal b'H. 4.84.7504.84.87. yttfWn dollars. 45c. JEment nnds steady. fMK boqds steady. ftfijL TrcaBiiry Statement. iS,t2'miG.T9'S' Sent- 29. Today's lEi or,the treasurj' balance shows; ti I5JK f?J balances. ?178.100.3fi6. gold jSUis' J32'3flS9G9: sold certlfl- |