Show Elli 1 Dividends j I- I I Walker Bros Dry Goods company ha haa declared lit Il quarterly liv ot of 87 I. I on the outstanding 7 per pie pie- stock pa payable able A April 1 nS' nS I. CL NEW YORK 26 AP Ex readjustment ot of speculatIve accounts ac- ac counts imparted widespread Irregularity to th s weeks wuk's stock market marke Generally prices sold ontO off oc In the early erly part par ot of the week and then made made Irregular recover with Ith tile the a showing showing little net change Buying was as ot of a A hIghly se- se character with ot of Invest invest- ment merits meris tending upward k a ot of pec se ee earning earning prospects are doubtful crashed to new low levels level for the year There was little change In the credit situation sonic ome of the ceIling early In the week may have hav been due to another another Increase In loans reported by the New ew York federal reserve re- re serve selve bank Call Cal money softened in I the middle of the week seel but but hardened again yesterday Melon cutting rumor acco for tor Fome of the te bullish enthusiasm for h high I priced rails and r s Tue ie ieh IS Ceo of tite a nl uns raIlroad directors to create a new seI se- se I company about y for the O fou purpose rf in set r of s din din- and the plan to increase the capitalization ot of the American rake Brake Shoe and Foundry loundry company c as to permit the issuance of tour four additional share for each one nOW held aroused hopes of similar action b by other oIlier cor- cor coi- coi Both lackawanna and Amerl Amer Amer- l lean an Brake Shoe Isue appear to have the good news as they I lOst ground after atter the were made Operators on tine the long Ide eide also de derived de- de rived encouragement frons from the fact that freight car loadings crossed ehe million barb a bout about two weeks ea earlier than n usual and ald that spring trade hade s showed owed further improvement The unexpectedly low report of oC the census bureau Ilso Iao was Interpreted as IS a las table stock market factor Willam II am C. C Durant on an- counted to devote hIs Ils time to the automobile business coupled with persistent rumors rumor ot of new automo- automo bIle be merges also d speculative attention Common Coleman stock of tIle the United crossed 1 to lo a i record cord high for or al time on reports that plants were working around per cent of oC capacity Independent steels also will the buyIng buy buy- played a a firm Irm undertone wih Ing of Bethlehem receiving added added lus from the of a of dividends before the end ot of the year The excellent support received 1 bY General on all al setbacks overshadowed over over- motor shadowed group all al other oilier developments development In In the OIls Ois were inclined to heaviness on tle te pessimistic comment aroused by the re cent overproduction of crude and the tal talk It of oC new financing Lago Lago showed special strength cc rn A 0 reported merger merge of South American properties Excellent buying In the public utilities was wa on In satisfactory current earnings earning and a a renewed of oC In the electrical fel field Bear traders succeeded sucCeeded In uncovering a I number oto opts sote of of- the most conspicuous beIng American Brown rown Boveri Refrigeration C i nt- nt Baking Dakin A Austin NIchols NIcholO pre pre- u. u 1 I leered a and d Atlantic Gulf Li indies Steamship Sf |