Show EASIER MONEY HELPS TRADING Movements on Stock Exchange Generally Toward a Higher High High- er Level SPECULATION IN ST. ST PAUL PAULIt PAULI I It Announcement J of or o of or Capital Stock RI nci o AI-o J 10 SIc n Union Pacific New York Oct G. G Speculative G sentiment senti sentiment sent sent- ment was of oC a a. a more cheerful character today and ant movements on the stock exchange ex cx- ex- ex change were vere generally toward a n higher high er or l level lOvel The rue Improved monetary conditions con con- seemed to bo lIo given more wel weight ht and tho the known movements of or money y showing a n. gain In cash for or the banks s soC of oC nearl nearly and md foreshadowing a favorable bank statement tomorrow formed the lie basis of considerable buy buy- In log Ing Talks of or deals of various descriptions tons were tere resumed r 1 and ond attracted more mor Interest than In some som time tinH Foremost of or the news of the da day was the announcement that the Chicago o Milwaukee and antI SL St Paul had authorized an on increase of or 1500 In capital capita stock to bt- bt h. h divided ld into half common and half hal preferred This rids 1119 gave nye lI rise to confident speculation In ir St. St Paul stock which l enjoyed a 0 gain gait of about 2 per pcr cent while Union Pacific Pa elite cne which Is now believed to tu bo ho closely close close- allied with St. St Paul ly wih RI Pali was tas aggressively aggressive I ly strong rising nearly 3 I points These Thes two stocks stock with wih rending were tin the most mol aggressively bought of or an any of oC the eh railroad list RI-n RI Reading ln also scoring c a gain gaiti 11 of or I nearly 3 The balance of or tin the railroad list was comparatively quiet iT 1 S. S 5 Steel n it Feature One of or the most conspicuous feature of o the market t was the pronounced strength enc th exhibited 1 by th the United d States State Steel Stel shares hares Transactions In the common common cornmon com corn mon were of enormous volume 01 oi on which the price rose I 1 14 per cent near nearly ly h halt half of or which however was us los Jost before the close cloe Rumors of or an earl earl announcement of or tho ho ore deal persistently persist accompanied the buying Tin ii market closed active and arid strong at vir the tho highest level vel of oC the ta day In government bon bonds s tho new is de do dined J y per cent Railroad and other bonds were firm and active The rho range of prices was as follows Open 11 High h. h Low Clogs Clos Amal mal Copper 13 15 13 W 11 Vm Am Car Cal and Fd Pd 44 H 14 41 4 17 preferred 12 1 1021 Am Locomotive 73 74 H iY 74 ij Am S. S and 1 I preferred 1 15 15 i 1 Am Sug RoC Ref 13 11 13 Ann Ana Ann n. n Co 21 Atchison 1 I I WI preferred lOlli 1011 B. B n and 0 O. 12 1 1231 1 23 preferred 92 92 9 92 92 B. B R. R T r J in 78 78 Can Cnn Pacific 1774 liil lS C. C and O O. 62 11 2 62 C 62 Chi Gt West IS 19 9 lb 28 I 19 Chi ChI and N N. W. W 21 i 26 f 21 2071 a C. C M. M and nn St St. 17 C C. C F. F and F.-and and 1 I. I 55 37 K 63 r 57 51 C. C C. C nn and S S. 3 33 29 2940 40 iU 39 3 40 O Con G Ga Gus K bIlS I 1 3 1 Corn Products Products' 2014 0 Y 1 D D. Dand and R. R G. G 41 43 43 3 12 12 43 3 Erie Erie I 46 jG f 47 46 47 17 7 Gen Electric IG li IG liO 1705 Ill I. I Central IH 11 1731 Int Paper pfd i 8 82 82 Lowa Lawn Central 31 31 31 1 K a C. c So le pfd SO W i WI 9 53 33 r 59 WY L. L 1 and N N HG 13 Hj Gt North pfd 31 3 23 j Mex Central 2214 2 2214 22 2 Z Mo Pacific 9 98 18 98 r M. M 1 K and r T. W 6 37 35 36 36 NatI K Lead S 9 73 78 73 77 j N. N Y i Central 1 0 13 HO N. N a Y l. O. O and W. W W. W 47 io 48 S 47 i 47 48 iS S Norfolk an and W W. 9 14 W W WY 14 W t V Mall Mail Ial m W i 37 31 37 3 Pennsylvania HI Hl L i HO Hl J Peoples People's Ga Gas SS 4 X 2 1 4 SSI S' S V Y Pre Pressed ed S. S Car 54 Si 5 54 i 53 6 54 i Reading Heading 15 11 51 15 Republic Steel 38 3 3 H 33 28 33 Y preferred 99 99 9 Rock Island I land Co Co 28 29 4 2 2 2 29 erred CS 6 68 c m 67 W 68 Southern Pac Pac 95 93 9 95 93 94 W 95 5 Southern f Ry fly 31 3 1 2614 36 JWj Union Pacific Isn lS U. U S. S Rubber 49 ll 1914 IS U. U S S S. Steel 17 11 49 9 47 1 49 preferred S 10 If I Wabash h 2014 p 2 I 2031 H pi ef erred 43 45 5 4 4 S 4 43 4 15 W WIs Is Cen Central t ra I 27 2714 27 2727 27 2714 I 27 i preferred rG GS r I 56 36 r. r Northern Norther Pac lac Pac 2 i 21 j 2161 Central Lath Leath 3 25 4 h i 3 31 Sloss Steel Steel 74 74 7 73 I. I i 75 i |