Show CO WAS TIlE FE FEATURE JURE By lily Associated Associated- Press NEW YORK Jan SI n. Trading was active and quite widely distributed Inthe In iii the opening dealings today most stocks showing fractional gains Sugar Sugar Sugar Su Su- Su- Su gar and Copper were the most active features Realizing sales about wiped out Amalgamated's rise of 1 and li liquidation liquidation li- li in Sugar depressed it 1 V Under under under un un- der last night Anaconda held most of a point 1 adva advance ce The market developed a firmer tone when St. St Paul B. B R. R T. T and Metropolitan Street railway were advanced advanced advanced ad ad- about a point There was a large demand for Colorado Southern stocks and good gains at other points Lackawanna rose 4 Lake Erie Western Vestern preferred rose 5 Rock Island 3 and Colorado Southern first and second preferred Colorado Fuel and North American gained Large blocks of Southern Pacific changed hands within a small range Renewed selling of Sugar and Amalgamated Amalgamated Amalgamated Amal Amal- followed follow feeble rallies and they went lower than before This affected affected affected af af- af- af the whole market Bonds were irregular Rock Island touched and there was a general hardening tendency United States Express and Pressed Steel Car preferred rose a point each Large selling of Southern Pacific put that stock under last night and the whole market sold off Pric Prices s generally were slightly lower than yesterdays yesterday's close Noon Money on call st steady at 2 per Il l. l ft c cent Primo mercantile a paper 44 40 per cent Sterling exchange firm Erm with actual business in bankers' bankers bills at for demand and n at for sixty S t days v Posted s e rates 4 Commer- Commer cal bills 4 Mexican dollars 4 11 4 C Government bonds steady Bar silver Peoples People's le Gas wasL forced 2 under last ml nl night but support u was forthcoming Sl Amalgamated to last at nights night's s fe Copper level rose o after f again falling 2 i Lackawanna Lackawanna Lack Lack- back awanna advanced by rapid stages to 1 and New York Central gained 2 2 Linseed rallied 4 and the preferred gained 4 The closing was q quiet and firm Conflicting 1 movements e of f a few prominent prominent prom prom- stocks served to reduce dealings in inthe inthe inthe the general list anI and the market was almost almost almost al al- most lifeless Rock Island rallied a point and Amalgamated Copper recover recovered d to the opening level Delaware Hudson Peoples People's Gas and International Power re reacted reacted reacted re- re acted 17 Evansville Terre Haute gained 1 and Iowa Central preferred 1 point BOND LIST Ref reg New coup Ref Old reg as reg lOSy Old coup 35 coup Is 55 reg New 45 reg 13 5 coup Closing Stocks NEW YORK Jan 31 Closing Closing stocks Atchison 76 Atchison preferred C. C 0 O. L. L N. N 10 Reading 56 c Reading first preferred 82 Wabash pre pre- ferre ferrea 42 42 Peoples People's Gas Missouri Pacific C. C A. A 43 48 Erie preferred 69 95 New York Central c 61 Union Pacific Union Pacific preferred 89 Copper 78 B. B 0 O. Illinois Central 13 Pennsylvania 6 1490 St. St Paul United States Steel preferred 93 B. B R. R T. T 65 Biscuit common common cornmon com corn mon J 19 Anaconda Z 31 31 |