Show STOCKS CLOSE FIRM Sti Still Affected By Uncertainty of Outcome of Mining Convention New York March ch 28 Tie Th The forenoon stock market markEt todo toda was decidedly quiet The Th- Th market marke lacked Incentive l until an time the middle c of GE tim the ll IU tIny day Yer Very ery little Ile commission com corn mission business buln was wa In evidence c find and although a number of Bi show showed d great strength rc was nothing In them contagious so o fa tar tim r o as the tho rest of the list was concerned d. A 1 little I lE of or doubt or uneasiness un un- easiness regarding r the outcome of oC HIM timi coal coat operators and miners miners' conference tended to hold holl the list down A sharp rise In Brooklyn Rapid Transit Tran Tran- sit It amounting to a. a t maximum of 2 percent per percent cent was accomplished for the most part during durin the time first half hour Its Is activity act IY was 10 lost but lIe Its IR firmness of oC price was maintained A similar rise Ilso wih with ji u 21 2 per cent maximum occurred In Colorado Colordo Fuel Pul This also failed ailed to stimulate the the list Some time lime later hater ErIe Ere 1 became Came more morp ac- ac active ac ac- lye tive than usual and hOI hail a gain o of 1 tier per 1 cent ent Br il this time the general market I lund had n assumed a n much better beter lon tone A rumO rumor ru ru- hac mor mO was current on the time board that thaI arbitration until arbi had hal been b en settled ur u upon on at time the miners miners' and mind operators operators' con convention It lanot Is la not certain whether the thc strong tron market created the rumor or whether the tie rumor crent created the market However It may mal he be prices hardened throughout the afternoon after after- sub simi noon noomi and time thi days day's advance was anc held The list It of moderate gains among amons the lie high hl h priced stocks tocks Is I a along along along long one amounting to between 1 and 2 per pel cent nt In Great Gat Northern Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Railroad Reading New ew York Central Union Pacific Pacifica Va a abash bash hash American Car and Foun Foun- dry General Geneal Electric American Amerian Smelt Smelt- lr In lug Ine and anti Refining Pressed Steel Car National National Na Na- Lead Leat and others tonal Delaware and anI Hudson gained about 2 21 Chicago and Northwestern rose rOle at IH si be-si t tJ J per cent Republic Iron at nt host best price In several e crl months The Time closing tone lone too ol ot the market wa Was firm km Tho Time bond market markel showed an nit encouraging I enco ln tendency it toward towar Improvement TIme The ThE Central of New Jersey Incomes were 11 the leaders making record rEcord prices Government GO ls ho were un on- ch changed The rn ranee e of or prices pricEs was waR as follows I 10 O. O I II HI I L. L I C. C Amal mat Copper Coppe i J IW IWO Am Beet Reel Sugar 28 I I 12 23 3 12 Am Locomotive CS C I G 4 1 lt 1 CS Ioco cS Am Smelting It ita I Am Sugar 1 1294 11 HO I w wA A Anaconda 22 23 31 A 13 n 1 g it I Brooklyn R. R n T 4 I si f Canadian Pacific 11 12 Chi Chit Jt Ut Western r 20 I W C. C M. M St. St St P lC C C. and anil N. N W V 2 B Colorado I lel 1 61 f. f GC ji Colorado and Sou Southern 34 31 i I do tb first preferred 0 a. a 4 1 t jOI Consolidated Gas Hj D. D and R. R H G. G G I 4 43 jj I lift 43 5 I ErIe n 1 IG 43 4 I 4 I 44 I Ido do first preferred 78 76 i 79 79 1 75 s I 9 Federal M. M 1 and S. S pfd pM l I 1101 1 General lI 0 lG lC icim I G G. N. N preferred H tm I Paper 22 23 22 28 23 i I do preferred pre 1 I SC SCH I Sti SdI 1 I Louis LOllis and Nash Met Traction ill 1113 11 l Mexican Central l I I 24 I l M. M 1 K R. and T T. 3 3 I 3 Missouri Pacific I 00 si I 9 h hJ J 3 National Lead 1 81 81 SPI J 5 SO SQ SOl f 81 St N. N Y Yo Central l 1141 l l 14 11 3 1144 IH H 1143 Northern Pacific 1211 1219 i Pacific Coast jn 1154 Pacific Mall Mali W H 44 1 II I Pennsylvania ll j 39 lW Peoples People's Gas 1 55 5 5 9 95 1 M I tt u 1 11 ILI air er I v jI as SI i ti i l 1 Rep nep Iron and Steel I. 1 28 Oil o r. r l Y do llo preferred h If IW lt jW IY I Rock k Island do J preferred IC 41 II GC Southern rIl p Pacific SI rs ASI Southern Ry Its' H O I IIO IO IO 1 JO Tc Texas xa and amid nd Pacific 33 l l liI Tn Ion Pacific i 15 15 j 33 is U. U S. S Rubber M j do first t preferred Is 1133 U. U S. S Steel 1 40 W. W J 40 w do preferred 11 OG 4 Wabash 1 23 I 23 t I do preferred D I 19 1 iH Oli Western C Union I I 21 92 |