Show W WALL STREET IRREGULAR Higher Level at Opening Succeeded by General Decline NEW YORK Sept 11 Yesterdays Yesterday's late liquidation of oC stocks was not re resumed resumed re- re SLImed this morning prices pries on the contrary contrary contrary con con- showing a n generally higher level with wih the Improvement ement running to over overa a point In Reading B. B 0 O. Missouri Pacific and Denver Rio Grande Opening advances were not long maintained main maln- tamed d ds as s the room traders realised freely frech all ni through tho the list Declines from Crom the best hest ran to about a n point In Reading Missouri 1 Pacific and Southern Souther Pacific A later upward movement In Louls le Louisville Southern Souther Railway Halway and Illinois Illi Il- Il nois Central Infused a better tone generally generally Jeneral Jen- Jen gen gen- eral In the Southern Souther and Southwestern Southwest Southwest- ern era groups and a n rai rally In th the general list was wa assisted b by a rise In Reading Heading to 76 St. St Paul was sold freely on the rally raly and when It I eventually broke 2 below yesterdays yesterday's e ter as final price to the entire entre market fell fel back hack sharply and In some soma cases well el under last night Rock Island Great Northern Norther preferred Pacific Coast CORst and Cotton Coton Oil dined dc a point or more and very lit littie little lit lit- lt- lt tie tle te trace remained of or the early advances advances ad ad- vances ances In various sarious olous stocks The break In St. St Paul was ascribed to a less confident dent feeling regarding the rumored In Increased Increased increased In- In creased dividend on the stock to be de declared declared de- de dared toda today H Dy noon St. St St Paul had work worked cd upward on short covering o to 1 0 but the tho recovery elsewhere ere was unimportant Tho The bond honl market market- market was Irregular with wih large transactions In iii speculative semi issues The general generl tone of or the market became became be be- came care firmer when s supporting order orders appeared In Western estern Union Baltimore 6 Ohio and St. St St Paul and there ther wa was also alo a sharp upward movement mo In Reading Louisville lp Louls Some of oC the usually obscure railroads were pushed up strong strongly A bear bar raid on St. St Paul dropped It I to lr 1854 again and there was hen heavy sellIng selling selIn sell sell- sel- sel In Ing of oC other transcontinental stocks With Ith the exception of oC Hea Reading heading ln the en entire en en- tire Ure list ruled rule under yesterdays yesterday's e final figures The announcement of 3 3 2 fc per percent percent percent cent semi annual dividend dl and an ex extra ex- ex tra tr dividend of oC 50 BO cents on the St. St Sl Paul common stock thereby placing It I on a 7 per cent annual basis caused a n Jump In that stock to 1011 on a few transactions transactions tons and the tle general market moved up upal al slightly t t by Realizing In St. St Paul lowered It again to below and ane the general market market weakened J The co closing was active act e and weak S Close Cloe Atchison 95 91 preferred 10 y Baltimore Ohio 17 Chicago Alton Alon 42 Great Western estern 33 C. C ro 0 O. 50 fG Erie preferred 70 O Illinois Central Central Cen Cen- trai 17 L. L L N. N i New ew York Central Central Cen Cen- tr l Read Head 75 5 first preferred 90 Southern Pa Pa- cHIc 80 St. St Paul Southern Souther Railway Rail Rail- Rai- Rai way 40 Union Pacific Ill 11 do pre erred 92 United States Steel H 41 do preferred 90 50 Wabash preferred 52 Gas Brooklyn Rapid Transit Transit Tran Tran- sit sit i Missouri Pacific l Copper Cop Cop- per 69 6 4 Sugar Wisconsin i Central Cen Cen- 29 2 |